
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Johnson Township
Closest of all is Harold Urey, from Walkerton, 3 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Johnson Township is on record yet. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 385 towns. Gary’s 68 names make the longest list in Indiana.
What stands out about Johnson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Johnson Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Mary Roberts Coolidge
1860–1945American sociologist and author

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Johnson 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 (6)
- Harold Urey: Flickr: ENERGY.GOV - Unknown photographer. Restored by Creator:Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Knott: Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter LaFeber: Jonathan Schilling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Roberts Coolidge: No photographer credited in original source., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Blount: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Archie Mangun: Curiousgeorgetown, CC0, Wikimedia Commons