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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
Kalla Pasha
Kalla Pasha
actor, comedian (1879-1933)
1879 – 1933
actor
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Katharine Dexter McCormick
American philanthropist (1875–1967)
1875 – 1967
feministsuffragistbiologist
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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