Famous people · Wedgewood
Born near Wedgewood: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jan Harold Brunvand, was born in Cadillac, 5 mi away. Forest Ray Moulton is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Wedgewood. In Michigan, 507 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Forest Ray Moulton
Best known
Forest Ray Moulton
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wedgewood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wedgewood
Nobody born in Wedgewood is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Luke Winslow-King
born 1983American singer-songwriter, guitarist and bandleader
Forest Ray Moulton
1872–1952American astronomer and mathematician of the XXth century
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wedgewood 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 (6)
- Forest Ray Moulton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Harold Brunvand: Benjamin Radford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adolph Wolgast: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary E. Byrd: Bigelow (Detroit, Mich.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Vander Jagt: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Thomson: Rentschler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons