Famous people · Scotland
Born near Scotland: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Don Herold, born in Bloomfield, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jack Mercer, with articles in 16 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Scotland yet. In Indiana, 426 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Jack Mercer
Best known
Jack Mercer
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Scotland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Scotland
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scotland 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 (7)
- Herbert Yardley: NSA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar E. Bland: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert K. Corbin: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Wayne Landis: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Yeoman: University of Houston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Graves: Bradjward, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Oliphant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons