Famous people · Sherman Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sherman Township
The nearest, Manson Benedict, was born in Lake Linden, 10 mi away. Eugene Parker is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Sherman Township. In Michigan, 506 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Eugene Parker
Best known
Eugene Parker
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sherman Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sherman Township
Nobody born in Sherman Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Edward Thomas Abrams
1860–1918American surgeon, gynecologist, and politician
Mary Locke Petermann
1908–1975American cellular biochemist
Lyman Frimodig
1891–1972American athlete and college basketball coach
John W. Murray
1913–1996Pastor, evangelist, and president of Shelton College
Russell Hellman
1917–2004American politician from Michigan
Donald G. Saari
born 1940American mathematician, expert on voting methods and the n-body problem (b.1940)
Mary Odile Cahoon
1929–2011American Benedictine nun, biologist and Antarctic scientist
Bernard Francis Sliger
1924–2007American economist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sherman 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)
- Eugene Parker: Kim Shiflett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Harkness Love: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manson Benedict: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Ruppe: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Francis Sliger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Hellman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons