Famous people · Union Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Union Township
The nearest, Jim Banks, was born in Columbia City, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Carole Lombard, with articles in 64 languages. No famous person on record lists Union Township as their birthplace yet. Across Indiana, 403 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Carole Lombard
Best known
Carole Lombard
in 64 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.
Charles H. Beeson
1870–1949American classical and medieval Latin scholar
Leigh S. J. Hunt
1855–1933Businessman and university administrator
Bruce Nauman
born 1941American sculptor and performance artist
Dick York
1928–1992American radio, stage, film, and television actor
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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 (12)
- 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
- Jim Banks: United States Senate, Public domain, 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
- Dave Herman: MartialArtsNomad.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leigh S. J. Hunt: Special Collections & University Archives (ISU), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons