Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti, Michigan ranks 4,687th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gardena, California, London Borough of Lambeth, and Anderlecht. Memorable people born in Ypsilanti, Michigan include Marie Tharp, George Dole, and Ella Anderson. Memorable people who died in Ypsilanti, Michigan include Preston Tucker. Ypsilanti, Michigan has been the birth place of many athletes, and geographers and the death place of many engineers. Ypsilanti, Michigan is located in United States.
Ypsilanti, commonly shortened to Ypsi, is a college town and city located on the Huron River in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 20,648. The city is bounded to the north by Superior Township and on the west, south, and east by Ypsilanti Township. Ypsilanti is a part of the Ann Arbor metropolitan area, the Huron River Valley, the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor combined statistical area, and the Great Lakes megalopolis. The city is also the home of Eastern Michigan University (EMU). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1885 and 2005, Ypsilanti, Michigan was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Marie Tharp, George Dole, and Ella Anderson. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Ypsilanti, Michigan including Preston Tucker.
People Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan
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Marie Tharp
GEOGRAPHER
1920 - 2006
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1
George Dole
ATHLETE
1885 - 1928
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 2
Ella Anderson
ACTOR
2005 - Present
HPI: 25.11
Rank: 3
Tiffany Porter
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 18.86
Rank: 4
Cindy Sember
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ypsilanti, Michigan were athletes (3), geographers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were engineers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, including Tiffany Porter, and Cindy Sember. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ypsilanti, Michigan, including George Dole, Tiffany Porter, and Cindy Sember.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Ypsilanti, Michigan since 1700.
