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Famous people · Suttons Bay

2 famous people call Suttons Bay their birthplace

At the top of the list is the united States Coast Guard admiral Willard J. Smith, covered in 3 languages. The only other name is the journalist Jeannie Peterson. The first birth on record is Willard J. Smith’s, in 1910, and the last Jeannie Peterson’s, in 1940. Across Michigan, the lists cover 506 towns.

#1 best knownWillard J. SmithMilitary · 1910–2000
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Willard J. Smith
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Willard J. Smith
Youngest
1940
Jeannie Peterson
Most common field
Military
1 people
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Willard J. Smith#1
Military

Willard J. Smith

1910–2000

United States Coast Guard admiral

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JP#2
Writing & Arts

Jeannie Peterson

born 1940

Journalist

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Suttons Bay and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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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