Beryl H. Potter
1900–1985American astronomical researcher
Famous people · Prairie Township
Born near Prairie Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Beryl H. Potter, from Goldsmith, 5 mi away. Ryan White is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Prairie Township. 408 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Ryan White
Best known
Ryan White
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Prairie Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Prairie Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ryan White
1971–1990American AIDS spokesperson and "poster boy"
Ahmed Johnson
born 1963American football player and professional wrestler
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prairie 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 (7)
- Ryan White: Wildhartlivie at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strother Martin: DVD (Batjac-Paramount Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Bridwell: Stuart Ramson/InsiderImages for Scholastic, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood Hillis: US Congress Joint Cmte on Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bunch: Dick Sheridan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- May Wallace: Barber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Adams: Exhibits, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons