Famous people · Monroe Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Monroe Township
The best known of them is Wendell Willkie, with articles in 31 languages. Bill Gaither, born in Alexandria, 1 mi away, is the closest. In Indiana, 400 towns have someone on the list. No famous person’s birth in Monroe Township is on record yet.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Wendell Willkie
Best known
Wendell Willkie
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Monroe Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Monroe Township
Nobody born in Monroe Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Andrew J. Cummins
1868–1923United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Wendell Willkie
1892–1944American lawyer and corporate executive
Ray Enright
1896–1965American film director, screenwriter and film editor
Melvin E. Biddle
1923–2010United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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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 (6)
- Wendell Willkie: Greystone Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Burton: Tom Beetz @ http://home.hetnet.nl/~tbeetz/index.html, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Canary: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack Mattingly: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gaither: Original uploader was Pombeman at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jane Ward: Bh5unhedu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons