Famous people · Clay Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Clay Township
William Jordan, born in Milan, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James Buchanan Eads, with articles in 15 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Clay Township yet. 406 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
James Buchanan Eads
Best known
James Buchanan Eads
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clay Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clay Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Morton C. Hunter
1825–1896Union Army general, lawyer, politician
James Buchanan Eads
1820–1887American civil engineer
James Henry Lane
1814–1866American Senator and Union Army general
Michael Callen
1955–1993American writer, musician and AIDS activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clay 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)
- James Buchanan Eads: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Schoenefeld: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Lane: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry G. Blasdel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Coit Spooner: J. J. Cade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Works: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Davis: uploaded by Dysepsion at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morton C. Hunter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons