Famous people · Hamlin Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hamlin Township
The nearest, Murphy Jensen, was born in Ludington, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Hamlin Township as their birthplace yet. 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.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Murphy Jensen
Best known
Murphy Jensen
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hamlin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hamlin Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William R. Charette
1932–2012United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Charles Hamilton
1913–1996American paleographer, handwriting expert and author
LeRoy Heminger
1914–1977American football coach and college athletics administrator
Fred Warren Green
1871–1936American politician, Governor of Michigan
Walter M. French
1874–1930Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamlin 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 (7)
- 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
- Jack Lundbom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons