SF#1
Famous people · Hazel Park
The 4 famous people born in Hazel Park, led by Steve Fraser
Most widely known is Steve Fraser, the Olympic wrestler, with articles in 15 languages. Close behind are Myles Jury and Bill Virdon. The earliest on the list is Bill Virdon, born in 1931, and the youngest Myles Jury, born in 1988. Half or more of the towns in Michigan have no one on record, but this one has 2.7 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Steve Fraser
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1931
Bill Virdon
Youngest
1988
Myles Jury
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Hazel Park
Athletes take two of the three places.
MJ#2
#3Through the years
When Hazel Park’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 1 births.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hazel Park is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.
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 Hazel Park
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Royal Oak has the longest list next door: 50.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hazel Park 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 (7)
- Bill Virdon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norm Parker: Mvanderzyl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Raimi: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Weight: Dan4th Nicholas, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Ford Coppola: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Carter: Kku, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Yanez: Hyanez57, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons