Famous people · Wright Township
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wright Township
The nearest, Everett Sanders, was born in Coalmont, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Phil Harris, with articles in 25 languages. Across Indiana, 380 towns list someone born there. No town in Indiana lists more than Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Phil Harris
Best known
Phil Harris
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wright Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wright Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dorothy Mengering
1921–2017American television personality, 1921-2017
Walter Bullock
1907–1953American screenwriter and lyricist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wright 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 (7)
- Phil Harris: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harrison Hays: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Yardley: NSA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Sanders: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert K. Corbin: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Bailey Merrill: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Porter Bridwell: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons