Famous people · Napoleon Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Napoleon Township
Over the border in Norvell Township, 2 names are on record, led by L. Whitney Watkins. Karch Kiraly, born in Jackson, 7 mi away, is the closest. 503 of the towns in Michigan list at least one person. No famous person on record lists Napoleon Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Karch Kiraly
Best known
Karch Kiraly
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Napoleon Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Napoleon Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dan Coats
born 19435th Director of National Intelligence, former United States Senator from Indiana
Edward P. Allen
1839–1909American politician and lawyer
Robert E. Horton
1875–1945United States hydrologist, soil scientist
Harry Helmer
1884–1971American football, basketball, and baseball coach
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Famous people from the towns next door
Norvell Township has the longest list next door: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Napoleon 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 (11)
- Karch Kiraly: therouterguy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Worden: NASA, scanned by Kipp Teague, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Coats: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Oakley: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Randolph Bray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward P. Allen: Thomas Wallace Knox (1835-1896), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Helmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Knauf: The original uploader was Weatherman90 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Della T. Lutes: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons