James Whitcomb Riley
1849–1916American poet from Indianapolis
Famous people · Maxwell
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Maxwell
Angela Ahrendts is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Closest of all is James Whitcomb Riley, from Greenfield, 4 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Maxwell yet. Across Indiana, 426 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Angela Ahrendts
Best known
Angela Ahrendts
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Maxwell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Maxwell
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Morris Sparks
1872–1950United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maxwell 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)
- Angela Ahrendts: American Apparel & Footwear Association, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Whitcomb Riley: Photo copyrighted by Moffett, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Gibson: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Dismore: Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellen Dunham: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Wilt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zeno J. Rives: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons