Famous people · Monroe Township
Born near Monroe Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Thomas R. Marshall is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. The nearest, Gene E. Likens, was born in Pierceton, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Monroe Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Thomas R. Marshall
Best known
Thomas R. Marshall
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Monroe Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Monroe Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Timothy Galvin
1894–199314th Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
Jill Long Thompson
born 1952Member of the United States House of Representatives
Thomas R. Marshall
1854–1925Vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921
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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 (8)
- Thomas R. Marshall: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McMartin: Nick Step, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Garber: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene E. Likens: Mariel Carr, Videographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janie Fricke: Daver812, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jill Long Thompson: US Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Wayland Palmer: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel W. Royse: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons