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Famous people · Lakeville

3 famous people call Lakeville their birthplace

At the top of the list is the American musician Dick Grove, covered in 2 languages. Second place goes to the American football coach James Bettcher, third to Richard W. Mangus. Dick Grove (1927) and James Bettcher (1978) mark the two ends of the list. Across Indiana, the lists cover 414 towns.

Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Dick Grove
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Dick Grove
Youngest
1978
James Bettcher
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known

Born in Lakeville

The three are covered in 2, 1 and 1 languages: Dick Grove, James Bettcher and Richard W. Mangus.

DG#1
Music

Dick Grove

1927–1998

American musician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JB#2
Sports

James Bettcher

born 1978

American football coach

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RM#3
Politics & Law

Richard W. Mangus

1931–2008

Indiana dairy farmer, professional truck driver and for 32 years a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives.

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakeville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.