11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ashland Township
The best known of them is Roy Bargy, with articles in 9 languages. The nearest, Gordon Van Wylen, was born in Grant, 2 mi away. 502 of the towns in Michigan list at least one person. So far, no famous person on record was born in Ashland Township.
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Famous people born near Ashland Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ashland 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 (6)
- Roy Bargy: Roy Bargy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Berger: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Herremans: Airman 1st Class Evelyn Chavez, United States Air Force., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Zagers: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert K. Stevens: Wystan Stevens, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donnie Tyndall: YBrammer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons