
Born near Hubbell: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Manson Benedict, from Lake Linden, 2 mi away. The best known of them is James Tolkan, with articles in 33 languages. No entry yet names Hubbell as a birthplace. 503 of the towns in Michigan list at least one person.
What stands out about Hubbell’s famous people
Famous people born near Hubbell
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Mary Locke Petermann
1908–1975American cellular biochemist
John W. Murray
1913–1996Pastor, evangelist, and president of Shelton College


Paul Smith
1906–1985American film composer, violinist, conductor


Donald G. Saari
born 1940American mathematician, expert on voting methods and the n-body problem (b.1940)
Mary Odile Cahoon
1929–2011American Benedictine nun, biologist and Antarctic scientist
Edward Thomas Abrams
1860–1918American surgeon, gynecologist, and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hubbell 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)
- James Tolkan: Putitonamap98, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Parker: Kim Shiflett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Smith: Mwanner | Talk. Original uploader was Mwanner at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Harkness Love: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manson Benedict: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Ruppe: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons