Born near Westphalia: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Marian Van Tuyl, was born in Wacousta, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Leo Burnett, with articles in 26 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Westphalia yet. In Michigan, 503 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Westphalia’s famous people
Famous people born near Westphalia
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Robert Asprin
1946–2008American science fiction and fantasy author



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westphalia 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)
- Leo Burnett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordyn Wieber: Brian D Herrington, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Asprin: Sharon72015, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Greene: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid Boucher: Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Fitzgerald: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons