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Famous people · Ossian
3 famous people were born in Ossian
Articles in 3 languages make the American basketball player Jim Glass the best known. Josh VanMeter, the American baseball player, comes second, with Russ Wilkins third. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 8.9 for every 10,000 residents. The earliest on the list is Jim Glass, born in 1919, and the youngest Josh VanMeter, born in 1995.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Jim Glass
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
Jim Glass
Youngest
1995
Josh VanMeter
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Ossian
The three best known are all athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ossian and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Josh VanMeter: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons