#1Writing & Arts
Edna Ferber
1885–1968American novelist, short story writer and playwright
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Famous people · Kalamazoo
Of the 49 famous people born in Kalamazoo, an unusual share are performers
With articles in 45 languages, Edna Ferber is the most widely known. The largest group, 23, was born since 1970. Births span 1859 to 1997, from Edward Israel to Hunter Hale. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.7, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there.
Born here
49
notable people
Best known
Edna Ferber
in 45 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Edward Israel
Youngest
1997
Hunter Hale
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Kalamazoo’s famous people
A town of performersPerformers make up 13 of the 49, 2.8 times the usual share.Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 33, the most recent in 1997.Known worldwideEdna Ferber has an article in 45 languages, more than anyone else from here.A chosen home4 more notable people chose to live here, Derek Jeter among them.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Kalamazoo is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Kalamazoo’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 9 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicFaithNotableMilitaryBusinessPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kalamazoo
Counted by languages, Edna Ferber is ahead of Huma Abedin and McG: 45, 31 and 28.
#1
#2Notable
Huma Abedin
born 1976Long-time aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Kalamazoo
A further 46 follow, born between 1859 and 1997.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Kalamazoo home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Derek Jeter the best known.
Derek Jeter
born 1974American former professional baseball player, author, bussinessman and baseball broadcasters
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Portage counts 6 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kalamazoo 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 (17)
- Edna Ferber: Theatre Magazine Company; Nickolas Muray, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Huma Abedin: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McG: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Daniels: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Narada Michael Walden: Craig ONeal at https://www.flickr.com/photos/craigoneal, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie Sheh: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Reed: No machine-readable author provided. Icedancer~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Kip Carpenter: McSmit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Reed: Rama, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathy Reed: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Rossio: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Hall: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon Kane: nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Christian: tgreyfox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Jeter: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Thomas: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Schippers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons