
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cleveland Township
Closest of all is Janie Fricke, from South Whitley, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Thomas R. Marshall, with articles in 58 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Cleveland Township. Famous people are on record for 426 of the towns in Indiana.
What stands out about Cleveland Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Cleveland Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Thomas R. Marshall
1854–1925Vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921




Timothy Galvin
1894–199314th Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus


Charles H. Beeson
1870–1949American classical and medieval Latin scholar
Jack L. Stark
born 1934Former president of Claremont McKenna College
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cleveland 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)
- Thomas R. Marshall: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Banks: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Garber: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene E. Likens: Mariel Carr, Videographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janie Fricke: Daver812, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph F. Gates: Office of the Governor of Indiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Wayland Palmer: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel W. Royse: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons