Famous people · Jefferson Township
Born near Jefferson Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Ruby Soho, born in Edwardsburg, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Shawn Kemp, with articles in 31 languages. No entry yet names Jefferson Township as a birthplace. 502 of the towns in Michigan list at least one person.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Shawn Kemp
Best known
Shawn Kemp
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jefferson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jefferson Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Greydon Clark
born 1943American film director, producer, and actor
Lindsay Benko
born 1976American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jefferson 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 (8)
- Shawn Kemp: Bryan Horowitz: Flickr, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Hildebrandt: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hampson: Franz Johann Morgenbesser, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ring Lardner: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Smith: cliff1066, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Soho: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Elgin Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alden Smith: Harris & Ewing, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons