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Famous people · Ann Arbor Township

12 famous people made Ann Arbor Township their home

Among those who made it their home is Ken Burns. Not one famous person on record comes from Ann Arbor Township yet. Dearborn has the most of any town in Michigan: 63. After Dearborn, the next longest list in Michigan is Muskegon’s, with 61.

A chosen home

Also called Ann Arbor Township home

Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Ann Arbor Township, though born elsewhere.

Ken Burns

Ken Burns

born 1953

American documentarian and filmmaker

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Sarah Pidgeon

born 1996

American actress

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David Rumelhart

David Rumelhart

1942–2011

American psychologist

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Annie Rauwerda

Annie Rauwerda

born 1999

American social media influencer and journalist

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Beverly Buchanan

1940–2015

American visual artist

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Shimul Javeri Kadri

born 1962

Indian architect

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Alton L. Becker

1932–2011

American linguist, professor, and Southeast Asianist

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Stewart N. Gordon

born 1945

American historian

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Daniel E. Atkins III

born 1962

Computer scientist

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Bradford Perkins

1925–2008

American historian

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Erin Finn

born 1994

American athletics competitor

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Ann Arbor, with 51.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ann Arbor 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.

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