Biographical Records

Notable People from Michigan

2,454 notable figures born in Michigan, showing page 15 of 50, ranked by historical prominence.

Jo Labadie

1850–1933 American labor leader (1850–1933)

1850 – 1933

trade unionist

Jeremiah Whipple Jenks

(1856-1929) American economist

1856 – 1929

university teachereconomist

Edward L. Hamilton

American politician (1857-1923)

1857 – 1923

politicianlawyer

Julius Rolshoven

American artist (1858-1930)

1858 – 1930

painter

Hélène Adeline Guerber

American writer (1859–1929)

1859 – 1929

writer

William Kettner

American politician (1864-1930)

1864 – 1930

bankerpolitician

George P. Codd

American politician (1869-1927)

1869 – 1927

baseball playerpoliticianlawyer

George Owen Squier

United States Army general (1865–1934)

1865 – 1934

military officerinventorengineer

Fred Warren Green

American politician, Governor of Michigan (1871–1936)

1871 – 1936

governorjuristpolitician

Jefferson Osborne

American actor (1872-1932)

1872 – 1932

film actoractor

Robert E. Horton

United States hydrologist, soil scientist (1875-1945)

1875 – 1945

geophysicistecologisthydrologist

Scott Leavitt

American politician (1879–1966)

1879 – 1966

politician

Bartel J. Jonkman

American politician (1884-1955)

1884 – 1955

politicianlawyer

Ruth Thompson

American politician (1887-1970)

1887 – 1970

politicianlawyerjudge

Perle Mesta

socialite (1889–1975)

1889 – 1975

socialitediplomat

Genevieve Hamper

American actress (1888-1971)

1888 – 1971

film actorstage actoractor

Donna Barrell

American screenwriter (1889-1941)

1889 – 1941

screenwriteractor

Fred Duprez

American actor (1884-1938)

1884 – 1938

actorwriter

Alden B. Dow

American architect (1904-1983)

1904 – 1983

architect

Rudy Wiedoeft

American musician (1893-1940)

1893 – 1940

saxophonistmusician

Arthur Summerfield

U.S. political figure (1899-1972)

1899 – 1972

politician

Lou Brock

film producer (1892-1971)

1892 – 1971

film producerfilm directorscreenwriter

George Gipp

American football player (1895-1920)

1895 – 1920

American football player

Paul S. Fox

American set decorator (1898-1972)

1898 – 1972

scenographer

Sam Slyfield

sound engineer (1898-1974)

1898 – 1974

audio engineerengineer

Laurence McKinley Gould

American geologist

1896 – 1995

explorergeologistprofessor

Howard Mumford Jones

U.S. writer, literary critic, and professor of English

1892 – 1980

literary scholar

E. Everett Evans

American science fiction author and fan (1893–1958)

1893 – 1958

science fiction writernovelist

Edna Hibbard

American actress (1895-1942)

1895 – 1942

film actorstage actoractor

Helen Thompson Gaige

American herpetologist (1890–1976)

1890 – 1976

herpetologisteditorzoologist

Constance McLaughlin Green

American historian (1897–1975)

1897 – 1975

historian

Joe Ossanna

American computer programmer (1928–1977)

1928 – 1977

programmercomputer scientist

Doris Packer

American actress (1904-1979)

1904 – 1979

television actorfilm actorstage actor

William Campbell Steere

American botanist and bryologist (1907–1989)

1907 – 1989

scientific collectoracademic administratorexplorer

Charles C. Coleman

American film director (1900-1972)

1900 – 1972

film directorassistant director

John B. Bennett

American politician (1904-1964)

1904 – 1964

prosecutorjuristpolitician

Marston Bates

American entomologist (1906-1974)

1906 – 1974

entomologistbiologistzoologist

Werner Bachmann

American biochemist (1901–1951)

1901 – 1951

biochemistchemist

Charles Wolcott

Member of the Universal House of justice (1906-1987)

1906 – 1987

film score composercomposer

Bill Hewitt

American football player (1909-1947)

1909 – 1947

American football player

George G. Sadowski

American politician (1903-1961)

1903 – 1961

politicianlawyer

T. C. Schneirla

American Comparative Psychologist, Zoologist (1902–1968)

1902 – 1968

biologistpsychologistzoologist

Estelle Ramey

American scientist and educator (1917-2006)

1917 – 2006

women's rights activistendocrinologistphysiologist

Harold M. Ryan

American politician (1911-2007)

1911 – 2007

politicianlawyerjudge

Charles Salatka

American archbishop (1918-2003)

1918 – 2003

Catholic bishopCatholic priest

Charles E. Chamberlain

politician from the U.S. state of Michigan (1917-2002)

1917 – 2002

politicianlawyer

Lawrence E. Glendenin

American chemist (1918–2008)

1918 – 2008

nuclear physicistchemist

Johnny Desmond

American pop singer (1919–1985)

1919 – 1985

jazz musicianpianistsinger

Phyllis Kennedy

American film actress (1914-1998)

1914 – 1998

film actortelevision actormodel

Sam Donahue

American musician (1918–1974)

1918 – 1974

saxophonisttrumpeterjazz musician

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