
Born near Shamrock Lakes: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Joseph Warren Fordney, from Hartford City, 4 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Shamrock Lakes yet. The best known of them is Myron McCormick, with articles in 10 languages. 414 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
What stands out about Shamrock Lakes’ famous people
Famous people born near Shamrock Lakes
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


David Clayton Ford
1949–2008American lawyer and politician
Charles Wesley Shilling
1901–1994American physician and United States Navy officer
Thomas Francis, Jr.
1900–1969American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist


Annetta R. Chipp
1866–1961American temperance leader and prison evangelist
John Harvey Baldwin
1851–1924American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1915-22 (District 63)


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shamrock Lakes 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 (6)
- Myron McCormick: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Stewart: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Warren Fordney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emerson Hammer: Rogers, A.D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Monroe: Ave Bonar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons