
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jefferson Township
The best known of them is Terence T. Henricks, with articles in 17 languages. Over the border in Montpelier, 2 names are on record, led by Paul Siple. The nearest, Paul Siple, was born in Montpelier, 4 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Jefferson Township yet.
What stands out about Jefferson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jefferson Township
Nobody born in Jefferson Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Cook Lougheed
1922–2008Fort Wayne entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist






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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Montpelier’s, at 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jefferson 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)
- Terence T. Henricks: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Cramer: Mascot Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Siple: Ed Palumbo/World Telegram photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Carpenter: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank C. Kniffin: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Garver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph O. Rychener: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
