Biographical Records

Notable People from Michigan

2,454 notable figures born in Michigan, showing page 4 of 50, ranked by historical prominence.

Harry Spanjer
boxer (1873–1958)
1873 – 1958
boxer
Thomas C. Hart
Thomas C. Hart
United States Navy admiral and United States Senator (1877-1971)
1877 – 1971
submarinermilitary officerpolitician
Rex Beach
Rex Beach
author and water polo player (1877-1949)
1877 – 1949
water polo playernovelistpoet lawyer
Norman Bel Geddes
Norman Bel Geddes
American theatrical and industrial designer (1893–1958)
1893 – 1958
designerscenographerarchitect
Tim McCoy
Tim McCoy
American actor and television host (1891–1978)
1891 – 1978
circus performerfilm actoractor
Ed Heinemann
Ed Heinemann
American military aircraft designer (1908–1991)
1908 – 1991
military flight engineerengineer
Preston Tucker
Preston Tucker
American businessman (1903-1956)
1903 – 1956
car designerdesign engineerentrepreneur
Jean Tatlock
American activist (1914-1944)
1914 – 1944
psychiatrist
John List
American mass murderer (1925–2008)
1925 – 2008
mass murderercriminal
Burt Kennedy
American film director and screenwriter (1922-2001)
1922 – 2001
directorfilm producerfilm director
Margaret Whiting
Margaret Whiting
American recording artist; singer
1924 – 2011
recording artistmusiciansinger
Richard DeVos
Richard DeVos
American businessman (1926–2018)
1926 – 2018
philanthropistmerchantentrepreneur
Chet Walker
Chet Walker
American basketball player (1940–2024)
1940 – 2024
directorbasketball playerchoreographer
Mel Daniels
Mel Daniels
American basketball player and coach (1944-2015)
1944 – 2015
basketball coachbasketball player
Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier
American singer-songwriter (1941–2022)
1941 – 2022
songwriterrecord producersinger
Norah Vincent
American writer (1968–2022)
1968 – 2022
journalistauthorwriter
James Kirkwood
James Kirkwood
American actor and film director (1875–1963)
1875 – 1963
film actorfilm directoractor
George Dole
Olympic wrestler (1885-1928)
1885 – 1928
amateur wrestler
Arthur Vandenberg
Arthur Vandenberg
American politician (1884–1951)
1884 – 1951
newspaper editorjournalistpublisher
Norman Z. McLeod
American film director (1898–1964)
1895 – 1964
producerdirectorfilm director
Phillips Holmes
Phillips Holmes
American actor (1907–1942)
1907 – 1942
film actorstage actoractor
Edward Lansdale
Edward Lansdale
United States general (1908-1987)
1908 – 1987
soldierspyairman
Herb Jeffries
Herb Jeffries
American singer and actor (1913-2014)
1913 – 2014
jazz musicianfilm actortelevision actor
Barry Harris
Barry Harris
American jazz pianist and educator (1929–2021)
1929 – 2021
jazz musicianpianistmusician
Carol Emshwiller
Carol Emshwiller
American fiction writer (1921-2019)
1921 – 2019
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Wally Cox
Wally Cox
American actor (1924-1973)
1924 – 1973
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Lorenzo Wright
Lorenzo Wright
American sprinter (1926-1972)
1926 – 1972
sprinter
George Steele
George Steele
American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)
1937 – 2017
professional wrestlerfilm actortelevision actor
Levi Stubbs
Levi Stubbs
American singer, actor (1936–2008)
1936 – 2008
television actorvoice actormusician
J. D. Souther
J. D. Souther
American singer, songwriter, and actor (1945–2024)
1945 – 2024
songwritermusiciansinger
Dennis Frederiksen
American musician (1951–2014)
1951 – 2014
songwritermusiciansinger
William Alden Smith
William Alden Smith
American politician (1859-1932)
1859 – 1932
politician
Horace Elgin Dodge
Horace Elgin Dodge
American businessman (1868–1920)
1868 – 1920
entrepreneurengineerbusinessperson
Hawley Harvey Crippen
Hawley Harvey Crippen
American executed homeopath (1862–1910)
1862 – 1910
homeopathphysician
John McLean
John McLean
American athlete and coach (1878-1955)
1878 – 1955
track and field coachAmerican football coachathletics competitor
Jason Robards
Jason Robards
American actor (1892–1963)
1892 – 1963
film actorstage actoractor
Ray Teal
Ray Teal
actor (1902–1976)
1902 – 1976
saxophonistfilm actortelevision actor
Lorna Gray
Lorna Gray
American actress (1917-2017)
1917 – 2017
film actorstage actoractor
Richard Degener
Richard Degener
diver (1912–1995)
1912 – 1995
competitive diver
Walter Pitts
Walter Pitts
American logician and computational neuroscientist (1923-1969)
1923 – 1969
philosopherneuroscientistphysiologist
Harrison Young
American actor (1930–2005)
1930 – 2005
film actortelevision actorwriter
Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley
American composer (1930–2014)
1930 – 2014
film produceruniversity teachercomposer
Frederick Coffin
American actor (1943-2003)
1943 – 2003
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Robert Asprin
Robert Asprin
American science fiction and fantasy author (1946–2008)
1946 – 2008
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Alexei Panshin
American writer and critic (1940–2022)
1940 – 2022
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Richard A. Searfoss
Richard A. Searfoss
American astronaut (1956-2018)
1956 – 2018
aircraft pilotmilitary officerastronaut
Mike Kelley
American artist (1954–2012)
1954 – 2012
film screenwritervideo artistinstallation artist
John Munro Longyear
John Munro Longyear
American mayor, businessman and philanthropist (1850-1922)
1850 – 1922
entrepreneurpolitician
John Francis Dodge
John Francis Dodge
American businessman (1864–1920)
1864 – 1920
entrepreneurengineerbusinessperson
Andrew Kehoe
Andrew Kehoe
American mass murderer and bomber (1872–1927)
1872 – 1927
spree killer
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