Famous people · Jefferson Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jefferson Township
The nearest, Robert O. Fink, was born in Geneva, 6 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Jefferson Township yet. The best known of them is Richard R. Schrock, with articles in 56 languages. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Richard R. Schrock
Best known
Richard R. Schrock
in 56 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Jefferson Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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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 (7)
- Richard R. Schrock: R._Schrock_-_IChO_2012_Opening_Ceremony.JPG: A.mela93 derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Wilson: Ford Motor Company (Allen's radio sponsor). Ford used its advertising agency, J. Walter Thompson, to distribute this publicity material., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Grover McDonald: אלוף שלמה אראל תל אביב, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Steiner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ulysses G. Denman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Dro: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Wenning: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons