
Born near Westchester Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Mitch McGary, was born in Chesterton, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Anne Baxter, with articles in 68 languages. Across the town line, Chesterton lists 5, Mitch McGary first. No entry yet names Westchester Township as a birthplace.
What stands out about Westchester Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Westchester Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Mark N. Brown
born 1951Former NASA astronaut and colonel in the USAF





Don Larsen
1929–2020American professional baseball player, pitcher



Richard William Timm
1923–2020American Catholic priest, educator, and zoologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Chesterton, at 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westchester 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)
- Anne Baxter: Modern Screen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gable Steveson: F4WOnline, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Larsen: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark N. Brown: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Arnt: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robbie Hummel: Mangass, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch McGary: Bryan Horowitz (flickr user SportsAngle.com), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Benham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita King: Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard William Timm: Saiful Islam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Dille: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Collins: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar D. Crumpacker: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

