Famous people · Morris Township
Born near Morris Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Clarence Dill, from Fredericktown, 3 mi away. Paul Lynde is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Morris Township. The nearest list is next door in Mount Vernon: 33 names, starting with Paul Lynde.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Paul Lynde
Best known
Paul Lynde
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Morris Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Morris Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Royal D. Suttkus
1920–2009Ichthyologist, founder of a fish collection
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Around it, Mount Vernon has the most people on record, 33 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morris 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)
- Paul Lynde: ABC Television Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Dill: The original uploader was CongressRecords at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Sheldon Norton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Emmett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. West: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benton Jay Hall: Thomas William Herringshaw, author. W. H. Ives & Co. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lansford Hastings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons