Famous people · Thayer
Born near Thayer: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Derek Johnson, born in Roselawn, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jo Anne Worley, with articles in 13 languages. No entry yet names Thayer as a birthplace. 426 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Jo Anne Worley
Best known
Jo Anne Worley
in 13 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Thayer
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thayer 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 (5)
- Jo Anne Worley: Greg Hernandez at https://www.flickr.com/photos/greginhollywood/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Mantz: Trenton International Speedway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Halleck: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dawn Brancheau: Ed Schipul from Houston, TX, US, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corbett Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons