#1Famous people · Paw Paw
9 famous people were born in Paw Paw, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Loretta Long, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. From Jo Labadie in 1850 to Jerry Mitchell in 1960, the births cover 110 years. Only 77 of the 506 towns in Michigan with anyone on record list more. More are athletes than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Loretta Long
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
Jo Labadie
Youngest
1960
Jerry Mitchell
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Paw Paw
Performers take two of the three places.
#1
#2JM#3
Film, TV & Stage
Jerry Mitchell
born 1960American theatre director and choreographer
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Paw Paw’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1850s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotableWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Paw Paw is known for
Share of Paw Paw’s famous people in each field.
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 Paw Paw
Still to come: 6 more, from 1855 to 1952.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paw Paw 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 (5)
- Loretta Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo Labadie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Waller: A CIA employee whose name is not disclosed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Smith Strong: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons