Born near Birch Run: 15 famous people within 35 miles
David R. Cuthbertson, born in Taymouth Township, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Serena Williams, with articles in 125 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Birch Run. 503 of the towns in Michigan list at least one person.
What stands out about Birch Run’s famous people
Famous people born near Birch Run
The 15 best known born 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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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Birch Run 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
- S. Epatha Merkerson: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, CC BY 3.0, 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