
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mackey
Closest of all is Edd Roush, from Oakland City, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Jackie Young, with articles in 24 languages. No famous person’s birth in Mackey is on record yet. 382 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
What stands out about Mackey’s famous people
Famous people born near Mackey
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mackey 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 (8)
- Jackie Young: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Amazing Criswell: Edward D. Wood Jr. Uploader of the derivative: Forgotten Celluloid Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack V. Wright: El Dorado Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edd Roush: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Farley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Spencer: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Raymond Luhring: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Kimball: Thomas A. Edison, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons