#1Famous people · Portage
Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Portage
Most widely known is Thomas Schippers, the American conductor, with articles in 14 languages. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.2, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 504 towns in Michigan with famous people list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Thomas Schippers
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Thomas Schippers
Youngest
1997
Tommy Henry
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Portage’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Portage’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Portage is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.3 times.
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 Portage
Thomas Schippers has articles in 14 languages, Jacob Peterson in 8 and Evan Rankin in 4.
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Everyone else born in Portage
Of the other 3, 3 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Portage home
Born elsewhere, Ronda Stryker lived here.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Kalamazoo lists the most people: 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portage 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 (4)
- Thomas Schippers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Peterson: Razcle at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Rankin: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edna Ferber: Theatre Magazine Company; Nickolas Muray, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons