Born near Tab: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Jewell Young, born in Hedrick, 8 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Tab. In Indiana, 426 towns have someone on the list. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
What stands out about Tab’s famous people
Famous people born near Tab
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Bertha Foster
1881–1968Founding regent of the University of Miami


Emily Caroline Chandler Hodgin
1838–1907American temperance reformer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tab 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)
- Thad Matta: jmcmann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hamilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Gustine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- P. K. Spencer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Caroline Chandler Hodgin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iceal Hambleton: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons