Famous people · Logan Township
Born near Logan Township: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Edd Roush, born in Oakland City, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Watson Foster, with articles in 27 languages. Over the border in Clay Township, one name is on record: E. A. Richardson. No famous person’s birth in Logan Township is on record yet.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
John Watson Foster
Best known
John Watson Foster
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Logan Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Logan Township
Nobody born in Logan Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John Watson Foster
1836–1917American lawyer, politician and diplomat
Thomas L. Hisgen
1858–1925American politician and businessperson
Melba Phillips
1907–2004American physicist and science educator
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Close by, Clay Township counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Logan 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 (14)
- John Watson Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Young: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Lovellette: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melba Phillips: Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Amazing Criswell: Edward D. Wood Jr. Uploader of the derivative: Forgotten Celluloid Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack V. Wright: El Dorado Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Lunsford: Derek Lunsford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edd Roush: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Farley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Spencer: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis B. Posey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Kimball: Thomas A. Edison, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas L. Hisgen: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Shake: State of Indiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons