Born near New Garden Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Thomas O. Edwards, from Williamsburg, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Mary Haas, with articles in 23 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in New Garden Township. Famous people are on record for 407 of the towns in Indiana.
What stands out about New Garden Township’s famous people
Famous people born near New Garden Township
Nobody born in New Garden Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Mary Haas
1910–1996American linguist; studied historical linguistics






George Washington Julian
1817–1899American politician and lawyer


Joseph Henry Kibbey
1853–1924American politician and jurist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Garden 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)
- Desmond Bane: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Rorem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mooney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Mullins: Sprigit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Julian: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Browne: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Henry Kibbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons