Famous people · McKinley Township
Born near McKinley Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Chris Hass, born in Pellston, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Claude Shannon, with articles in 70 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in McKinley Township. 506 towns across Michigan can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Claude Shannon
Best known
Claude Shannon
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about McKinley Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near McKinley Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Raymond Wesley Starr
1888–1968United States federal judge
Claude Shannon
1916–2001American mathematician and information theorist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McKinley 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 (6)
- Claude Shannon: Jacobs, Konrad, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Boone: Thibault, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Malpass: Franz Mahr (World Bank), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Magoffin Humphrey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Catton: Library of Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Wesley Starr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons