Famous people · Springport
Born near Springport: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Henry F. Thomas, from Tompkins Township, 8 mi away. Voltairine de Cleyre is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Springport. Famous people are on record for 507 of the towns in Michigan.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Voltairine de Cleyre
Best known
Voltairine de Cleyre
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Springport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Springport
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Michael McCoy
born 1944American industrial designer and educator
Voltairine de Cleyre
1866–1912American anarchist writer and feminist
Richard Clyde Taylor
1919–2003American philosopher, born 1919
Brock Cole
born 1938American children's illustrator and writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springport 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 (4)
- Voltairine de Cleyre: William J. Kuebler Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry T. Morey: Charles Donald Fox and Milton J. Silver, Who's Who on the Screen (1920), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry F. Thomas: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Rush: DMC511, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons