
Born near Richland Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Games Slayter, from Argos, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Lola Lane, with articles in 16 languages. No famous person on record lists Richland Township as their birthplace yet. Gary’s 68 names make the longest list in Indiana.
What stands out about Richland Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Richland Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Lawrence Dale Bell
1894–1956American industrialist, founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation


Marjorie Phillips
1895–1985American artist, art collector and co-founder of The Phillips Collection
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richland 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 (4)
- Lola Lane: Roman Freulich (1898-1974 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Games Slayter: Owens Corning, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stults: OctopusHat on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Phillips: Bachrach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons