Beverly Hatzell
1929–2005All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Famous people · Jefferson Township
Born near Jefferson Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Beverly Hatzell, born in Redkey, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Wendell Meredith Stanley, with articles in 63 languages. 397 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Wendell Meredith Stanley
Best known
Wendell Meredith Stanley
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jefferson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jefferson Township
Nobody born in Jefferson Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Wendell Meredith Stanley
1904–1971American biochemist and virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Mary Meeker
born 1959American venture capitalist and securities analyst
Robert Wise
1914–2005American film director, film producer and film editor
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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.
Photo credits (5)
- Wendell Meredith Stanley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wise: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Twyla Tharp: Susan Sterner.〔The original uploader was Emerson7 at English Wikipedia.〕, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin A. Ford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Ames: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons