Born near Clearspring Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Amy Yoder Begley, was born in Topeka, 3 mi away. Ken Kercheval is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Clearspring Township yet. In Indiana, 381 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Clearspring Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Clearspring Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Frank Ebenezer Hill
1880–1932United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clearspring 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 (5)
- Ken Kercheval: Boston news paper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight H. Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ford Christopher Frick: Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Price: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelli Yoder: Politicsislife, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons