Famous people · Stanton Township
Born near Stanton Township: 25 famous people within 35 miles
James Tolkan is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. Closest of all is Verna Hillie, from Hancock, 9 mi away. Of the towns next door, Houghton lists the most: 17, with Eugene Parker first. The list for Stanton Township is empty for now.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
James Tolkan
Best known
James Tolkan
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Stanton Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Stanton Township
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Anders Brännström
born 1957Swedish major-general and commander of the army
Donald G. Saari
born 1940American mathematician, expert on voting methods and the n-body problem (b.1940)
Mary Odile Cahoon
1929–2011American Benedictine nun, biologist and Antarctic scientist
Bernard Francis Sliger
1924–2007American economist
Russell Hellman
1917–2004American politician from Michigan
Mary Locke Petermann
1908–1975American cellular biochemist
Lyman Frimodig
1891–1972American athlete and college basketball coach
John W. Murray
1913–1996Pastor, evangelist, and president of Shelton College
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Houghton lists the most people: 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stanton Township 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 (13)
- James Tolkan: Putitonamap98, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Parker: Kim Shiflett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Harkness Love: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Verna Hillie: Cine Mundial, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Paavola: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manson Benedict: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Ruppe: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Helminen: Saruwine, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Real: Jennifer Ware, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferdinand J. Chesarek: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anders Brännström: Nils Levi Lundin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Francis Sliger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Hellman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons