Famous people · Roosevelt Park
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Roosevelt Park
The nearest, Iggy Pop, was born in Muskegon, 2 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Roosevelt Park. Across Michigan, 506 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Iggy Pop
Best known
Iggy Pop
in 73 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Roosevelt Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Roosevelt Park
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Burt Kennedy
1922–2001American film director and screenwriter
Adella M. Parker
1870–1956American politician, suffragist, lawyer, journalist, botanist and botanical collector
Julius Nufer
1879–1949American track and field athlete, sports coach, athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roosevelt Park 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 (8)
- Iggy Pop: Greg Neate from Sussex, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winsor McCay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Static: The original uploader was Brondra at Czech Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Nelson: Sean P. Anderson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Børns: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Bylsma: Andy from Pittsburgh, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Stockwell: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis K. Mendoza, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons