Famous people · Elk Creek Township
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Elk Creek Township
Closest of all is Samuel Myron Brainerd, from Albion, 4 mi away. Of the towns next door, Platea lists Erastus J. Turner. The best known of them is Douglas Tompkins, with articles in 21 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Elk Creek Township.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Douglas Tompkins
Best known
Douglas Tompkins
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elk Creek Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elk Creek Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Clarence B. Culbertson
1869–1951American lawyer and politician
Keith Skelton
1918–1995American lawyer and politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Platea: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elk Creek 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 (13)
- Douglas Tompkins: Sam Beebe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Ryan McGill: Carl Gutherz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonas Wendell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Rich: University of Michigan Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Bolles: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erastus J. Turner: "The Hoxie Sentinel" (Kenneth, KS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Truesdale: Evans Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Osee M. Hall: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Constantine Culbertson: “The U.S. House of Representatives - Portraits of Congressmen” (detail), Once A Week newspaper, 1891, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Effie Louise Power: Library Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Pillion: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence B. Culbertson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Halben Butler: "The Courier-Journal" (Louisville, KY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons