
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Perry Township
The best known of them is Dee Bradley Baker, with articles in 43 languages. Alvin Tobias Hert, born in Owensburg, 6 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Perry Township yet. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 397 towns.
What stands out about Perry Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Perry Township
Nobody born in Perry Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




A. B. Guthrie Jr.
1901–1991American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian



Marie Louise Andrews
1849–1891American short story writer, poet, and journalist



Hoagy Carmichael
1899–1981American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader

Marc Webb
born 1974American music video and film director


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Perry 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 (13)
- Dee Bradley Baker: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lee Roth: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoagy Carmichael: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Webb: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Foley: Ciell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meg Cabot: Nbf2926, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Samuel Coleman: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles D. Walker: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. B. Guthrie Jr.: University of Montana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Brashear: Dan4th, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lon Poff: Erich von Stroheim, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Louise Andrews: slowking4, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Tobias Hert: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons