Biographical Records

Notable People from Michigan

2,454 notable figures born in Michigan, showing page 30 of 50, ranked by historical prominence.

Eduard C. Lindeman
American educator (1885-1953)
1885 – 1953
social reformerlecturerpedagogue
Chuck Fairbanks
American football player and coach (1933-2013)
1933 – 2013
American football coachAmerican football player
Clarence Cooper, Jr.
American writer (1934–1978)
1934 – 1978
novelistwriter
Tom Morey
American surfer and musician
1935 – 2021
surfermusicianinventor
William McPherson
American writer (1933–2017)
1933 – 2017
novelistliterary criticjournalist
William R. Charette
William R. Charette
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1932-2012)
1932 – 2012
military personnel
Riley Chamberlin
Riley Chamberlin
actor (1854-1917)
1854 – 1917
actor
James Damman
James Damman
American politician
1933 – 2011
politician
Charley Lau
American baseball player and coach
1933 – 1984
baseball player
Charles Cutler
Charles Cutler
American professional wrestler
1884 – 1952
professional wrestler
Williams Haynes
American writer
1886 – 1960
historian of chemistrypublisherjournalist
Ernest G. Liebold
business representative and personal secretary of Henry Ford (1884-1956)
1884 – 1956
attorney-in-factjournalistbanker
Ed Reulbach
Ed Reulbach
major league baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs during their glory years of the early 1900s
1882 – 1961
baseball player
Bobby Smith
Bobby Smith
American singer (1936–2013)
1936 – 2013
singer
Donald S. Whitehead
Donald S. Whitehead
American politician (1888–1957)
1888 – 1957
politician
Barbara Meek
American actress (1934-2015)
1934 – 2015
television actorstage actoractor
Kitty Leroy
American saloon owner
1850 – 1879
prostitutemadamgambler
Claude A. Watson
American politician (1885–1978)
1885 – 1978
politicianlawyer
Burwell Jones
American swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medalist
1933 – 2021
swimmer
Eugene Van Antwerp
Eugene Van Antwerp
American mayor
1889 – 1962
politician
Bill Killefer
Bill Killefer
American baseball player and coach
1887 – 1960
baseball player
Council Cargle
American actor (1935-2013)
1935 – 2013
stage actoractor
Dan Currie
Dan Currie
American football player (1935-2017)
1935 – 2017
American football player
Dick Radatz
Dick Radatz
American baseball player (1937–2005)
1937 – 2005
baseball player
Joseph A. Amato
Joseph A. Amato
American teacher, thinker, and author
1938 – 2025
university teacherhistorianpoet
Larry Jennings
American magician (1933-1997)
1933 – 1997
magician
Louise Manoogian Simone
Armenian American philanthropist (1933-2019)
1933 – 2019
philanthropist
Lucia Dlugoszewski
Lucia Dlugoszewski
American composer and poet (1931–2000)
1931 – 2000
choreographerpianistinventor
Bill James
Bill James
American baseball player
1887 – 1942
baseball player
Mary Arlene Appelhof
Biologist/worm farmer/environmentalist (1936-2005)
1936 – 2005
environmentalistbiologist
Martha Arnold Boughton
American educator, author (1857-1928)
1857 – 1928
poetbiographersongwriter
Bill Hogg
Baseball player, pitcher
1881 – 1909
baseball player
Chandler Rathfon Post
Chandler Rathfon Post
American writer and academic (1881-1959)
1881 – 1959
university teacherart historianwriter
Hugh T. Keyes
Hugh T. Keyes
American architect
1888 – 1963
architect
Hank Perry
Hank Perry
American baseball player
1886 – 1956
baseball player
Emma E. Bower
Emma E. Bower
American physician; club-woman; newspaper owner, publisher, editor (1852-1937)
1852 – 1937
writer
John L. Lumley
American Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering (1930-2015)
1930 – 2015
engineer
Frederick Charles Newcombe
Frederick Charles Newcombe
botanist (1858-1927)
1858 – 1927
botanistteacher
Margery Beddow
American actress, director, dancer and choreographer (1937-2010)
1937 – 2010
dancertheatre directorchoreographer
Agnes Nestor
Agnes Nestor
American labor leader (1880–1948)
1880 – 1948
trade unionistsuffragette
James Sutherland Spore
James Sutherland Spore
United States Navy officer
1885 – 1937
military officerpolitician
Grady Alderman
American football player and executive (1938-2018)
1938 – 2018
American football player
Harry Blackstone, Jr.
Harry Blackstone, Jr.
American magician (1934–1997)
1934 – 1997
magician
J. Wight Giddings
J. Wight Giddings
American politician
1858 – 1933
politicianlawyer
Francis Bowditch Wilby
Francis Bowditch Wilby
American army general (1883-1965)
1883 – 1965
military personnel
Carl E. Mapes
Carl E. Mapes
American politician (1874-1939)
1874 – 1939
politicianlawyer
Johnny Griffith
American musician
1936 – 2002
pianist
Robert C. Broomfield
Robert C. Broomfield
American judge
1933 – 2014
military officerlawyerjudge
Robert Kerns
American baritone (1933–1989)
1932 – 1989
opera singer
Philip Orin Parmelee
Philip Orin Parmelee
(1887-1912) American aviator
1887 – 1912
aircraft pilot
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