
Mike Ditka
1939–2026American football player, coach, and television commentator
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Closest of all is Mike Ditka, from Carnegie, 3 mi away. John Kasich is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. No famous person’s birth in Rennerdale is on record yet. In Pennsylvania, 1,012 towns have someone on the list.
Nobody born in Rennerdale is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rennerdale 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.