Famous people · Marion Township
Born near Marion Township: 23 famous people within 35 miles
David Hogg, born in Crothersville, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Mellencamp, with articles in 27 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Marion Township. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
John Mellencamp
Best known
John Mellencamp
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Marion Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Marion Township
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Albert E. Wiggam
1871–1957American psychologist and eugenicist
Harry Smith
1856–1898Former professional baseball player, born 1856
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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 (12)
- John Mellencamp: DoD photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen, U.S. Air Force., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Wiethoff: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat O'Connor: Hy Peskin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Hollie: static, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Whitcomb: Chris, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baron Hill: United States Congress., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erica Moore: Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hogg: N/A (Unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall S. Harmon: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Buchanan: Jagarolik1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Simon: Cracker Jack, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Anderson: Sords, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons