#1Famous people · Sterling Heights
Athletes stand out among the 13 famous people born in Sterling Heights
The best known is the American ice hockey player Derian Hatcher, with articles in 14 languages. Greg Pateryn, the US ice hockey player, comes second, with Brad Jones third. The largest group, 9, was born since 1970. The first birth on record is Martin Pakledinaz’s, in 1953, and the last Azaad Liadi’s, in 1998.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Derian Hatcher
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1953
Martin Pakledinaz
Youngest
1998
Azaad Liadi
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Sterling Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sterling Heights’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sterling Heights is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2 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 Sterling Heights
Languages with an article: 14 for Derian Hatcher, 6 for Greg Pateryn, 5 for Brad Jones.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Sterling Heights
Of the other 10, 6 are athletes.
Dana Duckworth
born 1971American college gymnastics coach, former elite and college gymnast
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A chosen home
Also called Sterling Heights home
Born elsewhere, Lucien Greaves lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Warren has the longest list next door: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sterling Heights 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 (7)
- Derian Hatcher: The original uploader was Gator414 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Pateryn: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Zombo: Gabriel Cervantes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Hunwick: Adam Glanzman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucien Greaves: Mark Schierbecker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Weight: Dan4th Nicholas, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duke Maas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons