Famous people · Wayne Township
Born near Wayne Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Nic Moore, born in Winona Lake, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John McMartin, with articles in 13 languages. No famous person on record lists Wayne Township as their birthplace yet. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 397 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
John McMartin
Best known
John McMartin
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wayne Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wayne Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jill Long Thompson
born 1952Member of the United States House of Representatives
Timothy Galvin
1894–199314th Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
Lawrence Dale Bell
1894–1956American industrialist, founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation
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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 (6)
- John McMartin: Nick Step, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene E. Likens: Mariel Carr, Videographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jill Long Thompson: US Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel W. Royse: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nic Moore: Timan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cary D. Landis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons