
Born near Center Township: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Ronald G. Douglas, born in Osgood, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Paul Bragg, with articles in 11 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Center Township. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Center Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Center Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Sherrill Cheda
1936–2008American-Canadian librarian, writer, and feminist










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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 (12)
- Paul Bragg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald G. Douglas: Schmid, Renate, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Morton C. Hunter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover Hartley: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton S. Robinson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry C. Canfield: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Leising: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Justis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy McCool: Cincinnati Reds, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Plump: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Wayland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Hopkins Struever: Connor Lanman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons