Born near Cottrellville Township: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Seth Neddermeyer is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. The nearest, Steve Fisher, was born in Marine City, 3 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Cottrellville Township. Across the town line, Marine City lists 4, Steve Fisher first.
What stands out about Cottrellville Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Cottrellville Township
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Joseph E. Steinmetz
born 1955American university chancellor and molecular bioscience/psychology professor

Oswald A. Powers
1915–1942United States Navy Navy Cross recipient

Emily Helen Butterfield
1884–1958Architect, Women's Movement Pioneer, Greek Heraldist


Jeremiah Whipple Jenks
1856–1929(1856-1929) American economist





Adrienne Frantz
born 1978American actress and singer-songwriter




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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cottrellville 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 (14)
- Seth Neddermeyer: Manhattan Engineer District, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Henry Vigneron: Hinkleti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard A. Searfoss: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Billins: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Cronenworth: Ryan Casey Aguinaldo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah Whipple Jenks: Brown Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theobald Otjen: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Linton: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra C. Carleton: Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Achatz: star5112, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Bunting: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. Gore: The original uploader was Tedzsee at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph E. Steinmetz: Russell Cothren and Matthew Reynolds, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oswald A. Powers: United States Navy photograph from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, which is in the public domain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
