Born near Harrison Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Oris Hockett, from Amboy, 3 mi away. Miriam Seegar is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. No entry yet names Harrison Township as a birthplace. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 403 towns.
What stands out about Harrison Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Harrison Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Miriam Seegar
1907–2011American actress and interior decorator



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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 (6)
- Miriam Seegar: uncredited (Life time: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Norman Lehmer: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Seegar: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Ellsworth Kepner: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul B. Parker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tod Sloan: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons