Famous people · Wright Township
Born near Wright Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Del Shannon, born in Coopersville, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Tallmadge Township has a list, with William Zuiderveld. The best known of them is Taylor Lautner, with articles in 114 languages. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Taylor Lautner
Best known
Taylor Lautner
in 114 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wright Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wright Township
Nobody born in Wright Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Roger Bruce Chaffee
1935–1967United States Navy commander, NASA astronaut
Paul Schrader
born 1946American screenwriter and film director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wright 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 (8)
- Taylor Lautner: [2], CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Kiedis: Hel Davies from United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Bruce Chaffee: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Booker: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Richter: Ryan Schreiber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Grenell: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Shannon: Amy Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Zuiderveld: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons