Famous people · Madison Township
Born near Madison Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is James Bush, from Greenfield, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Milton Caniff, with articles in 14 languages. The nearest list is next door in Greenfield: 8 names, starting with James Bush. No famous person on record lists Madison Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Milton Caniff
Best known
Milton Caniff
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Madison Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Madison Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Wilbur McKee White
1890–1973(1890-1973) American politician
Margaret Peterson Haddix
born 1964American author
Travis Shaw
born 1990American professional baseball player
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Greenfield: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madison 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 (15)
- Milton Caniff: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bush: film screenshot (RKO Radio Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Peterson Haddix: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Hull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Shaw: Eric Kilby on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McEwen: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carey A. Trimble: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Ann Reynolds: "The Colored American", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Hull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Parsons Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Arthur Fries: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Luther Dickey: Brady and Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jess Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dustin Archbold: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur McKee White: unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons