Born near Union Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, David Smith, was born in Decatur, 6 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Union Township yet. Across Indiana, the lists cover 377 towns. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Union Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Lucy Fitch Perkins
1865–1937American children's book illustrator and writer



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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 (6)
- Kory Lichtensteiger: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Fitch Perkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Randolph Spears: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Gross: USARugbyRef, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Hinton: US passport application, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Livingston Lowes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons