
Born near Smithville-Sanders: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Dee Bradley Baker, was born in Bloomington, 7 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Smithville-Sanders. 426 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person. No town in Indiana lists more than Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Smithville-Sanders’ famous people
Famous people born near Smithville-Sanders
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Hoagy Carmichael
1899–1981American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader

Marc Webb
born 1974American music video and film director




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smithville-Sanders 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)
- Dee Bradley Baker: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lee Roth: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoagy Carmichael: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Webb: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meg Cabot: Nbf2926, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Foley: Ciell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Samuel Coleman: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles D. Walker: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons