#1Science & Medicine
David Todd Wilkinson
1935–2002American cosmologist
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Famous people · Hillsdale
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 14 famous people born in Hillsdale
At the top of the list is the American cosmologist David Todd Wilkinson, covered in 20 languages. Behind the leader come Jason Robards and Conway MacMillan. Between 1920 and 1969, 6 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Michigan have no one on record, but this one has 17.5 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
David Todd Wilkinson
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1841
Addison J. Hodges
Youngest
1974
Ryan Folmar
Most common field
Science & Medicine
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hillsdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hillsdale is known for
Hillsdale has 4.8× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
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 Hillsdale
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
#1
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#3Through the years
When Hillsdale’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hillsdale
Of the other 11, 4 are leaders.
A chosen home
Also called Hillsdale home
One more notable person made the town home: May Gorslin Preston Slosson.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillsdale 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)
- David Todd Wilkinson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Robards: Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conway MacMillan: University of Minnesota volunteer?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Cook: Moses King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Bartlett: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Churchill King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Corbett O'Meara: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons