
Born near Laud: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jim Banks, was born in Columbia City, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Dan Butler, with articles in 29 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Laud. Across Indiana, the lists cover 426 towns.
What stands out about Laud’s famous people
Famous people born near Laud
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Charles H. Beeson
1870–1949American classical and medieval Latin scholar



Elizebeth Smith Friedman
1892–1980American cryptanalyst and author

Edwin Albert Link
1904–1981American inventor and underwater diver

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laud 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 (7)
- Dan Butler: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Banks: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizebeth Smith Friedman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Kramer: flickr user JJSnickers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janie Fricke: Daver812, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gandy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph F. Gates: Office of the Governor of Indiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons