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Famous people · Farmington Hills
19 famous people were born in Farmington Hills, more of them performers than in most towns
Articles in 44 languages make the American actress Elizabeth Berkley the best known. Bill Joy, the American computer scientist, comes second, with Jaime Ray Newman third. Since 1970, 16 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Bill Joy’s, in 1954, and the last Jaden Akins’, in 2003.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Elizabeth Berkley
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1954
Bill Joy
Youngest
2003
Jaden Akins
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Farmington Hills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Farmington Hills is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 3.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Farmington Hills’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 6 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Farmington Hills
Counted by languages, Elizabeth Berkley is ahead of Bill Joy and Jaime Ray Newman: 44, 34 and 26.
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Farmington Hills
The rest number 16, with 8 athletes among them.
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A chosen home
Also called Farmington Hills home
One more notable person made the town home: John James.
The town’s pick
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Famous people from the towns next door
Livonia leads the towns around it, with 28 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmington Hills 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 (13)
- Bill Joy: The original uploader was SqueakBox at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaime Ray Newman: https://www.flickr.com/photos/vagueonthehow, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wolk: SAMHSA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex DeBrincat: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Morse: SF3, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jena Irene: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirsten Haglund: Philpottm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John James: United States Congress, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Modano: Paul Hoch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Selma Blair: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Keller: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Grant: אדם גרנט, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Reaser: Tara Kerwin - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tararebeka/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons