Famous people · White River Township
Born near White River Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Jackie Young, born in Princeton, 6 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Mount Carmel has the longest list: 18, with Robert Ridgway at the top. The list for White River Township is empty for now. The best known of them is Robert Ridgway, with articles in 27 languages.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Robert Ridgway
Best known
Robert Ridgway
in 27 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
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Melba Phillips
1907–2004American physicist and science educator
Jim Harmon
1933–2010American author and popular culture historian
Julian Morgenstern
1881–1976Reform rabbi, Bible scholar, and president of the Hebrew Union College
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Of the towns nearby, Mount Carmel lists the most people: 18.
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 (4)
- Robert Ridgway: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Young: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valeska Suratt: Courier Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melba Phillips: Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons