20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Princeton Township
The nearest, Don Rader, was born in Wolcott, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Ashba, with articles in 25 languages. The list for Princeton Township is empty for now. In Indiana, 408 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Princeton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Princeton Township
Nobody born in Princeton Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Al Humphreys
1902–1962American football coach and college athletics administrator
Frances Janssen
1926–2008All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player






Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
1863–1942American author, journalist and teacher


Winona Hazel Welch
1896–1990U.S. botanist, bryologist, professor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Princeton 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)
- Ashba: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Condon: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Buyer: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Phillips: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Harmon: J. Frederick Rentschler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Hartman: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Faris: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons