
Born near Delaware Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Myron McCormick, from Albany, 3 mi away. Across the town line, Niles Township lists one, Amos Weaver. Andrea Drews is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. 378 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
What stands out about Delaware Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Delaware Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Beverly Hatzell
1929–2005All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Niles Township: one.
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 (7)
- Andrea Drews: Werqishaxfierce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Bonham: NCAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonzi Wells: keithjj on Pixabay, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lawvere: Andrej Bauer Bmannaa at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Myron McCormick: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Thompson: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel L. Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons