Born near Marion Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Dan Bazuin, was born in McBain, 7 mi away. Forest Ray Moulton is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. The list for Marion Township is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
What stands out about Marion Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Marion Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Forest Ray Moulton
1872–1952American astronomer and mathematician of the XXth century

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marion 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)
- Forest Ray Moulton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary E. Byrd: Bigelow (Detroit, Mich.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Thomson: Rentschler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons