Born near Danby Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Danby Township. Fran Bera, born in Mulliken, 3 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in Portland: 5 names, starting with Kristen McDonald Rivet. The best known of them is Matt Greene, with articles in 11 languages.
What stands out about Danby Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Danby Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Clarence Budington Kelland
1881–1964Novelist, short story writer, journalist






John Warner Fitzgerald
1924–2006American politician in Michigan



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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Portland, at 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Danby 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 (10)
- Matt Greene: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid Boucher: Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristen McDonald Rivet: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Fitzgerald: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Lyman: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Warner Fitzgerald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Henry Ingersoll: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Ingersoll: US State Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Lill: Perfectionvalleygraboids, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martia L. Davis Berry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
