Famous people · Bennetts Switch
Born near Bennetts Switch: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Ryan White is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. The nearest, William Ellsworth Kepner, was born in Miami, 2 mi away. No famous person on record lists Bennetts Switch as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Ryan White
Best known
Ryan White
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bennetts Switch’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bennetts Switch
Nobody born in Bennetts Switch is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Ryan White
1971–1990American AIDS spokesperson and "poster boy"
Ahmed Johnson
born 1963American football player and professional wrestler
Miriam Seegar
1907–2011American actress and interior decorator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bennetts Switch 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)
- Ryan White: Wildhartlivie at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strother Martin: DVD (Batjac-Paramount Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miriam Seegar: uncredited (Life time: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Bridwell: Stuart Ramson/InsiderImages for Scholastic, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood Hillis: US Congress Joint Cmte on Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Seegar: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Ellsworth Kepner: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons