Born near Watertown Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Marian Van Tuyl, from Wacousta, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Jordyn Wieber, with articles in 25 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Watertown Township. Delta Township, which borders it, has 2 on its list, the best known Charles Henry Ingersoll.
What stands out about Watertown Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Watertown Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





John Warner Fitzgerald
1924–2006American politician in Michigan

Nate Silver
born 1978American statistician, journalist, and poker player


Spencer Abraham
born 1952American attorney, author and politician


Clarence Budington Kelland
1881–1964Novelist, short story writer, journalist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Delta Township, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Watertown 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 (11)
- Jordyn Wieber: Brian D Herrington, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Silver: Nikita Sokolsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Miller: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Abraham: Department of Energy., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorraine Daston: Alain Herzog, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Greene: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid Boucher: Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristen McDonald Rivet: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Fitzgerald: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Warner Fitzgerald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Henry Ingersoll: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
