Biographical Records

Notable People from Michigan

2,454 notable figures born in Michigan, showing page 34 of 50, ranked by historical prominence.

Hale A. VanderCook
American musician (1864–1949)
1864 – 1949
music educatormusicologistmusician
Kenny Greene
singer-songwriter, record producer
1969 – 2001
singer-songwriterrecord producersinger
Bertha Van Hoosen
Bertha Van Hoosen
American physician (1863-1952)
1863 – 1952
physician
Rodney Culver
American football running back (1969-1996)
1969 – 1996
American football player
Edgar J. Adams
Edgar J. Adams
American politician
1866 – 1944
politicianlawyer
Jim Ballantine
American ice hockey player
1967 – 2002
ice hockey player
Bill Bonthron
American middle distance runner (1912-1983)
1912 – 1983
athletics competitor
Michael Joseph Green
Bishop of Reno, Nevada
1917 – 1982
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Hugh Marshall Cole
American historian and army officer
1910 – 2005
historian
Janet J. McCoy
American politician and businesswoman (1916–1995)
1916 – 1995
politician
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge
American politician (1821–1881)
1821 – 1881
politician
Bob Zurke
American jazz pianist (1912-1944)
1912 – 1944
jazz musicianbandleaderpianist
John Dunning
American journalist (1918-1990)
1918 – 1990
journalistintelligence agentpolice officer
Benjamin Leonard D’Ooge
American classical philologist (1860-1940)
1860 – 1940
classical philologistuniversity teacher
William A. Earle
William A. Earle
American philosopher (1919–1988)
1919 – 1988
philosopheruniversity teacher
Patricia Donnelly
Miss America in 1939
1919 – 2009
modelbeauty pageant contestant
William Dufty
American writer, musician, and activist (1916–2002)
1916 – 2002
biographerjournalistplaywright
Marjorie Matthews
American bishop
1916 – 1986
priest
Frank Maher
American football player (1918-1992)
1918 – 1992
American football player
Frank Smith
cartoon animator and film director from the United States (1911-1975)
1911 – 1975
film directoranimator
Frederik Meijer
Frederik Meijer
American businessman (1919–2011)
1919 – 2011
philanthropistbusinessperson
George Kao
George Kao
American journalist
1912 – 2008
magazine writerjournalisttranslator
John Raymond Reeder
botanist (1914-2009)
1914 – 2009
botanistcurator
J. Dewey Daane
J. Dewey Daane
American economist
1918 – 2017
economist
Elizabeth S. Russell
Elizabeth S. Russell
American geneticist (1913-2001)
1913 – 2001
geneticist
Karl Von Hess
American professional wrestler
1919 – 2009
professional wrestler
Lou Gordon
Lou Gordon
American journalist
1917 – 1977
journalist
Mary Meader
American photographer (1916-2008)
1916 – 2008
photographer
Maynard Harrison Smith
Maynard Harrison Smith
Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
1911 – 1984
military personnel
Percy Ross
American philanthropist (1916-2001)
1916 – 2001
journalist
Edmund Arnold
American newspaper designer
1913 – 2007
newspaper designerjournalist
Henry Bourne Joy
Henry Bourne Joy
American President of the Packard Motor Car Company
1864 – 1936
Raymond Zussman
Raymond Zussman
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient (1918–1944)
1917 – 1944
military personnel
Dwight V. Swain
Dwight V. Swain
American writer (1915–1992)
1915 – 1992
science fiction writernovelistuniversity teacher
Willis Steell
Willis Steell
American journalist (1866–1941)
1866 – 1941
journalist
Cyril M. Harris
American academic
1917 – 2011
acousticianarchitect
Curtis Williams Sabrosky
American entomologist (1910–1997)
1910 – 1997
scientific collectordipterologistentomologist
Charles Collingwood
Charles Collingwood
broadcast journalist (1917-1985)
1917 – 1985
journalist
Mary Cecilia Bailly
Mary Cecilia Bailly
educator and Catholic leader from the USA
1815 – 1898
painternunwriter
Thomas L. Brown II
Thomas L. Brown II
United States Navy officer (1960–2021)
1960 – 2021
military officer
Bud Mahurin
Bud Mahurin
American World War II flying ace
1918 – 2010
military aviatormilitary officer
Robert Coveyou
American mathematician (1915-1996)
1915 – 1996
chess playermathematician
James Stinson
American techno musician (1969–2002)
1969 – 2002
recording artistmusiciancomposer
Mike Simpson
American politician (1962-2009)
1962 – 2009
politician
Henry Guernsey Hubbard
American entomologist and horticulturist (1850–1899)
1850 – 1899
scientific collectorhorticulturistentomologist
E. J. André
American actor
1908 – 1984
actor
Russell D. Oliver
Russell D. Oliver
American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach (1910-1974)
1910 – 1974
American football playerbasketball coach
Selma Fraiberg
Child psychologist
1918 – 1981
social workerpsychoanalystpsychologist
Edward Jeffries
Edward Jeffries
American politician
1900 – 1950
politicianlawyer
W. Wallace Kent
W. Wallace Kent
American judge
1916 – 1973
lawyerjudge
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