18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rutherford Township
Carolyn Sherif, born in Loogootee, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Larry Bird, with articles in 79 languages. The list for Rutherford Township is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Rutherford Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Rutherford Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Daniel M. Buechlein
1938–2018Roman Catholic archbishop in the United States






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rutherford 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 (10)
- Larry Bird: Kurt Shimala, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Braun: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Ellsworth: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank W. Milburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hall Dillon: State Publishing Company (Pierre, South Dakota), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Messmer: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Reynolds: Jerry_Reynolds_and_Grant_Napear.jpg: Matthew Addie derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert R. Hall: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hale Johnson: Original author unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Lyon White: Charles Sedgwick Aiken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons