Born near Buena Vista Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Bernard C. Wetzel, born in Zilwaukee, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Madonna, with articles in 193 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Buena Vista Township. Over the border in Saginaw, 51 names are on record, led by Serena Williams.
What stands out about Buena Vista Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Buena Vista Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Stevie Wonder
born 1950American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer








Rick Steiner
born 1961American professional wrestler and real estate broker




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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Saginaw lists the most people: 51.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buena Vista 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 (14)
- Madonna: chrisweger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Betsy Brandt: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Scott Steiner: Familyguy001, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry McDermott: UPI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Steiner: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Meyer: www.Tarbia.TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Welchli: John9594, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aleda E. Lutz: Emmalemmalee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
