#1Famous people · Grosse Pointe
Of the 31 famous people born in Grosse Pointe, an unusual share are musicians
The best known is the American actress Julie Harris, with articles in 46 languages. Second place goes to the American guitarist John 5, third to Matt Letscher. The largest group, 17, was born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 55.9, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there.
Born here
31
notable people
Best known
Julie Harris
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Roy Dikeman Chapin, Jr.
Youngest
1997
Catie DeLoof
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Grosse Pointe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Grosse Pointe’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 7 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicBusinessWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Grosse Pointe is known for
Grosse Pointe has 2.3× the usual share of musicians.
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 Grosse Pointe
Ranked by languages covered: Julie Harris with 46, then John 5 with 22 and Matt Letscher with 20.
#1
#2
#3Film, TV & Stage
Matt Letscher
born 1970American actor and playwright
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Grosse Pointe
Another 28, 15 of them athletes.
Margery Beddow
1937–2010American actress, director, dancer and choreographer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Raquel DiDomenico
born 1980First female combat engineer senior sergeant (US Army)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Grosse Pointe home
One more notable person made the town home: Kirk Gibson.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Grosse Pointe.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grosse Pointe 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 (17)
- Julie Harris: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John 5: Tyrel Snowden, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Letscher: Fernand, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Werenski: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carly Piper: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon D. Bolick/Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrea Deck: BananaPeelPeel, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa LoCicero: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Miller: Spc. Britney Bodner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Lynch: Adam Glanzman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Simmons: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John-Allison Weiss: Ben P L from Provo, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geralin Thomas: Geralin Thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raquel DiDomenico: Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Gibson: Mwinog2777, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Ford Coppola: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meg White: John Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Damman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons