Famous people · Columbia Township
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Columbia Township
Jim Banks, born in Columbia City, 2 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Columbia Township. Of the bordering towns, Columbia City has the longest list: 8, with Jim Banks at the top. Across Indiana, the lists cover 425 towns.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Jim Banks
Best known
Jim Banks
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Columbia Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Columbia Township
Nobody born in Columbia Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Charles H. Beeson
1870–1949American classical and medieval Latin scholar
Timothy Galvin
1894–199314th Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Columbia City has the most on record: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Columbia 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)
- Jim Banks: United States Senate, 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
- Harry Gandy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph F. Gates: Office of the Governor of Indiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keller E. Rockey: United States Marine Corps Official Portrait, 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
- Dave Herman: MartialArtsNomad.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons