#1Famous people · Royal Oak
Performers stand out among the 50 famous people born in Royal Oak
Most widely known is Sam Raimi, the American filmmaker, with articles in 63 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 33 were born, the most of any period. 17 were born in 1970 or later. Only 7 of the 506 towns in Michigan with anyone on record list more.
Born here
50
notable people
Best known
Sam Raimi
in 63 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Norman Cliff
Youngest
2003
Terrell Ransom Jr.
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Royal Oak’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Royal Oak’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 13 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotableMusicFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Royal Oak
All three are performers.
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What Royal Oak is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 times.
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 Royal Oak
Of the other 47, 15 are athletes.
Brad Cochran
born 1963All-American college and professional football player, defensive back
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David Warren Gibson
born 1952American actor, dancer, choreographer, and fine artist
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Pete Mitchell
born 1971All-American college football player, professional football player, tight end
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A chosen home
Also called Royal Oak home
Born elsewhere, Doug Hutchison lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Troy’s, at 13 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Royal Oak 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 (12)
- Sam Raimi: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Campbell: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meryl Davis: Adam Glanzman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher George: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Husted: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Tapert: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Hutchison: Sickahick, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Carter: Kku, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Robert Mitchell: larry-411, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristen Bell: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Yanez: Hyanez57, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Levin: Franmarie Metzler; U.S. House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons