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Famous people · Americus

No one born in Americus has made the famous people list yet

384 towns across Indiana can name a famous person born there. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68. After Gary, the next longest list in Indiana is Muncie’s, with 68.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Americus), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Americus has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Americus

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Americus and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.