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Famous people · Tecumseh
8 famous people were born in Tecumseh, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Most widely known is Elman Service, the American anthropologist, with articles in 12 languages. The American historian Claude H. Van Tyne ranks second, ahead of Christine Morse. Fewer than a quarter of the 502 towns in Michigan with famous people list more. Leaders make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Elman Service
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
Ed Miller
Youngest
1973
Christine Morse
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Tecumseh
By how many languages cover them, Elman Service comes first (12), then Claude H. Van Tyne (9) and Christine Morse (2).
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Through the years
When Tecumseh’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 2.
Politics & LawNotableWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineSportsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Tecumseh is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.8 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 Tecumseh
The other 5 span the years 1850 to 1915.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tecumseh 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 (3)
- Claude H. Van Tyne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph C. Satterthwaite: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Sharp McNair: James Birtley McNair, compiler. The University of Chicago Press (Chicago, IL), composer and printer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons