Backus Township has no famous person on record yet
502 towns in Michigan have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Michigan is Dearborn’s, with 63 names. Muskegon has the second-longest list in Michigan, after Dearborn, with 61.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Backus Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Backus Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Backus 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.