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Famous people · Southfield

23 famous people were born in Southfield, more of them athletes than in most towns

Selma Blair, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 50 languages. Second and third on the list are Keegan-Michael Key and Tyler Ulis. Since 1970, 20 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1959, Steven Pitt is the first name on record, and Darius Robinson, born in 2001, the most recent.

#1 best knownSelma BlairFilm, TV & Stage · born 1972
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Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Selma Blair
in 50 Wikipedia languages
First
1959
Steven Pitt
Youngest
2001
Darius Robinson
Most common field
Sports
17 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents

What stands out about Southfield’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Southfield’s famous people were born

The 1970s alone account for 9 of the births charted here.

The American centuryToday195020002050Selma BlairTyler Ulis
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Southfield is known for

Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Southfield

Selma Blair has articles in 50 languages, Keegan-Michael Key in 43 and Tyler Ulis in 15.

Selma Blair#1
Film, TV & Stage

Selma Blair

born 1972

American actress

50 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Keegan-Michael Key#2
Film, TV & Stage

Keegan-Michael Key

born 1971

American actor and comedian

43 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Tyler Ulis#3
Sports

Tyler Ulis

born 1996

American basketball player

15 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Southfield

20 more names, born between 1959 and 2001.

AA

Aloysius Anagonye

born 1981

American basketball player

JC

Jimmy Carson

born 1968

American ice hockey player

Emily Samuelson

Emily Samuelson

born 1990

American ice dancer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
MF

Michael Flowers

born 1999

American basketball player

JS

John Snyder

born 1974

American baseball player

DP

Dwight Parrish

born 1972

American ice hockey player

GE

Glenn Earl

born 1981

Player of American football

BK

Brandan Kearney

born 1993

American basketball player

DR

Darius Robinson

born 2001

American football defensive lineman

GW

George Winn

born 1990

American football player

G

GRiZ

born 1990

American DJ and music producer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
MS

Michael Stone

born 1978

American football player

RW

Ross Weaver

born 1987

American football player

SP

Steven Pitt

1959–2018

American forensic psychiatrist

FS

Freddie Scott

born 1974

American football player

KK

Keith Karpinski

born 1966

American football player

A chosen home

Also called Southfield home

Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Jim Abbott.

VG

Vincent Gregory

born 1948

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Southfield 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.

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