Photo: Larry Pieniazek, Lar (commons) or Lar(en:wp) (primary) · CC BY 2.5Born near Forest Hills: 4 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Hugh Blacklock, was born in East Grand Rapids, 6 mi away. Ada Township’s list, next door, has 3 names, Kirk O'Bee first among them. No famous person on record lists Forest Hills as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Sean Lewis, with articles in 5 languages.
What stands out about Forest Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Forest Hills
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Ada Township’s, at 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest Hills 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 (2)
- Kirk O'Bee: Rico Shen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice E. Post: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

