Jerry Mitchell
born 1960American theatre director and choreographer
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Closest of all is Jerry Mitchell, from Paw Paw, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Thomas Schippers, with articles in 14 languages. In Michigan, 502 towns have someone on the list. Not one famous person on record comes from Almena Township yet.

They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
American theatre director and choreographer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Almena 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.