
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Monroe Township
Ted Haggard is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Closest of all is Andrea Drews, from Muncie, 6 mi away. The Indiana lists hold names for 397 towns. Next door, Muncie lists 68, led by Andrea Drews.
What stands out about Monroe Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Monroe Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Melvin E. Biddle
1923–2010United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

John Hazelton Cotteral
1864–1933United States federal judge
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroe 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 (7)
- Andrea Drews: Werqishaxfierce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Bonham: NCAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonzi Wells: keithjj on Pixabay, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lawvere: Andrej Bauer Bmannaa at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Thompson: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hazelton Cotteral: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel L. Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
