#1Famous people · Alpena
Most of the 23 famous people born in Alpena came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American actor Michael Bailey Smith, covered in 14 languages. Stanley Grenz and Donald B. Duncan follow. Births span 1873 to 1973, from William Scagel to Matthew Gillard. The biggest group are athletes: 7.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Michael Bailey Smith
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
William Scagel
Youngest
1973
Matthew Gillard
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Alpena’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Alpena’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 5 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsFaithFilm, TV & StageNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Alpena
Michael Bailey Smith leads with articles in 14 languages, ahead of Stanley Grenz (9) and Donald B. Duncan (6).
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What Alpena is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as soldiers and sailors, at 3.7 times.
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 Alpena
The rest number 20, with 7 athletes among them.
Paul Bunker
1881–1943College football All-American and recipient of Distinguished Service Medal for service at Battle of Corregidor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alpena 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 (11)
- Michael Bailey Smith: vagueonthehow, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald B. Duncan: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Comstock: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Scott: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Dietlin: Lisa Dietlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd R. Leavitt, Jr.: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Bunker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Weston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaise Ilsley: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Dutcher: Dirk Hansen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Porter: Jonny.beatnik.detroit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons