Born near Dudley Township: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Robert Indiana is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. Closest of all is Larry Crockett, from Cambridge City, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Dudley Township. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
What stands out about Dudley Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Dudley Township
Nobody born in Dudley Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

John W. Dawson
1820–1877Governor of Utah Territory, 1861
Arthur Ernest Guedel
1883–1956American anesthesiologist

Alice Williams Brotherton
1848–1930American author, poet



Thomas J. Graves
1866–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient









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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dudley 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 (14)
- Robert Indiana: Vajiajia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Benson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Crane: film screenshot (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Cryer: Women in Theater; CUNY TV, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malinda Cramer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Williams Brotherton: F. E. Willard & M. A. R. Livermore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund H. Hinshaw: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Omar Bundy: George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry U. Johnson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jane Coggeshall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Omer Madison Kem: Unsure, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Hines: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons