Claude Shannon
1916–2001American mathematician and information theorist
Famous people · Bay Township
Born near Bay Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Claude Shannon, was born in Petoskey, 6 mi away. The list for Bay Township is empty for now. 502 of the towns in Michigan list at least one person. The longest list in Michigan is Dearborn’s, with 63 names.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Claude Shannon
Best known
Claude Shannon
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bay Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bay Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Yvonne Walker Keshick
born 1946American Anishinaabe artist and basket maker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bay 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)
- Claude Shannon: Jacobs, Konrad, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Boone: Thibault, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Malpass: Franz Mahr (World Bank), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Britta Phillips: Tammy Lo from Brooklyn, NY, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Catton: Library of Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Acheson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Hankins: Swaurt, CC0, Wikimedia Commons