Famous people · Wayne Township
Born near Wayne Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
No entry yet names Wayne Township as a birthplace. Closest of all is Earle Raymond Hedrick, from Union City, 3 mi away. Wendell Meredith Stanley is the most widely known, written about in 63 languages. The Indiana lists hold names for 377 towns.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Wendell Meredith Stanley
Best known
Wendell Meredith Stanley
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wayne Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wayne Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Evaline Ness
1911–1986American illustrator and children's writer
Robert Wise
1914–2005American film director, film producer and film editor
James Eli Watson
1864–1948American politician, Indiana (Republican)
Wendell Meredith Stanley
1904–1971American biochemist and virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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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)
- Wendell Meredith Stanley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wise: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Eli Watson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leander Monks: Indiana Law Journal., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons