Famous people · Cross Village Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cross Village Township
Chris Hass, born in Pellston, 12 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Cross Village Township. The best known of them is Claude Shannon, with articles in 70 languages. Across Michigan, the lists cover 506 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Claude Shannon
Best known
Claude Shannon
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cross Village Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cross Village Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Raymond Wesley Starr
1888–1968United States federal judge
Claude Shannon
1916–2001American mathematician and information theorist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cross Village 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)
- 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
- Bruce Catton: Library of Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prentiss M. Brown: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aubrey Fitch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Wesley Starr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Sweetland: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal R. Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons