Born near Eden Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Amy Yoder Begley, was born in Topeka, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Ken Kercheval, with articles in 25 languages. In Indiana, 380 towns have someone on the list. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Eden Township.
What stands out about Eden Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Eden Township
Nobody born in Eden Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Frank Ebenezer Hill
1880–1932United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient




Ida Shepard Oldroyd
1856–1940American conchologist, curator, and paleontologist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eden 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)
- Ken Kercheval: Boston news paper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight H. Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Carew: The Australasian, Melbourne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Bolduan: Angel N., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Proctor: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ford Christopher Frick: Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordon Hodges: Ryan Hodges, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Price: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons