Famous people · Peru Township
2 famous people made Peru Township their home
2 notable people lived here, among them Ida Husted Harper. No famous person on record lists Peru Township as their birthplace yet. In Indiana, 407 towns have someone on the list. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
A chosen home
Also called Peru Township home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Peru Township, though born elsewhere.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Peru has the most people on record, 11 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peru Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Ida Husted Harper: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Macy: flickr user Paaat., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Porter: unattributed, see link, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons