
Born near Barton Hills: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Samuel C. C. Ting, was born in Ann Arbor, 3 mi away. Next door, Ann Arbor lists 51, led by Samuel C. C. Ting. No entry yet names Barton Hills as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
What stands out about Barton Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Barton Hills
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Bill Hewlett
1913–2001American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard

Marie Tharp
1920–2006American oceanographer and cartographer
Ella Anderson
born 2005American actress and singer-songwriter

Brandi Rhodes
born 1983American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and ring announcer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Ann Arbor has the most on record, with 51.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Barton Hills 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 (8)
- Samuel C. C. Ting: 中国新闻社, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Betzig: Ecole polytechnique Université Paris-Saclay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Huckle Weller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Porter: Yesicavaldez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Plantinga: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hewlett: Copyright held by English Wikipedia User:Alanhtripp. Transferred from Wikipedia.org English Wikipedia to Commons. by User:Scm83x. Uploaded to commons by User:Ims, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Tharp: Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Gift of Bill Woodward, USNS Kane Collection, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiffany Porter: Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
