
Born near Baugo Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Shawn Kemp, from Elkhart, 5 mi away. Elkhart’s list, next door, has 53 names, Shawn Kemp first among them. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Baugo Township. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Baugo Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Baugo Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Lindsay Benko
born 1976American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder










Ida Shepard Oldroyd
1856–1940American conchologist, curator, and paleontologist

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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Elkhart, at 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Baugo 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 (14)
- Shawn Kemp: Bryan Horowitz: Flickr, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Hildebrandt: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hampson: Franz Johann Morgenbesser, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Smith: cliff1066, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Soho: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Germano: Bob Sanderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Lane: Fox Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Carew: The Australasian, Melbourne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bethany Galat: Jose Javato, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conte Candoli: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brademas: United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Bolduan: Angel N., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Proctor: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordon Hodges: Ryan Hodges, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
