#123 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.
What stands out about Southfield’s famous people
When Southfield’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 9 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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.
Born in Southfield
Selma Blair has articles in 50 languages, Keegan-Michael Key in 43 and Tyler Ulis in 15.
#1
#2Keegan-Michael Key
born 1971American actor and comedian
#3Everyone else born in Southfield
20 more names, born between 1959 and 2001.


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Also called Southfield home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Jim Abbott.

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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.
Photo credits (10)
- Selma Blair: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keegan-Michael Key: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Ulis: Acdixon, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fatai Alashe: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Samuelson: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Abbott: Paul Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Ford Coppola: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Keranen: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bennie Fowler: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Ryan: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons



