Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac, Michigan ranks 1,958th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Havlíčkův Brod, Pardubice, and Olten. Memorable people born in Pontiac, Michigan include Jack Kevorkian, Thad Jones, and Laura Innes. Pontiac, Michigan has been the birth place of many musicians, and actors. Pontiac, Michigan is located in United States.
Pontiac is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located roughly 26 miles (41.8 km) northwest of downtown Detroit, Pontiac is part of the Detroit metropolitan area, and is variously described as a satellite city or suburb of Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 61,606. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1923 and 1976, Pontiac, Michigan was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Jack Kevorkian, Thad Jones, and Laura Innes.
People Born in Pontiac, Michigan
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Jack Kevorkian
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 1
Thad Jones
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1986
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 2
Laura Innes
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 3
Geri Allen
MUSICIAN
1957 - 2017
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 4
Brent W. Jett Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.63
Rank: 5
Mike Henry
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 6
Gary Peters
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 34.46
Rank: 7
Kate Markgraf
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 19.50
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Pontiac, Michigan
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Most individuals born in present day Pontiac, Michigan were musicians (2), actors (2), physicians (1), astronauts (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pontiac, Michigan, including Laura Innes, and Mike Henry. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pontiac, Michigan, including Thad Jones, and Geri Allen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Pontiac, Michigan since 1700.
