11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Weare Township
Closest of all is Jim Lites, from Pentwater, 5 mi away. The best known of them is George Winston, with articles in 20 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Weare Township. Across Michigan, the lists cover 502 towns.
What stands out about Weare Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Weare Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


LeRoy Heminger
1914–1977American football coach and college athletics administrator

Walter M. French
1874–1930Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weare 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 (3)
- George Winston: PeoplesRepublicofWesternVirginia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter C. Willett: MaynardClark, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Bruinsma: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons