Famous people · Lansing
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lansing
The best known of them is David Foster Wallace, with articles in 56 languages. Closest of all is John Bascom, from Genoa, 6 mi away. Ithaca’s list, next door, has 53 names, David Foster Wallace first among them. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lansing.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
David Foster Wallace
Best known
David Foster Wallace
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lansing’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lansing
Nobody born in Lansing is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Mary Treat
1830–1923American biologist, botanist and entomologist
Adrian Pearsall
1925–2011American architect and furniture designer
David Foster Wallace
1962–2008American fiction writer and essayist
Alex Haley
1921–1992American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist
Edith Anna Ellis
1868–1940Women's rights activist, writer, politician, and farmer from Tompkins County, New York
Curry Hicks
1885–1964American football coach, college athletics administrator, professor of physical education
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The fullest list close by belongs to Ithaca, with 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lansing 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 (16)
- David Foster Wallace: Steve Rhodes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Haley: University of Texas at Arlington Photograph Collection, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Kare: Cooper Hewitt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Geller: ServiceAT, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Dake: National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Brown: JulieAndSteve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Treat: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bascom: Book Author: Samuel Atkins Elliot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Anna Ellis: Edith A. Ellis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hermann Biggs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus L. Dunham: US Military, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Ranney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wilbur Dwight: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bradley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fremont Cole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving G. Vann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons