William E. Humphrey
1862–1934Member of the United States House of Representatives, 1903 to 1917
Famous people · Ripley Township
Born near Ripley Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The Ultimate Warrior is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. Closest of all is William E. Humphrey, from Alamo, 1 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Ripley Township yet. 397 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
The Ultimate Warrior
Best known
The Ultimate Warrior
in 34 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 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Winfred Ethestal Wagoner
1888–1948American academic administrator
The Ultimate Warrior
1959–2014American professional wrestler and bodybuilder
John L. Wilson
1850–1912American politician (Republican)
Pinky Spruhan
1890–1965American football, basketball and baseball coach
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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 (9)
- The Ultimate Warrior: Megan Elice Meadows, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph P. Allen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Lambert: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howdy Wilcox: Marvin Dement Boland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Ellis: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred S. Purnell: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Humphrey: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Niehouse: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons