Famous people · Jackson Township
Born near Jackson Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Sam Rice, born in Morocco, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is George Ade, with articles in 18 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Jackson Township. 403 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
George Ade
Best known
George Ade
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 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
1863–1942American author, journalist and teacher
George Ade
1866–1944American writer, newspaper columnist and playwright
Winona Hazel Welch
1896–1990U.S. botanist, bryologist, professor
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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)
- George Ade: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Condon: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Rice: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Buyer: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Phillips: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Harmon: J. Frederick Rentschler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Faris: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons