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Famous people · Northville
4 famous people call Northville their birthplace
The best known is the American ice hockey player Noah Laba, with articles in 4 languages. Matt Stevens, the American football player, comes second, with Tim Dezelski third. From Steve King in 1958 to Noah Laba in 2003, the births cover 45 years. Half or more of the towns in Michigan have no one on record, but this one has 6.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Noah Laba
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1958
Steve King
Youngest
2003
Noah Laba
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Northville
Noah Laba, Matt Stevens and Tim Dezelski are written about in 4, 3 and 2 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Northville’s famous people were born
The 2000s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Northville is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.1 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Northville
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Northville home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Northville, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Novi, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northville 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)
- Tim Dezelski: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMqQ6Is_T5bJ9HKc8xACOQ, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Barra: Benjamin Applebaum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richa Gangopadhyay: Richa_Gangopadhyay_at_CCL,_India.jpg: Bollywood Hungama derivative work: Yjenith, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons