Famous people · Widner Township
Born near Widner Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Glynn Wolfe, born in Freelandville, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Joseph W. Barr, with articles in 13 languages. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68. After Gary, the next longest list in Indiana is Muncie’s, with 68.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Joseph W. Barr
Best known
Joseph W. Barr
in 13 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Widner Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Widner 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 (8)
- Joseph W. Barr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Yeoman: University of Houston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Cullop: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William McKendree Springer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glynn Wolfe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover Lowdermilk: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. McNaughton: Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tricia Cullop: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons