
Born near Laotto: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Chick Stahl, from Avilla, 5 mi away. The best known of them is John Bowers, with articles in 15 languages. No famous person’s birth in Laotto is on record yet. The Indiana lists hold names for 426 towns.
What stands out about Laotto’s famous people
Famous people born near Laotto
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Herbert Hice Whetzel
1877–1944American mycologist and plant pathologist







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laotto 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 (9)
- John Bowers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Cuppy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond E. Willis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gandy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chick Stahl: Chick_Stahl.jpg: BPL derivative work: Rockfang, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Hice Whetzel: Nemetona, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MaChelle Joseph: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rece Buckmaster: Gabe Liendo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis William Tordella: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons