
Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0One famous person made Manistee Township their home
One notable person lived here: Nels Johnson. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Manistee Township. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63. Muskegon has the second-longest list in Michigan, after Dearborn, with 61.
Also called Manistee Township home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Manistee Township, though born elsewhere.

Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Manistee has the most people on record, 7 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manistee Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Nels Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Warren Green: William Livingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
