Born near Porter Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Of the bordering towns, Jersey Shore has the longest list: 3, with James Gamble at the top. Closest of all is James Gamble, from Jersey Shore, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Alison Bechdel, with articles in 34 languages. No famous person’s birth in Porter Township is on record yet.
What stands out about Porter Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Porter Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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Famous people from the towns next door
Jersey Shore has the longest list next door: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Porter 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 (8)
- Alison Bechdel: 20Nasium26, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sloan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Hart: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander McDonald: United States Senate Historical Office?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sloan Dickey: Office for Emergency Management; Royden Dixon, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Fleming Rich: United States Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- June Maule: Dsdugan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Memorial Hamilton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
