
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Billtown
The nearest, Stuart Randall, was born in Brazil, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Theodore Dreiser, with articles in 78 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Billtown. 414 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
What stands out about Billtown’s famous people
Famous people born near Billtown
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Harold G. Richter
1925–2001American nuclear chemist and analytical chemist

Theodore Dreiser
1871–1945American novelist and journalist





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Billtown 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)
- Theodore Dreiser: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip José Farmer: Zacharias L.A. Nuninga, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scatman Crothers: Associated Students, University of California, Los Angeles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Bell: Corso Umberto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Mars: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Dreyfus: Jörg Noller, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Randall: Film screenshot (C.G.K. Productions), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Davis: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons