Biographical Records

Notable People from Michigan

2,454 notable figures born in Michigan, showing page 9 of 50, ranked by historical prominence.

Ruth Nelson
Ruth Nelson
American actress (1905–1992)
1905 – 1992
film actorstage actoractor
Audrey Ferris
Audrey Ferris
American actress (1909–1990)
1909 – 1990
film actoractor
Loyal Griggs
Loyal Griggs
American cinematographer (1906-1978)
1906 – 1978
cinematographer
Charlie Gehringer
Charlie Gehringer
American baseball player (1903-1993)
1903 – 1993
baseball player
Virgil Exner
American automobile designer (1909–1973)
1909 – 1973
car designerindustrial designerdesigner
Leonard Peter Schultz
Leonard Peter Schultz
U.S. ichthyologist
1901 – 1986
ichthyologistzoologist
Frederick C. Bock
American pilot
1918 – 2000
aircraft pilot
Bruce Cork
American physicist
1916 – 1994
nuclear physicistphysicist
Elman Service
American anthropologist (1915-1996)
1915 – 1996
anthropologist
Gus Savage
Gus Savage
American politician
1925 – 2015
editorpolitician
Ed Emshwiller
Ed Emshwiller
American illustrator and filmmaker
1925 – 1990
video artistfilm directoruniversity teacher
William M. Gray
American meteorologist (1929–2024)
1929 – 2016
meteorologist
Arthur Hoag
Arthur Hoag
American astronomer (1921–1999)
1921 – 1999
astronomer
Hal Newhouser
Hal Newhouser
American baseball player (1921-1998)
1921 – 1998
baseball player
James Leo Herlihy
James Leo Herlihy
American writer (1927–1993)
1927 – 1993
noveliststage actorplaywright
Andrew Marshall
Andrew Marshall
the director of the United States Department of Defense's Office of Net Assessment (1921–2019)
1921 – 2019
political scientistpoliticianeconomist
Arte Johnson
Arte Johnson
American actor (1929–2019)
1929 – 2019
television actorvoice actoractor
H. M. Wynant
American actor
1927
television actoractor
Carolyn Cassady
American writer (1923–2013)
1923 – 2013
painterwriter
Susie Garrett
American actress (1929–2002)
1929 – 2002
jazz musicianfilm actortelevision actor
William Bryant
American actor (1924-2001)
1924 – 2001
television actoractor
John Bellairs
John Bellairs
American novelist, primarily speculative fiction for children (1938–1991)
1938 – 1991
children's writernovelistwriter
Roy Brooks
Roy Brooks
American drummer (1938–2005)
1938 – 2005
jazz musiciancomposer
Rodney Paavola
Rodney Paavola
American ice hockey player
1939 – 1995
ice hockey player
Earl Morrall
Earl Morrall
American football player, quarterback (1934-2014)
1934 – 2014
American football player
Kurt Luedtke
playwright, screenwriter (1939-2020)
1939 – 2020
journalistscreenwriter
Ronald Allen Harris
boxer (1947-1980)
1947 – 1980
boxer
Jesse Brown
Jesse Brown
former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (1944-2002)
1944 – 2002
politician
Oliver Cheatham
American singer (1948-2013)
1948 – 2013
musiciansinger
Jack Abbott
American author and criminal (1944–2002)
1944 – 2002
criminalmurdererwriter
Barbara Tarbuck
Barbara Tarbuck
American actress (1942–2016)
1942 – 2016
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Earl Cureton
Earl Cureton
American basketball player (1957–2024)
1957 – 2024
basketball coachbasketball player
Ricky Lawson
Ricky Lawson
American drummer (1954–2013)
1954 – 2013
jazz musiciansongwritermusician
William Jolitz
American software programmer
1957 – 2022
computer scientistengineer
Scott Spiegel
American film director
1957 – 2025
film screenwriterfilm actordirector
Scott Cunningham
U.S. writer about Wicca and the occult (1956-1993)
1956 – 1993
essayistparapsychologistwriter
Dwayne McDuffie
Comic book and television writer
1962 – 2011
comics editorcomics writereditor
Steven Horwitz
Steven Horwitz
American economist (1964–2021)
1964 – 2021
university teachereconomist
Robert Traylor
Robert Traylor
American basketball player (1977–2011)
1977 – 2011
basketball player
Alexander Macomb
Alexander Macomb
United States Army general (1782–1841)
1782 – 1841
military personnelmilitary officer
Thomas W. Ferry
Thomas W. Ferry
American politician (1827-1896)
1827 – 1896
politician
Mary E. Byrd
Mary E. Byrd
astronomer (1849-1934)
1849 – 1934
astronomer
Arthur Brown
Arthur Brown
United States Senator from Utah (1843-1906)
1843 – 1906
politicianlawyer
Eliza Gamble
American writer
1841 – 1920
scientist
Charles Fuller Baker
Charles Fuller Baker
American botanist and entomologist (1872-1927)
1872 – 1927
scientific collectoracademic administratorentomologist
Paul Morton
Paul Morton
American businessman and politician (1857-1911)
1857 – 1911
politicianbusinessperson
Charles E. Townsend
Charles E. Townsend
American politician (1856–1924)
1856 – 1924
juristpoliticianteacher
Obadiah Gardner
Obadiah Gardner
American politician (1852–1938)
1852 – 1938
politician
Douglas Houghton Campbell
Douglas Houghton Campbell
American botanist (1859-1953)
1859 – 1953
pteridologistbryologistbotanist
Robert B. Howell
Robert B. Howell
American politician (1864-1933)
1864 – 1933
military officerpolitician
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