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Famous people · Monroe Township

One famous person made Monroe Township their home

One notable person lived here: Robert Seldon Duncanson. No town in Michigan lists more than Dearborn, with 63. After Dearborn, the next longest list in Michigan is Muskegon’s, with 61. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Monroe Township.

A chosen home

Also called Monroe Township home

Born elsewhere, Robert Seldon Duncanson lived here.

Robert Seldon Duncanson

Robert Seldon Duncanson

1821–1872

African American artist

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Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Monroe counts 25 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroe Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

Photo credits (3)
  • Robert Seldon Duncanson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Christie Brinkley: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Archibald B. Darragh: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons