List of people from Detroit
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The following is a list of notable people from Detroit, Michigan. This list includes people who were born, have lived, or worked in and around Metro Detroit.
[edit] Architects[1]
[edit] Artists and artisans[2]
[edit] Ceramists
[edit] Glass artists
[edit] Fashion designers
[edit] Painters
- Ian Hornak – realist painter
- Bradley Jones
- Carlos Lopez
- Charles McGee (painter)
- Gari Melchers
- John Mix Stanley – 19th-century painter and portraitist; cofounder of the forerunner to the Detroit Institute of Arts
- Carol Wald
- Kurt Wenner – painter
- Carl Owens – painter
[edit] Photographers
Francesco Zerilli
[edit] Sculptors
- Marshall Fredericks
- Julius T. Melchers
- Carl Milles
- Isamu Noguchi
- Corrado Parducci
- Carlo Romanelli
- Edward Wagner
[edit] Business, industry, academics, and labor [3][4]
- Steve Ballmer
- William Boeing
- George Gough Booth
- Eli Broad – Co-founder KB Home and SunAmerica Life Insurance Co.
- Ben Carson – noted neurosurgeon
- Tony Chiappetta - Argents Express Group
- John De Lorean
- Horace Elgin Dodge – co-founder of Dodge
- John Francis Dodge – co-founder of Dodge
- Roy D. Chapin – founder Hudson Motor Car Company, United States Secretary of Commerce.
- Roy D. Chapin, Jr. – former CEO of American Motors.
- William C. Durant
- Charles T. Fisher – president of Detroit's Fisher Body automotive.
- Charles Lang Freer
- Edsel Ford
- Edsel Ford II
- Henry Ford
- Henry Ford II
- William Clay Ford, Sr.
- William Clay Ford, Jr.
- Dan Gilbert
- Berry Gordy
- Frank J. Hecker
- Joseph L. Hudson
- Jimmy Hoffa – Teamsters president
- Mike Ilitch
- Marian Bayoff Ilitch
- Peter Karmanos, Jr.
- Sebastian S. Kresge
- Henry M. Leland
- Charles Lindbergh
- Michael J. Malik, Sr.
- Oscar Mayer
- Elijah McCoy
- Tom Monaghan
- Alex Manoogian
- David Overton – founder of The Cheesecake Factory and Grand Lux Cafe
- Larry Page founder of Google
- Roger Penske
- Heinz Prechter
- Walter Reuther –
- Stephen M. Ross – founder/CEO of The Related Companies real estate firm, helped to establish the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, 95% owner of Miami Dolphins.
- Jeffrey Sachs – economist
- James E. Scripps
- Tyree Guyton – artist, founder Heidelberg Project
- James Vernor – creator of Vernors ginger ale
- B. Joseph White – president of the University of Illinois, former president of the University of Michigan
- Manuel "Matty" Moroun – transportation mogul, owner of the Ambassador Bridge
- Ray Jenkins- Founder of Uncle Ray's Potatoe Chip Company
[edit] Government and politics
- Albert M. Bielawski
- James Blanchard
- Sonny Bono
- Ralph Bunche – Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Cora Brown
- Mickey Cafagna – mayor of Poway, California
- Roy D. Chapin
- Ella Bully-Cummings
- Lewis Cass
- John Conyers
- William Davidson
- Francis X. Desnoyers
- Thomas E. Dewey
- John Dingell
- Burley Follett
- Nathan Goodell
- Saul Green
- Tom Hayden
- Kwame Kilpatrick
- Marilyn Jean Kelly
- T. John Lesinski
- Alexander Macomb – commanding general of the United States Army from 1828 to 1841
- John N. Mitchell
- Wallace Fard Muhammad – founder of the Nation of Islam
- Frank Murphy – former Mayor of Detroit, Governor of Michigan, Attorney General of the United States and Supreme Court Justice
- Dorothy Comstock Riley
- Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and 2008 Republican Presidential candidate
- Coleman Young
- Carl Levin, U.S. Senator from Michigan
- Betty Shabazz – widow of the late Malcolm X
- Augustus B. Woodward – second chief justice of the Michigan Territory
[edit] Movie, radio, television figures, and journalists
See also: List of Michigan actors
- Nicole Alexander
- Curtis Armstrong
- Bill Bonds
- George Bogle
- Byron Allen
- Tim Allen
- Paul W. Smith
- Elizabeth Berkley
- Selma Blair
- Christie Brinkley
- Jerry Bruckheimer
- Ellen Burstyn
- Bruce Campbell
- Kim Carson
- Seymour Cassel
- Jessica Cauffiel
- Vondie Curtis-Hall
- Wayne Dyer
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Roger Corman
- Dave Coulier
- Wally Cox
- Kristen Bell
- Pam Dawber
- Sherilyn Fenn
- David Alan Grier
- Karl Haas
- Julie Harris
- Kirsten Haglund
- Charlton Heston
- Royce Howes
- Ernie Hudson
- Hughes brothers (Albert and Allen Hughes)
- Tom Hulce
- Kim Hunter
- Darren James
- James Earl Jones
- Casey Kasem
- Celia Keenan-Bolger
- Brian Kelly
- Richard Kiel
- James O'Barr
- David Patrick Kelly
- Michael Kinsley
- Neil LaBute
- Piper Laurie
- James Lipton
- Karen McDougal
- Mara MacDonald
- Dick Martin
- Greg Mathis
- Ed McMahon
- Tim Meadows
- Nicki Micheaux
- Martin Milner
- Kenya Moore
- Harry Morgan
- Naima Mora
- Michael Moriarty
- Bob Murawski
- Vincenzo Natali
- Denise Nicholas
- George Noory
- Rob Paulsen
- George Peppard
- Ryan M. Place
- Reagan Gomez-Preston
- Gilda Radner
- Sam Raimi
- Ted Raimi
- Joyce Randolph
- Della Reese
- Pat St. John
- Soupy Sales
- George C. Scott
- Tom Selleck
- Stirling Silliphant
- J.K. Simmons
- Tom Sizemore
- Tom Skerritt
- Nick Sousanis
- Geoff Stults
- George Stults
- Danny Thomas
- Marlo Thomas
- Lily Tomlin
- Obie Trice
- Courtney B. Vance
- Robert Wagner
- Cynthia Watros
- Billy West
- John Witherspoon
- Max Wright
- Butch Hartman – creator of The Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom
[edit] Musicians, bands, composers
- Aaliyah
- Alice Coltrane
- Alice Cooper
- Anita Baker
- Anita Cochran
- Anybody Killa
- Aretha Franklin
- Barry Harris
- Big Herk
- Big Sean
- Bizarre
- Black Dahlia Murder
- Blaze Ya Dead Homie
- Bob Seger
- Brandi Williams
- Brendan Benson
- Brian Holland
- Bronze Nazareth
- Chad Smith
- Chiodos
- D12
- Dark Lotus
- David DiChiera
- Diana Ross
- Dinah Washington
- Don Was
- Dwele
- Edward Holland Jr.
- Electric Six
- Eminem
- Esham
- Factory 81
- Florence Ballard
- Fred Hammond
- Freda Payne
- Geri Allen
- Glenn Frey
- House of Krazees
- Iggy Pop
- Insane Clown Posse
- J Dilla
- J.D. Souther
- Jackie Wilson
- Jason Stollsteimer
- Jeff Mills
- Joe Henderson
- Josh Gracin
- Jumpsteady
- Karriem Riggins
- Kenny Burrell
- Kevin Saunderson
- Kid Rock
- Kina Cosper
- Lamont Dozier
- Louis Hayes
- Madonna
- Marcella Detroit
- Margaret Whiting
- Mark Tremonti
- Martha Reeves
- Mayer Hawthorne
- MC5
- Mike Posner
- Mike Quatro
- Milt Jackson
- Mitch Ryder
- Kenneth Dixon Jr
- Motown Rage
- Norman O'Connor
- Obie Trice
- Parliament
- Porcelain Black
- Proof
- Psychopathic Rydas
- Ray Kamalay
- Ray Parker Jr.
- Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
- Royce Da 5'9"
- Search the City
- Sleeping With Sirens
- Slum Village
- Smokey Robinson
- Stevie Wonder
- Sufjan Stevens
- Suzi Quatro
- Taproot
- Teairra Mari
- Ted Nugent
- The Clark Sisters
- The Detroit Cobras
- The Dirtbombs
- The Four Tops
- The Gories
- The Hard Lessons
- The Miracles
- The Raconteurs
- The Suicide Machines
- The Supremes
- The Temptations
- The Von Bondies
- Jack White
- The White Stripes
- The Winans family
- Theo Parrish
- Troy Gregory
- Twiztid
- We Came as Romans
- Xzibit
- Yusef Lateef
[edit] Sports figures
- Sid Abel
- Fred Arbanas
- Johnathon Banks
- Jerome Bettis
- Eric Bischoff
- Earl Blaik
- Kevin Brooks
- Gilbert Brown
- P.J. Brown
- Avery Brundage
- Terry Brunk – wrestler known professionally as Sabu
- Richard Byas Jr.
- Henry Carr
- Dave DeBusschere
- Alex Delvecchio
- Marshall Dill
- Ken Doherty
- Chris Douglas-Roberts
- Bob Dozier
- Joe Dumars
- Tony F. Elliott
- Willie "The Wisp" Fleming
- Larry Foote
- Antonio Gates
- Mondray Gee
- Terry Gerin – wrestler known professionally as Rhino
- George Gervin
- Kirk Gibson
- Fletcher Gilders
- Barbara Gilders-Dudeck
- Jerry Glanville
- Kevin Glenn
- Mike Hartman, NHL hockey player
- Derian Hatcher
- Thomas Hearns
- Gordie Howe
- Pepper Johnson
- Cobi Jones
- Al Kaline
- Jackie Kallen
- Ray Lane
- Charley Lau
- David Legwand
- Nicklas Lidstrom
- Mickey Lolich
- Ted Lindsay
- Joe Louis
- Ray McLean
- Lou Mihajlovich
- Mike Modano
- Guy Murray
- Lenda Murray
- Kevin Nash
- Hal Newhouser
- Harry Newman
- Chris Osgood
- Milt Pappas
- Benny Parsons
- Phil Parsons
- Calvin Peete
- Brian Rafalski
- Ruffin Hamilton
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Paul Rudzinski
- Chris Sabin
- Barry Sanders
- Flip Saunders
- Terry Sawchuk
- Paul Seymour
- Alex Shelley
- Sgt. Slaughter
- John Smoltz
- Rick Steiner
- Scott Steiner
- Isiah Thomas
- Allen Tolmich
- Milt Trost
- John Vanbiesbrouck
- Delisa Walton-Floyd
- Gary Waters
- Chris Webber
- James Wisniewski
- Lorenzo Wright
- Mike York
[edit] Writers, novelists, and poets
See also: Detroit in literature
- Mitch Albom
- Nelson Algren
- Ron Allen
- Harriette Arnow
- Jeremiah Curtin[5]
- Jeffrey Eugenides
- Donald Goines
- Edgar Guest
- Judith Guest
- Jeffrey Eugenides
- Carla Harryman
- Robert Hayden
- Conrad Hilberry
- Royce Howes
- William Kienzle
- Tim LaHaye – minister, author, speaker; known for the Left Behind series.
- Elmore Leonard
- Philip Levine
- Thomas Lynch
- Ron Milner
- Joyce Carol Oates
- Alice Randall
- Dudley Randall
- John Sinclair
- Christopher Paul Curtis
- Barrett Watten
- Helen Zia
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
- ^ Baulch, Vivian M. (January 31, 1998).Detroit is fertile ground for art. Michigan History, The Detroit News. Retrieved on June 6, 2008.
- ^ Gavrilovich, Peter and Bill McGraw (2006). The Detroit Almanac, 2nd edition. Detroit Free Press. ISBN 9780937247488.
- ^ Poremba, David Lee (2003). Detroit: A Motor City History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-2435-2.
- ^ "Boyhood Home of Jeremiah Curtin (1835–1906) (Historic Marker Erected 1973)". Wisconsinhistory.org. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=12179&search_term=curtin. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
[edit] References and further reading
- Gavrilovich, Peter and Bill McGraw (2000). The Detroit Almanac. Detroit Free Press. ISBN 0937247341.
- Gavrilovich, Peter and Bill McGraw (2006). The Detroit Almanac, 2nd edition. Detroit Free Press. ISBN 9780937247488.
- Hendricks, Dave (August 15, 2008). "Hidalgo County leads state in jobless rate, job growth | leads, county, rate – Now". 26.218844;-98.232235: TheMonitor.com. http://www.themonitor.com/articles/leads_16029___article.html/county_rate.html. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
- Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
- Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.
- Poremba, David Lee (2003). Detroit: A Motor City History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-2435-2.
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