#1Famous people · Menominee
Of the 16 famous people born in Menominee, an unusual share are performers
The best known is the American film director Mitchell Leisen, with articles in 23 languages. 10 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. John McLean (1878) and Dave Mason (1949) mark the two ends of the list. Only 46 of the 504 towns in Michigan with anyone on record list more.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Mitchell Leisen
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
John McLean
Youngest
1949
Dave Mason
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Menominee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Menominee is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Menominee
The three are covered in 23, 17 and 14 languages: Mitchell Leisen, John McLean and Kathleen Kirkham.
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#3Through the years
When Menominee’s famous people were born
The 1890s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMilitaryPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Menominee
The other 13 span the years 1892 to 1949.
William Nolde
1929–1973Colonel of the U.S. Army and last official American combat casualty of the Vietnam War
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Earl Jaques, Jr.
born 1947American politician from Delaware in the Democratic Party
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Menominee 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)
- Mitchell Leisen: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McLean: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Kirkham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm Waite: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Packer: TV episode screenshot (CBS), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve MacGordon: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Nolde: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Robins: Leech44, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons