
Born near Brookfield Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Alvin J. DeGrow, born in Pigeon, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Brewster H. Shaw, with articles in 25 languages. No famous person on record lists Brookfield Township as their birthplace yet. 502 towns in Michigan have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Brookfield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Brookfield Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Heidi Androl
born 1980American television host, reporter and producer





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookfield 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)
- Brewster H. Shaw: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Brooker: Tribune Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Thompson Gaige: Le Clear photographic studio of Lansing, Michigan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry MacPhail: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maynard Harrison Smith: The original uploader was Cfpresley at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Snowmanradio at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David C. Clark: Florida Gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heidi Androl: Philip Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Nugent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin J. DeGrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons