18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Huber Ridge
Nigel Hayes-Davis, born in Westerville, 2 mi away, is the closest. Over the border in Columbus, 26 names are on record, led by Simone Biles. The best known of them is Simone Biles, with articles in 73 languages. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 753 towns.
What stands out about Huber Ridge’s famous people
Famous people born near Huber Ridge
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
born 1978American television producer



Georgia Schweitzer
born 1979Former American collegiate and professional basketball player




Josh Radnor
born 1974American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter




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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Columbus has the most on record: 26.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Huber Ridge 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 (12)
- Simone Biles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maggie Grace: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. L. Stine: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warner Baxter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois McMaster Bujold: Kyle Cassidy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Nicklaus: Shealeah Craighead, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachael Harris: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Schmidt Hissrich: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Linhart: Reuven Frizi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton W. Gilbert: C. M. Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cash: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathon Cooper: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
