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Famous people · Zeeland
14 famous people were born in Zeeland, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Paul de Kruif, the American microbiologist, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Fewer than a quarter of the 505 towns in Michigan with famous people list more. Born in 1885, Ed Hendricks is the first name on record, and Zach VanValkenburg, born in 1998, the most recent. For every 10,000 residents the town has 24.7, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Paul de Kruif
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Ed Hendricks
Youngest
1998
Zach VanValkenburg
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in Zeeland
The three are covered in 13, 10 and 4 languages: Paul de Kruif, Jim Kaat and Kathy Arendsen.
#2Sports
Jim Kaat
born 1938American Hall of Fame baseball player and coach
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When Zeeland’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 4 births.
SportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFaithNotableMilitaryPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Zeeland is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 3.6 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 Zeeland
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Zeeland 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)
- Jim Kaat: Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Wichers: Chemistry International, IUPAC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M. R. DeHaan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Plewes: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons