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Famous people · Saline
7 famous people were born in Saline from 1853 to 1981
The best known is the columnist George Matthew Adams, with articles in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Jennifer Allison and Frank Jay Haynes. 3 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Only 97 of the 502 towns in Michigan with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
George Matthew Adams
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
Frank Jay Haynes
Youngest
1981
Katie Cook
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Saline’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Saline’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 2.
Writing & ArtsBusinessScience & MedicineSportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Saline
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
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#3Known for
What Saline is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 4.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Saline
A further 4 follow, born between 1869 and 1981.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, York Township has the most on record: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Saline 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)
- Frank Jay Haynes: Frank Jay Haynes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Cook: CromsFury, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inez R. Wisdom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Collins Whiting: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons