Famous people · Macon Township
Born near Macon Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ivan Riley, from Newton, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Macon Township yet. The best known of them is Shirley Knight, with articles in 41 languages. Over the border in Newton, 33 names are on record, led by Ivan Riley.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Shirley Knight
Best known
Shirley Knight
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Macon Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Macon Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Guy Ballard
1878–1939American mining engineer, founder of the "I AM" movement
Eleanor Carothers
1882–1957American zoologist, geneticist, and cytologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Macon 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 (6)
- Shirley Knight: Frank Driggs Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Riley: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Ballard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adolph Rupp: University of Kentucky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth P. Hoisington: U.S. Army Signal Corps, circa 1967, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Sowers: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons