Famous people · Shelby Township
Born near Shelby Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Morton C. Hunter, from Versailles, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Pat O'Connor, with articles in 16 languages. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68. After Gary, the next longest list in Indiana is Muncie’s, with 68.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Pat O'Connor
Best known
Pat O'Connor
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shelby Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shelby Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sherrill Cheda
1936–2008American-Canadian librarian, writer, and feminist
Harry Smith
1856–1898Former professional baseball player, born 1856
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shelby 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 (7)
- Pat O'Connor: Hy Peskin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald G. Douglas: Schmid, Renate, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Morton C. Hunter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover Hartley: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton S. Robinson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall S. Harmon: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Wayland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons