
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Delaware Township
Ronald G. Douglas, born in Osgood, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Paul Bragg, with articles in 11 languages. No famous person on record lists Delaware Township as their birthplace yet. 407 towns across Indiana can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Delaware Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Delaware Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Sherrill Cheda
1936–2008American-Canadian librarian, writer, and feminist






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delaware 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)
- Paul Bragg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald G. Douglas: Schmid, Renate, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Morton C. Hunter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover Hartley: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Tihen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton S. Robinson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry C. Canfield: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Leising: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons