Famous people · Wayne
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wayne
The nearest, Abner Dalrymple, was born in Gratiot, 7 mi away. Next door, the list for Wiota holds Grover C. Winn. Nathan Farragut Twining is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Wayne.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Nathan Farragut Twining
Best known
Nathan Farragut Twining
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wayne’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wayne
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Homer Dwight Chapman
1898–2005American scientist, scholar, and author
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Wiota has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wayne 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 (8)
- Nathan Farragut Twining: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Bingham Copeland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Jones: Alexander Nilssen from Tromsø, Norway, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner Dalrymple: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Morrow: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles N. Fowler: “The U.S. House of Representatives - Portraits of Congressmen” (detail), Once a Week newspaper, 1895, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Erickson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Bracken Wendt: The Illustrated American Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons