Famous people · Ellsworth
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ellsworth
Closest of all is Joe Maddock, from East Jordan, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Claude Shannon, with articles in 70 languages. No famous person on record lists Ellsworth as their birthplace yet. 502 of the towns in Michigan list at least one person.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Claude Shannon
Best known
Claude Shannon
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ellsworth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ellsworth
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Yvonne Walker Keshick
born 1946American Anishinaabe artist and basket maker
Claude Shannon
1916–2001American mathematician and information theorist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ellsworth 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)
- 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
- Britta Phillips: Tammy Lo from Brooklyn, NY, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Catton: Library of Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Acheson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Hankins: Swaurt, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Carey: Ralphcar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Archibald Nichols: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Mason: San Francisco Giants / Dennis Desprois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Maddock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons