
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Marrs Township
The nearest, Alvin Peterson Hovey, was born in Mount Vernon, 7 mi away. Dylan Minnette is the most widely known, written about in 56 languages. No famous person on record lists Marrs Township as their birthplace yet. 384 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
What stands out about Marrs Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Marrs Township
Nobody born in Marrs Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Francis C. Green
1835–1905United States Army Medal of Honor recipient








John J. Becker
1886–1961American composer of contemporary classical music


Happy Chandler
1898–1991American politician, Governor of Kentucky, Baseball Commissioner

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marrs 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 (14)
- Dylan Minnette: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Dresser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Husband E. Kimmel: US, Naval History and Heritage Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Avery Brooks: X-PRIZE, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lilly King: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Miller: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Glass: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Happy Chandler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ramsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Bardo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Peterson Hovey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Hovey: Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick C. Leonard: Leonard Family, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Young E. Allison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons