Famous people · White River Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of White River Township
The nearest, Ruth Thompson, was born in Whitehall, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Iggy Pop, with articles in 73 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from White River Township yet. Dearborn’s 63 names make the longest list in Michigan.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Iggy Pop
Best known
Iggy Pop
in 73 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about White River Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near White River Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Adella M. Parker
1870–1956American politician, suffragist, lawyer, journalist, botanist and botanical collector
Julius Nufer
1879–1949American track and field athlete, sports coach, athletics administrator
Burt Kennedy
1922–2001American film director and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is White River 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)
- Iggy Pop: Greg Neate from Sussex, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Static: The original uploader was Brondra at Czech Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Nelson: Sean P. Anderson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Børns: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Bruinsma: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons