
Earl Young
1889–1975Michigan architect, realtor, and insurance salesman
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Closest of all is Earl Young, from Mancelona, 5 mi away. 506 towns across Michigan can name a famous person born there. No entry yet names Custer Township as a birthplace. Dearborn’s 63 names make the longest list in Michigan.
The 3 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Michigan architect, realtor, and insurance salesman

Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Custer Township’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Custer 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.