Theodore Dreiser
1871–1945American novelist and journalist
Famous people · Lakewood
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lakewood
Theodore Dreiser, born in Terre Haute, 6 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Riley lists Mark C. Schinnerer. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lakewood. Across Indiana, the lists cover 422 towns.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Theodore Dreiser
Best known
Theodore Dreiser
in 78 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Lakewood
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakewood 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)
- Theodore Dreiser: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip José Farmer: Zacharias L.A. Nuninga, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scatman Crothers: Associated Students, University of California, Los Angeles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Bell: Corso Umberto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Mars: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Dreyfus: Jörg Noller, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph W. Moss: New Berne Weekly Journal (New Berne, NC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Stephens Ell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons