
Born near Helt Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ernie Pyle, was born in Dana, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Gordon Allport, with articles in 53 languages. The list for Helt Township is empty for now. Gary’s 68 names make the longest list in Indiana.
What stands out about Helt Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Helt Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Warder Clyde Allee
1885–1955American zoologist and ecologist


W. Dale Compton
1929–2017Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1955
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Helt 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 (7)
- Ernie Pyle: Milton J. Pike, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edward Jones: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warder Clyde Allee: National Academy of Sciences, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Davis Herron: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark L. De Motte: From 1882's "Public Men of To-Day" by Phineas Camp Headley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Harvey Logan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Shepard: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons