Famous people · Portage Township
One famous person made Portage Township their home
One notable person lived here: Ronda Stryker. Of the bordering towns, Houghton has the longest list: 17, with Eugene Parker at the top. No entry yet names Portage Township as a birthplace. Across Michigan, 507 towns list someone born there.
A chosen home
Also called Portage Township home
Born elsewhere, Ronda Stryker lived here.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Houghton, with 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portage Township 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.
Photo credits (3)
- Eugene Parker: Kim Shiflett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Verna Hillie: Cine Mundial, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Francis Sliger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons