Famous people · Congress Township
Born near Congress Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Arthur Holly Compton is the most widely known, written about in 89 languages. Of the towns next door, Burbank lists Kollin Moore. Closest of all is Hal Kime, from West Salem, 3 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Congress Township is on record yet.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Arthur Holly Compton
Best known
Arthur Holly Compton
in 89 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Congress Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Congress Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Zeola Hershey Misener
1878–1966Indiana suffragist and politician
Robert R. Rowland
1917–2003USAF major general and Second World War flying ace
Karl Taylor Compton
1887–1954American physicist and university president
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Congress Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Congress 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 (14)
- Arthur Holly Compton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Peterson: Boungawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Taylor Compton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Varian: Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Childs: Creator(s): Bain News Service, publisher. No known restrictions on publication., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Joseph Chamberlain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hollis Frampton: Hollis Frampton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caitlin Cary: Ron Baker from Austin, Texas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Eric Reinhart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Brown: HJG1986, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Topsy Hartsel: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Kime: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Hoover: This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kollin Moore: Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons