
Born near Harrisville: 10 famous people within 35 miles
One notable person lived here: Mike Maturen. Closest of all is J. Scott Campbell, from East Tawas, 27 mi away. The best known of them is Michael Bailey Smith, with articles in 14 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Harrisville.
What stands out about Harrisville’s famous people
Famous people born near Harrisville
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Also called Harrisville home
Born elsewhere, Mike Maturen lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harrisville 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 (6)
- Michael Bailey Smith: vagueonthehow, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Scott Campbell: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Janis: Kyle Engmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald B. Duncan: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Comstock: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Prescott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons