Famous people · Bruce Township
Born near Bruce Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Jon Volpe, born in Kincheloe, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Terry O'Quinn, with articles in 44 languages. No famous person on record lists Bruce Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Terry O'Quinn
Best known
Terry O'Quinn
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bruce Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bruce Township
Nobody born in Bruce Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Taffy Abel
1900–1964Ice hockey player from the United States
Bob Bemer
1920–2004American computer scientist and aerospace engineer
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft
1800–184219th century American Indian literary author
Bernice Steadman
1925–2015American aviator and autobiographer
William M. Forgrave
1888–1953Charles Edward Johnston
1899–1971Canadian politician
Angus Goetz
1897–1977American football player, orthopedic surgeon
Elizabeth Whitney Williams
1844–1938American lighthousekeeper
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bruce 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 (9)
- Terry O'Quinn: THMS.nl, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taffy Abel: Detroit Free Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Johnston Schoolcraft: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernice Steadman: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald F. Bogan: U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph - Collection of Vice Admiral Dixwell Ketcham., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Petersen: AsWeGoAlong14, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Whitney Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary McDowell: https://www.youtube.com/@keweenawnews/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angus Goetz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons