Famous people · Wilmot Township
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wilmot Township
The nearest, Frank Foster, was born in Alanson, 15 mi away. Claude Shannon is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. No famous person’s birth in Wilmot Township is on record yet. The longest list in Michigan is Dearborn’s, with 63 names.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Claude Shannon
Best known
Claude Shannon
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wilmot Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wilmot Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Claude Shannon
1916–2001American mathematician and information theorist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilmot 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)
- Claude Shannon: Jacobs, Konrad, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Boone: Thibault, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Malpass: Franz Mahr (World Bank), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Britta Phillips: Tammy Lo from Brooklyn, NY, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Catton: Library of Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Archibald Nichols: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons