Famous people · Union Township
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Union Township
The best known of them is Sam Rice, with articles in 10 languages. Closest of all is Derek Johnson, from Roselawn, 7 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Union Township. 397 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Sam Rice
Best known
Sam Rice
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Union Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
1863–1942American author, journalist and teacher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union 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)
- Sam Rice: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Buyer: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Phillips: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Halleck: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Harmon: J. Frederick Rentschler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Faris: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Stephen Kanne: U.S. 7th Circuit Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons