#1Famous people · Commerce Township
Athletes stand out among the 7 famous people born in Commerce Township
Articles in 23 languages make the American ice hockey player Connor Hellebuyck the best known. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Over 164 years of births, the list goes from William J. McConnell (1839) to Callie Shanahan (2003). Half or more of the towns in Michigan have no one on record, but this one has 1.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Connor Hellebuyck
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
William J. McConnell
Youngest
2003
Callie Shanahan
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Commerce Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Commerce Township’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Commerce Township is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.1 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 Commerce Township
The three are covered in 23, 11 and 5 languages: Connor Hellebuyck, William J. McConnell and Jake Moody.
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Everyone else born in Commerce Township
4 more, from 1845 to 2003.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Commerce Township home
Born elsewhere, Anna Segedi lived here.
The town’s pick
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in West Bloomfield Township: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Commerce Township 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 (7)
- Connor Hellebuyck: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. McConnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Moody: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph B. Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Callie Shanahan: Boston University News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Segedi: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Grant: אדם גרנט, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons