Born near Delaware Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Frank Murphy is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. The nearest, Nicole Franzel, was born in Ubly, 13 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Delaware Township. Across Michigan, 502 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Delaware Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Delaware Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Frank Murphy
1890–1949U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1940 to 1949


George Lincoln
1907–1975American military officer, educator, and author





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delaware 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 (8)
- Frank Murphy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Thompson Gaige: Le Clear photographic studio of Lansing, Michigan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus K. Bettis: U.S. Army Air Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David C. Clark: Florida Gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Lange: Swonkydobon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Lincoln: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Nugent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Scouten: Mary Anne Fackelman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons