Robert Jarvik
1946–2025American inventor, creator of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart
Famous people · Williams Township
Born near Williams Township: 5 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert Jarvik, from Midland, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Madonna, with articles in 193 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Williams Township yet. Over the border in Midland, 40 names are on record, led by Robert Jarvik.
Born nearby
5
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Madonna
Best known
Madonna
in 193 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Williams Township
The 5 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Williams 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 (3)
- Madonna: chrisweger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betsy Brandt: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Jarvik: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons