You are most likely to be famous if you were born in these 10 states, shows new research

The actors, the athletes, the actors and the musicians do not come from anywhere.


Fame is determined by a number of obvious factors: good appearance, good luck, whether or not you are Baby nepo . But if we believe new research, where you were born can also be an indicator of whether you will do it or not: there are in fact some states where you are most likely to be famous.

According to research driven by Tickets , the online ticket platform, famous people are more likely to come from 10 American states than the other 40. Tailtsource analyzed the birthplaces of more than 113,000 famous people in various disciplines - actors, athletes, musicians and actors - to determine its ranking. (For sports stars, field tickets specifically analyzed basketball, baseball, football and ice hockey athletes. Sorry, football!)

The whole analysis of Ticketsource was carried out in the summer of 2023. You would probably guess that some of the ultimate results - of course, the first -rate actors largely come from California, the bond of the film industry - but D 'Other conclusions of the study are sure to surprise. Read the rest to see which 10 states can say that the highest number of famous people is born.

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10
Massachusetts

The Boston skyline with Fenway Park in the foreground
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Total number of stars: 3,756

Although the Massachusetts is late in the production of actors, musicians and actors, it is essentially a factory for professional athletes, with more than 2,500 sports stars from the state of the bay, according to the research.

9
New Jersey

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Total number of stars: 3,854

The Big Apple is not the only area in the region which claims a ton of famous people; Just on the other side of the Hudson, you will find the birthplace of nearly 4,000 stars, the majority of which are actors (910) and athletes (2,349).

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8
Michigan

cityscape photo of Detroit, Michigan at night
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Total number of stars: 4 001

Michigan is collectively the least funny state on this list; From all states in the upper ranking, only 25 actors come from Michigan, with the famous people who were largely born there to become sports stars (2,790).

7
Florida

Famous Universal Studios statue at the theme park's Orlando location.
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Total number of stars: 4 701

Regarding the famous people born there, Florida is compositionally similar to Michigan, with many sports stars (3,500) and not many actors, but it ends with Michigan on the latter by a hair: 26 Comedians are Sunshine State, according to the study on the source of tickets.

6
Ohio

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Total number of stars: 5 359

More than 4,000 athletes were born in Ohio. No wonder the state is home to so many athletic rivalries!

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5
Illinois

THe Chicago Theater sign illuminates downtown Chicago.
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Total number of stars: 5.720

The Illinois houses one of the most dynamic biz scenes in the country, largely thanks to theaters and comedy troops in Chicago. More than 200 famous actors and nearly 1,500 actors were born in Illinois, according to Ticketsource.

4
Pennsylvania

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Total number of stars: 6,474

Pennsylvania is the cradle of a ton of actors (1110) and athletes (4,697) but not so many musicians (608) or actors (59).

3
Texas

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Total number of stars: 8 299 AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Texas Far and Away has the greatest claim to glory with regard to professional athletes, with 5,791 claiming it as their place of birth. The state of Lonestar, however, does not have a lot of funny bones: only 37 famous actors were born in Texas, according to this new research. On the positive side, it is the birthplace of more than 1,000 players and 1,000 athletes.

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2
new York

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Total number of stars: 11,731

New York is easily the funniest state in the country, with 537 famous actors who were born there. New York is also the cradle of 4,684 players and 4,129 professional athletes, not to mention nearly 2,400 musicians.

1
California

aerial view of the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles
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Total number of stars: 12,793

The actors, the singers, the actors - California have a solid claim as the most common place of birth for the stars of the entertainment industry. But it is not exactly a home for sports stars, with its total count of 3,470 professional athletes coming behind New York, Texas, Pennsylvania and Ohio, according to the study of Ticketsource.

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