Famous people · Free Soil Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Free Soil Township
Jeff Dongvillo, born in Fountain, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Murphy Jensen, with articles in 17 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Free Soil Township. The longest list in Michigan is Dearborn’s, with 63 names.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Murphy Jensen
Best known
Murphy Jensen
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Free Soil Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Free Soil Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Fred Warren Green
1871–1936American politician, Governor of Michigan
LeRoy Heminger
1914–1977American football coach and college athletics administrator
Walter M. French
1874–1930Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
William R. Charette
1932–2012United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Free Soil Township 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 (8)
- Murphy Jensen: Charlie Cowins, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Warren Green: William Livingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Ekwall: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald R. Keith: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Charette: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Antoine Cartier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Campbell: Dean's Photo Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Lundbom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons