
Born near Harrison Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Eugene Stoner, from Gosport, 6 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Harrison Township. Across Indiana, the lists cover 403 towns. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Harrison Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Harrison Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








William Vaughn Moody
1869–1910United States dramatist and poet
Dale Morey
1918–2002American amateur golfer, professional basketball player, and college basketball coach
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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 (8)
- Eugene Stoner: U.S. Army Ordnance Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Sadler: uploaded to Wikipedia by Wazronk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Sichting: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin S. Johnson: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emmett Forrest Branch: "The Indianapolis News" (Indianapolis, IN)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry M. Mullinnix: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catt Sadler: Jasonkennedyfan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Vaughn Moody: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons