9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Littlefield Township
Closest of all is Frank Foster, from Alanson, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Claude Shannon, with articles in 70 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Littlefield Township. Famous people are on record for 506 of the towns in Michigan.
What stands out about Littlefield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Littlefield Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Raymond Wesley Starr
1888–1968United States federal judge

Claude Shannon
1916–2001American mathematician and information theorist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Littlefield 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 (5)
- Claude Shannon: Jacobs, Konrad, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Boone: Thibault, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Malpass: Franz Mahr (World Bank), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Catton: Library of Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Wesley Starr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons