Famous people · Portage Township
Born near Portage Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Pete Buttigieg, was born in South Bend, 1 mi away. The list for Portage Township is empty for now. Of the towns next door, South Bend lists the most: 39, with Pete Buttigieg first. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 426 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Pete Buttigieg
Best known
Pete Buttigieg
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Portage Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Portage Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Janice E. Voss
1956–2012American engineer and NASA astronaut
George Seaton
1911–1979American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director
Richard W. Mangus
1931–2008Indiana dairy farmer, professional truck driver and for 32 years a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives.
Greydon Clark
born 1943American film director, producer, and actor
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to South Bend, with 39.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portage 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 (9)
- Pete Buttigieg: United States Department of Transportation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric F. Wieschaus: Geltron at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Norris: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janice E. Voss: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Seaton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackson Scholz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Hildebrandt: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ring Lardner: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Germano: Bob Sanderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons