Famous people · Morgan Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Morgan Township
Forrest Lucas, born in Ramsey, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Walter Quintin Gresham, with articles in 27 languages. No town in Indiana lists more than Gary, with 68. After Gary, the next longest list in Indiana is Muncie’s, with 68.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Walter Quintin Gresham
Best known
Walter Quintin Gresham
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Morgan Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Morgan Township
Nobody born in Morgan Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Nathan Kimball
1822–1898Union Army general, Indiana politician
Walter Quintin Gresham
1832–1895US Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Union Army general
Catharine Merrill
1824–1900American Civil War nurse and professor
Donna Schaibley
born 1953American politician from Indiana
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morgan 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)
- Walter Quintin Gresham: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Kimball: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Self Ridley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. Zenor: The Neale Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Theopilus Jones: H.B. Hall & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catharine Merrill: Theodore Clement Steele, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Lucas: Stuart Rowlands, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons