Famous people · Knox Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Knox Township
The best known of them is Wendell Meredith Stanley, with articles in 63 languages. Closest of all is Jim Paxson, Sr., from Pennville, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Knox Township. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Wendell Meredith Stanley
Best known
Wendell Meredith Stanley
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Knox Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Knox Township
Nobody born in Knox Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Beverly Hatzell
1929–2005All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Mary Meeker
born 1959American venture capitalist and securities analyst
Annetta R. Chipp
1866–1961American temperance leader and prison evangelist
David Clayton Ford
1949–2008American lawyer and politician
Wendell Meredith Stanley
1904–1971American biochemist and virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Knox 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 (9)
- Wendell Meredith Stanley: Public domain, 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
- Elwood Haynes: Elwood_P._Haynes.jpg: unknown derivative work: 15versts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myron McCormick: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Warren Fordney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emerson Hammer: Rogers, A.D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Monroe: Ave Bonar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons