Ted Petoskey
1911–1996American football, basketball, baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Famous people · Marion Township
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Marion Township
The best known of them is Andrew Wylie, with articles in 5 languages. The nearest, Ted Petoskey, was born in St. Charles, 9 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Marion Township yet. Dearborn’s 63 names make the longest list in Michigan.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Andrew Wylie
Best known
Andrew Wylie
in 5 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Marion Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Marion Township
Nobody born in Marion Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marion 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)
- Andrew Wylie: FanDuel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Patrick: 49ers_intro_2009.jpg: John Martinez Pavliga derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Swift: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Petoskey: Photographer not named, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Oberlin: Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Altenburg: The Pittsburgh Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Northrup: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard J. Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons