
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Walnut Township
Games Slayter, born in Argos, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Nicole Anderson, with articles in 42 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Walnut Township. Across Indiana, 378 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Walnut Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Walnut Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Marjorie Phillips
1895–1985American artist, art collector and co-founder of The Phillips Collection
Lawrence Dale Bell
1894–1956American industrialist, founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation

William Paul Fife
1917–2008American scientist and military officer





Hal Steinbrenner
born 1969American professional baseball team owner and executive
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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 (10)
- Nicole Anderson: Josh Hallett, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmo Lincoln: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Games Slayter: Owens Corning, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stults: OctopusHat on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Phillips: Bachrach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Middleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Mowe: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Paul Fife: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Steinbrenner: edogisgod, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry N. Couden: Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons