Born near York Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Henry Luke Bolley, from Manchester, 4 mi away. Lonnie Mack is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. The list for York Township is empty for now. Across Indiana, 407 towns list someone born there.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is York 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.
Elmer Davis: uploaded by Dysepsion at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Harry E. Rowbottom: Harry E. Rowbottom for Congress campaign (Evansville, IN)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
John Q. Tufts: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Elias S. Holliday: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Harry C. Canfield: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons