#1Famous people · Redford Township
9 famous people were born in Redford Township, most of them since 1970
At the top of the list is the American actor Nick Nicholson, covered in 8 languages. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.9, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there. Athletes make up the largest group, 4 of them. Over 169 years of births, the list goes from Charles N. Fox (1829) to Cedrick Lattimore (1998).
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Nick Nicholson
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1829
Charles N. Fox
Youngest
1998
Cedrick Lattimore
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Redford Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Redford Township’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Redford Township
By how many languages cover them, Nick Nicholson comes first (8), then Eric Wilson (5) and Ann Meyer (3).
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Known for
What Redford Township is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.6 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 Redford Township
6 more, 3 of them athletes.
Mary Cavanagh
born 1991US Democrat party politician, from 2021 member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 10th district
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Charles N. Fox
1829–1903Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California
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Close by, the fullest list is Detroit’s, at 28 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Redford Township 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)
- Nick Nicholson: Wanda, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles N. Fox: Leigh Hadley Irvine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Ford Coppola: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Modano: Paul Hoch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Oesterle: Connormah, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons