Famous people · Mount Forest Township
Born near Mount Forest Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Janae Kroc, born in Sterling, 13 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert Jarvik, with articles in 33 languages. The list for Mount Forest Township is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Robert Jarvik
Best known
Robert Jarvik
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mount Forest Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mount Forest Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Jarvik
1946–2025American inventor, creator of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Forest 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 (7)
- Robert Jarvik: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Aloysius Hickey: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Studer: Eddy Seesing, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Moolenaar: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Camp: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janae Kroc: Bob McNeely, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Bob Traxler: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons