Detroit
Detroit ranks 40th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sydney, Athens, and Warsaw. Memorable people born in Detroit include Charles Lindbergh, Tom Selleck, and Francis Ford Coppola. Memorable people who died in Detroit include Robert Ettinger, Henry M. Leland, and Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston. Detroit has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many athletes, and singers. Detroit is located in United States.
Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. It is the 26th-most populous city in the United States and the largest U.S. city on the Canada–United States border with a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, while the Metro Detroit area at over 4.4 million people is the 14th-largest metropolitan area in the nation and second-largest in the Midwest. The seat of Wayne County, Detroit is a significant cultural center known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive and industrial background. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1714 and 1994, Detroit was the birth place of 218 globally memorable people, including Charles Lindbergh, Tom Selleck, and Francis Ford Coppola. Additionaly, 33 globally memorable people have passed away in Detroit including Robert Ettinger, Henry M. Leland, and Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston.
People Born in Detroit
Go to all RankingsCharles Lindbergh
PILOT
1902 - 1974
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 207
Tom Selleck
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 23
Francis Ford Coppola
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 114
William Boeing
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1956
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 161
Leon Czolgosz
EXTREMIST
1873 - 1901
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 176
Steve Ballmer
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 108
Pontiac
POLITICIAN
1714 - 1769
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 175
Alice Cooper
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 47
Diana Ross
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 99
Sixto Rodriguez
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 159
George Peppard
ACTOR
1928 - 1994
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 183
Ellen Burstyn
ACTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 22
People Deceased in Detroit
Go to all RankingsRobert Ettinger
WRITER
1918 - 2011
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Rank: 1
Henry M. Leland
INVENTOR
1843 - 1932
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Rank: 2
Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston
ATHLETE
1903 - 1989
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Rank: 3
Frank Murphy
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1949
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Rank: 4
Clarke Scholes
SWIMMER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 5
Aretha Franklin
SINGER
1942 - 2018
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Rank: 6
Ed Gordon
ATHLETE
1908 - 1971
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Harry Houdini
MAGICIAN
1874 - 1926
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Proof
ACTOR
1973 - 2006
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 18
John Conyers
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 9
Carl Johnson
ATHLETE
1898 - 1932
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
John McLean
ATHLETE
1878 - 1955
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Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Detroit
Go to all RankingsRobert Ettinger
WRITER
1918 - 2011
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Rank: 1
Henry M. Leland
INVENTOR
1843 - 1932
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Rank: 2
Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston
ATHLETE
1903 - 1989
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Frank Murphy
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1949
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Aretha Franklin
SINGER
1942 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Ed Gordon
ATHLETE
1908 - 1971
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Harry Houdini
MAGICIAN
1874 - 1926
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Carl Johnson
ATHLETE
1898 - 1932
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
John McLean
ATHLETE
1878 - 1955
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Dinah Washington
SINGER
1924 - 1963
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Chris Cornell
SINGER
1964 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 17
Minoru Yamasaki
ARCHITECT
1912 - 1986
HPI: NaN
Rank: 19
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Detroit were actors (61), musicians (31), singers (26), writers (17), and basketball players (13), while most who died were athletes (7), singers (6), writers (3), politicians (3), and inventors (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Detroit, including Tom Selleck, George Peppard, and Ellen Burstyn. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Detroit, including Tom Selleck, George Peppard, and Ellen Burstyn.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Detroit since 1700.