14 famous people were born within 35 miles of LaGrange Township
Kevin Loder, born in Cassopolis, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Sarah Hildebrandt, with articles in 25 languages. Next door, Dowagiac lists 13, led by William Alden Smith. No famous person on record lists LaGrange Township as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about LaGrange Township’s famous people
Famous people born near LaGrange Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Greydon Clark
born 1943American film director, producer, and actor

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Dowagiac has the most on record: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is LaGrange 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 (9)
- Sarah Hildebrandt: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ring Lardner: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Soho: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Elgin Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alden Smith: Harris & Ewing, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Francis Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Taylor: National Olympic Committee of Iran, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David F. Cargo: Steve Terrell from Santa Fe, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred B. Wells: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

