Born near Center Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jim Loveless, from Francisco, 1 mi away. Jackie Young is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Center Township. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 408 towns.
What stands out about Center Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Center Township
Nobody born in Center Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Melba Phillips
1907–2004American physicist and science educator


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Center Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Jackie Young: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melba Phillips: Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Amazing Criswell: Edward D. Wood Jr. Uploader of the derivative: Forgotten Celluloid Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack V. Wright: El Dorado Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edd Roush: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Farley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Spencer: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Raymond Luhring: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons