
Born near Wildwood: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lurene Tuttle, from Pleasant Lake, 9 mi away. Ken Kercheval is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Wildwood yet. Famous people are on record for 426 of the towns in Indiana.
What stands out about Wildwood’s famous people
Famous people born near Wildwood
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Lois Irene Kimsey
1873–195828th Second Lady of the United States




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wildwood 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 (7)
- Ken Kercheval: Boston news paper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lurene Tuttle: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Irene Kimsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Dodd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry M. Kimball: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry J. Hendrix: Gina K Morrissette, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lora La Mance: Lora Le Mace, Attie A Stowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons