
Born near Peninsula Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Scott Leavitt, from Elk Rapids, 6 mi away. Next door, Traverse City lists 30, led by Jeremy Davies. Jeremy Davies is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. No famous person’s birth in Peninsula Township is on record yet.
What stands out about Peninsula Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Peninsula Township
Nobody born in Peninsula Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Traverse City, with 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peninsula 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 (7)
- Jeremy Davies: jbach, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Majerle: Jdhhauser, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wayne: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Milliken: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Leavitt: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Mason: San Francisco Giants / Dennis Desprois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard J. Smith: US Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
