Famous people · Lynn Township
Born near Lynn Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Caroline Dale Snedeker, from New Harmony, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Alvin Peterson Hovey, with articles in 9 languages. No entry yet names Lynn Township as a birthplace. Next door, the list for Hawthorne Township holds Frank McElyea.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Alvin Peterson Hovey
Best known
Alvin Peterson Hovey
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lynn Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lynn Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis C. Green
1835–1905United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Alvin Francis Lindsay
1882–1957American politician in Missouri
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Hawthorne Township has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lynn 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)
- Alvin Peterson Hovey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Hovey: Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Bixler Heiser: Staff Photographers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick C. Leonard: Leonard Family, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Parrett: Brant & Fuller (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James R. Williams: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Edward Brooks: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark R. Bacon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Meredith Helm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Elder: Greg Edwards, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wade Ray: OhllyOhlhoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons