Famous people · Lincoln Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lincoln Township
The nearest, Helen Thompson Gaige, was born in Bad Axe, 8 mi away. Frank Murphy is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lincoln Township. Across Michigan, 502 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Frank Murphy
Best known
Frank Murphy
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lincoln Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lincoln Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frank Murphy
1890–1949U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1940 to 1949
George Lincoln
1907–1975American military officer, educator, and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln 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)
- Frank Murphy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Thompson Gaige: Le Clear photographic studio of Lansing, Michigan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David C. Clark: Florida Gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Lange: Swonkydobon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Lincoln: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Nugent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin J. DeGrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- V. Floyd Campbell: F. Haeseler, Philadelphia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons