
Born near Homecroft: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Steve McQueen, born in Beech Grove, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Kurt Vonnegut, with articles in 121 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Homecroft yet. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 400 towns.
What stands out about Homecroft’s famous people
Famous people born near Homecroft
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Dan Quayle
born 1947Vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993


David Letterman
born 1947American comedian and television host

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Homecroft 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)
- Kurt Vonnegut: Bernard Gotfryd / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Quayle: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendan Fraser: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Letterman: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley / Released, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve McQueen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Green: vlogbrothers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons