Born near Jackson Township: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Beulah H. Brown, born in Napoleon, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rose McConnell Long, with articles in 18 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Jackson Township. Across Indiana, the lists cover 403 towns.
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jackson Township
Nobody born in Jackson Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Sherrill Cheda
1936–2008American-Canadian librarian, writer, and feminist


Morton C. Hunter
1825–1896Union Army general, lawyer, politician












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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 (16)
- Rose McConnell Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Bragg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald G. Douglas: Schmid, Renate, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl G. Fisher: Bain News Service, N.Y.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Meyer: Scott U on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant McIntosh: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morton C. Hunter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover Hartley: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry F. Lawrence: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Tihen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton S. Robinson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Leising: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy McCool: Cincinnati Reds, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Plump: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dyar Miller: NawlinWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Wayland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons