19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hillsdale
Gordon Allport, born in Montezuma, 1 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Hillsdale. In Indiana, 425 towns have someone on the list. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Hillsdale’s famous people
Famous people born near Hillsdale
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Warder Clyde Allee
1885–1955American zoologist and ecologist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillsdale 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)
- Ernie Pyle: Milton J. Pike, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edward Jones: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warder Clyde Allee: National Academy of Sciences, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Davis Herron: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark L. De Motte: From 1882's "Public Men of To-Day" by Phineas Camp Headley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Harvey Logan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Shepard: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons