Famous people · Finley Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Finley Township
Closest of all is Carrie Daniels, from Scottsburg, 7 mi away. Harland Sanders is the most widely known, written about in 52 languages. No famous person’s birth in Finley Township is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 391 of the towns in Indiana.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Harland Sanders
Best known
Harland Sanders
in 52 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Finley Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Finley Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harland Sanders
1890–1980American entrepreneur (1890-1980) who founded KFC
Albert E. Wiggam
1871–1957American psychologist and eugenicist
William Hayden English
1822–1896American politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Finley 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 (7)
- John Hay: Copyrighted by Hollinger & Rockey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Booth: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hayden English: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Houchin: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pickler: George Washington Kingsbury, (1837-1925)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. English: George Irving Reed, editor. Century Publishing and Engraving (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Milroy: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons