Famous people · Jackson Township
Born near Jackson Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Joseph Warren Fordney, from Hartford City, 6 mi away. Myron McCormick is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Next door, the list for Niles Township holds Amos Weaver. Famous people are on record for 408 of the towns in Indiana.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Myron McCormick
Best known
Myron McCormick
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jackson Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
David Clayton Ford
1949–2008American lawyer and politician
Beverly Hatzell
1929–2005All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Annetta R. Chipp
1866–1961American temperance leader and prison evangelist
Charles Wesley Shilling
1901–1994American physician and United States Navy officer
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Around it, only Niles Township has someone listed.
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 (4)
- Myron McCormick: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Warren Fordney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emerson Hammer: Rogers, A.D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Monroe: Ave Bonar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons