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Famous people · Ypsilanti
Dax Shepard tops a list of 52 famous people born in Ypsilanti
At the top of the list is the American podcaster and actor Dax Shepard, covered in 32 languages. Close behind are Marie Tharp and Ella Anderson. Half or more of the towns in Michigan have no one on record, but this one has 26.2 for every 10,000 residents. Births since 1970 account for 20 of the names.
Born here
52
notable people
Best known
Dax Shepard
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1838
Henry H. Bickford
Youngest
2005
Ella Anderson
Most common field
Sports
22 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Ypsilanti’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ypsilanti’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 8 births.
SportsNotablePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFaithBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ypsilanti
The three are covered in 32, 31 and 22 languages: Dax Shepard, Marie Tharp and Ella Anderson.
#2Science & Medicine
Marie Tharp
1920–2006American oceanographer and cartographer
31 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EA#3
Film, TV & Stage
Ella Anderson
born 2005American actress and singer-songwriter
22 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Ypsilanti is known for
Ypsilanti has 1.4× the usual share of musicians.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ypsilanti
49 more, 22 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Ypsilanti home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Ypsilanti, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ypsilanti 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)
- Marie Tharp: Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Gift of Bill Woodward, USNS Kane Collection, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiffany Porter: Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen Naija: WBLS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- BabyTron: Charlesbooth12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Morrison: Sarah Diaz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Gowen: raeolightus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janae Kroc: Bob McNeely, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons