History · Sparta
Close to home
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Sparta yet, but 21 notable people were born within 35 miles. Here they are, nearest first.
Warsaw · 6 mi
Jim Blackburn
Major League Baseball pitcherKate Mosher
American artistLottie Deno
American gambler
Ken Maynard
American actor and stunt performer
Kermit Maynard
Actor, stunt performer
Lydia Moss Bradley
American philanthropist; founded Bradley University, Bradley Park
Edward Eggleston
Novelist, historian, clergymanLucien Shaw
Chief Justice of CaliforniaBobby Hooper
Professional basketball point guardDale Roberts
American baseball playerWillis Conway Pierce
American chemistMyron Irving Barker
American French professor
Skeeter Davis
American singer-songwriterLulu Vere Childers
African-American music educator
Arnie Risen
American basketball player