
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Greendale Township
John Engler, born in Mount Pleasant, 12 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Greendale Township as their birthplace yet. 502 towns in Michigan have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
What stands out about Greendale Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Greendale Township
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Virginia Harriett Kline
1910–1959Stratigrapher and geologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greendale 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 (3)
- John Engler: Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt LaFleur: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Robbins: Wojciech Migda (wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons