
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Vermillion Township
Closest of all is Ernie Pyle, from Dana, 4 mi away. Next door, the list for Liberty Township holds John Hanson Beadle. Gordon Allport is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Vermillion Township.
What stands out about Vermillion Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Vermillion Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Warder Clyde Allee
1885–1955American zoologist and ecologist

W. Dale Compton
1929–2017Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1955
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, only Liberty Township has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vermillion 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 (7)
- Ernie Pyle: Milton J. Pike, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warder Clyde Allee: National Academy of Sciences, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonner Fellers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Owen West: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Davis Herron: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Holaday: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Shepard: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons