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Famous people · Lake Leelanau

Born near Lake Leelanau: 10 famous people within 35 miles

Jeannie Peterson, born in Suttons Bay, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jeremy Davies, with articles in 36 languages. No famous person on record lists Lake Leelanau as their birthplace yet. In all of Michigan, the famous people on record come from 507 towns.

#1 best knownJeremy DaviesFilm, TV & Stage · born 1969
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Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Jeremy Davies
Best known
Jeremy Davies
in 36 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Lake Leelanau’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Lake Leelanau

They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miTraverse City · 6Suttons Bay · 1Northport · 1Lake Leelanau
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Leelanau 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.

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