Born near Clay Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Murray Mendenhall, was born in Amo, 1 mi away. Larry Steele is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Clay Township yet. In Indiana, 386 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Clay Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Clay Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.













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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 (13)
- Larry Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Thomas: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew J. Hunter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Branch McCracken: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hurst: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Millikin: Army and Navy Publishing Company (Baton Rouge, LA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Michael Crose: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crawford F. Parker: Parker Campaign, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christin Baker: EngiZe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Van Lindley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Jordan: Florida Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Lindley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons