Famous people · East China Township
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of East China Township
The nearest, Steve Fisher, was born in Marine City, 3 mi away. No famous person on record lists East China Township as their birthplace yet. Next door, the list for St. Clair holds 11, Jake Cronenworth first. Seth Neddermeyer is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Seth Neddermeyer
Best known
Seth Neddermeyer
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East China Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East China Township
Nobody born in East China Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Joseph E. Steinmetz
born 1955American university chancellor and molecular bioscience/psychology professor
Oswald A. Powers
1915–1942United States Navy Navy Cross recipient
Jeremiah Whipple Jenks
1856–1929(1856-1929) American economist
Emily Helen Butterfield
1884–1958Architect, Women's Movement Pioneer, Greek Heraldist
Daniel Cady Eaton
1834–1895American botanist
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Famous people from the towns next door
St. Clair leads the towns around it, with 11 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East China 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 (11)
- Seth Neddermeyer: Manhattan Engineer District, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Cady Eaton: George G. Rockwood, 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
- 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