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Famous people · Petersburg

2 famous people come from Petersburg, Elizabeth C. Crosby the best known

Best known of all is Elizabeth C. Crosby, written about in 14 languages. The only other name is the American softball coach and former player Michelle Gardner. From Elizabeth C. Crosby to Michelle Gardner, the births on the list run from 1888 to 1960. Famous people are on record for 507 of the towns in Michigan.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Elizabeth C. Crosby
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Elizabeth C. Crosby
Youngest
1960
Michelle Gardner
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known

Born in Petersburg

EC#1
Science & Medicine

Elizabeth C. Crosby

1888–1983

Scientist, teacher, author

14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MG#2
Sports

Michelle Gardner

born 1960

American softball coach and former player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Petersburg and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.