
Born near Hamilton Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Chris Patrick is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Closest of all is Jesse Altenburg, from Ashley, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Hamilton Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
What stands out about Hamilton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Hamilton Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Ted Petoskey
1911–1996American football, basketball, baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamilton 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)
- Chris Patrick: 49ers_intro_2009.jpg: John Martinez Pavliga derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hartwick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Swift: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Petoskey: Photographer not named, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Oberlin: Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Altenburg: The Pittsburgh Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Northrup: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard J. Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons