Famous people · Wells Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wells Township
The nearest, Tressie Souders, was born in Frankfort, 6 mi away. Moondog is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Of the bordering towns, Blue Rapids City Township has a list, with Henry Pomeroy Miller. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Wells Township.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Moondog
Best known
Moondog
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wells Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wells Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Henry Pomeroy Miller
1883–1946American politician and lobbyist
Kenneth W. Dam
1932–2022United States Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury from 2001 to 2003
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Close by, the fullest list is Blue Rapids City Township’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wells 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 (5)
- Moondog: HAL-Guandu, CC BY 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael McClure: Onehandclapping, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth W. Dam: James Tourtellotte, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Duensing: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angie Debo: Phyllis Mantik and Lynda Reynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons