16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Buckskin
The nearest, Jim Loveless, was born in Francisco, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Jackie Young, with articles in 24 languages. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 414 towns. No famous person’s birth in Buckskin is on record yet.
What stands out about Buckskin’s famous people
Famous people born near Buckskin
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








William Fortune
1863–1942American businessman, journalist, and civic leader
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buckskin 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)
- Jackie Young: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Amazing Criswell: Edward D. Wood Jr. Uploader of the derivative: Forgotten Celluloid Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Hemenway: The original uploader was The Special Education Squad at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack V. Wright: El Dorado Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edd Roush: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Roeder: Rockefeller gs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Spencer: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte M. Katterjohn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons