Famous people · Wakeman Township
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wakeman Township
The nearest, Neil Zurcher, was born in Henrietta Township, 7 mi away. David Lewis is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. Across the town line, Clarksfield Township lists one, Edwin Wilber Cunningham. No famous person on record lists Wakeman Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
David Lewis
Best known
David Lewis
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wakeman Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wakeman Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ellen R. Stofan
born 1961Under Secretary for Science and Research at the Smithsonian Institution
Charles Henry Tyler Townsend
1863–1944American entomologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wakeman 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 (5)
- David Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Shelton: Elen Nivrae from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Molina: (c) Anders Jensen-Urstad, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen R. Stofan: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Wilber Cunningham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons