Biographical Records

Notable People from Michigan

2,454 notable figures born in Michigan, showing page 17 of 50, ranked by historical prominence.

Robert E. Simanek
Robert E. Simanek
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1930 – 2022
military personnel
Randy Colley
Randy Colley
American professional wrestler (1950–2019)
1950 – 2019
amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestler
Dave Riley
Dave Riley
American musician (1960-2019)
1960 – 2019
bass guitaristmusicianwriter
Ross Tompkins
American pianist (1938–2006)
1938 – 2006
jazz musicianpianist
Ronald White
Ronald White
American singer (1939–1995)
1939 – 1995
singer-songwritersinger
George Brown
American basketball player, born 1935
1935 – 2016
basketball player
Charlie Hill
Native American actor and comedian (1951–2013)
1951 – 2013
television actorcomedianscreenwriter
Jeremiah Whipple Jenks
Jeremiah Whipple Jenks
(1856-1929) American economist
1856 – 1929
university teachereconomist
Constance Abernathy
American architect (1931-1994)
1931 – 1994
architect
Jo Labadie
Jo Labadie
1850–1933 American labor leader (1850–1933)
1850 – 1933
trade unionist
Perle Mesta
Perle Mesta
socialite (1889–1975)
1889 – 1975
socialitediplomat
Ruth Thompson
Ruth Thompson
American politician (1887-1970)
1887 – 1970
politicianlawyerjudge
Bartel J. Jonkman
Bartel J. Jonkman
American politician (1884-1955)
1884 – 1955
politicianlawyer
Lottie Wilson Jackson
Lottie Wilson Jackson
African-American suffragist
1854 – 1914
artist
Don Zimmerman
American film editor (1944-2025)
1944 – 2025
film editor
Joe Ossanna
American computer programmer (1928–1977)
1928 – 1977
programmercomputer scientist
George P. Codd
George P. Codd
American politician (1869-1927)
1869 – 1927
baseball playerpoliticianlawyer
Donald Sarason
Donald Sarason
American mathematician
1933 – 2017
university teachermathematician
Leonard Bacon
Leonard Bacon
American Congregational preacher and writer (1802–1881)
1802 – 1881
parsontheologianpreacher
Constance McLaughlin Green
Constance McLaughlin Green
American historian (1897–1975)
1897 – 1975
historian
Richard Foster Baker
American film director (1857-1921)
1857 – 1921
film director
Jack Montrose
American musician (1928–2006)
1928 – 2006
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Jimmy De Sana
American photographer, 1950-1990
1950 – 1990
photographerpainterartist
Gerald F. Tape
American physicist
1915 – 2005
physicist
Robert Louis Kahn
American psychologist
1918 – 2019
sociologistpsychologist
Fred Arbanas
Fred Arbanas
American football player
1939 – 2021
American football playerpolitician
Gary Brandner
American writer
1933 – 2013
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Maurice Meisner
Maurice Meisner
Historian of modern China
1931 – 2012
historian
Roy Kellerman
Roy Kellerman
US Secret Service agent
1915 – 1984
U.S. Secret Service agent
Duane E. Dewey
Duane E. Dewey
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1931–2021)
1931 – 2021
military personnel
Edward Samuel Corwin
Edward Samuel Corwin
American political scientist (1878–1963)
1878 – 1963
political scientistjurist
Glenard P. Lipscomb
Glenard P. Lipscomb
American politician (1915-1970)
1915 – 1970
politician
Everett Barksdale
American jazz guitarist (1910-1986)
1910 – 1986
jazz musicianjazz guitaristmusician
Letta Crapo Smith
Letta Crapo Smith
American Painter (1862-1921)
1862 – 1921
painter
Steve Farmer
American musician (1948–2020)
1948 – 2020
guitaristlyricistsinger-songwriter
Wanda Young
Wanda Young
American soprano (1943–2021)
1943 – 2021
singer
Robert Erickson
American composer, author, and educator (1917-1997)
1917 – 1997
music educatormusic theoristcomposer
Carlotta Perry
Carlotta Perry
American writer
1848 – 1914
poetwriter
Tom Cooper
Tom Cooper
American racing cyclist and auto racing driver
1872 – 1906
racing automobile driversport cyclistracing driver
Pat Flowers
Pat Flowers
American musician (1917-2000)
1917 – 2000
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Bronson Howard
Bronson Howard
American writer (1842-1908)
1842 – 1908
novelistplaywrightwriter
Charles Daniel White
American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (1879-1955)
1879 – 1955
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Joseph Leopold Imesch
Catholic bishop (1931–2015)
1931 – 2015
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Gerald McDermott
American film director, children's writer and illustrator (1941-2012)
1941 – 2012
picture book writerfilm directorchildren's writer
John Milton Yinger
American sociologist (1916–2011)
1916 – 2011
sociologistpedagogueuniversity teacher
Jane Kenyon
American poet and translator (1947–1995)
1947 – 1995
translatorpoetwriter
Bryan Gregory
American musician
1951 – 2001
songwriterguitarist
John C. Kornblum
John C. Kornblum
American diplomat (1943-2023)
1943 – 2023
non-fiction writerpolitical adviserdiplomat
Patrick Daniel Norton
Patrick Daniel Norton
American politician (1876–1953)
1876 – 1953
politicianlawyer
John C. Lodge
John C. Lodge
American politician
1862 – 1950
politician
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