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Notable People from Michigan

2,454 notable figures born in Michigan, showing page 7 of 50, ranked by historical prominence.

Verna Hillie
Verna Hillie
American actress (1914-1997)
1914 - 1997
film actoractor
Barbara Dane
Barbara Dane
American singer
1927 - 2024
jazz musician
Robert P. Griffin
Robert P. Griffin
American politician (1923–2015)
1923 - 2015
juristpoliticianlawyer
Jay Van Andel
Jay Van Andel
American businessman (1924–2004)
1924 - 2004
entrepreneur
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1928–2012)
1928 - 2012
recording artistjazz musicianmusic arranger
Laurence Rosenthal
American composer
1926
film score composerbandleadermusician
Ed Farhat
Ed Farhat
American professional wrestler (1926–2003)
1926 - 2003
professional wrestler
Dick Martin
Dick Martin
American comedian and actor (1922–2008)
1922 - 2008
film actortelevision actordirector
Dale Kildee
Dale Kildee
American politician
1929 - 2021
politicianteacher
Emmett Leith
Emmett Leith
American physicist and engineer (1927–2005)
1927 - 2005
holographerphysicistengineer
Joe Girard
American salesman (1928–2019)
1928 - 2019
non-fiction writerbusinessperson
John Briley
American screenwriter (1925-2019)
1925 - 2019
literary scholarfilm screenwriterlibrettist
Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist (1926–1978)
1926 - 1978
jazz musicianmusician
Lloyd deMause
Lloyd deMause
American thinker (1931–2020)
1931 - 2020
social scientistpsychoanalystauthor
Ivan Boesky
American stock trader (1937–2024)
1937 - 2024
stock trader
Clifton Cushman
American hurdler (1938–1966)
1938 - 1966
athletics competitormilitary officer
Tom Tjaarda
American car designer (1934–2017)
1934 - 2017
car designerdesigner
Gail Kobe
Gail Kobe
American actress, producer (1929–2013)
1932 - 2013
film actortelevision actortelevision producer
James McIntosh
American rower (1930–2018)
1930 - 2018
rower
Jerry Uelsmann
Jerry Uelsmann
American photographer (1934-2022)
1934 - 2022
university teacherphotographer
Lebbeus Woods
Lebbeus Woods
American architect (1940-2012)
1940 - 2012
theoristdraftspersonlecturer
Allee Willis
American songwriter, multi-media artist, collector, and art director (1947-2019)
1947 - 2019
artistsongwritercomposer
John A. McDougall
American physician
1947 - 2024
internist
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
American politician
1945 - 2025
politicianteacher
Bob Birch
Bob Birch
American bassist (1956–2012)
1956 - 2012
composer
Dan Roundfield
Dan Roundfield
American basketball player (1953–2012)
1953 - 2012
basketball player
Daniel Licht
Daniel Licht
American film composer and musician (1957–2017)
1957 - 2017
film score composermusiciancomposer
Doug Fieger
Doug Fieger
American singer-songwriter
1952 - 2010
guitaristsinger-songwritermusician
Daniel Dolan
Daniel Dolan
American Sedevacantist bishop (1951–2022)
1951 - 2022
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Daedra Charles
American professional women's basketball player (1968–2018)
1968 - 2018
basketball coachbasketball player
Ryan Shay
US long distance runner (1979–2007)
1979 - 2007
marathon runnerathletics competitorlong-distance runner
Kara Braxton
Kara Braxton
American basketball player
1983 - 2026
basketball player
Mary Cynthia Dickerson
Mary Cynthia Dickerson
American herpetologist, museum curator and magazine editor
1866 - 1923
herpetologisteditorcurator
Truman Handy Newberry
Truman Handy Newberry
American politician (1864-1945)
1864 - 1945
politicianbusinessperson
Charles Francis Haanel
Charles Francis Haanel
American businessman, author (1866-1949)
1866 - 1949
writer
Royal S. Copeland
Royal S. Copeland
American politician (1868–1938)
1868 - 1938
homeopathpoliticianphysician
Lule Warrenton
Lule Warrenton
American actress, director, and producer (1862–1932)
1862 - 1932
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Chief John Big Tree
Chief John Big Tree
actor (1877-1967)
1877 - 1967
film actortraditional leader or chiefactor
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Katharine Dexter McCormick
American philanthropist (1875–1967)
1875 - 1967
feministsuffragistbiologist
Kalla Pasha
Kalla Pasha
actor, comedian (1879-1933)
1879 - 1933
actor
Florence Hedges
Florence Hedges
American botanist (1878-1956)
1878 - 1956
botanistmycologistphytopathologist
Horace B. Carpenter
Horace B. Carpenter
actor, Film director (1875-1945)
1875 - 1945
film directoractorscreenwriter
Lucille Young
Lucille Young
actress (1883-1934)
1892 - 1934
film actoractor
Violet MacMillan
Violet MacMillan
American actress (1887–1953)
1887 - 1953
film actorstage actorfilm director
Ford Beebe
American screenwriter, film director (1888–1978)
1888 - 1978
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Jack Perrin
Jack Perrin
American actor (1896-1967)
1896 - 1967
actor
Claire Anderson
Claire Anderson
actress (1891-1964)
1891 - 1964
film actoractor
Phyllis Povah
Phyllis Povah
American actress (1893-1975)
1893 - 1975
film actorstage actoractor
Alfred H. Barr
American art historian and museum director (1902-1981)
1902 - 1981
art criticart historianuniversity teacher
Gisela Kahn Gresser
chess player
1906 - 2000
chess player
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