Famous people · Licking Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Licking Township
Myron McCormick is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Closest of all is Joseph Warren Fordney, from Hartford City, 2 mi away. The list for Licking Township is empty for now. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Myron McCormick
Best known
Myron McCormick
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Licking Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Licking Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
David Clayton Ford
1949–2008American lawyer and politician
Charles Wesley Shilling
1901–1994American physician and United States Navy officer
Annetta R. Chipp
1866–1961American temperance leader and prison evangelist
Thomas Francis, Jr.
1900–1969American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Licking 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 (4)
- Myron McCormick: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Warren Fordney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emerson Hammer: Rogers, A.D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Monroe: Ave Bonar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons