#1Famous people · Jenison
4 famous people come from Jenison, Richard Grenell the best known
Most widely known is Richard Grenell, the American politician, with articles in 34 languages. Andy Ponstein, the American stock car racing driver, comes second, with Benny McCoy third. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.3, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Richard Grenell
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Benny McCoy
Youngest
1994
Caleb Baragar
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Jenison
By how many languages cover them, Richard Grenell comes first (34), then Andy Ponstein (3) and Benny McCoy (3).
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Through the years
When Jenison’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Jenison is known for
Jenison has 2.1× the usual share of athletes.
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 Jenison
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jenison 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 (2)
- Richard Grenell: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Ponstein: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons