Famous people · Birch Run Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Birch Run Township
Philip L. Felgner, born in Frankenmuth, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Serena Williams, with articles in 125 languages. Of the bordering towns, Taymouth Township has a list, with David R. Cuthbertson. Not one famous person on record comes from Birch Run Township yet.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Serena Williams
Best known
Serena Williams
in 125 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Birch Run Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Birch Run Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ezra Dwight Sanderson
1878–1944American entomologist, sociologist and university teacher
James Waterman Glover
1868–1941American mathematician, statistician, and actuary
Stevie Wonder
born 1950American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, only Taymouth Township has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Birch Run 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 (10)
- Serena Williams: Edwin Martinez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stevie Wonder: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Draymond Green: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Richardson: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Roethke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenyon Martin: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Alexander Crawford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Waterman Glover: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Liesaw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Podoley: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons