#1Science & Medicine
Samuel C. C. Ting
born 1936Chinese-American physicist
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Famous people · Ann Arbor
Of the 51 famous people born in Ann Arbor, an unusual share are scientists and doctors
Articles in 66 languages make the Chinese-American physicist Samuel C. C. Ting the best known. The list is still growing: 16 were born since 1970. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 28 in all. Charles Cooley, born in 1864, is the earliest name and Maya Boyd, born in 2002, the latest.
Born here
51
notable people
Best known
Samuel C. C. Ting
in 66 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Charles Cooley
Youngest
2002
Maya Boyd
Most common field
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12 people
Also called it home
10
notable residents
What stands out about Ann Arbor’s famous people
A town of scientists and doctorsAmong the 51 people born here, 11 are scientists and doctors: 3.6 times the usual share.Known worldwideRead in 66 languages, Samuel C. C. Ting is known far beyond the town.Still making namesSince 1950, 29 of them have been born here, the latest in 2002.A chosen home10 more notable people chose to live in Ann Arbor, including Ken Burns.
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What Ann Arbor is known for
Set against the usual town, scientists and doctors come out 3.6 times as common.
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 Ann Arbor
All three are scientists and doctors.
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When Ann Arbor’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 9 in all.
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Everyone else born in Ann Arbor
A further 48 follow, born between 1864 and 2002.
William Redington Hewlett
1913–2001American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard
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Kenneth Waltz
1924–2013American political scientist and international relations theoretician
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David S. Goyer
born 1965American filmmaker, novelist, and comic book writer
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Frederica de Laguna
1906–2004American ethnologist, anthropologist, and archaeologist
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A chosen home
Also called Ann Arbor home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 10 in all, led by Ken Burns.
Alton L. Becker
1932–2011American linguist, professor, and Southeast Asianist
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Photo credits (24)
- Samuel C. C. Ting: 中国新闻社, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Betzig: Ecole polytechnique Université Paris-Saclay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Huckle Weller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Porter: Yesicavaldez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Plantinga: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Redington Hewlett: Copyright held by English Wikipedia User:Alanhtripp. Transferred from Wikipedia.org English Wikipedia to Commons. by User:Scm83x. Uploaded to commons by User:Ims, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Cooley: Originally uploaded by CarlyHC11 (Transferred by Matanya), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Waltz: Kenneth Woltz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David S. Goyer: RoadTrain, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Falahee: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Schatz: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Nichols: yves Tennevin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Coleman Danto: AmeOnTheLoose at Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Vickers: Cinelandia Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deirdre McCloskey: Policy Exchange, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Bridenstine: Bill Ingalls, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Krickstein: Israel Press and Photo Agency (I.P.P.A.) photographer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Young: The Metal Voice, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Emshwiller: Elf (Ellen Levy Finch), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Spellings: Steve Exum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Ashley: Musiccomposer77, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Knoll: Star Wars, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Burns: LBJLibraryNow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis James: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons