#1Famous people · Lansing
Lansing is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the American television journalist Harry Smith, covered in 8 languages. The list has one more: the American pop singer-songwriter Tristen Gaspadarek. Terry Funk leads the 54 names listed next door in Hammond. Over 32 years of births, the list goes from Harry Smith (1951) to Tristen Gaspadarek (1983).
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Harry Smith
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
Harry Smith
Youngest
1983
Tristen Gaspadarek
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Lansing
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What Lansing is known for
The largest field is Film, TV & Stage, with 1 people.
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Close by, Hammond counts 54 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lansing and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- Harry Smith: U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tristen Gaspadarek: Wcam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Funk: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tink: Tse Daniel for The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Mulder: Shgmom56, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons