Famous people · Columbia Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Columbia Township
L. Whitney Watkins, born in Norvell Township, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Karch Kiraly, with articles in 42 languages. No famous person’s birth in Columbia Township is on record yet. Of the towns next door, Norvell Township lists the most: 2, with L. Whitney Watkins first.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Karch Kiraly
Best known
Karch Kiraly
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Columbia Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Columbia Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dan Coats
born 19435th Director of National Intelligence, former United States Senator from Indiana
Joseph Beal Steere
1842–1940American ornithologist
Edward P. Allen
1839–1909American politician and lawyer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Norvell Township lists the most people: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Columbia 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 (11)
- Karch Kiraly: therouterguy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Worden: NASA, scanned by Kipp Teague, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Coats: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Oakley: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Misner: Puzhok, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Beal Steere: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Randolph Bray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward P. Allen: Thomas Wallace Knox (1835-1896), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David P. Rawson: Staff Sgt. Paul R. Caron, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Murl K. Aten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons