Biographical Records

Notable People from Michigan

2,454 notable figures born in Michigan, showing page 1 of 50, ranked by historical prominence.

Henry Ford
Henry Ford
American business magnate (1863–1947)
1863 – 1947
industrialistracing automobile driverjournalist
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902–1974)
1902 – 1974
aviation writerFliegerautobiographer
Glenn Theodore Seaborg
Glenn Theodore Seaborg
American chemist (1912–1999)
1912 – 1999
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherchemist
Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
American actor (1936–2018)
1936 – 2018
American football playerproducerfilm actor
Claude Shannon
Claude Shannon
American mathematician and information theorist (1916–2001)
1916 – 2001
cryptographergeneticistuniversity teacher
Ralph Bunche
Ralph Bunche
diplomat, educator, civil rights activist and the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner (1904–1971)
1904 – 1971
political scientistdiplomat
Richard Kiel
Richard Kiel
American actor (1939–2014)
1939 – 2014
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Verne Troyer
Verne Troyer
American actor (1969-2018)
1969 – 2018
television actorvoice actorInternet celebrity
Alfred Hershey
Alfred Hershey
American chemist (1908–1997)
1908 – 1997
microbiologistgeneticistchemist
Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem
American voice actor (1932–2014)
1932 – 2014
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie
American actress (1932–2023)
1932 – 2023
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Bill Haley
Bill Haley
American rock and roll music pioneer (1925–1981)
1925 – 1981
yodelerrecording artistradio personality
Glenn Frey
Glenn Frey
American rock musician (1948–2016)
1948 – 2016
rock musiciantelevision actorlyricist
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
American film director, producer, and actor (1926–2024)
1926 – 2024
film screenwriterproducerfilm actor
Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter
American actress (1922-2002)
1922 – 2002
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Thomas Huckle Weller
Thomas Huckle Weller
American virologist (1915-2008)
1915 – 2008
virologistbiologistphysician
Winsor McCay
Winsor McCay
American cartoonist and animator
1869 – 1934
science fiction writercaricaturistdraftsperson
William Boeing
William Boeing
American aviation pioneer
1881 – 1956
aircraft pilotentrepreneurengineer
Roger Bruce Chaffee
Roger Bruce Chaffee
United States Navy commander, NASA astronaut (1935–1967)
1935 – 1967
military flight engineeraircraft pilotmilitary officer
Julie Harris
Julie Harris
American actress (1925–2013)
1925 – 2013
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Jack Kevorkian
Jack Kevorkian
American pathologist, euthanasia activist (1928-2011)
1928 – 2011
jazz musiciananatomical pathologistpathologist
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber
American novelist, short story writer and playwright (1885–1968)
1885 – 1968
short story writernovelistjournalist
George Peppard
George Peppard
American actor (1928–1994)
1928 – 1994
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Aileen Wuornos
Aileen Wuornos
American serial killer (1956–2002)
1956 – 2002
prostitutehabitual offenderserial killer
John Hughes
John Hughes
American filmmaker (1950–2009)
1950 – 2009
film screenwriterfilm actorfilm producer
Robert J. Flaherty
Robert J. Flaherty
American documentary filmmaker (1884-1951)
1884 – 1951
explorerfilm editordirector
Sonny Bono
Sonny Bono
American entertainer, musician and politician (1935–1998)
1935 – 1998
film actortelevision actorrestaurateur
Voltairine de Cleyre
Voltairine de Cleyre
American anarchist writer and feminist
1866 – 1912
women's rights activistphilosopherpeace activist
Avery Brundage
Avery Brundage
president of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972
1887 – 1975
modern pentathleteart collectorbasketball player
William Redington Hewlett
William Redington Hewlett
American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard (1913–2001)
1913 – 2001
entrepreneurcomputer scientistengineer
Betty Hutton
Betty Hutton
American actress (1921–2007)
1921 – 2007
film actordancertelevision actor
Gregory Jarvis
Gregory Jarvis
American astronaut (1944-1986)
1944 – 1986
payload specialistmilitary officerengineer
Gilda Radner
Gilda Radner
American actress and comedian (1946–1989)
1946 – 1989
television actorfilm actorautobiographer
Sixto Rodriguez
Sixto Rodriguez
American musician (1942–2023)
1942 – 2023
rock musicianguitaristmusician
Leon Czolgosz
Leon Czolgosz
American laborer and assassin (1873–1901)
1873 – 1901
assassinmetalworkeranarchist
Thomas E. Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
American politician (1902–1971)
1902 – 1971
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Harriet Quimby
Harriet Quimby
American aviator, screenwriter (1875-1912)
1875 – 1912
journalistaircraft pilotscreenwriter
Kenneth Waltz
Kenneth Waltz
American political scientist and international relations theoretician (1924-2013)
1924 – 2013
philosopheruniversity teacherpolitical scientist
Alfred Worden
Alfred Worden
American astronaut (1932–2020)
1932 – 2020
military flight engineeraircraft pilotmilitary officer
Charles Cooley
Charles Cooley
American sociologist (1864–1929)
1864 – 1929
sociologisteconomist
Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
American singer (1934–1984)
1934 – 1984
singer
Nelson Algren
Nelson Algren
American novelist, short story writer (1909-1981)
1909 – 1981
novelistwriter
Wayne Dyer
Wayne Dyer
American writer (1940-2015)
1940 – 2015
motivational speakerpsychotherapistpsychologist
Henry Ford II
Henry Ford II
American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)
1917 – 1987
industrialistentrepreneur
Isadore Singer
Isadore Singer
American mathematician (1924–2021)
1924 – 2021
university teachermathematician
Art Clokey
American animator (1921-2010)
1921 – 2010
directorfilm directoranimator
Heber Doust Curtis
Heber Doust Curtis
American astronomer (1872-1942)
1872 – 1942
astronomer
James Tolkan
James Tolkan
American actor (1931–2026)
1931 – 2026
film actortelevision actortelevision director
Theodore Roethke
Theodore Roethke
American poet (1907-1963)
1908 – 1963
poetteacherwriter
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