
Born near Vera Cruz: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Richard R. Schrock, with articles in 56 languages. Closest of all is Everett Scott, from Bluffton, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Vera Cruz is on record yet. Across Indiana, the lists cover 416 towns.
What stands out about Vera Cruz’s famous people
Famous people born near Vera Cruz
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vera Cruz 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)
- Richard R. Schrock: R._Schrock_-_IChO_2012_Opening_Ceremony.JPG: A.mela93 derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel W. Waugh: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Steiner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Gross: USARugbyRef, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Livingston Lowes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons