List of people from Detroit
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The following is a list of people from Detroit, Michigan. These people were born, lived, or worked in and around Metro Detroit.
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[edit] Architects
[edit] 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
- Richard Dauch, CEO, American Axle
- John De Lorean
- Dodge Brothers (John and Horace)
- William C. Durant
- Edsel Ford
- Edsel Ford II
- Henry Ford
- Henry Ford II
- Josephine Ford
- William Clay Ford, Sr.
- William Clay Ford, Jr.
- Donald Foss founder of Credit Acceptance Corporation
- Dan Gilbert
- Joseph L. Hudson
- David V. Johnson founder of Victor International
- Mike Ilitch
- Marian Bayoff Ilitch
- Roger Newton founder of Esperion, sold to Pfizer
- Peter Karmanos, Jr.
- William Russell Kelly - founder of Kelly Services
- Sebastian S. Kresge
- Henry M. Leland
- Oscar Mayer
- Elijah McCoy
- Tom Monaghan
- Ernest Olde founde of Olde Discount Corporation
- Roger Penske
- William J. Pulte founder of Pulte Homes
- James E. Scripps
- Bernhardt Stroh
- Art Van founder of Art Van Furniture
- James Vernor - creator of Vernor's ginger ale
- Michael J. Malik, Sr.
- Larry Page founder of Google
[edit] Government officials and politicians
- James Blanchard
- Cora Brown
- Ella Bully-Cummings
- John Calder
- Lewis Cass
- John Conyers
- Thomas E. Dewey
- John Dingell
- Gerald Ford
- T. John Lesinski
- Jessica Lovell
- John N. Mitchell
- Frank Murphy
- Dorothy Comstock Riley
- Mitt Romney
- Coleman Young
[edit] Movie, radio, and television figures
- Byron Allen
- Tim Allen
- Dwayne Barnes
- Elizabeth Berkley
- Jerry Bruckheimer
- Ellen Burstyn
- Bruce Campbell
- Kim Carson
- Seymour Cassel
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Roger Corman
- Dave Coulier
- Wally Cox
- 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
- Richard Karn
- Casey Kasem
- Richard Keil
- David Patrick Kelly
- Neil LaBute
- Piper Laurie
- James Lipton
- The Lone Ranger
- Dick Martin
- Marshall Mathers (Eminem)
- Greg Mathis
- Ed McMahon
- Tim Meadows
- Martin Milner
- Kenya Moore
- Harry Morgan
- Michael Moriarty
- Vincenzo Natali
- 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
- Dion B. Vines
- Robert Wagner
- Cynthia Watros
- Billy West
- Robin Williams
- John Witherspoon
- Naima Mora
- Tarik Musleh
[edit] Musicians and bands
- Shadow Klan
- Aaron Carl
- Dj Nasty
- Mike Banks aka mad mike
- Juans Atkins
- Dj Godfather
- Aux 88
- Jeff Mills
- Dj Surgeon
- Kevin Saunderson
- Aaliyah
- Geri Allen
- Alice Coltrane
- Alice Cooper
- Kina Cosper
- Anita Baker
- Bizarre
- D12
- Iggy Pop
- Iggy and the Stooges
- Insane Clown Posse (Wayne, Michigan)
- The SRC
- The Von Bondies
- Electric Six
- The Raconteurs
- Brendan Benson
- Saturday Looks Good To Me
- Pas/Cal
- The Dirtbombs
- The Gories
- Adult.
- The Paybacks
- The Detroit Cobras
- The Hentchmen
- SSM
- KO and the Knockouts
- The Sights
- The Hard Lessons
- Black Dahlia Murder
- Blade Icewood
- Lamont Dozier
- Aretha Franklin
- Glenn Frey
- Marvin Gaye
- Nicole Gilbert
- Berry Gordy
- Fred Hammond
- Barry Harris
- Louis Hayes
- Joe Henderson
- Brian Holland
- Edward Holland Jr.
- James Jamerson
- Eminem
- Milt Jackson
- J Dilla
- Kid Rock
- Uncle Kracker
- 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"
- Mitch Ryder
- Bob Seger
- Street Lordz
- J.D. Souther
- King Gordy
- Sufjan Stevens
- Scott Stoddard
- 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
[edit] Sports figures
- Fred Arbanas
- Johnathon Banks
- Jerome Bettis
- Earl Blaik
- Avery Brundage
- Ty Cobb
- Dave DeBusschere
- J Dilla
- Joe Dumars
- Willie "The Wisp" Fleming
- Larry Foote
- Kirk Gibson
- Tayshaun Prince
- Richard Hamilton
- Chauncey Billups
- Iván Rodríguez
- George Gervin
- Jerry Glanville
- Chuck Greene
- Derian Hatcher
- Thomas Hearns
- Gordie Howe
- Al Kaline
- 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
- Rasheed Wallace
- Chris Webber
- Steve Yzerman
[edit] 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
[edit] Others
- George Bogle - minister and religious broadcaster
- Sonny Bono - actor, singer, politician
- Christie Brinkley - model
- Ralph J. Bunche - political scientist and diplomat
- Ben Carson - noted neurosurgeon
- Wayne Dyer - psychologist and self-help guru
- 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
- George "The Animal" Steele
- Brandi Williams - singer and actress
- Augustus B. Woodward - first chief justice of the Michigan Territory
- Jared "Yashar Alexander" Brown
- Matthew Mancuso - American sex offender, imprisoned for using child pornography on Masha Allen, known as the "Disney World Girl".
- B. Joseph White - president of the University of Illinois, ex-president of the University of Michigan
- Peter Zika, botanist
[edit] References
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- ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.