Allen W. Gullion
1880–1946Chaplain, Army officer, Chief of Chaplains, Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Famous people · Lamb
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lamb
The nearest, Allen W. Gullion, was born in Carrollton, 2 mi away. Ken Maynard is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lamb. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Ken Maynard
Best known
Ken Maynard
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lamb’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lamb
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lydia Moss Bradley
1816–1908American philanthropist; founded Bradley University, Bradley Park
John M. Glass
1843–1925Chief of Police of Los Angeles, California
Richard Yates
1815–187313th Governor of Illinois, U.S. Senator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lamb 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 (10)
- Ken Maynard: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kermit Maynard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Moss Bradley: Reprinted in a Peoria Journal article dated May 25, 1913, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Yates: Brady-Handy collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Eggleston: L. Bernie Gallaher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer Dumont: Who-When-What Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William M. Dunn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen W. Gullion: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Glass: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Marcum: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons