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Famous people · Manistee

Manistee is the birthplace of 7 famous people

Best known of all is Fred Warren Green, written about in 7 languages. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. For every 10,000 residents the town has 11.2, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there. Tom Sherman, born in 1947, is the youngest, and Warren Antoine Cartier, born in 1866, the first on record.

#1 best knownFred Warren GreenPolitics & Law · 1871–1936
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Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Fred Warren Green
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Warren Antoine Cartier
Youngest
1947
Tom Sherman
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Manistee

Fred Warren Green leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Tom Sherman (3) and Warren Antoine Cartier (3).

Fred Warren Green#1
Politics & Law

Fred Warren Green

1871–1936

American politician, Governor of Michigan

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
TS#2
Writing & Arts

Tom Sherman

born 1947

Canadian artist

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Warren Antoine Cartier#3
Politics & Law

Warren Antoine Cartier

1866–1934

American mayor

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Manistee’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1870s than in any other decade: 3.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Fred Warren GreenWarren Antoine Cartier
Politics & LawSportsWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Manistee is known for

Manistee has 2.1× the usual share of leaders.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Manistee

The other 4 span the years 1877 to 1942.

Dave Campbell

Dave Campbell

born 1942

American baseball player

DC

Dennis O. Cawthorne

born 1940

American politician

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GA

George Andree

1879–1934

American football coach

Jack Lundbom

Jack Lundbom

1877–1949

American baseball player

A chosen home

Also called Manistee home

Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Manistee, though born elsewhere.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manistee 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.

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