#1Famous people · Grand Haven
Dan Bylsma tops a list of 14 famous people born in Grand Haven
Dan Bylsma, the American ice hockey player and coach, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Second place goes to the recipient of the Purple Heart medal Melissa Stockwell, third to Neal Ball. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. Over 148 years of births, the list goes from Edward Payson Ferry (1837) to Matt Harmon (1985).
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Dan Bylsma
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Edward Payson Ferry
Youngest
1985
Matt Harmon
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Grand Haven’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Grand Haven’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotablePolitics & LawScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Grand Haven
Two of the three are athletes.
#1
#2Notable
Melissa Stockwell
born 1980Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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#3Known for
What Grand Haven is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.1 times as common.
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 Grand Haven
Another 11, the earliest born in 1837.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Grand Haven home
One more notable person made the town home: Gary Hogeboom.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Spring Lake, at 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grand Haven 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 (10)
- Dan Bylsma: Andy from Pittsburgh, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Stockwell: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis K. Mendoza, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Ball: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Cairn Mars: Air Service, United States Army photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Hatton: Julian Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlan Meekhof: Traverse City Rotary Club, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent Nelsen: Jandersen, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Payson Ferry: WestMichigander, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Nichols: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winsor McCay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons