Famous people · Liberty Township
Born near Liberty Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Shirley Knight, with articles in 42 languages. Across the town line, Hillsboro lists 4, E. T. Klassen first. The nearest, E. T. Klassen, was born in Hillsboro, 3 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Liberty Township is on record yet.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Shirley Knight
Best known
Shirley Knight
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Liberty Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Liberty Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Martha Wall
1910–2000American Christian medical missionary, philosopher, nurse, and author
Horace B. Griffen
1894–1972Republican nominee for Governor of Arizona - 1956
Fay Moulton
1876–1945Athletics and American football competitor
George R. Fox
1880–1963American amateur archaeologist and author
Emil Kapaun
1916–1951Korean War US Army chaplain, POW, Medal of Honor recipient and Venerable
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Hillsboro counts 4 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Liberty 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)
- Shirley Knight: Frank Driggs Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emil Kapaun: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph Carpenter: Mrs. John H. Alexander, Mrs. Elbert R. Dean, compilers and publishers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Hoch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Sowers: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Faust: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane D. Thiessen: US Marine Corp photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons