#1Famous people · Midland
Midland is the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Simmie Hill, covered in 6 languages. John Hardon and Ralph Francis Scalera follow. From John Hardon to Simmie Hill, the births on the list run from 1914 to 1946. Athletes make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Simmie Hill
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
John Hardon
Youngest
1946
Simmie Hill
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Midland
Three names lead: Simmie Hill (6 languages), John Hardon (3) and Ralph Francis Scalera (2).
#1JH#2
#3Politics & Law
Ralph Francis Scalera
1930–2011United States federal judge
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Midland’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsFaithPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Midland is known for
Share of Midland’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
Everyone else born in Midland
1 more, best known first.
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One town around it has anyone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Midland 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 (2)
- Simmie Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Francis Scalera: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons