14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Nottawa Township
Closest of all is Charlie Maher, from Mendon, 5 mi away. Verne Troyer is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. No famous person on record lists Nottawa Township as their birthplace yet. Across Michigan, the lists cover 507 towns.
What stands out about Nottawa Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Nottawa Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






James W. King
1842–1903American solider and newspaper editor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nottawa 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 (6)
- Verne Troyer: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlin Stutzman: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Perrin: Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- June MacCloy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Perle Mesta: Office of Presidential Libraries, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Thornton: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons