
Born near Atlantic Mine: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Eugene Parker, born in Houghton, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James Tolkan, with articles in 33 languages. The list for Atlantic Mine is empty for now. No town in Michigan lists more than Dearborn, with 63.
What stands out about Atlantic Mine’s famous people
Famous people born near Atlantic Mine
Nobody born in Atlantic Mine is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Donald G. Saari
born 1940American mathematician, expert on voting methods and the n-body problem (b.1940)
Mary Odile Cahoon
1929–2011American Benedictine nun, biologist and Antarctic scientist



Paul Smith
1906–1985American film composer, violinist, conductor

Mary Locke Petermann
1908–1975American cellular biochemist
Lyman Frimodig
1891–1972American athlete and college basketball coach
John W. Murray
1913–1996Pastor, evangelist, and president of Shelton College
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Atlantic Mine 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 (8)
- James Tolkan: Putitonamap98, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Parker: Kim Shiflett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Smith: Mwanner | Talk. Original uploader was Mwanner at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Harkness Love: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Verna Hillie: Cine Mundial, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Paavola: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manson Benedict: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Ruppe: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons