11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Marion Township
The nearest, Bobby Grim, was born in Coal City, 6 mi away. The list for Marion Township is empty for now. Jack Mercer is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. 408 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Marion Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Marion Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







William Vaughn Moody
1869–1910United States dramatist and poet

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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)
- William S. Sadler: uploaded to Wikipedia by Wazronk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Yardley: NSA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin S. Johnson: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry M. Mullinnix: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Sanders: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert K. Corbin: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Vaughn Moody: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph W. Moss: New Berne Weekly Journal (New Berne, NC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons