Famous people · Eel River Township
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Eel River Township
Closest of all is Thomas Jefferson Hudson, from Jamestown, 4 mi away. Howie Williams is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Eel River Township. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Howie Williams
Best known
Howie Williams
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Eel River Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Eel River Township
Nobody born in Eel River Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Adrian Marks
1917–1998Joshua Harrison Bruce, Sr.
1833–1891American politician – Minnesota -- "J.H." House 1885-86 (District 40)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eel River 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 (12)
- Sam Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hurst: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Millikin: Army and Navy Publishing Company (Baton Rouge, LA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Hudson: Standard Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crawford F. Parker: Parker Campaign, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christin Baker: EngiZe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Voorhees Brookshire: Chandos Fulton, author. P. F. Collier (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peyton Hendershot: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Killgore Wertman: Willard, Frances Elizabeth, 1839-1898; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice, 1820-1905, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Gill: Tacoma Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Summers: Detroit Free Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Jordan: Florida Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons