
Born near Fawn River Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Verne Troyer, was born in Sturgis, 4 mi away. Sturgis’ list, next door, has 12 names, Verne Troyer first among them. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Fawn River Township. Across Michigan, 502 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Fawn River Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Fawn River Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Frank Ebenezer Hill
1880–1932United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient


Belle G. Bigelow
1851–1925American suffragist and prohibitionist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Sturgis leads the towns around it, with 12 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fawn River 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 (7)
- Verne Troyer: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlin Stutzman: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- June MacCloy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Perle Mesta: Office of Presidential Libraries, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin W. Keightley: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry M. Kimball: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Belle G. Bigelow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
