Born near Marion Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Ray Boyd, born in Hortonville, 8 mi away, is the closest. Next door, the list for Zionsville holds 9, Kelly Williamson first. The best known of them is Sylvia Likens, with articles in 16 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Marion Township yet.
What stands out about Marion Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Marion Township
Nobody born in Marion Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







Beryl H. Potter
1900–1985American astronomical researcher
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Zionsville, at 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marion 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 (8)
- Sylvia Likens: Lester and Elizabeth Grimes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eriq Zavaleta: Scott Calleja, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Booth: Alman & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Mount: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Gernade Bowers: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Trotman: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keeley Dowling: Johnmaxmena2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Williamson: Scott Ellis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
