Famous people · Matteson Township
Born near Matteson Township: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Verne Troyer, with articles in 58 languages. Closest of all is Ima Winchell Stacy, from Colon, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Matteson Township. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Verne Troyer
Best known
Verne Troyer
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Matteson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Matteson Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dan Severn
born 1958American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
Belle G. Bigelow
1851–1925American suffragist and prohibitionist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Matteson 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 (15)
- Verne Troyer: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jad Fair: JeanParis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Severn: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth McDevitt: Photographer-Irving Chidnoff, New York-faint stamp on back-small one at lower left front, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlin Stutzman: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Ellis: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- June MacCloy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Perle Mesta: Office of Presidential Libraries, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlotta Perry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Yaple: Evening News Association (Detroit, MI), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Lincoln Moseley: "Students of The State Normal College Bowling Green Ohio", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Odlum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Mills Hurd: Doris Ulmann (1882-1934), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Belle G. Bigelow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ima Winchell Stacy: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons