Famous people · Elk Rapids
Born near Elk Rapids: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Roger Mason, from Bellaire, 11 mi away. Jeremy Davies is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Elk Rapids. The longest list in Michigan is Dearborn’s, with 63 names.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Jeremy Davies
Best known
Jeremy Davies
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elk Rapids’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elk Rapids
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Earl Young
1889–1975Michigan architect, realtor, and insurance salesman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elk Rapids 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 (6)
- Jeremy Davies: jbach, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Majerle: Jdhhauser, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wayne: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Milliken: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Young: Kathleen Conklin from Falls Church, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Mason: San Francisco Giants / Dennis Desprois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons