Beryl H. Potter
1900–1985American astronomical researcher
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, Beryl H. Potter, was born in Goldsmith, 3 mi away. The best known of them is John Bunch, with articles in 10 languages. No famous person on record lists Jefferson Township as their birthplace yet. Across Indiana, 407 towns list someone born there.
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
American astronomical researcher



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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.