Famous people · Winfield Township
Born near Winfield Township: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Jerry L. Ross, born in Crown Point, 5 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in Merrillville: 12 names, starting with David Neville. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Winfield Township. Famous people are on record for 413 of the towns in Indiana.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Jerry L. Ross
Best known
Jerry L. Ross
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Winfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Winfield Township
The 25 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
Merrillville leads the towns around it, with 12 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winfield 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
- Jo Anne Worley: Greg Hernandez at https://www.flickr.com/photos/greginhollywood/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Mantz: Trenton International Speedway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Abel: Ihavetantrums, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dawn Brancheau: Ed Schipul from Houston, TX, US, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corbett Davis: Public domain, 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