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Williamston Downtown Historic District · Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Williamston
2 famous people call Williamston their birthplace
Most widely known is Russell L. Mixter, the American biologist, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the American football player Russ Lay. Russell L. Mixter (1906) and Russ Lay (1911) mark the two ends of the list. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Russell L. Mixter
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Russell L. Mixter
Youngest
1911
Russ Lay
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Williamston
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Williamston and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.