Born near Lake Santee: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Marty Herrmann, was born in Oldenburg, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Rose McConnell Long, with articles in 18 languages. The Indiana lists hold names for 407 towns. No famous person’s birth in Lake Santee is on record yet.
What stands out about Lake Santee’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Santee
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Santee 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)
- Rose McConnell Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Bragg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl G. Fisher: Bain News Service, N.Y.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Meyer: Scott U on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant McIntosh: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry L. Gordon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons