Stuart Gorrell
1901–1963American banker, wrote the lyrics to "Georgia on My Mind"
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, Stuart Gorrell, was born in Knox, 5 mi away. Henry F. Schricker is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. In Indiana, 426 towns have someone on the list. Not one famous person on record comes from Bass Lake yet.
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
American banker, wrote the lyrics to "Georgia on My Mind"


American professional baseball team owner and executive

Professor of biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Bass Lake’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bass Lake 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.