#1Hillsdale counts 5 famous people, first among them Kathleen Noone
Articles in 13 languages make the actress Kathleen Noone the best known. The next two names are Jean Carol and Tanner McEvoy. More than half were born since 1970, 4 in all. The list runs from Kathleen Noone, born in 1945, to Jean Carol, born in 2000.
What stands out about Hillsdale’s famous people
When Hillsdale’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Hillsdale
Performers take two of the three places.
#1What Hillsdale is known for
Share of Hillsdale’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Hillsdale
2 more names, born between 1976 and 1984.

No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Hillsdale?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Hillsdale’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Westwood: 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillsdale 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 (5)
- Kathleen Noone: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Ben-Ishay: Rachel Kramer Bussel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Gandolfini: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Fogelman: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Raji: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons


