
Born near Simonton Lake: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Shawn Kemp, born in Elkhart, 4 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in Elkhart: 53 names, starting with Shawn Kemp. Not one famous person on record comes from Simonton Lake yet. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 400 towns.
What stands out about Simonton Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Simonton Lake
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Lindsay Benko
born 1976American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder






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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Elkhart: 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Simonton Lake 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 (9)
- Shawn Kemp: Bryan Horowitz: Flickr, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Hildebrandt: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hampson: Franz Johann Morgenbesser, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Smith: cliff1066, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Soho: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Germano: Bob Sanderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Lane: Fox Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conte Candoli: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brademas: United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
