Famous people · Wells Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wells Township
Closest of all is Josh Asselin, from Caro, 7 mi away. Brewster H. Shaw is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Wells Township. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Brewster H. Shaw
Best known
Brewster H. Shaw
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wells Township’s famous people
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Famous people born near Wells Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dale Wesley Lick
born 1938American academic administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wells 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 (6)
- Brewster H. Shaw: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Brooker: Tribune Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry MacPhail: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maynard Harrison Smith: The original uploader was Cfpresley at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Snowmanradio at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Wesley Lick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons