
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Clinton Township
Closest of all is Pat O'Malley, from Forest City, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Henry Augustus Rowland, with articles in 27 languages. Next door, Forest City lists 4, led by Pat O'Malley. Not one famous person on record comes from Clinton Township yet.
What stands out about Clinton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Clinton Township
Nobody born in Clinton Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Terence V. Powderly
1849–1924American labor union leader, politician and attorney




Walter Tennyson Swingle
1871–1952American botanist




Mary Dimmick Harrison
1858–1948Second wife of the 23rd United States president Benjamin Harrison


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Famous people from the towns next door
Forest City leads the towns around it, with 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clinton 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 (15)
- Henry Augustus Rowland: Henry Rowland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Lemnitzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat O'Malley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie Augusta Brownscombe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Dimmick Harrison: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Olver: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Tennyson Swingle: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory (24.07.2022), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Pegula: Coalman767, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Terpak: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terence V. Powderly: USGov-DOL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Woodward: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Mills Fuller: "Wilkes-Barre Record" (Wilkes-Barre, PA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Wilbur Palmer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Sturgeon: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Joseph Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



