Born near Fairview Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Maurice Geraghty, from Rushville, 10 mi away. Larry Crockett is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Famous people are on record for 379 of the towns in Indiana. The list for Fairview Township is empty for now.
What stands out about Fairview Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Fairview Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Thomas E. Saunders
born 1951American politician, born 1951
Thomas J. Graves
1866–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

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

Alice Williams Brotherton
1848–1930American author, poet

Henry U. Johnson
1850–1939American politician, Indiana
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairview 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 (9)
- John W. Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Williams Brotherton: F. E. Willard & M. A. R. Livermore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elbert H. Hubbard: Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonidas Sexton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry U. Johnson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jane Coggeshall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Saunders: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons