Famous people · Freedom
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Freedom
Closest of all is Mildred Trotter, from Monaca, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Pete Maravich, with articles in 39 languages. Of the bordering towns, Monaca has the longest list: 7, with Mildred Trotter at the top. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Freedom.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Pete Maravich
Best known
Pete Maravich
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Freedom’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Freedom
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Shane Douglas
born 1964American professional wrestler and promoter
Thomas Midgley
1889–1944American chemist and engineer
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The fullest list close by belongs to Monaca, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freedom 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)
- Pete Maravich: Robert Kingsbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Namath: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Douglas: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Letteri: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrelle Revis: Jeff Kern, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ty Law: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Covert: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons