#1Famous people · Cadillac
Jan Harold Brunvand tops a list of 7 famous people born in Cadillac
The best known is the American folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand, with articles in 15 languages. Close behind are Adolph Wolgast and Guy Vander Jagt. From Adolph Wolgast to Luke Winslow-King, the births on the list run from 1888 to 1983. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 5 of them.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Jan Harold Brunvand
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Adolph Wolgast
Youngest
1983
Luke Winslow-King
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Cadillac’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Cadillac’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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The best known
Born in Cadillac
Jan Harold Brunvand leads with articles in 15 languages, ahead of Adolph Wolgast (10) and Guy Vander Jagt (6).
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cadillac 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 (3)
- Jan Harold Brunvand: Benjamin Radford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adolph Wolgast: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Vander Jagt: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons