Famous people · McCordsville
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of McCordsville
Bill Blackbeard, born in Lawrence, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rex Stout, with articles in 44 languages. Over the border in Indianapolis, 28 names are on record, led by Kurt Vonnegut. So far, no famous person on record was born in McCordsville.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Rex Stout
Best known
Rex Stout
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about McCordsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near McCordsville
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Whitcomb Riley
1849–1916American poet from Indianapolis
Lillian Albertson
1881–1962Actress, theatrical producer
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The most names next door are in Indianapolis: 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McCordsville 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 (16)
- Rex Stout: Jill Krementz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Ahrendts: American Apparel & Footwear Association, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Harris: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Whitcomb Riley: Photo copyrighted by Moffett, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conor Daly: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Gibson: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Albertson: R.V. White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Dismore: Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zak Irvin: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellen Dunham: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Stern: Alexander Fuld Frazier, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Wariner: TenPoundHammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Wilt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zeno J. Rives: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter H. Moeller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Vonnegut: Bernard Gotfryd / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons