
Born near Maple Grove Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Alex Main, from Montrose, 5 mi away. No entry yet names Maple Grove Township as a birthplace. In Michigan, 507 towns have someone on the list. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
What stands out about Maple Grove Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Maple Grove Township
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Ezra Dwight Sanderson
1878–1944American entomologist, sociologist and university teacher

James Waterman Glover
1868–1941American mathematician, statistician, and actuary

Who’s the most famous person from Maple Grove Township?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Maple Grove Township’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maple Grove 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)
- Alex Main: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Waterman Glover: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Blackney: "The Michigan Alumnus" magazine. T. Hawley Tapping, editor. The Alumni Association of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons