Born near Richland: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Phil Morrison, was born in Rockport, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Johnny Depp, with articles in 147 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Richland yet. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Richland’s famous people
Famous people born near Richland
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Bill Peet
1915–2002Artist, illustrator, author, animator and story teller



William Fortune
1863–1942American businessman, journalist, and civic leader




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richland 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)
- Nicky Hayden: Box Repsol, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Ewell: Friedman-Abeles, New York. Stamp is partial, but the photographer did many New York theater photos; we have quite a few here at Commons., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Hagan: Essex Meats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Peet: Bill Murphy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Hemenway: The original uploader was The Special Education Squad at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Roeder: Rockefeller gs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte M. Katterjohn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons