#1Famous people · Adrian
Of the 30 famous people born in Adrian, an unusual share are writers and artists
Most widely known is Christine Gregoire, the American politician, with articles in 27 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 13 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 14.7, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there. 4 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Christine Gregoire
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
William James Beal
Youngest
1986
Andrew Holbrook
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Adrian’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Adrian is known for
Adrian has 2× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Adrian
By how many languages cover them, Christine Gregoire comes first (27), then Norman Bel Geddes (19) and William James Beal (16).
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#2Writing & Arts
Norman Bel Geddes
1893–1958American theatrical and industrial designer
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Through the years
When Adrian’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 5.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageNotableMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Adrian
Still to come: 27 more, from 1840 to 1986.
Margaret Wynne Lawless
1847–1926American poet, author, educator, philanthropist
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
William Reid
1893–1955American baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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Grace Duffield Goodwin
1869–1926American writer, lecturer, and anti-suffragist
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Adrian home
One more notable person made the town home: Jeptha Wade.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Adrian 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 (16)
- Christine Gregoire: State of Washington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Bel Geddes: Francis Bruguière, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Baily: Kirk Baily celebration of life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. Howell: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Marshall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellen Davis: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorne Dibble: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Wynne Lawless: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Navin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haviland H. Lund: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Benard: Bnice58, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myra Douglas: Thomas William Herringshaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rube Kisinger: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrtle Craig Mowbray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Duffield Goodwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeptha Wade: Engraving by J. C. Buttre, after photo by Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons