Famous people · Springport
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Springport
The nearest, Zachary Abel, was born in Middletown, 8 mi away. Robert Indiana is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Springport. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Robert Indiana
Best known
Robert Indiana
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Springport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Springport
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Hazelton Cotteral
1864–1933United States federal judge
Melvin E. Biddle
1923–2010United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springport 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 (14)
- Robert Indiana: Vajiajia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Benson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrea Drews: Werqishaxfierce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Bonham: NCAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonzi Wells: keithjj on Pixabay, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lawvere: Andrej Bauer Bmannaa at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Crane: film screenshot (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milo Burcham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Omar Bundy: George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Thompson: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Hines: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Berry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hazelton Cotteral: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel L. Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons