
Born near Chippewa Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Betty Mahmoody, with articles in 17 languages. The nearest, Merlin Wiley, was born in Shepherd, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Chippewa Township as their birthplace yet. In all of Michigan, the famous people on record come from 506 towns.
What stands out about Chippewa Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Chippewa Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Daniel Joseph Schafer
born 1952Country music singer, Christian music singer, songwriter actor



Virginia Harriett Kline
1910–1959Stratigrapher and geologist






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chippewa 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 (13)
- John Engler: Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt LaFleur: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Joseph Schafer: Benderguy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary E. Luck: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Pohl: Tjacoronado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Robbins: Wojciech Migda (wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Carey: Bob Martuch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Rapson: possibly Herbert Matter as he took at least one portrait for this issue [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keegan Akin: Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hartwick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Northrup: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlin Wiley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vern Ruhle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons