
Born near Liberty Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Mary Jane Ward, was born in Fairmount, 5 mi away. The best known of them is James Dean, with articles in 112 languages. The list for Liberty Township is empty for now. Gary’s 68 names make the longest list in Indiana.
What stands out about Liberty Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Liberty Township
Nobody born in Liberty Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


John Harvey Baldwin
1851–1924American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1915-22 (District 63)

Thomas Francis, Jr.
1900–1969American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist



Willis Van Devanter
1859–1941Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court



Miriam Seegar
1907–2011American actress and interior decorator


Andrew J. Cummins
1868–1923United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Liberty 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 (11)
- James Dean: In-house publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Randolph: eric molina, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miriam Seegar: uncredited (Life time: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gaither: Original uploader was Pombeman at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jane Ward: Bh5unhedu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Van Devanter: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Towe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Rush: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Seegar: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Wood: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Stewart: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons