Famous people · Wayland
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wayland
Closest of all is Owen Bieber, from Dorr Township, 5 mi away. The list for Wayland is empty for now. Herbert E. Gregory is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. 506 of the towns in Michigan list at least one person.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Herbert E. Gregory
Best known
Herbert E. Gregory
in 6 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wayland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wayland
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lloyd Seibert
1889–1972United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
William Van Regenmorter
1939–2012American politician
Franklin E. Roach
1905–1993American astronomer, astrophysicist, geophysicist, professor, and scientist analyzing UFO phenomenon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wayland 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 (5)
- Herbert E. Gregory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. A. Harper: F.A. Harper, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Richardson: ”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
- Lloyd Seibert: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert VanderLaan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons