
Born near Montgomery Township: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Valeska Suratt, born in Owensville, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert Ridgway, with articles in 27 languages. 417 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person. No famous person on record lists Montgomery Township as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Montgomery Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Montgomery Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Jim Harmon
1933–2010American author and popular culture historian







Alvin Francis Lindsay
1882–1957American politician in Missouri

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montgomery 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)
- Robert Ridgway: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Young: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valeska Suratt: Courier Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Amazing Criswell: Edward D. Wood Jr. Uploader of the derivative: Forgotten Celluloid Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack V. Wright: El Dorado Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Bixler Heiser: Staff Photographers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Parrett: Brant & Fuller (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Edward Brooks: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ollie Shoaff: GBA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Raymond Luhring: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Stephens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Kimball: Thomas A. Edison, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Meredith Helm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wade Ray: OhllyOhlhoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons