Famous people · Harrison Township
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Harrison Township
The nearest, Scott Halberstadt, was born in Connersville, 2 mi away. Charles Murray is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Across the town line, Washington Township lists one, Romania B. Pratt Penrose. No entry yet names Harrison Township as a birthplace.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Charles Murray
Best known
Charles Murray
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Harrison Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Harrison Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Richard N. Elliott
1873–1948U.S. Representative from Indiana
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
Charles Murray
1872–1941American film actor of the silent era
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Of the towns nearby, only Washington Township has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harrison 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 (13)
- Charles Murray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Halberstadt: Romina Espinosa at http://www.rominaespinosa.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Howard: Daniel Mattes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Leon Ludlow: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard N. Elliott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. F. Peirce: Will Cumback, J. B. Maynard, editors. Hugh McGrath, William Stoddard, publishers. The Indianapolis Sentinel Company (Indianapolis, IN), printer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Williams Brotherton: F. E. Willard & M. A. R. Livermore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Cason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry U. Johnson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jane Coggeshall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Romania B. Pratt Penrose: George Albert Smith, Jr. and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Kimball, Mary Connelly, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons