Born near Kirkland Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is David Smith, from Decatur, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Richard R. Schrock, with articles in 56 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Kirkland Township. Famous people are on record for 399 of the towns in Indiana.
What stands out about Kirkland Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Kirkland Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.










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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kirkland 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 (10)
- Richard R. Schrock: R._Schrock_-_IChO_2012_Opening_Ceremony.JPG: A.mela93 derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel W. Waugh: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Steiner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Gross: USARugbyRef, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Livingston Lowes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ulysses G. Denman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Dro: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh VanMeter: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard France: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons