Jackson, Michigan
Jackson, Michigan ranks 1,899th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Târgoviște, Dillenburg, and Huntington Beach, California. Memorable people born in Jackson, Michigan include Karch Kiraly, Alfred Worden, and William Porter. Memorable people who died in Jackson, Michigan include Grove Karl Gilbert. Jackson, Michigan has been the birth place of many volleyball players, and astronauts and the death place of many astronomers. Jackson, Michigan is located in United States.
Jackson is the only city in, and seat of government of, Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 31,309. Located along Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127, it is approximately 65 miles (105 km) east of Kalamazoo, 75 miles (121 km) west of Detroit and 35 miles (56 km) south of Lansing. Jackson is the core city of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jackson County and has a population of 160,248. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1915 and 1991, Jackson, Michigan was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Karch Kiraly, Alfred Worden, and William Porter. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Jackson, Michigan including Grove Karl Gilbert.
People Born in Jackson, Michigan
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Karch Kiraly
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1
Alfred Worden
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2020
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 2
William Porter
ATHLETE
1926 - 2000
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 3
Charles W. Misner
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2023
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 4
Dan Coats
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 5
Potter Stewart
JUDGE
1915 - 1985
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 6
Cheslie Kryst
CELEBRITY
1991 - 2022
HPI: 28.27
Rank: 7
Tyler Oakley
YOUTUBER
1989 - Present
HPI: 22.44
Rank: 8
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jackson, Michigan were volleyball players (1), astronauts (1), athletes (1), physicists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were astronomers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, volleyball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jackson, Michigan, including Karch Kiraly. Whereas, throughout history, volleyball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jackson, Michigan, including Karch Kiraly.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Jackson, Michigan since 1700.
