#1Science & Medicine
Michael D. Griffin
born 1949American physicist and aerospace engineer
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Famous people · Aberdeen
17 famous people were born in Aberdeen from 1840 to 1983
Most widely known is Michael D. Griffin, the American physicist and aerospace engineer, with articles in 29 languages. Jai Lewis, the American basketball player, comes second, with Jason Palmer third. The list’s best known name, Michael D. Griffin, dates from 1949. The largest group, 6, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Michael D. Griffin
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
William Benjamin Baker
Youngest
1983
Jai Lewis
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Aberdeen’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Aberdeen’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusicBusinessWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Aberdeen
Michael D. Griffin, Jai Lewis and Jason Palmer are written about in 29, 6 and 6 languages.
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What Aberdeen is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Aberdeen
The rest number 14, with 5 leaders among them.
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The neighbour with the most names is Havre de Grace, at 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Aberdeen 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 (10)
- Michael D. Griffin: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jai Lewis: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Palmer: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Benjamin Baker: The Neale Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linwood Clark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Diana Pavlac Glyer: MikeGlyer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Freis, Jr.: United States Department of the Treasury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bernard Riley: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cal Ripken Jr.: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Mussman: COD Newsroom, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons