Famous people · Koontz Lake
Born near Koontz Lake: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Harold Urey, from Walkerton, 4 mi away. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68. After Gary, the next longest list in Indiana is Muncie’s, with 68. So far, no famous person on record was born in Koontz Lake.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Harold Urey
Best known
Harold Urey
in 77 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Koontz Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Koontz Lake
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Paul Fife
1917–2008American scientist and military officer
Stuart Gorrell
1901–1963American banker, wrote the lyrics to "Georgia on My Mind"
Richard W. Mangus
1931–2008Indiana dairy farmer, professional truck driver and for 32 years a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Koontz 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 (8)
- Harold Urey: Flickr: ENERGY.GOV - Unknown photographer. Restored by Creator:Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Knott: Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter LaFeber: Jonathan Schilling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Blount: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Paul Fife: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry N. Couden: Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Archie Mangun: Curiousgeorgetown, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Short: Austin Senators, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons