Famous people · Harrison Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Harrison Township
The nearest, Erik Palmer-Brown, was born in Napoleon, 3 mi away. No famous person on record lists Harrison Township as their birthplace yet. Joe E. Brown is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Next door, the list for Napoleon holds 7, Erik Palmer-Brown first.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Joe E. Brown
Best known
Joe E. Brown
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Harrison Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Harrison Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Massey
1934–2013American information theorist and cryptologist
Richard Mourdock
born 1951Indiana Republican Party politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Napoleon lists the most people: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harrison 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)
- Joe E. Brown: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Palmer-Brown: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Oldfield: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Massey: Unbekannt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Neff: BillCramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Mourdock: IN.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace MacGowan Cooke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons