Famous people · Owen Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Owen Township
Cal Collins, born in Medora, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Mellencamp, with articles in 27 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Owen Township yet. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
John Mellencamp
Best known
John Mellencamp
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Owen Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Owen Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
A. B. Guthrie Jr.
1901–1991American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian
Marie Louise Andrews
1849–1891American short story writer, poet, and journalist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Owen 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 (11)
- John Mellencamp: DoD photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen, U.S. Air Force., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Samuel Coleman: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles D. Walker: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Wiethoff: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. B. Guthrie Jr.: University of Montana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Hollie: static, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Brashear: Dan4th, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lon Poff: Erich von Stroheim, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baron Hill: United States Congress., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erica Moore: Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Louise Andrews: slowking4, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons