
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Long Beach
Closest of all is Anne Baxter, from Michigan City, 3 mi away. One notable person lived here: John Roberts. No famous person on record lists Long Beach as their birthplace yet. 395 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Long Beach’s famous people
Famous people born near Long Beach
Nobody born in Long Beach is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Don Larsen
1929–2020American professional baseball player, pitcher



Richard William Timm
1923–2020American Catholic priest, educator, and zoologist




Also called Long Beach home
Born elsewhere, John Roberts lived here.

John Roberts
born 1955Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2005
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Long Beach 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)
- John Roberts: Steve Petteway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Baxter: Modern Screen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Hinshaw: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Larsen: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Skiles: File:Milwaukee Bucks coaching staff.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Baldwin: 2008 Baldwin/Castle National Campaign Headquarters, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Arnt: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi Anderson: Monroe A. Majors., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard William Timm: Saiful Islam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar D. Crumpacker: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons