Born near Clarksburg: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Wilfred Smith, was born in Milroy, 8 mi away. Charles Murray is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. The list for Clarksburg is empty for now. Famous people are on record for 417 of the towns in Indiana.
What stands out about Clarksburg’s famous people
Famous people born near Clarksburg
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Charles Murray
1872–1941American film actor of the silent era







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clarksburg 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)
- Charles Murray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose McConnell Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Bragg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl G. Fisher: Bain News Service, N.Y.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Meyer: Scott U on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant McIntosh: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry L. Gordon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. F. Peirce: Will Cumback, J. B. Maynard, editors. Hugh McGrath, William Stoddard, publishers. The Indianapolis Sentinel Company (Indianapolis, IN), printer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons