6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Garfield Township
Closest of all is Emil Frisk, from Kalkaska, 14 mi away. The best known of them is Jim Harrison, with articles in 22 languages. No entry yet names Garfield Township as a birthplace. In Michigan, 507 towns have someone on the list.
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Famous people born near Garfield Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Garfield 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 (2)
- Jim Harrison: Annie Gomis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Jensen: Robbie Mendelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons