
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Waterloo Township
The nearest, Scott Halberstadt, was born in Connersville, 3 mi away. Romania B. Pratt Penrose is the one name listed next door in Washington Township. The list for Waterloo Township is empty for now. No town in Indiana lists more than Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Waterloo Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Waterloo Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Richard N. Elliott
1873–1948U.S. Representative from Indiana

Thomas J. Graves
1866–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

John W. Dawson
1820–1877Governor of Utah Territory, 1861
Arthur Ernest Guedel
1883–1956American anesthesiologist

George Washington Julian
1817–1899American politician and lawyer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Washington Township has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waterloo 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 (8)
- Scott Halberstadt: Romina Espinosa at http://www.rominaespinosa.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Howard: Daniel Mattes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Julian: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Morrow: C. M. Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Leon Ludlow: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard N. Elliott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Romania B. Pratt Penrose: George Albert Smith, Jr. and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Kimball, Mary Connelly, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
