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Famous people · Wayne
14 famous people were born in Wayne, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 17 languages make the American artist Mike Kelley the best known. Grant Long, the American basketball player, comes second, with Donald Hanchon third. The largest group, 7, was born between 1920 and 1969. For every 10,000 residents the town has 8.1, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Mike Kelley
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Ed Fisher
Youngest
1991
Jeremy Langford
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Wayne’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wayne’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wayne is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 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 Wayne
Three names lead: Mike Kelley (17 languages), Grant Long (12) and Donald Hanchon (9).
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Wayne
11 more, from 1876 to 1991.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Romulus’, at 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wayne 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 (4)
- Jennifer Eaton Gökmen: Jennifer Eaton Gokmen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Robinson: US Naval History & Heritage Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Long: Dave hogg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Jbara: Photo by Bill Kiefer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons