Famous people · Nelson Township
Born near Nelson Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Dick Terwilliger, born in Sand Lake, 3 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Nelson Township is on record yet. Of the bordering towns, Cedar Springs has a list, with Mike Huckleberry. The best known of them is Frederick C. Bock, with articles in 11 languages.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Frederick C. Bock
Best known
Frederick C. Bock
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Nelson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Nelson Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John C. Sjogren
1916–1987United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Shane Mahan
born 1964American makeup, special effects artist and puppeteer
Virginia Walcott Beauchamp
1920–2019American educator and writer
Bion J. Arnold
1861–1942American engineer and mass transportation expert
Arthur Edmund Seaman
1858–1937American geologist and professor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nelson 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 (9)
- Joe Staley: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivy Winters: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Hemphill: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederik Meijer: Grand Rapids Public Museum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Pratt: Kakoula10, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchell Chaffee: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bion J. Arnold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Parker Ehinger: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinn Nordin: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons