13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Scotts
William Lucking, born in Vicksburg, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Edna Ferber, with articles in 46 languages. No famous person on record lists Scotts as their birthplace yet. 507 towns in Michigan have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Scotts’ famous people
Famous people born near Scotts
Nobody born in Scotts is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William T. Bovie
1882–1958American scientist and inventor

Edna Ferber
1885–1968American novelist, short story writer and playwright







Rick Snyder
born 1958American politician and business executive
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scotts 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)
- Edna Ferber: Theatre Magazine Company; Nickolas Muray, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Van Dam: Sweetdreamsno, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Hutton: MGM studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Huma Abedin: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McG: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Snyder: Office of Governor Rick Snyder, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Daniels: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Narada Michael Walden: Craig ONeal at https://www.flickr.com/photos/craigoneal, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons