
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Clay Township
The nearest list is next door in Santa Claus: one name, Jay Cutler. The best known of them is Florence Henderson, with articles in 32 languages. Jay Cutler, born in Santa Claus, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Clay Township as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Clay Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Clay Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Bill Peet
1915–2002Artist, illustrator, author, animator and story teller

Howard Schnellenberger
1934–2021American football player and coach

Susan Louise Marsh
1867–1946American activist, author, children's advocate



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Famous people from the towns next door
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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 (9)
- Florence Henderson: ABC Television., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Peet: Bill Murphy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Cutler: Onetwo1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Hoeppel: "Burlington Free Press" (Burlington, VT)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Ellspermann: U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Larissa Greatwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin D. Patrick: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Schnellenberger: MerlinsMagic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Kaiser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Louise Marsh: Daughters of the American Revolution, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
