Famous people · St. Joseph Township
Born near St. Joseph Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bubbles Hargrave, from New Haven, 5 mi away. Carole Lombard is the most widely known, written about in 64 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from St. Joseph Township yet. Of the bordering towns, Fort Wayne has the longest list: 52, with Carole Lombard at the top.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Carole Lombard
Best known
Carole Lombard
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about St. Joseph Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near St. Joseph Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bruce Nauman
born 1941American sculptor and performance artist
Dick York
1928–1992American radio, stage, film, and television actor
Lucy Fitch Perkins
1865–1937American children's book illustrator and writer
Jane E. Henney
born 1947American physician; first woman to be named commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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The longest list nearby is Fort Wayne’s, with 52.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Joseph 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 (11)
- Carole Lombard: Metro-Goldwy-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenna Fischer: TDKR Chicago 101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DaMarcus Beasley: Hefebreo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelley Long: TwinsofSedona, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick York: McDermott Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Fitch Perkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubbles Hargrave: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Reichelderfer: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane E. Henney: Food and Drug Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinky Hargrave: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudolph B. Welch: Kansas State Normal School (now Emporia State University), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons