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Famous people · Sandy Ridge

12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sandy Ridge

Closest of all is Bill Meehan, from Osceola Mills, 4 mi away. Fred Waring is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Sandy Ridge. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 1,012 towns.

#1 best knownFred WaringMusic · 1900–1984
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Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Fred Waring
Best known
Fred Waring
in 9 Wikipedia languages

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★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Sandy Ridge

They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miTyrone · 5Houtzdale · 4Sandy Ridge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sandy 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.

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