Born near Bruce Township: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Dita Von Teese is the most widely known, written about in 55 languages. The nearest, Jill Ritchie, was born in Romeo, 3 mi away. Next door, the list for Washington Township holds 3, Austin Czarnik first. Not one famous person on record comes from Bruce Township yet.
What stands out about Bruce Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Bruce Township
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.










Dita Von Teese
born 1972American Egyptian burlesque dancer and model









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Famous people from the towns next door
2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bruce 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 (20)
- Dita Von Teese: 9EkieraM1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Watros: derivative work: –thedemonhog talk • edits Tuite_Watros_Laflin.jpg: Sgt. Zachary Mott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Trouba: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Keselowski: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alec Martinez: Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haley Stevens: Phi Nguyen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Davis: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Varitek: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Burman: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamison Jones: John Jones, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Bishop: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Gerbe: Benjamin Reed, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Czarnik: Heather Rose, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Pursell: Handbill (detail), 1978-1990, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Owen Squier: United States Army images, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason DeSantis: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Milam: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Line: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wallace Phelps: Vannerson, Julian, 1827-, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark S. Brewer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

