Born near Jackson Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Mike Pence is the most widely known, written about in 119 languages. Closest of all is Lora L. Corum, from Jonesville, 8 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Jackson Township is on record yet. Across Indiana, the lists cover 397 towns.
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jackson Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Mike Pence
born 1959Vice President of the United States from 2017 to 2021




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson 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)
- Mike Pence: D. Myles Cullen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mellencamp: DoD photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen, U.S. Air Force., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Stewart: Kim Phillips, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Bruce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Wiethoff: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott McNealy: Global X, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Hollie: static, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Pence: Eric Connolly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons