
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Whiteland
Bob Glidden, born in Whiteland, 2 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in New Whiteland. The best known of them is Steve McQueen, with articles in 80 languages. In Indiana, 417 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about New Whiteland’s famous people
Famous people born near New Whiteland
Nobody born in New Whiteland is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.














Katie Gearlds
born 1984American women's basketball coach and former player


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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Whiteland’s, at 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Whiteland 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)
- Steve McQueen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Schaffer: Markus Felix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Alford: Dirk Hansen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Duggan: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer S. Riggs: The Field Museum in Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trayce Jackson-Davis: The Hoosier from Bloomington, IN, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maude Turner Gordon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Gearlds: Purdue University, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Glidden: Jack Pine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Bosma: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Crowe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelby Howard: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- JD Closser: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Duggan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe W. Kelly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
