Famous people · Herbst
Born near Herbst: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Joni T. Johnson, born in Swayzee, 2 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Herbst is on record yet. The best known of them is James Dean, with articles in 112 languages. 425 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
James Dean
Best known
James Dean
in 112 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Herbst’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Herbst
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Willis Van Devanter
1859–1941Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
John Harvey Baldwin
1851–1924American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1915-22 (District 63)
Miriam Seegar
1907–2011American actress and interior decorator
Thomas Francis, Jr.
1900–1969American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Herbst 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 (6)
- James Dean: In-house publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Randolph: eric molina, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miriam Seegar: uncredited (Life time: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Norman Lehmer: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jane Ward: Bh5unhedu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Van Devanter: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons