
Born near Jasper Township: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Merlin Wiley, born in Shepherd, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Betty Mahmoody, with articles in 17 languages. Of the towns next door, Porter Township lists Cecil Glen Foster. Across Michigan, 502 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Jasper Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jasper Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.









Daniel Joseph Schafer
born 1952Country music singer, Christian music singer, songwriter actor






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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Jasper Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jasper 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 (16)
- John Engler: Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt LaFleur: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Joseph Schafer: Benderguy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary E. Luck: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Pohl: Tjacoronado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Robbins: Wojciech Migda (wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Carey: Bob Martuch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Rapson: possibly Herbert Matter as he took at least one portrait for this issue [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Patrick: 49ers_intro_2009.jpg: John Martinez Pavliga derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keegan Akin: Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hartwick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Swift: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Northrup: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard J. Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlin Wiley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil Glen Foster: en:US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
