William Morris Sparks
1872–1950United States federal judge
Famous people · Jackson Township
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jackson Township
The nearest, William Morris Sparks, was born in Charlottesville, 3 mi away. Charles A. Beard is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. 397 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person. So far, no famous person on record was born in Jackson Township.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Charles A. Beard
Best known
Charles A. Beard
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
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Famous people born near Jackson Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Whitcomb Riley
1849–1916American poet from Indianapolis
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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 (6)
- Charles A. Beard: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Whitcomb Riley: Photo copyrighted by Moffett, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford M. Hardin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Lewis: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Dismore: Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Cryer: Women in Theater; CUNY TV, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons