Famous people · Stanford
Born near Stanford: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dee Bradley Baker, from Bloomington, 9 mi away. No entry yet names Stanford as a birthplace. In Indiana, 426 towns have someone on the list. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Dee Bradley Baker
Best known
Dee Bradley Baker
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Stanford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Stanford
The 10 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 Stanford 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
- Meg Cabot: Nbf2926, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoagy Carmichael: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Webb: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Foley: Ciell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Sadler: uploaded to Wikipedia by Wazronk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin S. Johnson: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons