Edward P. Allen
1839–1909American politician and lawyer
Famous people · Sylvan Township
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sylvan Township
Closest of all is Edward P. Allen, from Sharon Township, 6 mi away. Lisa McClain is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Of the bordering towns, Chelsea has the longest list: 2, with Dwight E. Beach at the top. In Michigan, 507 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Lisa McClain
Best known
Lisa McClain
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sylvan Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sylvan Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frank D. Baldwin
1842–1923Double recipient of the United States Army Medal of Honor
Vernon Orlando Bailey
1864–1942American mammalogist, zoologist and specimen collector
Glendon Swarthout
1918–1992American western author and novelist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Chelsea counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sylvan 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 (10)
- Lisa McClain: Office of Congresswoman Lisa McClain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Baldwin: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon Orlando Bailey: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward P. Allen: Thomas Wallace Knox (1835-1896), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Vedder: Rick Snyder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendon Swarthout: Miles swarthout, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight E. Beach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wedemeyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Gorman: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Knauf: The original uploader was Weatherman90 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons