Famous people · Northville Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Northville Township
The best known of them is Duane Swanson, with articles in 18 languages. The nearest, Paul Harvey, was born in Sandwich, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Northville Township is on record yet. In Illinois, 769 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Duane Swanson
Best known
Duane Swanson
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Northville Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Northville Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Manley L. Fosseen
1869–1947American politician – Minnesota -House 1903-06 (District 42); Senate 1907-14 (District 42)
Frederick M. Smith
1874–1946American religious leader and author
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Close by, the fullest list is Millington’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northville Township 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)
- Cole Bennett: GuapJosh, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Harvey: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- August H. Andresen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Merriam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick M. Smith: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Patten: Madelgarius This file was derived from: File:Simon Nelson Patten.jpg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur E. Andersen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons