Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan ranks 453rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind El Paso, Texas, Portsmouth, and Donetsk. Memorable people born in Ann Arbor, Michigan include Ahmed Ben Bella, Charles Cooley, and Michael Porter. Memorable people who died in Ann Arbor, Michigan include Charles Cooley, Anton Denikin, and Rudolf Arnheim. Ann Arbor, Michigan has been the birth place of many politicians, and philosophers and the death place of many musicians, and psychologists. Ann Arbor, Michigan is located in United States.
Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, of which it is the county seat. It had a population of 123,851 in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1864 and 1996, Ann Arbor, Michigan was the birth place of 30 globally memorable people, including Ahmed Ben Bella, Charles Cooley, and Michael Porter. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Ann Arbor, Michigan including Charles Cooley, Anton Denikin, and Rudolf Arnheim.
People Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 17
Charles Cooley
ECONOMIST
1864 - 1929
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 29
Michael Porter
ECONOMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 12
Bill Hewlett
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2001
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 30
Thomas Huckle Weller
BIOLOGIST
1915 - 2008
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 23
Samuel C. C. Ting
PHYSICIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 2
Kenneth Waltz
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 24
Arthur Danto
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 25
Jean Tatlock
PSYCHOLOGIST
1914 - 1944
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 21
Alvin Plantinga
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 13
Eric Betzig
CHEMIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 10
K. A. Applegate
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Go to all RankingsCharles Cooley
ECONOMIST
1864 - 1929
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 12
Anton Denikin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1947
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 1
Rudolf Arnheim
PSYCHOLOGIST
1904 - 2007
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 3
Eero Saarinen
ARCHITECT
1910 - 1961
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 2
Kazimierz Fajans
CHEMIST
1887 - 1975
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 4
Ronald Inglehart
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2021
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 13
Heber Doust Curtis
ASTRONOMER
1872 - 1942
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 8
Rensis Likert
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1981
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 10
John Henry Holland
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1929 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 14
Dave Alexander
MUSICIAN
1947 - 1975
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 9
Ron Asheton
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2009
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 11
Ivan Král
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ann Arbor, Michigan were politicians (4), philosophers (4), actors (4), economists (3), and writers (3), while most who died were musicians (4), psychologists (2), economists (1), military personnels (1), and architects (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, including Martha Vickers, Grace Lee Whitney, and Austin Nichols. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ann Arbor, Michigan, including Ahmed Ben Bella, Margaret Spellings, and Brian Schatz.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Ann Arbor, Michigan since 1700.
