Lansing, Michigan
Lansing, Michigan ranks 822nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pesaro, Roskilde, and Krefeld. Memorable people born in Lansing, Michigan include Steven Seagal, Burt Reynolds, and Magic Johnson. Memorable people who died in Lansing, Michigan include Ransom E. Olds. Lansing, Michigan has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many engineers. Lansing, Michigan is located in United States.
Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan and the most populous city in Ingham County. It is mostly in the county, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, making it the sixth most populous city in Michigan. The population of its metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was 541,297 at the 2020 census, the third largest in the state after metropolitan Detroit and Grand Rapids. It was named the new state capital of Michigan in 1847, ten years after Michigan became a state. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1850 and 1994, Lansing, Michigan was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Steven Seagal, Burt Reynolds, and Magic Johnson. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Lansing, Michigan including Ransom E. Olds.
People Born in Lansing, Michigan
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Steven Seagal
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 1
Burt Reynolds
ACTOR
1936 - 2018
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 2
Magic Johnson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 3
Larry Page
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 4
John Hughes
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - 2009
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 5
Matthew Lillard
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 6
John Munro Longyear
BUSINESSPERSON
1850 - 1922
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 7
Dave Cutler
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 8
Alexei Panshin
WRITER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 9
Timothy Busfield
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 10
Gretchen Whitmer
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 11
Tom Price
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Lansing, Michigan
Go to all RankingsTimothy Busfield
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 10
William Malone
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 14
Steve Huffman
BUSINESSPERSON
1983 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 15
Chioma Onyekwere
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 23.58
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Lansing, Michigan
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lansing, Michigan were actors (4), politicians (3), basketball players (2), computer scientists (2), and film directors (2), while most who died were engineers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lansing, Michigan, including Steven Seagal, Burt Reynolds, and Matthew Lillard. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lansing, Michigan, including Steven Seagal, Burt Reynolds, and Matthew Lillard.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Lansing, Michigan since 1700.
