Famous people · Montgomery Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Montgomery Township
The nearest, Edgar Whitcomb, was born in Hayden, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Pat O'Connor, with articles in 16 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Montgomery Township yet. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Pat O'Connor
Best known
Pat O'Connor
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Montgomery Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Montgomery Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harry Smith
1856–1898Former professional baseball player, born 1856
Albert E. Wiggam
1871–1957American psychologist and eugenicist
William Hayden English
1822–1896American politician
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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 (6)
- Pat O'Connor: Hy Peskin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hayden English: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Whitcomb: Chris, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. English: George Irving Reed, editor. Century Publishing and Engraving (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hogg: N/A (Unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall S. Harmon: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons