Famous people · Jackson Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jackson Township
Leroy Edgar Burney, born in Burney, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Jackson Township. The best known of them is Rose McConnell Long, with articles in 18 languages. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Rose McConnell Long
Best known
Rose McConnell Long
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jackson Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gordon H. Butler, Sr.
1889–1964American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1951-62 (District 57); Senate 1963-64 (District 61)
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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)
- Rose McConnell Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat O'Connor: Hy Peskin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl G. Fisher: Bain News Service, N.Y.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Meyer: Scott U on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant McIntosh: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hogan: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall S. Harmon: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leroy Edgar Burney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons