
Born near Marion Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Eddie Condon, with articles in 17 languages. The nearest, Steve Buyer, was born in Rensselaer, 2 mi away. No famous person on record lists Marion Township as their birthplace yet. Across Indiana, the lists cover 403 towns.
What stands out about Marion Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Marion Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
1863–1942American author, journalist and teacher

Frances Janssen
1926–2008All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Al Humphreys
1902–1962American football coach and college athletics administrator

Winona Hazel Welch
1896–1990U.S. botanist, bryologist, professor


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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)
- Eddie Condon: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geneva Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Rice: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Buyer: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Phillips: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Harmon: J. Frederick Rentschler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Faris: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons