Born near Toad Hop: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Van Van Wey, from West Terre Haute, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Theodore Dreiser, with articles in 78 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Toad Hop. Famous people are on record for 426 of the towns in Indiana.
What stands out about Toad Hop’s famous people
Famous people born near Toad Hop
Nobody born in Toad Hop is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Theodore Dreiser
1871–1945American novelist and journalist







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Toad Hop 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)
- Theodore Dreiser: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip José Farmer: Zacharias L.A. Nuninga, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scatman Crothers: Associated Students, University of California, Los Angeles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Bell: Corso Umberto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Mars: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Dreyfus: Jörg Noller, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Le Moyne: Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Bennett: Gaulschreck, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons