#1Famous people · Wyandotte
34 famous people were born in Wyandotte, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Lee Majors, the American actor, with articles in 30 languages. The American film director Mark Waters ranks second, ahead of Soony Saad. The earliest on the list is Frank Murphy, born in 1878, and the youngest Rylee Linting, born in 2002. The list is still growing: 9 were born since 1970.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Lee Majors
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
Frank Murphy
Youngest
2002
Rylee Linting
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Wyandotte’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wyandotte’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 7.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusinessScience & MedicineMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wyandotte
Languages with an article: 30 for Lee Majors, 22 for Mark Waters, 13 for Soony Saad.
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#3Known for
What Wyandotte is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 1.5 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 Wyandotte
Another 31, the earliest born in 1878.
Hamilton E. James
born 1951American businessperson. Founder and Chairman of Jefferson River Capital LLC. Former president and chief operating officer of The Blackstone Group
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John Martin
born 1956Baseball pitcher, played in the major leagues from 1980 to 1983
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A chosen home
Also called Wyandotte home
Born elsewhere, Lucille Ball lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Lincoln Park has the longest list next door: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wyandotte 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 (19)
- Lee Majors: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Soony Saad: Mohammad Moussa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandy Adams: Office of Representative Sandy Adams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jilleanne Rookard: Robert Scoble, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Shoemaker: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Allan: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Kuzava: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Sims: Tom Bender, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Mayhew: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Sabuda: Zymeet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judy Roderick: Vanguard Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Down: Elvert Barnes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rylee Linting: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Murphy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Ball: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Noble Ives: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damond Smith: DMC511, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Kiser: Bridget Samuels, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons