Ryan White
1971–1990American AIDS spokesperson and "poster boy"
Famous people · Sharpsville
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sharpsville
No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Sharpsville. The nearest, Ryan White, was born in Kokomo, 6 mi away. The Indiana lists hold names for 408 towns. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Ryan White
Best known
Ryan White
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sharpsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sharpsville
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ahmed Johnson
born 1963American football player and professional wrestler
Beryl H. Potter
1900–1985American astronomical researcher
Miriam Seegar
1907–2011American actress and interior decorator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sharpsville 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 (7)
- Ryan White: Wildhartlivie at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strother Martin: DVD (Batjac-Paramount Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miriam Seegar: uncredited (Life time: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Bridwell: Stuart Ramson/InsiderImages for Scholastic, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood Hillis: US Congress Joint Cmte on Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bunch: Dick Sheridan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- May Wallace: Barber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons