Born near Skelton Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
H. Justin Davidson, born in Gentryville, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Florence Henderson, with articles in 32 languages. No famous person on record lists Skelton Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Skelton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Skelton Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



William Fortune
1863–1942American businessman, journalist, and civic leader




Bill Peet
1915–2002Artist, illustrator, author, animator and story teller

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Skelton 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 (8)
- Florence Henderson: ABC Television., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Peet: Bill Murphy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Cutler: Onetwo1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Hemenway: The original uploader was The Special Education Squad at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Roeder: Rockefeller gs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte M. Katterjohn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry O. Tuttle: U.S. Govt photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Kaiser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons