Famous people · Fairbanks Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fairbanks Township
The nearest, Dick Thompson Morgan, was born in Prairie Creek, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Fairbanks Township yet. The best known of them is William Harrison Hays, with articles in 19 languages. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
William Harrison Hays
Best known
William Harrison Hays
in 19 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Fairbanks Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairbanks 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 (10)
- William Harrison Hays: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Bailey Merrill: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Thompson Morgan: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Aydelotte: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Springer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl E. McGowan: George Augusta, under commission of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William McKendree Springer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Melville Glenn: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mal Moss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James K. Gilman: lori calvillo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons