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Famous people · Shields

3 famous people were born within 35 miles of Shields

Closest of all is Aleda E. Lutz, from Freeland, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Shields yet. The best known of them is Michael Gallagher, with articles in 6 languages. Across Michigan, 502 towns list someone born there.

#1 best knownMichael GallagherFaith · 1866–1937
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Born nearby
3
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Michael Gallagher
Best known
Michael Gallagher
in 6 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Shields’ famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Shields

The 3 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miFreeland · 1Zilwaukee · 1Auburn · 1Shields
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shields 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.

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