Famous people · Ross
Born near Ross: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Janet Jackson, from Gary, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Ross. Gary’s list, next door, has 68 names, Janet Jackson first among them. 384 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Janet Jackson
Best known
Janet Jackson
in 104 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ross’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ross
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joseph Stiglitz
born 1943American economist, professor, and recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Jeff Samardzija
born 1985American baseball pitcher and football player
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Famous people from the towns next door
Gary has the longest list next door: 68.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ross 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 (9)
- Janet Jackson: Rich Esteban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Stiglitz: Jérémy Barande, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Toya Jackson: Template:Glória Pires, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine Jackson: JosephJackson2007.jpg: Reflexivity Capital Group[1] of picasa.google.com derivative work: Solid State Survivor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregg Popovich: The Obama White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betsy Palmer: United States Steel Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry L. Ross: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Funk: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Neville: 400_m_Meeting_Areva_2009.jpg: Yann Caradec from Paris, France derivative work: Zakke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons