Famous people · Patoka
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Patoka
Closest of all is Jackie Young, from Princeton, 3 mi away. No entry yet names Patoka as a birthplace. The best known of them is Robert Ridgway, with articles in 27 languages. Across Indiana, the lists cover 399 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Robert Ridgway
Best known
Robert Ridgway
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Patoka’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Patoka
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Melba Phillips
1907–2004American physicist and science educator
Jim Harmon
1933–2010American author and popular culture historian
Julian Morgenstern
1881–1976Reform rabbi, Bible scholar, and president of the Hebrew Union College
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Patoka 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)
- Robert Ridgway: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Young: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valeska Suratt: Courier Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melba Phillips: Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Jeremy Spencer: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons