Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0No one from Portland Township is on the famous people list yet
Famous people are on record for 507 of the towns in Michigan. The longest list in Michigan is Dearborn’s, with 63 names. After Dearborn, the next longest list in Michigan is Muskegon’s, with 61. The best known born in Portland is Kristen McDonald Rivet.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Portland Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Portland Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Portland Township
Of the towns around it, Portland has the most on record: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portland 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 (1)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons