Famous people · Gobles
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gobles
The nearest, Loretta Long, was born in Paw Paw, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Ed Gale, with articles in 12 languages. The list for Gobles is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Ed Gale
Best known
Ed Gale
in 12 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gobles’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gobles
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jerry Mitchell
born 1960American theatre director and choreographer
James William Toumey
1865–1932American botanist, explorer, writer, and educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gobles 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)
- Loretta Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Conklin: Walker Kinsler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert John Webber: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo Labadie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Roach: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James William Toumey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Maxwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Van Dyke: Alexander Folk, photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons