#1Famous people · Lapeer
19 famous people were born in Lapeer from 1868 to 1997
Jake Long, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. Second and third on the list are Maxx Crosby and Charles E. Potter. 8 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Jake Long, dates from 1985.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Jake Long
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
Kenyon L. Butterfield
Youngest
1997
Maxx Crosby
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Lapeer’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lapeer’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lapeer
Jake Long, Maxx Crosby and Charles E. Potter are written about in 12, 12 and 10 languages.
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What Lapeer is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 2.7 times the usual share.
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 Lapeer
The other 16 span the years 1868 to 1989.
Alta Bates
1879–1955Nurse, anesthetist, and the founder of the hospital now known as Alta Bates Medical Center
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Roger Keeran
born 1944American historian and university professor, known for studies of the fall of communism
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lapeer 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 (8)
- Jake Long: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxx Crosby: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Potter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Carrigan: Fox Film Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenyon L. Butterfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kris Tamulis: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Prather: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons