Famous people · Ferrysburg
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ferrysburg
Closest of all is Winsor McCay, from Spring Lake, 2 mi away. The nearest list is next door in Grand Haven: 14 names, starting with Dan Bylsma. Iggy Pop is the most widely known, written about in 73 languages. The list for Ferrysburg is empty for now.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Iggy Pop
Best known
Iggy Pop
in 73 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ferrysburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ferrysburg
Nobody born in Ferrysburg is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Burt Kennedy
1922–2001American film director and screenwriter
John J. Pruis
1923–2016President of Ball State University
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Famous people from the towns next door
Grand Haven leads the towns around it, with 14 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ferrysburg 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 (13)
- Iggy Pop: Greg Neate from Sussex, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winsor McCay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Shannon: Amy Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Static: The original uploader was Brondra at Czech Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Nelson: Sean P. Anderson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Børns: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Bylsma: Andy from Pittsburgh, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Stockwell: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis K. Mendoza, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Sprague: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Boyle: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Ball: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Cairn Mars: Air Service, United States Army photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Da'Mari Scott: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons