Royal Oak, Michigan
Royal Oak, Michigan ranks 1,026th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saarbrücken, Elizabeth, New Jersey, and Kropyvnytskyi. The most famous people from Royal Oak, Michigan are Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Mary Barra. The most famous people who died in Royal Oak, Michigan are Jack Kevorkian, and Mauri Rose. Royal Oak, Michigan has been the birth place of many actors, and businesspeople and the death place of many physicians, and racing drivers. Royal Oak, Michigan is located in United States.
Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Royal Oak is located roughly 10 miles (16.1 km) north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,211. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1991, Royal Oak, Michigan was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Mary Barra. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Royal Oak, Michigan including Jack Kevorkian, and Mauri Rose.
People Born in Royal Oak, Michigan
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Sam Raimi
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 1
Bruce Campbell
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 2
Mary Barra
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 3
Tom Hayden
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2016
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 4
Chris Owen
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 5
Christopher George
ACTOR
1931 - 1983
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 6
Paul Feig
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 7
David Hahn
INVENTOR
1976 - 2016
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 8
Chris Savino
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 9
Dick Costolo
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 10
Jon Husted
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 11
Brendan Benson
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Royal Oak, Michigan
Go to all RankingsJon Husted
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 11
Torey Krug
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 25.73
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Royal Oak, Michigan
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Jack Kevorkian
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 1
Mauri Rose
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1981
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Royal Oak, Michigan were actors (4), businesspeople (2), politicians (2), skaters (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were physicians (1), and racing drivers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Royal Oak, Michigan, including Bruce Campbell, Chris Owen, and Christopher George. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Royal Oak, Michigan, including Bruce Campbell, Chris Owen, and Christopher George.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Royal Oak, Michigan since 1700.
