Famous people · Jackson Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jackson Township
The nearest, Will Cuppy, was born in Auburn, 5 mi away. The best known of them is John Bowers, with articles in 15 languages. No entry yet names Jackson Township as a birthplace. 402 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
John Bowers
Best known
John Bowers
in 15 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 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Herbert Hice Whetzel
1877–1944American mycologist and plant pathologist
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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 (9)
- John Bowers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Cuppy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond E. Willis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chick Stahl: Chick_Stahl.jpg: BPL derivative work: Rockfang, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Hice Whetzel: Nemetona, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Reichelderfer: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- MaChelle Joseph: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudolph B. Welch: Kansas State Normal School (now Emporia State University), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis William Tordella: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons