17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jackson Township
The nearest, Cory Edwards, was born in Anderson, 8 mi away. Next door, the list for Anderson holds 49, Cory Edwards first. The best known of them is Wendell Willkie, with articles in 31 languages. No famous person on record lists Jackson Township as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jackson Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Ray Enright
1896–1965American film director, screenwriter and film editor


Wendell Willkie
1892–1944American lawyer and corporate executive



Andrew J. Cummins
1868–1923United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Anderson has the most on record, with 49.
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 (7)
- Wendell Willkie: Greystone Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Burton: Tom Beetz @ http://home.hetnet.nl/~tbeetz/index.html, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Canary: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack Mattingly: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gaither: Original uploader was Pombeman at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Erskine: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellen Dunham: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons