Famous people · Marion Township
Born near Marion Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Larry Bird, with articles in 79 languages. Closest of all is Gus Grissom, from Mitchell, 1 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Marion Township yet. Across Indiana, the lists cover 406 towns.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Larry Bird
Best known
Larry Bird
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Marion Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Marion Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
A. B. Guthrie Jr.
1901–1991American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian
Marie Louise Andrews
1849–1891American short story writer, poet, and journalist
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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)
- Larry Bird: Kurt Shimala, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Samuel Coleman: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles D. Walker: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gale Robbins: CBS-Columbia Broadcasting System-Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. B. Guthrie Jr.: University of Montana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Brashear: Dan4th, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lon Poff: Erich von Stroheim, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Louise Andrews: slowking4, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons