Jeff Samardzija
born 1985American baseball pitcher and football player
Famous people · Ross Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ross Township
Paul Samuelson is the most widely known, written about in 95 languages. Closest of all is Jeff Samardzija, from Merrillville, 1 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Hobart has the longest list: 13, with Omar Apollo at the top. The list for Ross Township is empty for now.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Paul Samuelson
Best known
Paul Samuelson
in 95 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Ross Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Around it, Hobart has the most people on record, 13 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ross Township 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.
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- David Neville: 400_m_Meeting_Areva_2009.jpg: Yann Caradec from Paris, France derivative work: Zakke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons