#1The 3 famous people born in Allen Park, led by Amanda Chidester
Amanda Chidester, the American softball player, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Frank Liberati, third to Steve Hetzel. Next door, Dearborn lists 63, led by David Burtka. Half or more of the towns in Michigan have no one on record, but this one has 1.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born in Allen Park
Amanda Chidester has articles in 10 languages, Frank Liberati in 2 and Steve Hetzel in 1.
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#2What Allen Park is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Who’s the most famous person from Allen Park?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Allen Park’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Dearborn has the most on record, with 63.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Allen Park 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 (4)
- Amanda Chidester: Scinsvche, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Liberati: Pitcher23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Oesterle: Connormah, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Kiser: Bridget Samuels, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

