Born near Spencer Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Frederick C. Bock, was born in Greenville, 7 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Spencer Township. In all of Michigan, the famous people on record come from 502 towns. Dearborn has the most of any town in Michigan: 63.
What stands out about Spencer Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Spencer Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Shane Mahan
born 1964American makeup, special effects artist and puppeteer








John C. Sjogren
1916–1987United States Army Medal of Honor recipient


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spencer 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 (11)
- Joe Staley: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivy Winters: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Hemphill: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederik Meijer: Grand Rapids Public Museum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Pratt: Kakoula10, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchell Chaffee: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton W. Angell: User Carptrash on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Hemingway: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Parker Ehinger: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Tallman: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinn Nordin: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons