Born near Jackson Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Ben Wagner, born in New Paris, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is David Crane, with articles in 12 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Jackson Township yet. No town in Indiana lists more than Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jackson Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Ida Shepard Oldroyd
1856–1940American conchologist, curator, and paleontologist


David Crane
born 1953American video game designer and programmer




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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)
- David Crane: Joe Grand, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight H. Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Carew: The Australasian, Melbourne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Bolduan: Angel N., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Proctor: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordon Hodges: Ryan Hodges, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harl Maggert: Bain News Service Uploaded by PM800 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uriel Macias: Urielmacias19, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Grant Seaman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons