Famous people · Ontwa Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ontwa Township
Shawn Kemp is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. Closest of all is Ruby Soho, from Edwardsburg, 2 mi away. 503 of the towns in Michigan list at least one person. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Ontwa Township.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Shawn Kemp
Best known
Shawn Kemp
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ontwa Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ontwa Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lindsay Benko
born 1976American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
Greydon Clark
born 1943American film director, producer, and actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ontwa 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 (8)
- Shawn Kemp: Bryan Horowitz: Flickr, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Hildebrandt: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hampson: Franz Johann Morgenbesser, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ring Lardner: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Smith: cliff1066, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Soho: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Elgin Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Francis Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons