
Born near Butlerville: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Pat O'Connor, from North Vernon, 6 mi away. Across Indiana, 416 towns list someone born there. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68. After Gary, the next longest list in Indiana is Muncie’s, with 68.
What stands out about Butlerville’s famous people
Famous people born near Butlerville
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Gordon H. Butler, Sr.
1889–1964American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1951-62 (District 57); Senate 1963-64 (District 61)



Sherrill Cheda
1936–2008American-Canadian librarian, writer, and feminist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Butlerville 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)
- Pat O'Connor: Hy Peskin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Whitcomb: Chris, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald G. Douglas: Schmid, Renate, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Dixon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover Hartley: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeptha D. New: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. New: Brady-Handy Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall S. Harmon: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons