Born near Madison Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Richard Schoen, was born in Fort Recovery, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Wendell Meredith Stanley, with articles in 63 languages. No famous person’s birth in Madison Township is on record yet. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 387 towns.
What stands out about Madison Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Madison Township
Nobody born in Madison Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Mary Meeker
born 1959American venture capitalist and securities analyst


Wendell Meredith Stanley
1904–1971American biochemist and virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Evaline Ness
1911–1986American illustrator and children's writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madison 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)
- Wendell Meredith Stanley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Twyla Tharp: Susan Sterner.〔The original uploader was Emerson7 at English Wikipedia.〕, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin A. Ford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Ames: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood Haynes: Elwood_P._Haynes.jpg: unknown derivative work: 15versts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Schwartz: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Hartings: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons