
Born near Barton Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ben Hebard Fuller, from Big Rapids, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Thomas D. Schall, with articles in 10 languages. The list for Barton Township is empty for now. Across Michigan, 502 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Barton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Barton Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Harold Cronk
born 1974American film director and producer

John W. Blodgett
1860–1951American lumberman, civic leader, and philanthropist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Barton 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 (7)
- Thomas D. Schall: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Hebard Fuller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Gore: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Hurdle: Johnmaxmena2, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daisy Tapley: Unk., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irene Osgood Andrews: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Wright: Boston Red Sox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons