Born near Green Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Thomas O. Edwards, born in Williamsburg, 1 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Green Township yet. The best known of them is Mary Haas, with articles in 23 languages. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Green Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Green Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

George Washington Julian
1817–1899American politician and lawyer

Joseph Henry Kibbey
1853–1924American politician and jurist
Mary Haas
1910–1996American linguist; studied historical linguistics





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Green 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)
- Desmond Bane: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Rorem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mooney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Mullins: Sprigit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Julian: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Henry Kibbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons