Famous people · Thorncreek Township
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Thorncreek Township
The nearest, Jim Banks, was born in Columbia City, 4 mi away. Over the border in Columbia City, 8 names are on record, led by Jim Banks. No famous person’s birth in Thorncreek Township is on record yet. Gary’s 68 names make the longest list in Indiana.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Jim Banks
Best known
Jim Banks
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Thorncreek Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Thorncreek Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles H. Beeson
1870–1949American classical and medieval Latin scholar
Leigh S. J. Hunt
1855–1933Businessman and university administrator
Timothy Galvin
1894–199314th Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Columbia City lists the most people: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thorncreek 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 (9)
- Jim Banks: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene E. Likens: Mariel Carr, Videographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janie Fricke: Daver812, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gandy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph F. Gates: Office of the Governor of Indiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keller E. Rockey: United States Marine Corps Official Portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel W. Royse: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Herman: MartialArtsNomad.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leigh S. J. Hunt: Special Collections & University Archives (ISU), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons