Jack Martin
1917–1977American sports coach, athletics administrator
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, Jack Martin, was born in Springfield, 8 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Union Township. William R. Schmidt is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Across Nebraska, 246 towns list someone born there.
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
American sports coach, athletics administrator
Native American activist for repatriation of Native human remains



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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.