Claude Shannon
1916–2001American mathematician and information theorist
Famous people · Bear Creek Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bear Creek Township
Claude Shannon, born in Petoskey, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Petoskey has the longest list: 17, with Claude Shannon at the top. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bear Creek Township. 506 towns across Michigan can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Claude Shannon
Best known
Claude Shannon
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bear Creek Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bear Creek Township
Nobody born in Bear Creek Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Raymond Wesley Starr
1888–1968United States federal judge
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The longest list nearby is Petoskey’s, with 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bear Creek 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 (8)
- 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
- Charles Archibald Nichols: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Wesley Starr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Maddock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons