
Born near Frenchtown Township: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Christie Brinkley, born in Monroe, 3 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Monroe lists 25, Christie Brinkley first. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63. After Dearborn, the next longest list in Michigan is Muskegon’s, with 61.
What stands out about Frenchtown Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Frenchtown Township
Nobody born in Frenchtown Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





George Francis Atkinson
1854–1918American botanist

Elmina R. Lucke
1889–1987American social worker and academic







Bob Guiney
born 1971American television personality, singer, football player, and insurance carrier

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Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Frenchtown 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 (14)
- Christie Brinkley: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dann Florek: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Francis Atkinson: Curtis Gates Lloyd (1898 - 1925) (?), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha P. Ferry: Washington State Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Greene: Horge, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Bacon Custer: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. J. Putz: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Armstrong Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Guiney: Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek St. Holmes: Howenstein115, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Angerer: Michiganpolitics, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald B. Darragh: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Gladding: Detroit Tigers / MLB, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Burton Reynolds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
