Famous people · Eel River Township
Born near Eel River Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Harry Gandy, from Churubusco, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Carole Lombard, with articles in 64 languages. Across the town line, Fort Wayne lists 52, Carole Lombard first. No famous person’s birth in Eel River Township is on record yet.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Carole Lombard
Best known
Carole Lombard
in 64 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
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bruce Nauman
born 1941American sculptor and performance artist
Dick York
1928–1992American radio, stage, film, and television actor
Charles H. Beeson
1870–1949American classical and medieval Latin scholar
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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 (8)
- Carole Lombard: Metro-Goldwy-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenna Fischer: TDKR Chicago 101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DaMarcus Beasley: Hefebreo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelley Long: TwinsofSedona, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick York: McDermott Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Banks: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bowers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gandy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons