Born near Shindler: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Mamie Van Doren, from Rowena, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Shindler yet. Ernest Lawrence is the most widely known, written about in 93 languages. No town in South Dakota lists more than Sioux Falls, with 54.
What stands out about Shindler’s famous people
Famous people born near Shindler
Nobody born in Shindler is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Shayna Baszler
born 1980American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler

Keith Olsen
1945–2020American record producer and sound engineer





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shindler 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)
- Ernest Lawrence: Nobel foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert A. Dahl: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael E. Fossum: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Johnson: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shayna Baszler: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Gullickson: Mnikh&Ipatiy Vashchyshyn, OSBM, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Yarnal Berry: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Lawrence: Donald Cooksey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons