
Howard Hawks
1896–1977American film director, producer and screenwriter
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, Howard Hawks, was born in Goshen, 6 mi away. Next door, the list for Goshen holds 32, James Carew first. No famous person’s birth in Jefferson Township is on record yet. 421 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

American film director, producer and screenwriter




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1 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jefferson 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.