
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Osceola
Closest of all is Shawn Kemp, from Elkhart, 6 mi away. Pete Buttigieg is the most widely known, written about in 60 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Osceola. In Indiana, 403 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Osceola’s famous people
Famous people born near Osceola
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Lindsay Benko
born 1976American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder




Janice E. Voss
1956–2012American engineer and NASA astronaut

George Seaton
1911–1979American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Osceola 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)
- Pete Buttigieg: United States Department of Transportation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric F. Wieschaus: Geltron at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Norris: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janice E. Voss: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Kemp: Bryan Horowitz: Flickr, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Seaton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Hildebrandt: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hampson: Franz Johann Morgenbesser, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons