#13 famous people call Flushing their birthplace
At the top of the list is the united States federal judge Ralph M. Freeman, covered in 3 languages. Close behind are Edmund G. Love and Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots. Edmund G. Love, born in 1912, is the youngest, and Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots, born in 1843, the first on record. For every 10,000 residents the town has 3.6, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there.
Born in Flushing
Ralph M. Freeman, Edmund G. Love and Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots are written about in 3, 2 and 1 languages.
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#3Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots
1843–1929American missionary, temperance evangelist
What Flushing is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Also called Flushing home
One more notable person made the town home: Matthew Rettenmund.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Flushing and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Ralph M. Freeman: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Rettenmund: Matthew Rettenmund, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons