
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Liberty Township
Closest of all is Ashba, from Monticello, 7 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Liberty Township is on record yet. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 414 towns. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68.
What stands out about Liberty Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Liberty Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



George R. Dale
1867–1936American mayor and newspaper editor



Zara A. Wilson
born 1840American lawyer, social reformer

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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 (7)
- Ashba: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Hartman: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Allen: "U.S. Army photo", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George R. Dale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. J. Hollars: Brian Hollars, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Irelan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zara A. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons