
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mayfield Township
Closest of all is Jake Long, from Lapeer, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Thomas C. Hart, with articles in 20 languages. No entry yet names Mayfield Township as a birthplace. Next door, the list for Lapeer holds 19, Jake Long first.
What stands out about Mayfield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Mayfield Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.











Thomas C. Hart
1877–1971United States Navy admiral and United States Senator



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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Lapeer lists the most people: 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mayfield 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)
- Thomas C. Hart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Long: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxx Crosby: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Burman: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Potter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Carrigan: Fox Film Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Pursell: Handbill (detail), 1978-1990, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Paul Churchill: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Dorow: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Alexander Crawford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Flinn: MaxPhd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis C. Cramton: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Ramsey: McDermid Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vinnie Miller: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Wallace Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

