Born near Polk Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Damon Bailey, born in Heltonville, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dee Bradley Baker, with articles in 44 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Polk Township yet. Famous people are on record for 407 of the towns in Indiana.
What stands out about Polk Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Polk Township
Nobody born in Polk Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




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 Polk 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)
- 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
- Meg Cabot: Nbf2926, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- James Samuel Coleman: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles D. Walker: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons