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Detroit (usa)

United States

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Detroit ranks 40th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sydney, Athens, and Warsaw. Memorable people born in Detroit include Charles Lindbergh, Tom Selleck, and Francis Ford Coppola. Memorable people who died in Detroit include Aretha Franklin, Harry Houdini, and Rosa Parks. Detroit has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many athletes, and singers. Detroit is located in United States.

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city on the Canadian border and the county seat of Wayne County. Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 26th-most populous city in the United States. The Metro Detroit area, home to 4.3 million people, is the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area and the 14th-largest in the United States. A significant cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive background. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1714 and 1994, Detroit was the birth place of 218 globally memorable people, including Charles Lindbergh, Tom Selleck, and Francis Ford Coppola. Additionaly, 33 globally memorable people have passed away in Detroit including Aretha Franklin, Harry Houdini, and Rosa Parks.

People Born in Detroit

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Detroit were actors (61), musicians (31), singers (26), writers (17), and basketball players (13),  while most who died were athletes (7), singers (6), politicians (3), writers (3), and architects (2).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Detroit, including Tom Selleck, Ellen Burstyn, and Richard Kiel. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Detroit, including Tom Selleck, Ellen Burstyn, and Richard Kiel.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Detroit since 1700.