Famous people · Ripley Township
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ripley Township
The nearest, Marjorie Hill Allee, was born in Carthage, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Charles A. Beard, with articles in 36 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Ripley Township. In Indiana, 398 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Charles A. Beard
Best known
Charles A. Beard
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ripley Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ripley Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Morris Sparks
1872–1950United States federal judge
James Whitcomb Riley
1849–1916American poet from Indianapolis
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ripley 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 (15)
- Charles A. Beard: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Whitcomb Riley: Photo copyrighted by Moffett, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford M. Hardin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Lewis: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Gibson: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Dismore: Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Cryer: Women in Theater; CUNY TV, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malinda Cramer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zeno J. Rives: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund H. Hinshaw: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elbert H. Hubbard: Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Weir Cook: Air Service, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Duncan: Wellesley College Archives, Library & Technology Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonidas Sexton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons