Famous people · Harris Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Harris Township
Closest of all is Sarah Hildebrandt, from Granger, 1 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Harris Township yet. Pete Buttigieg is the most widely known, written about in 60 languages. Of the bordering towns, Granger has the longest list: 3, with Sarah Hildebrandt at the top.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Pete Buttigieg
Best known
Pete Buttigieg
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Harris Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Harris Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Janice E. Voss
1956–2012American engineer and NASA astronaut
George Seaton
1911–1979American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director
Lindsay Benko
born 1976American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
Greydon Clark
born 1943American film director, producer, and actor
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Famous people from the towns next door
Granger has the longest list next door: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harris 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 (8)
- Pete Buttigieg: United States Department of Transportation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric F. Wieschaus: Geltron at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Norris: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janice E. Voss: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Kemp: Bryan Horowitz: Flickr, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Seaton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Hildebrandt: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hampson: Franz Johann Morgenbesser, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons