
Born near Beaver Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Michael Gallagher, from Auburn, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Madonna, with articles in 193 languages. Of the bordering towns, Kawkawlin Township has a list, with J. Bob Traxler. Across Michigan, the lists cover 502 towns.
What stands out about Beaver Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Beaver Township
Nobody born in Beaver Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Robert Jarvik
1946–2025American inventor, creator of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart








Rick Steiner
born 1961American professional wrestler and real estate broker





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Famous people from the towns next door
Kawkawlin Township has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beaver 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 (16)
- Madonna: chrisweger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betsy Brandt: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Jarvik: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Aloysius Hickey: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Steiner: Familyguy001, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry McDermott: UPI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Studer: Eddy Seesing, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Steiner: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Moolenaar: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Meyer: www.Tarbia.TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Camp: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Welchli: John9594, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Summerfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Bob Traxler: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Gallagher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Morgan: A2polisci, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
