#1Famous people · Farmington
Of the 16 famous people born in Farmington, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Megan Keller, the American ice hockey player, with articles in 14 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period. Paulson Adebo, born in 1999, is the youngest, and Ernest Sprague, born in 1865, the first on record. For every 10,000 residents the town has 13.9, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Megan Keller
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Ernest Sprague
Youngest
1999
Paulson Adebo
Most common field
Sports
14 people
What stands out about Farmington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Farmington’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Farmington is known for
Farmington has 2.5× the usual share of athletes.
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 Farmington
All three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Farmington
13 more names, born between 1865 and 1982.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmington 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 (4)
- Megan Keller: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent Johnson: Dinur Blum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paulson Adebo: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Brown: photo taken by flickr user compujeramey (Jeramey Jannene), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons