12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Center Township
Closest of all is Herman T. Briscoe, from Shoals, 2 mi away. No famous person on record lists Center Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Larry Bird, with articles in 79 languages. The nearest list is next door in Shoals: 2 names, starting with Herman T. Briscoe.
What stands out about Center Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Center Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
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 (6)
- Larry Bird: Kurt Shimala, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Reynolds: Jerry_Reynolds_and_Grant_Napear.jpg: Matthew Addie derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert R. Hall: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hale Johnson: Original author unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Lyon White: Charles Sedgwick Aiken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons