Famous people · West Point Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Point Township
Ashba is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Closest of all is Don Rader, from Wolcott, 4 mi away. No entry yet names West Point Township as a birthplace. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Ashba
Best known
Ashba
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Point Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Point Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Al Humphreys
1902–1962American football coach and college athletics administrator
Frances Janssen
1926–2008All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
George R. Dale
1867–1936American mayor and newspaper editor
Winona Hazel Welch
1896–1990U.S. botanist, bryologist, professor
David M. Shoup
1904–1983United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Point 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 (9)
- Ashba: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Condon: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Kennedy: Bureau of Industrial Service. The bureau, a division of ad agency Young & Rubicam, was used for distribution of publicity material by many in the television industry., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Hartman: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Shoup: United States Marine corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall L. Tobias: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George R. Dale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. J. Hollars: Brian Hollars, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Thomas Cory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons