
Born near Pottawattamie Park: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Anne Baxter, was born in Michigan City, 1 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Pottawattamie Park. 426 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
What stands out about Pottawattamie Park’s famous people
Famous people born near Pottawattamie Park
Nobody born in Pottawattamie Park is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Don Larsen
1929–2020American professional baseball player, pitcher






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pottawattamie Park 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)
- Anne Baxter: Modern Screen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Hinshaw: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Larsen: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Skiles: File:Milwaukee Bucks coaching staff.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Baldwin: 2008 Baldwin/Castle National Campaign Headquarters, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Arnt: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch McGary: Bryan Horowitz (flickr user SportsAngle.com), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita King: Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons