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Famous people · Negaunee
Negaunee is the birthplace of 4 famous people
The best known is the American sportscaster Bob Chase, with articles in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Dominic Jacobetti and Elmer Mitchell. The oldest name on the list belongs to Elmer Mitchell, born in 1889, the newest to Joan LeQuia, born in 1935. Half or more of the towns in Michigan have no one on record, but this one has 8.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Bob Chase
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Elmer Mitchell
Youngest
1935
Joan LeQuia
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Negaunee
Bob Chase leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Dominic Jacobetti (3) and Elmer Mitchell (2).
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Elmer Mitchell
1889–1983American college football coach, college basketball coach
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Negaunee’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Negaunee is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
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 Negaunee
1 more, best known first.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Negaunee.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Negaunee 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)
- Dominic Jacobetti: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Theodore Seaborg: Atomic Energy Commission. (1946 - 01/19/1975), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons