Born near Paw Paw Lake: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Over the border in Coloma, one name is on record: Marion Hosbein. The best known of them is Kate Upton, with articles in 68 languages. Marty Conrad, born in Hartford, 6 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Paw Paw Lake.
What stands out about Paw Paw Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Paw Paw Lake
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Ernie Hudson
born 1945American actor and former U.S. Marine





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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Coloma has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paw Paw Lake 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 (6)
- Kate Upton: Agape Lataillade, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie Hudson: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sinbad: Jerry Crawford (jcrawford3505), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reilly Opelka: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Chandler: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Craig Smith: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons