#1Famous people · Escanaba
Leaders stand out among the 19 famous people born in Escanaba
Tom Bissell, the American journalist, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Roger H. Zion and Albin Walter Norblad Jr.. The largest group, 9, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Only 38 of the 502 towns in Michigan with anyone on record list more.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Tom Bissell
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
John K. Stack Jr.
Youngest
1989
Jace Daniels
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Escanaba’s famous people
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What Escanaba is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.8 times.
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The best known
Born in Escanaba
Languages with an article: 9 for Tom Bissell, 8 for Roger H. Zion, 6 for Albin Walter Norblad Jr..
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When Escanaba’s famous people were born
The 1880s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
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Everyone else born in Escanaba
16 more names, born between 1884 and 1989.
Deb Baker
born 1953American mystery writer from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Escanaba 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)
- Tom Bissell: Dominic "Count3D" Dobrzensky, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger H. Zion: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albin Walter Norblad Jr.: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Luecke: "Detroit Free Press" (Detroit, MI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deb Baker: =Sheila Connolly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Perrin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jace Daniels: Winnipeg Blue Bombers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Einar E. Erlandsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fahey Flynn: WLS-TV, Chicago., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John K. Stack Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Chown: © Markus Felix | PushingPixels (contact me), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons