Born near Walnut Township: 26 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is The Ultimate Warrior, with articles in 34 languages. Howie Williams, born in New Ross, 3 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Walnut Township yet. Across Indiana, the lists cover 407 towns.
What stands out about Walnut Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Walnut Township
Nobody born in Walnut Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Adrian Marks
1917–1998Joshua Harrison Bruce, Sr.
1833–1891American politician – Minnesota -- "J.H." House 1885-86 (District 40)

The Ultimate Warrior
1959–2014American professional wrestler and bodybuilder




John L. Wilson
1850–1912American politician (Republican)





William W. Rogers
1893–1976
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walnut 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 (14)
- The Ultimate Warrior: Megan Elice Meadows, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph P. Allen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Lambert: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howdy Wilcox: Marvin Dement Boland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anson Mills: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Hudson: Standard Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William La Follette: "Leavenworth Echo" (Leavenworth, WA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Voorhees Brookshire: Chandos Fulton, author. P. F. Collier (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peyton Hendershot: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Killgore Wertman: Willard, Frances Elizabeth, 1839-1898; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice, 1820-1905, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Gill: Tacoma Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Summers: Detroit Free Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons