Famous people · Salem Township
Born near Salem Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Ashba, with articles in 25 languages. Douglas Gutwein, born in Francesville, 2 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Salem Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Ashba
Best known
Ashba
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Salem Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Salem Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
1863–1942American author, journalist and teacher
Michael Stephen Kanne
1938–2022United States federal judge
George R. Dale
1867–1936American mayor and newspaper editor
John Buchanan
1917–2007Professor of biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Al Humphreys
1902–1962American football coach and college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salem 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 (12)
- Ashba: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geneva Mitchell: 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
- Justin Haley: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Stephen Kanne: U.S. 7th Circuit Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George R. Dale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. J. Hollars: Brian Hollars, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons