Famous people · Olive Township
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Olive Township
The nearest, William Grant Seaman, was born in Wakarusa, 3 mi away. Shawn Kemp is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. No famous person on record lists Olive Township as their birthplace yet. 378 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Shawn Kemp
Best known
Shawn Kemp
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Olive Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Olive Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lindsay Benko
born 1976American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
David Crane
born 1953American video game designer and programmer
Ida Shepard Oldroyd
1856–1940American conchologist, curator, and paleontologist
Richard W. Mangus
1931–2008Indiana dairy farmer, professional truck driver and for 32 years a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Olive 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 (16)
- Shawn Kemp: Bryan Horowitz: Flickr, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Hildebrandt: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hampson: Franz Johann Morgenbesser, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Smith: cliff1066, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Germano: Bob Sanderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Lane: Fox Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Crane: Joe Grand, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Carew: The Australasian, Melbourne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bethany Galat: Jose Javato, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conte Candoli: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brademas: United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Bolduan: Angel N., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Proctor: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordon Hodges: Ryan Hodges, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Stine: Hope4ASU, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Grant Seaman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons