Famous people · Northwest Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Northwest Township
Larry Bird, born in West Baden Springs, 6 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Northwest Township. Across Indiana, 397 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Larry Bird
Best known
Larry Bird
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Northwest Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Northwest Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Margaret Hamilton
1936–2026American mathematician and designer of embedded computer systems
Wilford Bacon Hoggatt
1865–1938American naval officer and sixth Governor of the District of Alaska
Walter Emanuel Treanor
1883–1941United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northwest 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)
- Larry Bird: Kurt Shimala, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Hamilton: Daphne Weld Nichols, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gale Robbins: CBS-Columbia Broadcasting System-Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David L. Cornwell: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry A. Millis: James_M_Landis_-_Walter_Stacy_-_Harry_A_Millis_-_1938-10-29.jpg: Harris and Ewing Collection, LIbrary of Congress derivative work: Tim1965, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Reynolds: Jerry_Reynolds_and_Grant_Napear.jpg: Matthew Addie derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilford Bacon Hoggatt: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons