Famous people · Donaldson
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Donaldson
Closest of all is Lydia Knott, from Tyner, 4 mi away. Harold Urey is the most widely known, written about in 77 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Donaldson. Across Indiana, 417 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Harold Urey
Best known
Harold Urey
in 77 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Donaldson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Donaldson
Nobody born in Donaldson is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William Paul Fife
1917–2008American scientist and military officer
Stuart Gorrell
1901–1963American banker, wrote the lyrics to "Georgia on My Mind"
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Donaldson 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)
- Harold Urey: Flickr: ENERGY.GOV - Unknown photographer. Restored by Creator:Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Knott: Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter LaFeber: Jonathan Schilling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Games Slayter: Owens Corning, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stults: OctopusHat on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Blount: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Middleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Paul Fife: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons