15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fall Creek Township
The nearest, Zachary Abel, was born in Middletown, 2 mi away. Cory Edwards is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. Over the border in Harrison Township, one name is on record: Frank M. Carlton. The list for Fall Creek Township is empty for now.
What stands out about Fall Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Fall Creek Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Melvin E. Biddle
1923–2010United States Army Medal of Honor recipient



Ray Enright
1896–1965American film director, screenwriter and film editor

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, one has a famous name listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fall Creek 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 (6)
- Gary Burton: Tom Beetz @ http://home.hetnet.nl/~tbeetz/index.html, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack Mattingly: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Cummins: Fantuzzi, Roberto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Weir Cook: Air Service, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milo Burcham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank M. Carlton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
