15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Springport Township
Closest of all is M. F. K. Fisher, from Albion, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Karch Kiraly, with articles in 42 languages. The list for Springport Township is empty for now. Across the town line, Tompkins Township lists one, Henry F. Thomas.
What stands out about Springport Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Springport Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Voltairine de Cleyre
1866–1912American anarchist writer and feminist
Richard Clyde Taylor
1919–2003American philosopher, born 1919
Brock Cole
born 1938American children's illustrator and writer



Dan Coats
born 19435th Director of National Intelligence, former United States Senator from Indiana


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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Tompkins Township: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springport 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)
- Karch Kiraly: therouterguy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Voltairine de Cleyre: William J. Kuebler Jr., Public domain, 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
- Henry F. Thomas: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
