Mark N. Brown
born 1951Former NASA astronaut and colonel in the USAF
Famous people · Union Township
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Union Township
Mark N. Brown, born in Valparaiso, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jerry L. Ross, with articles in 26 languages. Of the towns next door, Hobart lists the most: 13, with Omar Apollo first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Union Township.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Jerry L. Ross
Best known
Jerry L. Ross
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Union Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jeff Samardzija
born 1985American baseball pitcher and football player
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Hobart counts 13 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union 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.
Photo credits (10)
- Jerry L. Ross: NASA, Public domain, 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
- Mark N. Brown: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robbie Hummel: Mangass, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Mantz: Trenton International Speedway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Benham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Abel: Ihavetantrums, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Albrecht: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Bigbie: Daniel Kucin Jr. of the Baltimore Sun for the [https://www.flickr.com/people/ftmeade/ Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office], CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Weatherford: MMG123, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons