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List of people from Detroit
The following is a list of people from Detroit, Michigan. These people were born, lived, or worked in and around metro Detroit.
Architects
Businesspeople, industrialists, inventors
- John Anthon, (1784-1863), born in Detroit, noted lawyer and author[1]
- Steve Ballmer
- Richard Brown - founder of Net Ventures, Inc. (Cancernews.com)
- William Boeing
- George Gough Booth
- John De Lorean
- Dodge Brothers (John and Horace)
- William C. Durant
- Edsel Ford
- Edsel Ford II
- Henry Ford
- Henry Ford II
- William Clay Ford, Sr.
- William Clay Ford, Jr.
- Dan Gilbert
- Joseph L. Hudson
- Mike Ilitch
- Marian Bayoff Ilitch
- Peter Karmanos, Jr.
- Sebastian S. Kresge
- Henry M. Leland
- Oscar Mayer
- Elijah McCoy
- Tom Monaghan
- Roger Penske
- Heinz Prechter
- James E. Scripps
- James Vernor - creator of Vernor's ginger ale
- Michael J. Malik, Sr.
- Larry Page founder of Google
Government officials and politicians
- James Blanchard
- Cora Brown
- Ella Bully-Cummings
- John Calder
- Lewis Cass
- John Conyers
- Thomas E. Dewey
- Kwame Kilpatrick
- John Dingell
- T. John Lesinski
- John N. Mitchell
- Frank Murphy
- Dorothy Comstock Riley
- Mitt Romney former Governor of Massachusetts and 2008 Republican Presidential candidate
- Coleman Young
- Carl Levin U.S. Senator from Michigan
Movie, radio, and television figures
- Aaliyah
- Bill Bonds
- Byron Allen
- Tim Allen
- Paul W. Smith
- Elizabeth Berkley
- Selma Blair
- Jerry Bruckheimer
- Ellen Burstyn
- Bruce Campbell
- Kim Carson
- Seymour Cassel
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Roger Corman
- Dave Coulier
- Wally Cox
- Kristen Bell
- Pam Dawber
- Sherilyn Fenn
- Aretha Franklin
- The Green Hornet
- David Alan Grier
- Nicole Alexander
- Charlton Heston
- Ernie Hudson
- Hughes Brothers (Albert and Allen Hughes)
- Tom Hulce
- Kim Hunter
- Darren James
- James Earl Jones
Casey Kasem - Richard Keil
- Brian Kelly (actor)
- David Patrick Kelly
- Neil LaBute
- Piper Laurie
- James Lipton
- The Lone Ranger
- Mara MacDonald
- Dick Martin
- Marshall Mathers (Eminem)
- Greg Mathis
- Ed McMahon
- Tim Meadows
- Angela Means (Actress in House Party 3 & Friday)
- Martin Milner
- Kenya Moore
- Harry Morgan
- Michael Moriarty
- Vincenzo Natali
- Denise Nicholas
- George Peppard
- Ryan M. Place
- Gilda Radner
- Sam Raimi
- Ted Raimi
- Joyce Randolph
- Della Reese
- Diana Ross
- Soupy Sales
- George C. Scott
- Tom Selleck
- Stirling Silliphant
- Tom Sizemore
- Tom Skerritt
- Danny Thomas
- Marlo Thomas
- Lily Tomlin
- Blair Underwood
- Courtney B. Vance
- Robert Wagner
- Cynthia Watros
- Billy West
- Robin Williams
- John Witherspoon
- Naima Mora
- Obie Trice
- The MC5
- Jay Richards
Musicians and bands
- Aaliyah
- Insane Clown Posse
- Walls of Jericho
- Shadow Klan
- Jeff Mills
- Kevin Saunderson
- Geri Allen
- Factory 81
- Anita Cochran
- Alice Coltrane
- Alice Cooper
- Mike Adrienna
- Kina Cosper
- Anita Baker
- Bizarre
- D12
- Iggy Pop
- Iggy and the Stooges
- The Von Bondies
- Twiztid
- Blaze Ya Dead Homie
- Electric Six
- The Raconteurs
- Brendan Benson
- The Dirtbombs
- The Gories
- Adult.
- The Detroit Cobras
- Black Dahlia Murder
- Blade Icewood
- Lamont Dozier
- Aretha Franklin
- Glenn Frey
- Marvin Gaye
- Josh Gracin
- Berry Gordy
- Fred Hammond
- Barry Harris
- Louis Hayes
- Joe Henderson
- Brian Holland
- Edward Holland Jr.
- James Jamerson
- Eminem
- Milt Jackson
- J Dilla
- Kid Rock
- Kalkaska
- Esham
- Yusef Lateef
- Lene Lovich
- Derrick May
- Madonna
- Ted Nugent
- Obie Trice
- Ray Parker Jr.
- Proof
- Suzi Quatro
- Mike Quatro
- Martha Reeves
- Smokey Robinson
- Diana Ross
Royce Da 5'9" - Asar
- Mitch Ryder
- Bob Seger
- Street Lordz
- J.D. Souther
- Sufjan Stevens
- Jason Stollsteimer
- Mark Tremonti
- Trick Trick
- Don Was
- Dinah Washington
- Margaret Whiting
- Jackie Wilson
Jack White - Meg White
- The White Stripes
- Stevie Wonder
- The Winans family
- Xzibit
- The Clark Sisters
- Bump
- Cinematic Sunrise
Sports figures
- Fred Arbanas
- Johnathon Banks
- Jerome Bettis
- Eric Bischoff
- Earl Blaik
- Gilbert Brown
- P.J. Brown
- Kevin Brooks
- Avery Brundage
- Henry Carr
- Ty Cobb
- Dave DeBusschere
- John Doherty
- Barbara Gilders-Dudeck
- Joe Dumars
- Willie "The Wisp" Fleming
- Delisa Walton-Floyd
- Larry Foote
- Kirk Gibson
- Fletcher Gilders
- Kevin Glenn
- Tayshaun Prince
- Richard Hamilton
- Chauncey Billups
- Iván Rodríguez
- Antonio Gates
- George Gervin
- Jerry Glanville
- Derian Hatcher
- Thomas Hearns
- Gordie Howe
- Pepper Johnson
- Cobi Jones
- Al Kaline
- Ray Lane
- Mickey Lolich
- Joe Louis
- Mike Modano
- Lenda Murray
- Rhino
- Sabu
- Kevin Nash
- Hal Newhouser
- Milt Pappas
- Benny Parsons
- Phil Parsons
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Chris Sabin
- Barry Sanders
- Flip Saunders
- Alex Shelley
- Sgt. Slaughter
- John Smoltz
- Isiah Thomas
- Gary Waters
- Chris Webber
- Lorenzo Wright
Writers, novelists, poets
- Mitch Albom
- Nelson Algren
- Ron Allen
- Harriette Arnow
- Jeffrey Eugenides
- Donald Goines
- Edgar Guest
- Robert Hayden
- Conrad Hilberry
- William Kienzle
- Elmore Leonard
- Philip Levine
- Thomas Lynch
- Ron Milner
- Joyce Carol Oates
- Dudley Randall
- John Sinclair
- Tariq Nasheed
- Christopher Paul Curtis
- Helen Zia
Others
- George Bogle - minister and religious broadcaster
- Sonny Bono - actor, singer, politician
- Christie Brinkley - model
- Ralph J. Bunche - political scientist and diplomat
- Jim Burke-Noted Boy Scout leader
- Ben Carson - noted neurosurgeon
- Wayne Dyer - psychologist and self-help guru
- Tyree Guyton - artist and founder Heidelberg Project
- Karl Haas (broadcaster)
- Tom Hayden - social and political activist, politician
Jimmy Hoffa - Teamster Union president- Charles Lindbergh - aviator
- Jackie Kallen - sports' first female manager
- Michael Kinsley - political journalist and commentator
- Tim LaHaye - minister, author, speaker; known for the Left Behind series.
- Alexander Macomb - commanding general of the United States Army from 1828 to 1841
- Karen McDougal - model, Playboy Playmate
- Wallace Fard Muhammad - founder of the Nation of Islam
- James O'Barr - creator of the comic book series The Crow
- Freda Payne - African-American singer and actress
Walter Reuther - labor leader- Jeff Sachs, economist
- Betty Shabazz - widow of the late Malcolm X
- Nick Sousanis - editor-in-chief and co-founder of thedetroiter.com
- Brandi Williams - singer and actress
- Augustus B. Woodward - first chief justice of the Michigan Territory
- B. Joseph White - president of the University of Illinois, ex-president of the University of Michigan
References
- ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.
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