9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Clay Township
The nearest, Oris Hockett, was born in Amboy, 7 mi away. Cole Porter is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages. The list for Clay Township is empty for now. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 406 towns.
What stands out about Clay Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Clay Township
Nobody born in Clay Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Miriam Seegar
1907–2011American actress and interior decorator


Ryan White
1971–1990American AIDS spokesperson and "poster boy"



Ahmed Johnson
born 1963American football player and professional wrestler
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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 (6)
- Cole Porter: unattributed, see link, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan White: Wildhartlivie at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strother Martin: DVD (Batjac-Paramount Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Gibbs: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miriam Seegar: uncredited (Life time: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Bridwell: Stuart Ramson/InsiderImages for Scholastic, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons