Mary Haas
1910–1996American linguist; studied historical linguistics
Famous people · Wayne Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wayne Township
The nearest, Mary Haas, was born in Richmond, 1 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Wayne Township yet. Richmond, which borders it, has 52 on its list, the best known Mary Haas. 378 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Mary Haas
Best known
Mary Haas
in 23 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.
George Washington Julian
1817–1899American politician and lawyer
Joseph Henry Kibbey
1853–1924American politician and jurist
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Of the towns nearby, Richmond lists the most people: 52.
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 (13)
- Desmond Bane: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Rorem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mooney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Mullins: Sprigit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Julian: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Browne: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Arthur: The Indianapolis News, Jun. 9, 1900, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Henry Kibbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil Duane Crabb: Ragtimedorianhenry2010 Crabb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel H. Elliott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Penn Nixon: Allen & Ginter, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Reynolds: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons