#1Famous people · Romulus
Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Romulus
At the top of the list is the American basketball player John Long, covered in 13 languages. Terry Mills, the American basketball player, comes second, with Devin Searcy third. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.4, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
John Long
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Frank Sacka
Youngest
1989
Devin Searcy
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Romulus’ famous people
Through the years
When Romulus’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 1 births.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Romulus
The three are covered in 13, 11 and 8 languages: John Long, Terry Mills and Devin Searcy.
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Everyone else born in Romulus
Another 3, the earliest born in 1924.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Wayne leads the towns around it, with 14 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Romulus 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)
- John Long: Dave hogg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Mills: Jason McMann from Plymouth, MI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Searcy: Adam Sonnett, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ninja: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons