
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Perry Township
Dwight H. Green, born in Ligonier, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ken Kercheval, with articles in 25 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Perry Township yet. In Indiana, 400 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Perry Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Perry Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






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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 (6)
- Ken Kercheval: Boston news paper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight H. Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ford Christopher Frick: Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Price: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harl Maggert: Bain News Service Uploaded by PM800 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uriel Macias: Urielmacias19, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons