Born near Sherwood Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ross G. Walker, from Athens, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Jad Fair, with articles in 27 languages. The list for Sherwood Township is empty for now. Of the bordering towns, Leonidas Township has a list, with George L. Yaple.
What stands out about Sherwood Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Sherwood Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Dan Severn
born 1958American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler


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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, only Leonidas Township has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sherwood 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)
- Jad Fair: JeanParis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Severn: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth McDevitt: Photographer-Irving Chidnoff, New York-faint stamp on back-small one at lower left front, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Ellis: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlotta Perry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Yaple: Evening News Association (Detroit, MI), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Mills Hurd: Doris Ulmann (1882-1934), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Stryker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

