Famous people · Copper City
Born near Copper City: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Philip Ruppe, was born in Laurium, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Eugene Parker, with articles in 28 languages. No famous person’s birth in Copper City is on record yet. 506 towns in Michigan have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Eugene Parker
Best known
Eugene Parker
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Copper City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Copper City
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Locke Petermann
1908–1975American cellular biochemist
John W. Murray
1913–1996Pastor, evangelist, and president of Shelton College
Edward Thomas Abrams
1860–1918American surgeon, gynecologist, and politician
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
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Copper City 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 (4)
- Eugene Parker: Kim Shiflett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Harkness Love: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manson Benedict: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Ruppe: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons