
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pigeon Township
Closest of all is Florence Henderson, from Dale, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Pigeon Township. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 416 towns. No town in Indiana lists more than Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Pigeon Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Pigeon Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Benjamin Franklin Miessner
1890–1976Controversial American physicist and inventor


Howard Schnellenberger
1934–2021American football player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pigeon 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 (8)
- Florence Henderson: ABC Television., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Cutler: Onetwo1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Buse: United States Forest Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Ellspermann: U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Larissa Greatwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Schnellenberger: MerlinsMagic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Stetter: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Kaiser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons