Famous people · Orion Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Orion Township
The nearest, Norman Rodgers, was born in Chatfield, 5 mi away. Norman Rodgers leads the 3 names listed next door in Chatfield. The best known of them is Lea Thompson, with articles in 45 languages. No famous person on record lists Orion Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Lea Thompson
Best known
Lea Thompson
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Orion Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Orion Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James C. Kelly
1857–1947American politician – Minnesota -- "J.C." House 1889-90 (District 1); Senate 1891-94 (District 1)
Art Donahue
1913–1942American World War II flying ace serving with the RAF
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Chatfield has the most on record, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orion 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 (7)
- Lea Thompson: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheree J. Wilson: Jdpaschal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Butorac: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael C. Burgess: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Warren Sears: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Fawcett: TV episode screenshot (CBS), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons