Famous people · Merritt Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Merritt Township
The nearest, Madonna, was born in Bay City, 9 mi away. No entry yet names Merritt Township as a birthplace. The longest list in Michigan is Dearborn’s, with 63 names. After Dearborn, the next longest list in Michigan is Muskegon’s, with 61.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Madonna
Best known
Madonna
in 193 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Merritt Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Merritt Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Stevie Wonder
born 1950American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Merritt 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 (8)
- Madonna: chrisweger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Serena Williams: Edwin Martinez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stevie Wonder: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Draymond Green: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betsy Brandt: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Richardson: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Roethke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- S. Epatha Merkerson: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons