Born near St. Bernice: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Len Gilmore, was born in Fairview Park, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in St. Bernice is on record yet. Gordon Allport is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. Across Indiana, 426 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about St. Bernice’s famous people
Famous people born near St. Bernice
Nobody born in St. Bernice is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


George Davis Herron
1862–1925American clergyman, writer and activist




W. Dale Compton
1929–2017Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1955
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Bernice 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)
- Ernie Pyle: Milton J. Pike, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Switzer: Trailer screenshot, from Our Gang, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Paige: Kromo Gravure Photo Co. out of Detroit, Michigan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold "Slim" Switzer: Hal Roach Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Eldredge: User:JCurrington, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Davis Herron: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons