
Born near Perry Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Chuck Goodrich, born in Roann, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Thomas R. Marshall, with articles in 58 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Perry Township. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
What stands out about Perry Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Perry Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Jack L. Stark
born 1934Former president of Claremont McKenna College

Thomas R. Marshall
1854–1925Vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921







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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 (11)
- Thomas R. Marshall: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Anderson: Josh Hallett, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmo Lincoln: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lola Lane: Roman Freulich (1898-1974 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Garber: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Wayland Palmer: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Barnhart: Henry A. Barnhart for Congress campaign., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Frantz: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Van Studdiford: Book by Johnson Briscoe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Mowe: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Goodrich: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons