#1Famous people · Ishpeming
Ishpeming counts 7 famous people, first among them Glenn Theodore Seaborg
Glenn Theodore Seaborg, the American chemist, is the most widely known, written about in 78 languages. The American aerospace engineer Kelly Johnson ranks second, ahead of John D. Voelker. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 5 of them. Half or more of the towns in Michigan have no one on record, but this one has 11.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Glenn Theodore Seaborg
in 78 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Patrick Daniel Norton
Youngest
1964
Mark Ayotte
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Ishpeming’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Ishpeming
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Kelly Johnson
1910–1990American aerospace engineer
26 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Ishpeming’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineNotableSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ishpeming is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Ishpeming
4 more, from 1876 to 1964.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Negaunee lists the most people: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ishpeming 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 (5)
- Glenn Theodore Seaborg: Atomic Energy Commission. (1946 - 01/19/1975), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Johnson: CIA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Voelker: trailer screenshot (Columbia Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Daniel Norton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Hall: Steamboat Pilot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons