#1Famous people · Sault Ste. Marie
Performers stand out among the 25 famous people born in Sault Ste. Marie
Terry O'Quinn, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 44 languages. Close behind are Taffy Abel and Bob Bemer. Between 1920 and 1969, 13 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 506 towns in Michigan with famous people list more.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Terry O'Quinn
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1763
Shingabawossin
Youngest
1989
Zach Anderson
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Sault Ste. Marie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Sault Ste. Marie is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 1.7 times.
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The best known
Born in Sault Ste. Marie
Terry O'Quinn, Taffy Abel and Bob Bemer are written about in 44, 20 and 14 languages.
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Science & Medicine
Bob Bemer
1920–2004American computer scientist and aerospace engineer
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Through the years
When Sault Ste. Marie’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Sault Ste. Marie
Another 22, 7 of them athletes.
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft
1800–184219th century American Indian literary author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sault Ste. Marie 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 (6)
- Terry O'Quinn: THMS.nl, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taffy Abel: Detroit Free Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Johnston Schoolcraft: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Strzok: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M.J. Alexander: Oklahoma Heritage Association, Gaylord-Pickens Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul L. Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons