
Born near Fish Lake: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Harold Urey, from Walkerton, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists Fish Lake as their birthplace yet. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 425 towns. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
What stands out about Fish Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Fish Lake
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Mary Roberts Coolidge
1860–1945American sociologist and author



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fish Lake 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)
- Harold Urey: Flickr: ENERGY.GOV - Unknown photographer. Restored by Creator:Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Hinshaw: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Skiles: File:Milwaukee Bucks coaching staff.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Baldwin: 2008 Baldwin/Castle National Campaign Headquarters, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter LaFeber: Jonathan Schilling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Roberts Coolidge: No photographer credited in original source., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Blount: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons