#14 famous people call Scottsburg their birthplace
Hubert Buchanan, the American pilot, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second place goes to the austin Peay women's basketball head coach Carrie Daniels, third to Joe Cravens. The list runs from Hubert Buchanan, born in 1941, to Carrie Daniels, born in 1972. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 5.4 for every 10,000 residents.

Born in Scottsburg
Two of the three are athletes.
#1Carrie Daniels
born 1972Austin Peay women's basketball head coach
When Scottsburg’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Scottsburg is known for
Share of Scottsburg’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Scottsburg
1 more, best known first.
Also called Scottsburg home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Scottsburg, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scottsburg and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Hubert Buchanan: Jagarolik1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons