15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Warrington
Closest of all is R. Norval Garrett, from Kennard, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Warrington is on record yet. The best known of them is Charles A. Beard, with articles in 36 languages. Famous people are on record for 426 of the towns in Indiana.
What stands out about Warrington’s famous people
Famous people born near Warrington
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Morris Sparks
1872–1950United States federal judge





James Whitcomb Riley
1849–1916American poet from Indianapolis


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Warrington 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)
- Charles A. Beard: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Whitcomb Riley: Photo copyrighted by Moffett, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford M. Hardin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Lewis: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Gibson: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Dismore: Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellen Dunham: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons