Born near Horton Bay: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Kaila Kuhn, was born in Boyne City, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Claude Shannon, with articles in 70 languages. No famous person on record lists Horton Bay as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Michigan is Dearborn’s, with 63 names.
What stands out about Horton Bay’s famous people
Famous people born near Horton Bay
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Claude Shannon
1916–2001American mathematician and information theorist







Yvonne Walker Keshick
born 1946American Anishinaabe artist and basket maker

Raymond Wesley Starr
1888–1968United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Horton Bay 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 (11)
- Claude Shannon: Jacobs, Konrad, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Boone: Thibault, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Malpass: Franz Mahr (World Bank), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Britta Phillips: Tammy Lo from Brooklyn, NY, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Catton: Library of Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Acheson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Hankins: Swaurt, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Carey: Ralphcar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Archibald Nichols: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Wesley Starr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Maddock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons