Biographical Records

Notable People from Michigan

2,454 notable figures born in Michigan, showing page 14 of 50, ranked by historical prominence.

Warren Benson
American composer (1924–2005)
1924 – 2005
music educatormusicologistpercussionist
William Broomfield
William Broomfield
American politician
1922 – 2019
politician
Joan Barry
American film actress (1920-2007)
1920 – 2007
film actoractor
Douglas Huebler
American conceptual artist (1924-1997)
1924 – 1997
conceptual artistvisual artistuniversity teacher
Marilyn Bendell
American artist (1921-2003)
1921 – 2003
painter
Roger H. Zion
Roger H. Zion
American politician (1921-2019)
1921 – 2019
military officerpolitician
Agnes Mary Mansour
American nun and politician (1931-2004)
1931 – 2004
university teachertheologiannun
Virginia Baxter
figure skater (1932–2014)
1932 – 2014
figure skater
Eugenia Paul
American actress and dancer (1935-2010)
1935 – 2010
film actortelevision actordancer
James T. Callahan
American actor (1930-2007)
1930 – 2007
television actoractor
Oliver Jackson
American jazz drummer (1933–1994)
1933 – 1994
jazz musicianmusician
Larry J. Hopkins
Larry J. Hopkins
American politician (1933–2021)
1933 – 2021
stockbrokerpolitician
John Ziegler
American ice hockey executive (1934–2018)
1934 – 2018
sports executivelawyer
Shel Dorf
Shel Dorf
American comic-strip letterer and freelance artist
1933 – 2009
journalistscreenwriter
Michael Joseph Kaniecki
Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska (1935-2000)
1935 – 2000
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Siri von Reis
Siri von Reis
American botanist and writer (1931–2021)
1931 – 2021
botanistpoetwriter
Robert John Rose
Catholic bishop (1930–2022)
1930 – 2022
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Lee H. Katzin
American film director (1935–2002)
1935 – 2002
directortelevision directorfilm director
Helen Thom Edwards
Helen Thom Edwards
American physicist (1936–2016)
1936 – 2016
physicistengineer
Joe Schwarz
Joe Schwarz
American politician (1937-2026)
1937 – 2026
university teacherpoliticianphysician
Jonathan Farwell
American actor
1932 – 2025
television actoractor
Richard Stahl
American actor (1932-2006)
1932 – 2006
television actoractor
Abdul "Duke" Fakir
Abdul "Duke" Fakir
American singer (1935–2024)
1935 – 2024
singer
Sylvia Moy
American songwriter and record producer (1938-2017)
1938 – 2017
songwriterrecord producercomposer
Teri Thornton
American jazz singer (1934–2000)
1943 – 2000
jazz singerjazz musicianmusician
Colonel Abrams
American musician (1949–2016)
1949 – 2016
dancermulti-instrumentalistsinger-songwriter
Oliver Sipple
United States Marine (1941-1989)
1941 – 1989
military personnel
Chokwe Lumumba
Chokwe Lumumba
lawyer and politician from the USA
1947 – 2014
politicianlawyer
Nathaniel Mayer
American musician (1944–2008)
1944 – 2008
vocalistsongwritersinger
Mike Shaw
American wrestler (1957–2010)
1957 – 2010
professional wrestler
Bob Welch
Bob Welch
American baseball pitcher
1956 – 2014
baseball player
Nick Nicholson
Nick Nicholson
American actor (1952–2010)
1952 – 2010
actor
Paul Dawkins
Paul Dawkins
Turkish-American basketball player (1957–2019)
1957 – 2019
basketball player
Terry Furlow
American basketball player (1954-1980)
1954 – 1980
basketball player
John Geddert
American gymnastics coach (1957-2021)
1957 – 2021
coach
Michelle Meldrum
American guitarist (1968–2008)
1968 – 2008
guitaristmusician
Mark Brnovich
Mark Brnovich
American attorney and politician (1966–2026)
1966 – 2026
lawyer
Peter Warren Dease
Canadian explorer
1788 – 1863
explorer
Charles Michel de Langlade
American fur trader
1729 – 1801
military officer
Leonard Bacon
Leonard Bacon
American Congregational preacher and writer (1802–1881)
1802 – 1881
parsontheologianpreacher
David Jerome
David Jerome
American politician (1829-1896), the eighteenth governor of Michigan
1829 – 1896
governorpolitician
Orlando B. Willcox
Orlando B. Willcox
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general (1823–1907)
1823 – 1907
military officerlawyer
Mark S. Brewer
Mark S. Brewer
American politician (1837-1901)
1837 – 1901
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Marcus Baker
Marcus Baker
American geographer, surveyor, cartographer and journalist specializing in Alaska
1849 – 1903
geologistexplorerjournalist
Joseph Lyman
Joseph Lyman
Union Army officer, lawyer and politician (1840-1890)
1840 – 1890
Majorjuristpolitician
Henry F. Thomas
Henry F. Thomas
American politician (1843-1912)
1843 – 1912
politician
James Anthony Bailey
James Anthony Bailey
American circus proprietor (1847–1906)
1847 – 1906
circus directorcircus performer
Richard Foster Baker
American film director (1857-1921)
1857 – 1921
film director
Lottie Wilson Jackson
Lottie Wilson Jackson
African-American suffragist
1854 – 1914
artist
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