Ryan White
1971–1990American AIDS spokesperson and "poster boy"
Famous people · Lincoln
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lincoln
Closest of all is Ryan White, from Kokomo, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Greg Kinnear, with articles in 49 languages. Across Indiana, 426 towns list someone born there. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lincoln.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Greg Kinnear
Best known
Greg Kinnear
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lincoln’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lincoln
Nobody born in Lincoln is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Ahmed Johnson
born 1963American football player and professional wrestler
Clara Ingram Judson
1879–1960American children's writer, biographies
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln 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 (6)
- Ryan White: Wildhartlivie at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strother Martin: DVD (Batjac-Paramount Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Bridwell: Stuart Ramson/InsiderImages for Scholastic, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Christy: Gene Kornman (1897–1978), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood Hillis: US Congress Joint Cmte on Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edna Goodrich: Bain News Service publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons