Famous people · Jackson Township
Born near Jackson Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ife Holmes, from Warren, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Jackson Township is on record yet. Joseph Warren Fordney is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Joseph Warren Fordney
Best known
Joseph Warren Fordney
in 6 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jackson Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Annetta R. Chipp
1866–1961American temperance leader and prison evangelist
David Clayton Ford
1949–2008American lawyer and politician
Charles Wesley Shilling
1901–1994American physician and United States Navy officer
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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 (4)
- Joseph Warren Fordney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Stocksdale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emerson Hammer: Rogers, A.D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Monroe: Ave Bonar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons