Famous people · White River Township
Born near White River Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Trayce Jackson-Davis, born in Greenwood, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Indianapolis has the longest list: 28, with Kurt Vonnegut at the top. The best known of them is Steve McQueen, with articles in 80 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from White River Township yet.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Steve McQueen
Best known
Steve McQueen
in 80 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about White River Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near White River Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Katie Gearlds
born 1984American women's basketball coach and former player
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Close by, Indianapolis counts 28 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is White River 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 (11)
- Steve McQueen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Tucker: Lowell State Teachers College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer S. Riggs: The Field Museum in Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trayce Jackson-Davis: The Hoosier from Bloomington, IN, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Faris: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Gearlds: Purdue University, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Bray: Image courtesy of the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nan Whaley: Daniel E. Cleary, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Smith McPherson: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Crowe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Vonnegut: Bernard Gotfryd / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons