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Famous people · Kentwood
2 famous people were born in Kentwood
Most widely known is Brian Hyde, the American distance runner, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the American politician Robert VanderLaan. Next door, Grand Rapids lists 48, led by Taylor Lautner. The list runs from Robert VanderLaan, born in 1930, to Brian Hyde, born in 1972.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Brian Hyde
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Robert VanderLaan
Youngest
1972
Brian Hyde
Most common field
Sports
1 people
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Born in Kentwood
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kentwood 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 (3)
- Robert VanderLaan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Lautner: [2], CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk O'Bee: Rico Shen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons