Famous people · Penn Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Penn Township
The nearest, Jim Paxson, Sr., was born in Pennville, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Twyla Tharp, with articles in 29 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Penn Township. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Twyla Tharp
Best known
Twyla Tharp
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Penn Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Penn Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Annetta R. Chipp
1866–1961American temperance leader and prison evangelist
Mary Meeker
born 1959American venture capitalist and securities analyst
Beverly Hatzell
1929–2005All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
David Clayton Ford
1949–2008American lawyer and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Penn 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)
- Twyla Tharp: Susan Sterner.〔The original uploader was Emerson7 at English Wikipedia.〕, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin A. Ford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Ames: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood Haynes: Elwood_P._Haynes.jpg: unknown derivative work: 15versts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Warren Fordney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emerson Hammer: Rogers, A.D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Monroe: Ave Bonar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons