Famous people · Vernon Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Vernon Township
Johnny Heimsch, born in Rosebush, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Engler, with articles in 14 languages. Next door, Clare lists 5, led by Wayne Terwilliger. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Vernon Township.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
John Engler
Best known
John Engler
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Vernon Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Vernon Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Daniel Joseph Schafer
born 1952Country music singer, Christian music singer, songwriter actor
Virginia Harriett Kline
1910–1959Stratigrapher and geologist
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The fullest list close by belongs to Clare, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vernon 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)
- John Engler: Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt LaFleur: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Joseph Schafer: Benderguy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Pohl: Tjacoronado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Robbins: Wojciech Migda (wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Carey: Bob Martuch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Terwilliger: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex DeVogt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons