23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cicero
The nearest, Lavasier Tuinei, was born in Arcadia, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Gary Harris, with articles in 20 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Cicero. No town in Indiana lists more than Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Cicero’s famous people
Famous people born near Cicero
Nobody born in Cicero is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson
1865–1943Christian Pentecostal denominational leader in the early Twentieth Century in the USA

Thomas Jefferson Lindley
1843–1915American settler and politician





Brad Maynard
born 1974All-American college football player, professional football player, punter





Beryl H. Potter
1900–1985American astronomical researcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cicero 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 (14)
- Gary Harris: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eriq Zavaleta: Scott Calleja, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bunch: Dick Sheridan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Booth: Alman & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zak Irvin: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Adams: Exhibits, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Gernade Bowers: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Trotman: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Schilling: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keeley Dowling: Johnmaxmena2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Maynard: RMelon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Tresidder: Dananderson at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Lindley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons