
Born near Cassville: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, William Ellsworth Kepner, was born in Miami, 4 mi away. Ryan White is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. No entry yet names Cassville as a birthplace. Across Indiana, 416 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Cassville’s famous people
Famous people born near Cassville
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


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 Cassville 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