Famous people · Madison Township
Born near Madison Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is William G. Bray, from Mooresville, 4 mi away. Forrest Tucker is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. No famous person on record lists Madison Township as their birthplace yet. Of the towns next door, Indianapolis lists the most: 28, with Kurt Vonnegut first.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Forrest Tucker
Best known
Forrest Tucker
in 19 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Madison Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Of the towns nearby, Indianapolis lists the most people: 28.
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)
- Forrest Tucker: Lowell State Teachers College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trayce Jackson-Davis: The Hoosier from Bloomington, IN, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Faris: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Bray: Image courtesy of the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Branch McCracken: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Smith McPherson: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Vonnegut: Bernard Gotfryd / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons