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Film, TV & Stage
Michael Moore
born 1954American filmmaker and author
75 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Flint
55 famous people were born in Flint, more of them performers than in most towns
Michael Moore, the American filmmaker and author, is the most widely known, written about in 75 languages. Second and third on the list are Stephen Smale and Sandra Bernhard. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 28 in all. 25 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
55
notable people
Best known
Michael Moore
in 75 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Lydia DeWitt
Youngest
2000
Sylvia Massy
Most common field
Sports
28 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Flint’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 75 languages, Michael Moore is known far beyond the town.Still making namesSince 1950, 43 of them have been born here, the latest in 2000.A town of performers12 of the 55 people born here are performers, 2.3× the usual share.55 notable peopleMore than most towns: 55 notable people were born in Flint.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Flint
Counted by languages, Michael Moore is ahead of Stephen Smale and Sandra Bernhard: 75, 39 and 34.
#2
#3Through the years
When Flint’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 11 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicNotableWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Flint is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Flint
The other 52 span the years 1859 to 2000.
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1958–2012American man best known for extensive body modifications
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A chosen home
Also called Flint home
One more notable person made the town home: LeeAnne Walters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Flint 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 (21)
- Stephen Smale: George Bergman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandra Bernhard: Slomotion777, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Carter: Bugge6, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claressa Shields: Collision Conf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Kuzma: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael J. Bloomfield: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Bridges: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Thomas: Dan4th, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Young: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Kovack: Trailer to "Diary of a Madman" (1963), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Rolston: Meowwcat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald R. McMonagle: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mashona Washington: Brett Weinstein (Nrbelex), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Peterson: No machine-readable author provided. Chensiyuan assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Bell: Jeramey Jannene from Milwaukee, WI, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Preston: Adriaan.vanr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sinclair: Wayne Dabney, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deanna Nolan: Dave Hogg from Royal Oak, MI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Runyan: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Kildee: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Morrow: New York Islanders, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons