
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cleveland Township
The nearest, Shawn Kemp, was born in Elkhart, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Pete Buttigieg, with articles in 60 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Cleveland Township. In Indiana, 403 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Cleveland Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Cleveland Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Lindsay Benko
born 1976American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder











Janice E. Voss
1956–2012American engineer and NASA astronaut

George Seaton
1911–1979American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cleveland Township 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 (15)
- Pete Buttigieg: United States Department of Transportation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric F. Wieschaus: Geltron at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Norris: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janice E. Voss: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Kemp: Bryan Horowitz: Flickr, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Seaton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Hildebrandt: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hampson: Franz Johann Morgenbesser, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Smith: cliff1066, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Soho: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Germano: Bob Sanderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Lane: Fox Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bethany Galat: Jose Javato, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conte Candoli: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brademas: United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons