Robert Jarvik
1946–2025American inventor, creator of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart
Famous people · Garfield Township
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Garfield Township
Robert Jarvik, born in Midland, 13 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Madonna, with articles in 193 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Garfield Township yet. No town in Michigan lists more than Dearborn, with 63.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Madonna
Best known
Madonna
in 193 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Garfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Garfield Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rick Steiner
born 1961American professional wrestler and real estate broker
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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 (8)
- Madonna: chrisweger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betsy Brandt: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Jarvik: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Aloysius Hickey: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Steiner: Familyguy001, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry McDermott: UPI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Studer: Eddy Seesing, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Steiner: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons