
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fruitport
Winsor McCay, born in Spring Lake, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Iggy Pop, with articles in 73 languages. No entry yet names Fruitport as a birthplace. Across Michigan, 506 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Fruitport’s famous people
Famous people born near Fruitport
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Burt Kennedy
1922–2001American film director and screenwriter

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fruitport 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)
- 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