History · Ripley
Close to home
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Ripley yet, but 20 notable people were born within 35 miles. Here they are, nearest first.
Alamo · 1 mi
Winfred Ethestal Wagoner
American academic administratorAlbert Gerard Wood
American plant physiologistClarence Fuson Merrell
Indiana author 1887-1954
The Ultimate Warrior
American professional wrestler and bodybuilder
Joseph P. Allen
American astronautJames Dunbar
American rower
Eleanor Lambert
American fashion publicist
Howdy Wilcox
American racing driver
John L. Wilson
American politician (Republican)Arthur Herbert Basye
American historian
William R. Ellis
American politicianEmory Guy Simmons
BotanistPinky Spruhan
American football, basketball and baseball coachRay Neal
Player and coach of American FootballJesse E. Hobson
President of SRI InternationalLexemuel Ray Hesler
American mycologistClare W. Graves
American psychologist