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 Anton Denikin, Eero Saarinen, 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, and its county seat. The 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the fifth-most populous city in Michigan. Located on the Huron River, Ann Arbor is the principal city of its metropolitan area, which encompasses all of Washtenaw County and had 372,258 residents in 2020. Ann Arbor is included in the Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor combined statistical area and the Great Lakes megalopolis. 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 Anton Denikin, Eero Saarinen, and Rudolf Arnheim.
People Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Go to all RankingsAhmed 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 RankingsAnton Denikin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1947
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Rank: 1
Eero Saarinen
ARCHITECT
1910 - 1961
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Rank: 2
Rudolf Arnheim
PSYCHOLOGIST
1904 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Kazimierz Fajans
CHEMIST
1887 - 1975
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Rank: 4
Scott Asheton
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Shirley Verrett
SINGER
1931 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Ivan Král
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Heber Doust Curtis
ASTRONOMER
1872 - 1942
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Dave Alexander
MUSICIAN
1947 - 1975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Rensis Likert
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1981
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Ron Asheton
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2009
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Charles Cooley
ECONOMIST
1864 - 1929
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Go to all RankingsAnton Denikin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1947
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Eero Saarinen
ARCHITECT
1910 - 1961
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Rudolf Arnheim
PSYCHOLOGIST
1904 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Kazimierz Fajans
CHEMIST
1887 - 1975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Scott Asheton
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Shirley Verrett
SINGER
1931 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Ivan Král
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Heber Doust Curtis
ASTRONOMER
1872 - 1942
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Dave Alexander
MUSICIAN
1947 - 1975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Rensis Likert
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1981
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Ron Asheton
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2009
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Ronald Inglehart
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
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), military personnels (1), architects (1), and chemists (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.