
Born near Lincoln Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Merlin Wiley, born in Shepherd, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Betty Mahmoody, with articles in 17 languages. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63. After Dearborn, the next longest list in Michigan is Muskegon’s, with 61.
What stands out about Lincoln Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Lincoln Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Daniel Joseph Schafer
born 1952Country music singer, Christian music singer, songwriter actor








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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 (12)
- John Engler: Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt LaFleur: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Joseph Schafer: Benderguy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary E. Luck: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Pohl: Tjacoronado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Robbins: Wojciech Migda (wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Carey: Bob Martuch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Rapson: possibly Herbert Matter as he took at least one portrait for this issue [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keegan Akin: Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hartwick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Hauck: Dan Gaken, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlin Wiley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons