
Born near Medina Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Amanda Elmore, with articles in 16 languages. The nearest, Adam Kennedy, was born in Otterbein, 4 mi away. The list for Medina Township is empty for now. The Indiana lists hold names for 400 towns.
What stands out about Medina Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Medina Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Brian Binnie
1953–2022United States naval aviator and commercial astronaut

Cleve Jones
born 1954American LGBT rights and AIDS activist

Bernard Sobel
1887–1964American playwright, drama critic, and author



Rena Elrod
1872–1950US politician, from 1924 member of the Illinois House of Representatives


Emily Caroline Chandler Hodgin
1838–1907American temperance reformer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Medina 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)
- Marshall Plumlee: Bryan Horowitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Binnie: Don Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleve Jones: Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Kennedy: Bureau of Industrial Service. The bureau, a division of ad agency Young & Rubicam, was used for distribution of publicity material by many in the television industry., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Edwin Meeker: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Wood: George B. Matthews, Collection of U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Theodosia Mug: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Backus: Photographer: Mrs. R. B. McKenny., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Thomas Cory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- P. K. Spencer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rena Elrod: Ruth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Caroline Chandler Hodgin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons