19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hartford Township
The nearest, Robert O. Fink, was born in Geneva, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Richard R. Schrock, with articles in 56 languages. No entry yet names Hartford Township as a birthplace. 408 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
What stands out about Hartford Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Hartford Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Mary Meeker
born 1959American venture capitalist and securities analyst



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hartford 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 (9)
- Richard R. Schrock: R._Schrock_-_IChO_2012_Opening_Ceremony.JPG: A.mela93 derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Twyla Tharp: Susan Sterner.〔The original uploader was Emerson7 at English Wikipedia.〕, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin A. Ford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Ames: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood Haynes: Elwood_P._Haynes.jpg: unknown derivative work: 15versts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel W. Waugh: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Steiner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Dro: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons