Born near Indian Lake: 26 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Claire McCaskill, with articles in 35 languages. Juan Pablo Ballester, born in Cuba, 4 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Indian Lake as a birthplace. The Missouri lists hold names for 406 towns.
What stands out about Indian Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Indian Lake
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Bruce Woodcock
born 1970American computer and video game industry analyst



John A. Rogers
born 1967American chemist and materials scientist

Robin Carnahan
born 1961Administrator of the General Services Administration since 2021

John Lott
born 1959American mathematician and university teacher


Phoebe Hearst
1842–1919American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist

Peter Clark MacFarlane
1871–1924American actor and writer


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Indian Lake 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 (16)
- Claire McCaskill: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon Miller: Shannon Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hearst: Edouart & Cobb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe Hearst: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Rogers: Jrogers9999, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward M. Irwin: Illinois Secretary of State's Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Carnahan: U.S. General Services Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lott: Renate Schmid, Copyright is with MFO, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Lee Reeves, Jr.: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Smith: St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Clark MacFarlane: Not mentioned, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Jacobs: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Woodcock: Scott Jennings, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Hudgens: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Wortham James: John Singer Sargent, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph K. Hofer: USAAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons