Famous people · Mentor Township
Born near Mentor Township: 6 famous people within 35 miles
Frank Foster, born in Alanson, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Claude Shannon, with articles in 70 languages. 503 of the towns in Michigan list at least one person. No famous person’s birth in Mentor Township is on record yet.
Born nearby
6
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Claude Shannon
Best known
Claude Shannon
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mentor Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mentor Township
Nobody born in Mentor Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Claude Shannon
1916–2001American mathematician and information theorist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mentor 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 (4)
- 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
- Bruce Catton: Library of Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons