Famous people · Sylvan Lake
Born near Sylvan Lake: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Mike Henry, from Pontiac, 3 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Sylvan Lake is on record yet. Sam Raimi is the most widely known, written about in 63 languages. In Michigan, 506 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Sam Raimi
Best known
Sam Raimi
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sylvan Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sylvan Lake
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Adam Grant
born 1981American organizational psychologist (b. 1981)
David Spade
born 1964American stand-up comedian and actor
David Robert Mitchell
born 1974American director and writer
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Of the towns around it, Pontiac has the most on record: 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sylvan Lake 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 (20)
- Sam Raimi: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Spade: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Campbell: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Reaser: Tara Kerwin - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tararebeka/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Joy: The original uploader was SqueakBox at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Henry: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elvin Jones: Thomas Huther, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Battier: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meryl Davis: Adam Glanzman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Peters: Peters.House.Gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaime Ray Newman: https://www.flickr.com/photos/vagueonthehow, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheila Young: Hans Peters for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connor Hellebuyck: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geri Allen: Pablosecca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher George: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Grant: אדם גרנט, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Robert Mitchell: larry-411, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wolk: SAMHSA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Larkin: OSPORT.TV, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Gleason: Dan4th Nicholas from Cambridge, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons