Famous people · Johnson
Born near Johnson: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Valeska Suratt, born in Owensville, 3 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Johnson as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Robert Ridgway, with articles in 27 languages. Famous people are on record for 425 of the towns in Indiana.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Robert Ridgway
Best known
Robert Ridgway
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Johnson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Johnson
Nobody born in Johnson is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Alvin Francis Lindsay
1882–1957American politician in Missouri
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Johnson 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)
- Robert Ridgway: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Young: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valeska Suratt: Courier Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Amazing Criswell: Edward D. Wood Jr. Uploader of the derivative: Forgotten Celluloid Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack V. Wright: El Dorado Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Bixler Heiser: Staff Photographers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Parrett: Brant & Fuller (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons