
Born near Deerfield Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Caleb Stanko, with articles in 15 languages. The nearest, Erik Jones, was born in Byron, 7 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Deerfield Township is on record yet. Dearborn’s 63 names make the longest list in Michigan.
What stands out about Deerfield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Deerfield Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.











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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deerfield 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 (11)
- Caleb Stanko: Jamie Smed, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Gehringer: 1933, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Coon: Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Jones: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marianne Martin: Tech. Sgt. Devon Cole, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Johnson: Joe Ross from Lansing, Michigan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Donnelly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl W. Richter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stoney Burke: Tim Bergeron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Allen: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas G. Sharpe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons