Biographical Records

Notable People from Michigan

2,454 notable figures born in Michigan, showing page 43 of 50, ranked by historical prominence.

George Lincoln
George Lincoln
American military officer, educator, and author (1907–1975)
1907 – 1975
educatormilitary officerwriter
Smith H. Hastings
American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
1843 – 1905
Lynn C. Gardner
Lynn C. Gardner
American politician (1877-1948)
1877 – 1948
politician
Lloyd Brazil
American basketball player-coach (1906-1965)
1906 – 1965
American football playerbasketball coach
Cyrus W. Cole
Cyrus W. Cole
American military personnel (1876-1952)
1876 – 1952
military personnel
Keith Clark
Bugle player in the US Army. Missed a note while playing Taps during JFK's funeral.
1927 – 2002
trumpeter
Langdon McCormick
Langdon McCormick
American playwright
1874 – 1954
playwrightactor
Ted Petoskey
Ted Petoskey
American football, basketball, baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1911-1996)
1911 – 1996
American football playerbaseball playerbasketball coach
Hal Gensichen
American basketball player
1921 – 1990
basketball player
Evelyn Ackerman
American artist and designer, writer on dolls (1924–2012)
1924 – 2012
textile artistdesigner
Leonard Sillman
American theatre manager (1908-1982)
1908 – 1982
theatre directortheatrical producer
Frances Farrand Dodge
American artist ( 1878–1969)
1878 – 1969
painter
Gertrude Buck
Gertrude Buck
American rhetorician
1871 – 1922
teacher
Henry Minarik
Henry Minarik
American football player (1927-2018)
1927 – 2018
American football player
Robert M. Garrels
American geochemist (1916–1988)
1916 – 1988
geochemistuniversity teachergeologist
Donald Bruce Kaufman
co-founder of homebuilding firm Kaufman & Broad
1922 – 1983
businessperson
Harry Watson, Jr.
Harry Watson, Jr.
American entertainer
1876 – 1930
comedianactor
Basil W. Brown
Basil W. Brown
American politician (1927-1997)
1927 – 1997
politician
Toni Elling
Toni Elling
burlesque dancer
1928 – 2023
dancer
Leverne Harrison Taylor
American football player and coach (1907-2002)
1907 – 2002
American football player
Howard Nugent
Howard Nugent
American politician (1879-1952)
1879 – 1952
politician
Mary Josephine Shelly
Mary Josephine Shelly
1902–05 August 1976 , administrator for the arts and for service women's organizations
1902 – 1976
educatormilitary personnel
Paul Juntunen
American basketball player (1921-2004)
1921 – 2004
basketball player
Hal Devoll
American basketball player (1923-2010)
1923 – 2010
basketball player
Matt Stevens
American football player (safety)
1973 – 2025
American football player
Jerry Byrne
Major League Baseball pitcher (1907–1955)
1907 – 1955
baseball player
James Jewell
American director and actor (1906-1975)
1906 – 1975
actor
William Walker
William Walker
Wyandot leader (1800–1874)
1800 – 1874
politician
Gary Barone
American musician and music educator (1941–2019)
1941 – 2019
jazz musicianmusic educatorcomposer
Elmer D. Wallace
American politician
1844 – 1928
politician
Holling C. Holling
American writer (1900–1973)
1900 – 1973
illustratorwriter
Ernie Baker
American baseball player
1875 – 1945
baseball player
Irene Osgood Andrews
Irene Osgood Andrews
American writer (1879-1963)
1879 – 1963
writer
Paul Underwood Kellogg
Paul Underwood Kellogg
American journalist and social reformer (1879–1958)
1879 – 1958
journalist
Joseph M. Breitenbeck
Catholic bishop
1914 – 2005
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Gene Ronzani
Gene Ronzani
American football player, coach, executive
1909 – 1975
American football playerAmerican football coachathletics competitor
Helmi Kuusi
Helmi Kuusi
Finnish artist (1913–2000)
1913 – 2000
painterartist
Frank Couzens
Frank Couzens
American mayor (1902-1950)
1902 – 1950
politician
Ian Fishback
Ian Fishback
American army officer
1979 – 2021
military personnel
Willard J. Smith
Willard J. Smith
United States Coast Guard admiral (1914–2000)
1910 – 2000
military officer
W. Mont Ferry
W. Mont Ferry
American politician (1871–1938)
1871 – 1938
politicianbusinessperson
Dave Behrman
American football player (1941-2014)
1941 – 2014
American football player
Jean Baptiste Beaubien
Jean Baptiste Beaubien
American fur-trader (1787–1863)
1787 – 1864
Evo Anton DeConcini
American judge
1901 – 1986
lawyerjudge
Fred Andrus
Major League Baseball player (1850-1937)
1850 – 1937
baseball player
David Gaines
American basketball player-coach
1942 – 2020
basketball coachbasketball player
Bob Allman
American football player (1914-1999)
1914 – 1999
American football player
Hal Russell
American jazz musician (1926-1992)
1926 – 1992
jazz musicianrecording artistmusician
James Enright
American basketball player (1910-1981)
1910 – 1981
sports journalistbasketball playerjournalist
Charles Gage Van Riper
American speech therapist (1905–1994)
1905 – 1994
speech and language therapistphysician
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