Famous people · Wayne Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wayne Township
James Dean is the most widely known, written about in 112 languages. Closest of all is Jared Lee, from Van Buren, 8 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Wayne Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
James Dean
Best known
James Dean
in 112 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Wayne Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wayne 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 (4)
- James Dean: In-house publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Randolph: eric molina, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Dingle: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Norman Lehmer: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons