
Born near Independence Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Elizabeth Reaser is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. Closest of all is Cynthia Watros, from Lake Orion, 8 mi away. Of the towns next door, Waterford Township lists the most: 7, with Dylan Larkin first. Not one famous person on record comes from Independence Township yet.
What stands out about Independence Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Independence Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Waterford Township has the most people on record, 7 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Independence 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 (10)
- Elizabeth Reaser: Tara Kerwin - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tararebeka/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Henry: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Watros: derivative work: –thedemonhog talk • edits Tuite_Watros_Laflin.jpg: Sgt. Zachary Mott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elvin Jones: Thomas Huther, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Peters: Peters.House.Gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Connor Hellebuyck: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geri Allen: Pablosecca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Larkin: OSPORT.TV, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- John Morton: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bird J. Vincent: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


