Famous people · Lafayette Township
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lafayette Township
Wendell Willkie is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. The nearest, Cory Edwards, was born in Anderson, 6 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Anderson has the longest list: 49, with Cory Edwards at the top. No famous person on record lists Lafayette Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Wendell Willkie
Best known
Wendell Willkie
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lafayette Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lafayette Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ray Enright
1896–1965American film director, screenwriter and film editor
Andrew J. Cummins
1868–1923United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Wendell Willkie
1892–1944American lawyer and corporate executive
Melvin E. Biddle
1923–2010United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Of the towns around it, Anderson has the most on record: 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lafayette 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)
- Wendell Willkie: Greystone Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Burton: Tom Beetz @ http://home.hetnet.nl/~tbeetz/index.html, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Canary: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack Mattingly: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gaither: Original uploader was Pombeman at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Erskine: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellen Dunham: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons