#1Film, TV & Stage
Mike Henry
born 1965American voice actor and director
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Famous people · Pontiac
Performers stand out among the 49 famous people born in Pontiac
The best known is the American voice actor and director Mike Henry, with articles in 34 languages. Behind the leader come Elvin Jones and Laura Innes. The largest group, 32, was born between 1920 and 1969. Mary C. Spencer, born in 1842, is the earliest name and Jamal Cain, born in 1999, the latest.
Born here
49
notable people
Best known
Mike Henry
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
Mary C. Spencer
Youngest
1999
Jamal Cain
Most common field
Sports
21 people
What stands out about Pontiac’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pontiac’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 12.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotableFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pontiac is known for
Performers stand out most, at 1.5 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.
The best known
Born in Pontiac
By how many languages cover them, Mike Henry comes first (34), then Elvin Jones (31) and Laura Innes (27).
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Everyone else born in Pontiac
Another 46, the earliest born in 1842.
Derek Minor
born 1984American Christian hip hop artist, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, and screenwriter
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Mary Elizabeth Clark
born 1938Main mover of the AIDS Education and Global Information System database
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pontiac 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 (11)
- Mike Henry: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elvin Jones: Thomas Huther, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Peters: Peters.House.Gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geri Allen: Pablosecca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent W. Jett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Rust: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Hicks: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel O'Shea: FloweringDagwood, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Larkin: OSPORT.TV, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Reaser: Tara Kerwin - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tararebeka/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Morton: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons