Born near Cass Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Gus Wasson, was born in Bloomdale, 3 mi away. Gene Sharp is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Cass Township yet. Next door, the list for Bloomdale holds Gus Wasson.
What stands out about Cass Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Cass Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Mahlon E. Doyle
?–2017American cryptologist, inventor, and author






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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, only Bloomdale has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cass 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 (12)
- Gavin Creel: Nick Stepowyj, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Metcalf: Manuel Bartual from Madrid, España, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Oxley: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowland V. Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Taylor Ricketts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Laut: Jayne Kamin, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Jackson: Baltimore Orioles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Hyde: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Dayton Cole: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John N. W. Rumple: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Derricotte: Unidentified (Michiganensian is the University of Michigan yearbook published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Sherrod Hatfield: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons