#1Sports
Rudy Tomjanovich
born 1948American basketball player and coach
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Famous people · Hamtramck
Most of the 22 famous people born in Hamtramck came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American basketball player and coach Rudy Tomjanovich, covered in 25 languages. Mitch Ryder, the American singer, comes second, with Gail Kobe third. Athletes are unusually common here: 12, 1.5 times the usual share. Over 77 years of births, the list goes from Raymond Zussman (1917) to Abraham Aiyash (1994).
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Rudy Tomjanovich
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Raymond Zussman
Youngest
1994
Abraham Aiyash
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Hamtramck’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hamtramck is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.5 times.
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 Hamtramck
Rudy Tomjanovich has articles in 25 languages, Mitch Ryder in 15 and Gail Kobe in 13.
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When Hamtramck’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 6 births.
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Of the other 19, 11 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamtramck 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 (8)
- Rudy Tomjanovich: Unidentified (Ensian published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Ryder: Steffen 962, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gail Kobe: NBC television network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warith Deen Mohammed: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucien N. Nedzi: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Zatkoff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Zussman: From the album Linda Kathleen Thompson's photos by Linda Kathleen Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Truth Martini: Steve Wright Jr. from Conway, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons