Born near Lake Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Jo Anne Worley is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Closest of all is Derek Johnson, from Roselawn, 9 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Lake Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Lake Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake 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 (3)
- Jo Anne Worley: Greg Hernandez at https://www.flickr.com/photos/greginhollywood/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Rice: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Corbett Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons