
Born near York Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ford Christopher Frick, was born in Wawaka, 5 mi away. Ken Kercheval is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. No famous person’s birth in York Township is on record yet. 410 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about York Township’s famous people
Famous people born near York Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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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.
Photo credits (7)
- Ken Kercheval: Boston news paper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight H. Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ford Christopher Frick: Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Price: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harl Maggert: Bain News Service Uploaded by PM800 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uriel Macias: Urielmacias19, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lora La Mance: Lora Le Mace, Attie A Stowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons