#1Famous people · Owosso
The 21 famous people born in Owosso, led by Alfred Hershey
Most widely known is Alfred Hershey, the American chemist, with articles in 56 languages. Only 37 of the 502 towns in Michigan with anyone on record list more. Half or more of the towns in Michigan have no one on record, but this one has 14.4 for every 10,000 residents. 4 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Alfred Hershey
in 56 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
Etta Doane Marden
Youngest
1986
Rebecca Green
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Owosso’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Owosso
Three names lead: Alfred Hershey (56 languages), Thomas E. Dewey (36) and James Oliver Curwood (31).
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#3Writing & Arts
James Oliver Curwood
1878–1927American writer and conservationist
31 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Owosso’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
Politics & LawSportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMusicNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Owosso is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 2.4 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 Owosso
Here are 18 more, born from 1851 to 1986.
Chester Brewer
1875–1953American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field coach and athletic director
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Etta Doane Marden
1851–1946FaithWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Owosso 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 (12)
- Alfred Hershey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Dewey: Eugene Raymond Hutchinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Oliver Curwood: James Montgomery Flagg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Carl Frieseke: Frederick Carl Frieseke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Tomac: Keanu @ no:wp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Schacher: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradlee Van Pelt: (U.S. Air Force photo by John Van Winkle), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Green: Shaunasaurusrex, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Brewer: The Junior Class of the University of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Cavanaugh: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Ball: SSG Helen Miller, USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Etta Doane Marden: Marceau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons