
Born near Joyfield Township: 4 famous people within 35 miles
Sam Slyfield is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Closest of all is James D. Hittle, from Bear Lake, 9 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Joyfield Township yet. Famous people are on record for 502 of the towns in Michigan.
What stands out about Joyfield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Joyfield Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Dora Hall Stockman
1872–1948American writer and lecturer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Joyfield 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 (2)
- James D. Hittle: SSgt. Shkymba, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dora Hall Stockman: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons