Famous people · Phillipsburg
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Phillipsburg
No famous person’s birth in Phillipsburg is on record yet. Merlin A. Ditmer, born in Potsdam, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Bob Schul, with articles in 25 languages. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Bob Schul
Best known
Bob Schul
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Phillipsburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Phillipsburg
Nobody born in Phillipsburg is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Harry Willis Miller
1879–1977American physician and Seventh-day Adventist missionary
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Phillipsburg 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)
- Bob Schul: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Hamilton: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Haines: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wright: Botend, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jena Powell: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Babcock: New York Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Sayler: Brady and Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons