
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tippecanoe Township
Moses E. Clapp, born in Delphi, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ashba, with articles in 25 languages. No famous person on record lists Tippecanoe Township as their birthplace yet. Across Indiana, 398 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Tippecanoe Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Tippecanoe Township
Nobody born in Tippecanoe Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Walter B. Rogers
1865–1939American cornet player, conductor and composer




George R. Dale
1867–1936American mayor and newspaper editor


David M. Shoup
1904–1983United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient


Ralph Canine
1895–1969First director of the United States' National Security Agency
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tippecanoe 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)
- Ashba: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses E. Clapp: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Hartman: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Shoup: United States Marine corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Lucas: William Vincent Lucas (1835-1921)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude R. Wickard: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Canine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter B. Rogers: Jackson, Tacoma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Whistler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George R. Dale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. J. Hollars: Brian Hollars, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons