Biographical Records

Notable People from Michigan

2,454 notable figures born in Michigan, showing page 28 of 50, ranked by historical prominence.

Charles Gerhardt
American conductor (1927–1999)
1927 – 1999
conductor
Ralph Siewert
basketball player (1923-1990)
1923 – 1990
basketball player
Margaret Baxtresser
Margaret Baxtresser
American musician (1922–2005)
1922 – 2005
pianistmusician
Fred Foy
American actor (1921-2010)
1921 – 2010
television actorautobiographervoice actor
Al Dorow
Al Dorow
American gridiron football player (1929–2009)
1929 – 2009
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Erastus Harper
American politician (1854-1927)
1854 – 1927
politician
Scott Matzka
American ice hockey player (1978-2018)
1978 – 2018
ice hockey player
Paul McMullen
Athletics (sport) competitor
1972 – 2021
athletics competitor
Lee Pattison
Lee Pattison
American musician (1890–1966)
1890 – 1966
pianist
Gregor Ziemer
Gregor Ziemer
American writer (1899-1982)
1899 – 1982
journalistwriterscreenwriter
Bill Wirtz
American businessman (1929-2007)
1929 – 2007
athletebusinessperson
Edie Parker
American writer
1922 – 1993
autobiographer
Edward Grange
Canadian flying ace
1892 – 1988
military officer
Fred Evans
American football player (1921-2007)
1921 – 2007
American football player
Emery Valentine
Emery Valentine
American politician
1858 – 1930
politician
Gloria Whelan
American children's writer
1923
social workerchildren's writernovelist
Gwen Gordy Fuqua
American businesswoman and musician (1927-1999)
1927 – 1999
songwritercomposer
Doc Lavan
Doc Lavan
American baseball player (1890–1952)
1890 – 1952
baseball player
Henry Van Dyke
Henry Van Dyke
American writer (1928–2011)
1928 – 2011
novelist
Howard Allen Knight
Howard Allen Knight
American politician (1926–2002)
1926 – 2002
politician
Howard Patterson
American swimmer (1927–2000)
1927 – 2000
swimmer
Jabir Herbert Muhammad
American sports executive
1929 – 2008
boxing managerbusiness managerbusinessperson
Jackie Ferrara
Jackie Ferrara
American sculptor (1929-2025)
1929 – 2025
installation artistdraftspersonsculptor
James H. Brickley
James H. Brickley
American judge (1928-2001)
1928 – 2001
lawyerjudge
Milton A. McRae
co-founder of Scripps-McRae League of Newspapers, later Scripps-Howard
1858 – 1930
publisherjournalistbusinessperson
Cyrus K. Bettis
Cyrus K. Bettis
American air racer
1893 – 1926
aircraft pilot
Mabel Withee
Mabel Withee
American stage and silent film actress
1897 – 1952
film actorstage actor
Mary Brennan Karl
American teacher
1893 – 1948
teacher
Jean Engstrom
Jean Engstrom
American actress (1920-1997)
1920 – 1997
film actortelevision actorstage actor
John L. McCrea
John L. McCrea
American naval officer, insurance executive (1891-1990)
1891 – 1990
naval officermilitary officer
Richard Lower
American pioneer of cardiac surgery, particularly in the field of heart transplantation
1929 – 2008
cardiac surgeonsurgeon
Albert M. Todd
American agricultural chemist and politician (1850-1931)
1850 – 1931
chemistpoliticianbusinessperson
Antoine LeClaire
Antoine LeClaire
American philanthropist and businessman (1797-1861)
1797 – 1861
interpreter
Jerry Burns
Jerry Burns
American football player and coach (1927-2021)
1927 – 2021
American football playerAmerican football coachbasketball coach
Henry Hall
Henry Hall
American ski jumper (1893-1986)
1893 – 1986
ski jumper
Joseph Crescent McKinney
American Catholic bishop (1928–2010)
1928 – 2010
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
William Fildew
William Fildew
American cinematographer (1890-1943)
1890 – 1943
cinematographer
John Herman Randall, Jr.
American philosopher
1899 – 1980
philosopheruniversity teacher
C. Cameron Macauley
Photographer, filmmaker, educator (1923–2007)
1923 – 2007
film producerphotographer
Mike Batayeh
American actor (died 2023)
1970 – 2023
television actorfilm actorcomedian
Martin A. Ryerson
Martin A. Ryerson
American businessman and art collector (1856-1932)
1856 – 1932
patron of the artsart collectorentrepreneur
Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy
Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy
Judge on United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1923-2014)
1923 – 2014
lawyerjudge
L. D. Taylor
L. D. Taylor
Canadian mayor (1857-1946)
1857 – 1946
politician
Douglas Woodruff Hillman
Douglas Woodruff Hillman
United States federal judge (1922–2007)
1922 – 2007
lawyerjudge
William Colt MacDonald
American writer (1891–1968)
1891 – 1968
writerscreenwriter
Mary Jeanne van Appledorn
American composer
1927 – 2014
composer
George L. Yaple
George L. Yaple
American politician-judge (1851-1939)
1851 – 1939
politicianlawyerjudge
Ralph Andrews
Ralph Andrews
American television producer (1927–2015)
1927 – 2015
television producer
Ralph B. Guy, Jr.
United States federal judge
1929 – 2026
lawyerjudge
Ray Herbert
Ray Herbert
American baseball player
1929 – 2022
baseball player
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