#1Famous people · Michigan Township
38 famous people were born in Michigan Township, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Anne Baxter, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 68 languages. Fewer than a quarter of the 407 towns in Indiana with famous people list more. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names. Over 168 years of births, the list goes from Herman W. Snow (1836) to Jorjiana (2004).
Born here
38
notable people
Best known
Anne Baxter
in 68 Wikipedia languages
First
1836
Herman W. Snow
Youngest
2004
Jorjiana
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Michigan Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Michigan Township
Three names lead: Anne Baxter (68 languages), Don Larsen (18) and Charles Arnt (16).
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#2Sports
Don Larsen
1929–2020American professional baseball player, pitcher
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#3Through the years
When Michigan Township’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 8.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsFaithMilitaryMusicScience & MedicineNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Michigan Township is known for
Set against the usual town, ministers and preachers come out 4.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Michigan Township
Of the other 35, 8 are athletes.
James Aloysius Burns
1867–1940American priest and President of the University of Notre Dame
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John Huppenthal
born 1954Republican Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Michigan Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (18)
- Anne Baxter: Modern Screen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Larsen: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Arnt: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita King: Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarrod Jones: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi Anderson: Monroe A. Majors., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard William Timm: Saiful Islam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Worden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Lute: U.S. State Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pebe Sebert: Michael Eisele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard G. Hatcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman W. Snow: "The Pantagraph" (Bloomington, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Aldridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel D. Bruce: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Aloysius Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Parry: JJ Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hackley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Peterek: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons