
Born near Pitsburg: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Bob Schul, with articles in 25 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Pitsburg yet. Jena Powell, born in Arcanum, 4 mi away, is the closest. In Ohio, 740 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Pitsburg’s famous people
Famous people born near Pitsburg
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Harry Willis Miller
1879–1977American physician and Seventh-day Adventist missionary


William W. Ullery
1897–1989American football player and football/basketball coach



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pitsburg 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 (6)
- Bob Schul: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton Murphy: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Light: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jena Powell: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Sayler: Brady and Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Lansdowne: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons