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Famous people · Sparta Township

Born near Sparta Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles

William Jordan, born in Milan, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James Buchanan Eads, with articles in 15 languages. No famous person’s birth in Sparta Township is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 384 of the towns in Indiana.

#1 best knownJames Buchanan EadsScience & Medicine · 1820–1887
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Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
James Buchanan Eads
Best known
James Buchanan Eads
in 15 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Sparta Township’s famous people

Close to homeEvery name here comes from a town within 35 miles, 15 in all.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Sparta Township

They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miLawrenceburg · 5Versailles · 3Dillsboro · 1Sparta Township
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sparta 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)
  • James Buchanan Eads: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Justin Schoenefeld: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • James Henry Lane: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Henry G. Blasdel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • John Coit Spooner: J. J. Cade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Elmer Davis: uploaded by Dysepsion at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Jason B. Brown: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Morton C. Hunter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons