Born near Cloverland: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Johnny Mann, born in Fontanet, 5 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Lost Creek Township lists one, Al Barker. The best known of them is Theodore Dreiser, with articles in 78 languages. In Indiana, 397 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Cloverland’s famous people
Famous people born near Cloverland
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harold G. Richter
1925–2001American nuclear chemist and analytical chemist



Theodore Dreiser
1871–1945American novelist and journalist





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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Lost Creek Township has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cloverland 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)
- Theodore Dreiser: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip José Farmer: Zacharias L.A. Nuninga, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scatman Crothers: Associated Students, University of California, Los Angeles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Bell: Corso Umberto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Mars: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Dreyfus: Jörg Noller, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Randall: Film screenshot (C.G.K. Productions), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Davis: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons