Biographical Records

Notable People from Michigan

2,454 notable figures born in Michigan, showing page 5 of 50, ranked by historical prominence.

Carl Johnson
Carl Johnson
athlete (1898-1932)
1898 – 1932
athletics competitor
Leonard Read
American academic
1898 – 1983
philosophereconomistbusinessperson
Robert John Braidwood
American anthropologist and archaeologist (1907–2003)
1907 – 2003
prehistorianarchaeologistanthropologist
Leonard Jimmie Savage
American mathematician (1917–1971)
1917 – 1971
statisticianuniversity teachereconomist
Caryl Chessman
Caryl Chessman
American convicted robber, kidnapper, rapist and writer (1921–1960)
1921 – 1960
criminalwriter
Tom Hayden
Tom Hayden
American activist (1939–2016)
1939 – 2016
political activistpoliticianwriter
Dorothy Ashby
American jazz harpist (1932-1986)
1932 – 1986
jazz musician
Wayne Kramer
Wayne Kramer
American musician (1948–2024)
1948 – 2024
songwriterguitaristrecord producer
Leon Ware
American recording artist, songwriter and composer (1940–2017)
1940 – 2017
recording artistsongwritermusician
John Sinclair
John Sinclair
American poet (1941–2024)
1941 – 2024
political activisttalent managerradio personality
Jennell Jaquays
Jennell Jaquays
American artist and game designer (1956–2024)
1956 – 2024
video game developerrole-playing game designertelevision producer
Carol Yager
one of the most obese people (1960–1994)
1960 – 1994
Chris Reed
Chris Reed
Japanese ice dancer (1989-2020)
1989 – 2020
ice dancer
William James Beal
William James Beal
American botanist (1833-1924)
1833 – 1924
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
George Francis Atkinson
George Francis Atkinson
American botanist (1854-1918)
1854 – 1918
entomologistmycologistbotanist
Frank Campeau
Frank Campeau
actor (1864-1943)
1864 – 1943
film actorstage actoractor
Albert Spear Hitchcock
Albert Spear Hitchcock
American botanist and agrostologist (1865-1935)
1865 – 1935
scientific collectoragrostologistbotanist
David Grandison Fairchild
David Grandison Fairchild
American botanist, mycologist and explorer (1869-1954)
1869 – 1954
scientific collectorexplorermycologist
Armin Otto Leuschner
Armin Otto Leuschner
American astronomer (1868–1953)
1868 – 1953
university teacherastronomer
Frederick Carl Frieseke
Frederick Carl Frieseke
American Impressionist painter (1874-1939)
1874 – 1939
painter
Lyman James Briggs
Lyman James Briggs
American engineer (1874–1963)
1874 – 1963
earth scientistphysicistengineer
Ruth McDevitt
Ruth McDevitt
actress (1895-1976)
1895 – 1976
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Leon Butler
American rower (1892–1973)
1892 – 1973
rower
Willis Bouchey
Willis Bouchey
American actor (1907-1977)
1907 – 1977
television actoractor
Russell Vis
Olympic wrestler
1900 – 1990
amateur wrestler
Paul Smith
Paul Smith
American film composer, violinist, conductor (1906–1985)
1906 – 1985
film score composermusicianviolinist
Mary Jackson
American actress (1910–2005)
1910 – 2005
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Richard Ellmann
American writer and literary critic (1918–1987)
1918 – 1987
scholar of Englishliterary scholarliterary critic
Robert B. Leighton
Robert B. Leighton
American astronomer (1919–1997)
1919 – 1997
astrophysicistuniversity teacherphysicist
John Lautner
American architect (1911–1994)
1911 – 1994
university teacherarchitect
Joyce Randolph
Joyce Randolph
American actress (1924–2024)
1924 – 2024
television actorstage actoractor
Doris Dowling
Doris Dowling
American actress of film, stage and television (1923–2004)
1923 – 2004
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Frank McCabe
Frank McCabe
American basketball player (1927–2021)
1927 – 2021
basketball player
Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna
American pianist (1932–2002)
1932 – 2002
recording artistmusic educatorjazz musician
Robert L. Carroll
American paleontologist (1938–2020)
1938 – 2020
paleontologistbiologist
Arthur Frank McKinlay
Arthur Frank McKinlay
American rower
1932 – 2009
rower
Michael J. Byrnes
Michael J. Byrnes
American Roman Catholic archbishop
1958 – 2025
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Michael Talbot
American writer (1953–1992)
1953 – 1992
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Scott Fischer
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996)
1955 – 1996
explorermountaineerrock climber
Dan Hicks
Dan Hicks
American actor (1951–2020)
1951 – 2020
film actortelevision actoractor
Steve McCrory
American boxer (1964–2000)
1964 – 2000
boxer
Joseph P. Overton
American political theorist (1960–2003)
1960 – 2003
political philosopherpolitical scientistengineer
Elisha P. Ferry
Elisha P. Ferry
American politician (1825-1895)
1825 – 1895
politician
Olympia Brown
Olympia Brown
American suffragist and Universalist minister (1835–1926)
1835 – 1926
women's rights activistsuffragist
Joseph Beal Steere
Joseph Beal Steere
American ornithologist (1842-1940)
1842 – 1940
scientific collectorbotanistornithologist
Friend Richardson
Friend Richardson
Governor of California (1865-1943)
1865 – 1943
newspaper editorgovernorpolitician
Frank Nelson
Frank Nelson
American pole vaulter
1887 – 1970
baseball playerathletics competitor
Myrtelle Canavan
Myrtelle Canavan
American physician
1879 – 1953
neuroscientistscience writerpathologist
Howard Estabrook
Howard Estabrook
actor, director, producer, screenwriter (1884-1978)
1884 – 1978
film actordirectorfilm producer
John Francis O'Hara
Catholic cardinal (1888-1960)
1888 – 1960
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
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