Famous people · Lake Township
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Township
Harry Gandy, born in Churubusco, 7 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Lake Township yet. The best known of them is Carole Lombard, with articles in 64 languages. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Carole Lombard
Best known
Carole Lombard
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bruce Nauman
born 1941American sculptor and performance artist
Dick York
1928–1992American radio, stage, film, and television actor
Charles H. Beeson
1870–1949American classical and medieval Latin scholar
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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 (8)
- Carole Lombard: Metro-Goldwy-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenna Fischer: TDKR Chicago 101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DaMarcus Beasley: Hefebreo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelley Long: TwinsofSedona, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick York: McDermott Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Banks: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gandy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph F. Gates: Office of the Governor of Indiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons