Born near Summit Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
George Winston is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Closest of all is Jim Lites, from Pentwater, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Summit Township is on record yet. The Michigan lists hold names for 502 towns.
What stands out about Summit Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Summit Township
Nobody born in Summit Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
LeRoy Heminger
1914–1977American football coach and college athletics administrator


Walter M. French
1874–1930Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Summit 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 (2)
- George Winston: PeoplesRepublicofWesternVirginia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter C. Willett: MaynardClark, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons