
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dugger
Phil Harris, born in Linton, 6 mi away, is the closest. The Indiana lists hold names for 403 towns. Not one famous person on record comes from Dugger yet. No town in Indiana lists more than Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Dugger’s famous people
Famous people born near Dugger
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Dorothy Mengering
1921–2017American television personality, 1921-2017




Walter Bullock
1907–1953American screenwriter and lyricist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dugger 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 (7)
- Phil Harris: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harrison Hays: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Sanders: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Bailey Merrill: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Aydelotte: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Porter Bridwell: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Richard Gregg: Politicsislife, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons