Famous people · Charleston Township
Born near Charleston Township: 27 famous people within 35 miles
William T. Bovie, born in Augusta, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Battle Creek lists the most: 43, with Jason Newsted first. The best known of them is Jason Newsted, with articles in 46 languages. No famous person’s birth in Charleston Township is on record yet.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Jason Newsted
Best known
Jason Newsted
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Charleston Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Charleston Township
Nobody born in Charleston Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William Rufus Shafter
1835–1906United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Rick Snyder
born 1958American politician and business executive
George Willis Cooke
1848–1923American church historian
Edna Ferber
1885–1968American novelist, short story writer and playwright
Loyd Wheaton
1838–1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
Battle Creek has the longest list next door: 43.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Charleston 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 (21)
- Edna Ferber: Theatre Magazine Company; Nickolas Muray, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Van Dam: Sweetdreamsno, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Hutton: MGM studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Huma Abedin: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McG: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Snyder: Office of Governor Rick Snyder, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Daniels: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kitzmiller: Indeciso42 at the Italian Wikipedia project., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Narada Michael Walden: Craig ONeal at https://www.flickr.com/photos/craigoneal, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Keith Kellogg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie Sheh: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Schippers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Rufus Shafter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Peterson: Razcle at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eudora Bumstead: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Austin: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Willis Cooke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Rankin: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Roberts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Wallace Kent: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loyd Wheaton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons