George Washington Julian
1817–1899American politician and lawyer
Famous people · Center Township
Born near Center Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is George Washington Julian, from Centerville, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Mary Haas, with articles in 23 languages. No famous person on record lists Center Township as their birthplace yet. 384 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Mary Haas
Best known
Mary Haas
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Center Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Center Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Haas
1910–1996American linguist; studied historical linguistics
John W. Dawson
1820–1877Governor of Utah Territory, 1861
Arthur Ernest Guedel
1883–1956American anesthesiologist
Thomas J. Graves
1866–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Richmond leads the towns around it, with 52 names.
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)
- Desmond Bane: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Rorem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mooney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Mullins: Sprigit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Julian: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Romania B. Pratt Penrose: George Albert Smith, Jr. and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Kimball, Mary Connelly, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons