#1Writing & Arts
Nate Silver
born 1978American statistician, journalist, and poker player
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Famous people · East Lansing
18 famous people from East Lansing, many of them writers and artists
With articles in 23 languages, Nate Silver is the most widely known. Ryan Miller is second and Spencer Abraham third. The list is still growing: 9 were born since 1970. Births span 1951 to 1998, from Lorraine Daston to Zoe Morse.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Nate Silver
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
Lorraine Daston
Youngest
1998
Zoe Morse
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about East Lansing’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When East Lansing’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 6 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What East Lansing is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.7 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 East Lansing
Nate Silver has articles in 23 languages, Ryan Miller in 22 and Spencer Abraham in 22.
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#2
#3Politics & Law
Spencer Abraham
born 1952American attorney, author and politician
22 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in East Lansing
Still to come: 15 more, from 1951 to 1998.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called East Lansing home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 4 in all, led by Gretchen Whitmer.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Lansing’s, at 37 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Lansing 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 (8)
- Nate Silver: Nikita Sokolsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Miller: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Abraham: Department of Energy., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorraine Daston: Alain Herzog, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyasha Harris: GamecockCentral, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Whitmer: LBJLibraryNow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Seagal: Svklimkin, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alma Cooper: Mark Getman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons