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Encyclopedia > Detroit celebrities

The following is a list of people from Detroit, Michigan. These people were born, lived, or worked in and around Metro Detroit. Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area    - City 370. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Metro Detroit is a major United States metropolitan area encompassing the city of Detroit, Michigan. ...

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Architects

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Albert Kahn (March 21, 1869 — December 8, 1942) was the foremost American industrial architect of his day. ... Corrado Giuseppe Parducci (March 10, 1900 - November 22, 1981) was an American architectural sculptor. ... Wirt C. Rowland was an American architect, born December 1, 1887 in Clinton, Michigan, He began his architectural career as an office boy for the Detroit firm of Rogers & MacFarlane and then moved on to the prestigious Geroge D. Mason firm. ... Minoru Yamasaki (ミノル・ヤマサキ) (December 1, 1912–February 6, 1986) was a Japanese American architect, born in Seattle, Washington, a second-generation Japanese American. ...

Businesspeople, industrialists, inventors

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Steven Anthony Ballmer (born March 24, 1956) is an American businessman and has been the chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation since January 2000. ... Richard Brown can refer to: Richard Brown, founder of Brown College; see: Richard Brown (Brown College) Richard Rabbit Brown, an early blues musician; see: Rabbit Brown Richard Brown (Canadian politician) Richard Brown (U.S. politician) Richard Brown (British politician) Richard Brown (Illustrator) Richard Brown (economist) at the University of Queensland... William Edward Boeing (October 1, 1881 - September 28, 1956) was an aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company. ... George Gough Booth (1864-1949) was the publisher of the Detroit News and philanthropist who founded the world-renowned Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. ... American Axle & Manufacturing (commonly called American Axle or AAM), founded in Detroit, Michigan, is a manufacturer of automobile driveline and chassis systems, as well as forged products. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Alternate use: Dodge (disambiguation) Categories: Automobile stubs | Corporation stubs | Automobiles | Car companies of the United States | Chrysler | Corporations sponsoring NASCAR drivers ... William Crapo Durant (December 8, 1861-March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, creating the system of multi-brand holding companies with different lines of cars. ... Edsel Bryant Ford (November 6, 1893 – May 26, 1943), son of Henry Ford, was born in Detroit. ... Image from Ford Media Edsel B. Ford II was born on Dec. ... Henry Ford (1919) Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of the modern assembly line used in mass production. ... Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917-September 29, 1987), son of Edsel Ford and grandson of Henry Ford, was born in Detroit. ... William Clay Ford (born March 14, 1925) is the youngest of the four grandchildren of Henry Ford and child of Edsel Ford. ... William Clay (Bill) Ford Jr. ... Daniel (Dan) Gilbert is the Chairman and Founder of Quicken Loans Inc. ... Mike and Marian Ilitch founded Little Caesars Pizza in 1959. ... Marian and Mike Ilitch founded Little Caesars Pizza in 1959. ... Esperion (Εσπερίων) is a municipality in the Corfu Prefecture, Greece. ... Pfizer, Incorporated (NYSE: PFE), is the worlds largest pharmaceutical company based in New York City. ... Peter Karmanos, Jr. ... Kelly Services is a company providing temporary staffing. ... Sebastian Spering Kresge (July 31, 1867 – October 18, 1966), American merchant and philanthropist, was the founder of the S.S. Kresge Company, now known as Kmart Corporation. ... Henry M. Leland (16 February 1843-26 March 1932) was a machinist, inventor, engineer and automotive entrepreneur. ... Oscar Mayer is an American meat and cold cut production company, now owned by Kraft Foods, that is famous for its hot dogs, bologna, bacon and Lunchables products. ... Elijah J. McCoy Elijah J. McCoy (1843/1844?[1] – 10 October 1929) was a Black Canadian inventor. ... Tom Monaghan (born March 25, 1937 in Ann Arbor, Michigan), formally known as Thomas S. Monaghan, is a Catholic entrepreneur and philanthropist from Michigan who founded Dominos Pizza in 1960. ... Penske PC23 car Roger Penske (born February 20, 1937 in Shaker Heights, Ohio) is the owner of a very successful automobile racing team Penske Racing, the Penske Corporation, and other automotive related businesses. ... Pulte Homes is a Bloomfield Hills, MI based company and one of the largest builders of homes and residential community developers in the United States. ... James Edmund Scripps, born in 1835 in London, arrived in America in 1844 and grew up on a Rushville, Illinois, farm. ... Deliciously different! Detroits Vernors ginger ale shares the title of Americas oldest soft drink with Hires Root Beer. ... Michael J. Malik, Sr. ... Lawrence Edward Larry Page (born March 26, 1973 in Lansing, Michigan) is an American entrepreneur. ... For the search engine produced by this corporation, see Google search; for the underlying technology, see Google platform; For the number, see Googol; for other uses see Google (disambiguation). ...

Government officials and politicians

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John David Dingell, Jr. ... Thomas Dewey - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... James Johnston Blanchard (born August 8, 1942) is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Ella M. Bully-Cummings (b. ... Campaign poster for 12th United States Presidential campaign, 1848. ... John Conyers John Conyers, Jr. ... Mitchell (far left) meeting with Nixon, J. Edgar Hoover, and John Ehrlichman on May 26, 1971. ... For the Australian rules footballer, see Frank Murphy (footballer). ... Dorothy Comstock Riley (December 6, 1924–October 23, 2004) was a lawyer and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving on the Michigan Supreme Court and the first woman to serve on the states Court of Appeals. ... Willard Mitt Romney (b. ... Coleman A. Young, Detroit, 1981 Coleman Alexander Young (1918–1997) served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1974 to 1994. ...

Movie, radio, and television figures

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Byron Allen (born Byron Allen Folks on April 22, 1961, in Detroit, Michigan, USA) is an African-American stand-up comedian and television talk show host. ... Timothy Allen Dick (born June 13, 1953 in Denver, Colorado) is an American comedian, voice-over artist, and character actor perhaps best known for his role in the sitcom Home Improvement and his roles in Disney films, such as The Santa Clause and Toy Story. ... Elizabeth Berkley (born July 28, 1972 in Farmington Hills, Michigan) is an American television, film, and stage actress. ... Jerome Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is an American film and television producer. ... Ellen Burstyn (born December 7, 1932 as Edna Rae Gillooly in Detroit, Michigan) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958, Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American actor of Irish-Scottish descent. ... Kim Carson A.K.A. Sherie Weil is an American radio personality. ... Seymour Cassel (January 22, 1935 –) is an actor. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American producer and director of low-budget films. ... Dave Coulier David Dave Lee Coulier (born September 21, 1959) is an American television and voice actor from Detroit, Michigan, best known for his role as Joey Gladstone on Full House. ... Wallace Maynard Cox (born December 6, 1924; died February 15, 1973) was a television and motion picture actor. ... Pam Dawber (born October 18, 1951 in Farmington Hills, Michigan) is an American actress. ... Sherilyn Fenn at the Sleepy Hollow premiere Sherilyn Fenn (born Sheryl Ann Fenn on February 1, 1965 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress, best known for playing Audrey Horne on the cult TV series Twin Peaks and for her roles in Of Mice and Men, Ruby, Boxing Helena and... Urethra Franklin Urethra Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. ... The Green Hornet (above) and Kato (below). ... David Alan Grier (born at 11:55 PM on June 30, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American comedian most famous for starring in television shows such as the Emmy Award winning In Living Color (1990–1994), Premium Blend (2001), Life with Bonnie (2002-2004) and DAG (2000–2001). ... Nikki Hoopz Alexander (Born July 12, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American model and actress, best known as the winner of the first season of the VH1 reality dating show, Flavor of Love. ... Charlton Heston (born October 4, 1923) is an Academy Award-winning American film actor noted for heroic roles and his long involvement in political issues. ... Ernie Hudson Ernie Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an African-American actor. ... The Hughes Brothers is the collective named for twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes (b. ... Tom Hulce starring as Mozart in Amadeus. ... Kim Hunter (b. ... Darren James Darren James (born Darren Keith Edwards on February 25, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American ex-pornographic actor who sent shock waves throughout the adult entertainment industry and made worldwide headlines after testing positive for HIV. The six-year veteran performer tested positive on April 13... James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla Township, Mississippi in Tate County) is among Americas best known African American film and stage actors. ... Richard Karn, host of Family Feud Richard Karn Wilson (born February 17, 1956, in Seattle, Washington) is an American television actor. ... Casey Kasem (born Kemal Amin Kasem on April 27, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American radio personality and voice actor. ... Richard Kiel as Jaws from two James Bond movies, showing the characters eponymous metal teeth. ... David Patrick Kelly (b. ... Neil LaBute (born March 19, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, and playwright. ... Piper Laurie (born January 22, 1932) is an American actress. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... The Lone Ranger. ... Dick Martin (born January 30, 1922 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American comedian. ... Eminem is the stage name of Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), one of todays most controversial and popular hip hop musicians. ... Eminem (born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972) is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper and occasional actor. ... Judge Greg Mathis, cover of Inner City Miracle, a memoir published in 2002. ... Ed McMahon During One of Johnny Carsons Monologues on the Tonight Show Ed McMahon (born Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. ... Tim Meadows (born February 5, 1961 in Highland Park, Michigan) is an American actor. ... Martin Milner (born December 28, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor best known for his performances as Officer Pete Malloy in the cult-classic Adam-12. ... Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an Academy Award winning American film director, author, social commentator, and political humorist. ... Kenya Moore Kenya Summer Moore (born January 24, 1974 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American film and television actress. ... Harry Morgan as Colonel Sherman T. Potter Harry Morgan (born Henry Bratsburg on April 10, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American television actor of Norwegian extraction. ... Michael Moriarty as Benjamin Stone on Law & Order. ... Vincenzo Natali (Born 1969 in Detroit, Michigan) is an Canadian film director and screenwriter best known for directing the movie Cube. ... The A-Team cast. ... Ryan M. Place (born 1985 in southwest Detroit) is an Italian-German writer and filmmaker. ... Gilda Radners Live From New York LP cover Gilda Radner (28 June 1946 – 20 May 1989) was an American comedian and actress, best known for her five years as part of the original cast of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live. ... Samuel Marshall Raimi (born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, producer, and writer. ... Theodore Raimi (born December 14, 1965), better known as Ted Raimi is an actor and brother of director Sam Raimi. ... Joyce Randolph was born Joyce Sirola in Detroit, Michigan on October 21, 1925. ... Della Reese as Tess on Touched by an Angel Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan), is a famous American actress and singer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Soupy Sales (born Milton Supman, January 8, 1926, in Franklinton, North Carolina) is an American comedian and actor. ... George C Scott as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubricks George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was a film/stage actor, director, and producer. ... Selleck at a formal affair, sans his trademark moustache. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that Day 8 be merged into this article or section. ... Thomas Alderton Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor, born in Detroit, Michigan. ... Danny Thomas (January 6, 1914 – February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub comedian and television and film actor of Lebanese Maronite descent. ... Marlo Thomas was born Margaret Julia Thomas on November 21, 1937 (although most sources indicate 1938) and is an American actress, first appearing on the TV series That Girl in the 1960s. ... Tomlin as The West Wings Deborah Fiderer. ... Blair Underwood (born August 25, 1964, in Tacoma, Washington) is an American television and film actor. ... Courtney B. Vance as Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver in Law & Order: Criminal Intent Courtney B. Vance (born March 12, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor. ... Robert John Wagner (born February 10, 1930) is a popular American actor. ... Billy West (born William R. West on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, best known for his roles in Ren and Stimpy and Futurama. ... For other persons named Robin Williams, see Robin Williams (disambiguation). ... John Witherspoon John Witherspoon (born January 27, 1942) is an African-American comedy actor best known for his roles in Boomerang (1992), Friday (1995) and the 1990s WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. ...

Musicians and bands

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This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The cover of Geri Allens 2004 album The Life of a Song. ... Alice Coltrane (b. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a hard rock singer and musician, whose work spans four decades. ... Anita Baker (born January 26, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio) is an African American soul and adult contemporary Rhythm and blues singer. ... The word bizarre may refer to the following people or things: (Bizarre) is a word which means strange, weird, or completely out of the usual or expected. ... D12 (aka The Dirty Dozen and D-Twizzy) is an American hip-hop group originating from Detroit, Michigan which have had albums reach the top of the US, UK and AUS album charts - Devils Night in 2001 and D12 World in 2004. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... The Stooges 1969 debut Not to be confused with The Three Stooges. ... The Insane Clown Posse (ICP) are an American hardcore hip hop/horrorcore rap duo originally from West Bloomfield, Michigan, consisting of Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (Joseph Utsler). ... The Von Bondies are an indie rock/alternative band from Detroit, Michigan. ... Electric Six is a six-piece Detroit-based rock band that plays a mixture of garage, disco, punk, new wave, and metal. ... The Raconteurs is a rock band, featuring several members previously known for other musical projects. ... Brendan Benson Brendan Benson is a Detroit, Michigan born musician and songwriter. ... The bands current lineup, (from left to right): Troy Gregory, Ko Melina, Mick Collins, Pat Pantano, and Ben Blackwell The Dirtbombs are a rock and roll band based in Detroit, Michigan, notable for blending diverse influences such as punk rock, glam, and soul while featuring a dual bass guitar... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... ADULT. is an Electroclash band from Detroit, Michigan. ... Formed in Detroit, Michigan - 1996. ... SSM can be an abbreviation for Same-sex marriage A common abbreviation to Summerslam. ... Unhallowed album cover The Black Dahlia Murder is a deathcore band from Detroit, Michigan. ... Blade Icewood (Darnell Quincy Lyndsey 1977-2005), was a Detroit-based rap artist, from the 7 Mile Rd area of Detroit. ... Lamont Dozier (born June 16, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland-Dozier-Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha & the... Urethra Franklin Urethra Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. ... Glenn Frey (born November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as one of the founding members of rock and roll band, Eagles. ... Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. ... Berry Gordy, Jr. ... Gospel singer, bass player, producer Fred Hammond Fred Hammond (born in Detroit, Michigan, USA) is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and producer. ... 2002 Recording For the dance music performer and DJ, see Barry Harris (DJ). ... Born,May 31, 1937 in Detroit, MI A superior hard bop drummer who has led many groups of his own, Louis Hayes led a band in Detroit as a teenager and was with Yusef Lateef during 1955-1956. ... Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 - June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Brian Holland, his brother Edward Holland, Jr. ... Edward Holland, Jr. ... James Jamerson (c. ... Eminem (born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972) is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper and occasional actor. ... Milton (Milt) Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999) was an American jazz vibraphonist and one of the most important figures in the hard bop style. ... J Dilla James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974–February 10, 2006), better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee, was an American hip hop producer and MC, who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Uncle Kracker (born Matthew Shafer 9 November 1974 in Mount Clemens, Michigan) is an American rock and roll musician. ... Album cover of Eastern Sounds Dr. Yusef Lateef (born October 9, 1920) is an American jazz musician. ... CD reissue of Lene Lovichs first album, Stateless. ... Derrick May, also known as Mayday and Rhythim is Rhythim, is an electronic musician from Detroit, Michigan U.S.. He was born in Detroit in 1963 and began to explore electronic music early in his life. ... Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (born August 16, 1958), better known worldwide by only her first name, is an iconic American pop singer, songwriter, musician, record and film producer, dancer, actress, and author whose level of fame and success has earned her superstar status for over two decades. ... Theodore Ted Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (aka The Nuge, Uncle Ted, Terrible Ted,Sweaty Teddy, Ted the Almighty, Theodocious Atrocious and The Motor City Madman) is a hard rock guitarist from Detroit, Michigan, originally gaining fame as a member of the Amboy Dukes, and recently noted for his support... Obie Trice is a rapper born in Detroit, Michigan on November 14, 1977 to Eleanor Trice, a single mother. ... Ray Erskine Parker Jr. ... Look up proof in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Suzi Quatro Album Cover Suzi Quatro Suzi Quatro (born Susan Kay Quatro on June 3, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan. ... Mike Quatro put out several albums in the seventies which featured several underground FM radio songs. ... Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941), was the lead singer of the American Motown Records group Martha & the Vandellas. ... William Smokey Robinson, Jr. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Royce da 59 on the cover of Independents Day (2005) Ryan Montgomery (born July 5, 1977 in Detroit, Michigan), popularly known as Royce Da 59, an American rapper. ... Mitch Ryder (born 26 February 1945) is an American musician born in Hamtramck, Michigan as William S. Levise Jr. ... Bob Seger Robert Clark Bob Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American rock musician who achieved his greatest success in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Street Lordz (a. ... J.D. Souther, born John David Souther on November 3, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Amarillo, Texas, is a singer-songwriter country rock singer and actor. ... Sufjan Stevens (IPA pronunciation: ) (born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Detroit, Michigan. ... Mark Tremonti Mark Thomas Tremonti (born April 18, 1974 in Detroit, Michigan) is the current lead guitarist for the band Alter Bridge. ... Trick-Trick on the cover of (2005) Trick Trick also known as Christian Mathis is Rap artist from Detroit. ... Don Was (born Don Fagenson on September 13, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician and a music and record producer. ... Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) an American blues, jazz, and gospel singer. ... Margaret Whiting on the cover of her 2000 collection The Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting Margaret Whiting (born July 22, 1924) was a traditional pop music singer in the 1940s and 1950s. ... Jackie Wilson Jack Leroy Jackie Wilson (June 9, 1934–January 21, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer born in Detroit, Michigan, where he became active in the music business. ... White performing in 2005. ... Meg White, in addition to drumming for The White Stripes, occasionally takes over vocal duties for Jack White Megan Martha White (born on December 10, 1974, in Detroit, Michigan) is the drummer for Detroit band The White Stripes, a duo consisting of herself and Jack White. ... The White Stripes are an American minimalist Garage Rock duo from Detroit, composed of Jack White on guitar, piano, lead vocals and songwriting, and Meg White on drums, percussion and vocals. ... Stevie Wonder is the stage name of Stevland Morris (born May 13, 1950 as Stevland Judkins[1]), an American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, and social activist. ... The Winans family is a large family of gospel musicians who have recorded as several different groups and individual projects. ... Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit, is an American hip hop performer, actor, and television personality who was born in Detroit, Michigan. ...

Sports figures

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Fred Arbanas was the first tight end to play for the Kansas City Chiefs and established the tight end position for the Chiefs as a strongpoint. ... Johnathon Maurice Banks (born June 22, 1982 in Southfield, MI, USA) is a professional boxer. ... Jerome Bettis (right) with U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona during an American Lung Association event in May 2005. ... Earl Henry Red Blaik (February 15, 1897 - May 6, 1989) was a U.S. football coach. ... Avery Brundage (September 28, 1887 – May 8, 1975) was an American athlete, sports official, art collector and philanthropist. ... Tyrus Raymond Ty Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961), nicknamed the Georgia Peach, was a Hall of Fame baseball player. ... David Albert DeBusschere (October 16, 1940 - May 14, 2003) was a professional basketball player born in Detroit, Michigan. ... J Dilla James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974–February 10, 2006), better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee, was an American hip hop producer and MC, who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. ... Joe Dumars (born May 24, 1963 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is the Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations and a former NBA basketball player. ... Willie The Wisp Fleming (born February 2, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League British Columbia Lions. ... Lawrence Edward Foote, Jr. ... Kirk Harold Gibson (born May 28, 1957) is a former American two-sport athletic star, best known as a Major League Baseball player noted for his competitiveness and clutch hitting. ... Tayshaun Princes famous block against Reggie Miller. ... Richard Clay Rip Hamilton (born February 14, 1978 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania) is an NBA player for the Detroit Pistons. ... Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976 in Denver, Colorado) is the starting point guard and team captain for the NBAs Detroit Pistons. ... Ivan Rodríguez Torres (born November 30, 1971 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico), nicknamed Pudge, is a professional baseball player currently playing for the Detroit Tigers. ... George Gervin (born April 27, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former professional basketball player, a shooting guard for the ABAs Virginia Squires and the NBAs San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls. ... Jerry Glanville is the former head coach of the Houston Oilers (1985-1989) and the Atlanta Falcons (1990-1993). ... Derian Hatcher (born June 4, 1972 in Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA) is a professional ice hockey player. ... Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958, in Memphis, Tennessee), is an American 7-time world champion professional boxer. ... Gordon Gordie Howe, OC (Born March 31, 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan, Canada) was a Canadian Hockey player in the National Hockey League who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers. ... Albert William Kaline (born December 19, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland) was a Major League Baseball player from 1953 to 1974, spending his entire career with the Detroit Tigers, bypassing the minor league system and joining the team directly from high school. ... Michael Stephen Lolich (born September 12, 1940) was a baseball player. ... Joseph Louis Barrow (either May 13 or May 14 (sources differ), 1914 – April 12, 1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of LaFayette, Alabama. ... Michael Thomas Modano, Jr. ... Lenda Murray Lenda Murray (born February 22, 1962 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American bodybuilder. ... Terry Gerin (born October 7, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Rhino and Rhyno. ... Terry Michael Brunk (born December 12, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sabu. ... Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional wrestler and actor. ... Harold Newhouser (May 20, 1921 - November 10, 1998) was a professional Major League Baseball pitcher of the 1940s and 1950s. ... Milton Stephen (Milt) Pappas (born May 11, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. ... Benny Parsons (born July 12, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan, currently resides in Ellerbe, North Carolina) is an American NASCAR announcer/analyst on NBC and TNT. He became famous as the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup (now NEXTEL Cup) champion. ... Phil Parsons(born June 21, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan), is a former NASCAR driver. ... Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith Jr. ... Josh Harter (born February 4, 1982), better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in its X Division and Border City Wrestling. ... Barry David Sanders (born July 16, 1968 in Wichita, Kansas) is a hall of fame American football running back from the NFL who spent his entire professional career with the Detroit Lions. ... Flip Saunders Philip Flip Saunders (born February 23, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States) is head coach of the NBAs Detroit Pistons and one of the most successful coaches in the history of the Continental Basketball Association. ... Patrick Martin (born May 23, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Alex Shelley. ... Sgt. ... John Andrew Smoltz (born May 15, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Major League Baseball player. ... Isiah Thomas Isiah Lord Thomas III (born April 30, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, and is currently the president of basketball operations for the NBAs New York Knicks as well as the coach, following the firing of Larry Brown. ... Rasheed Abdul Wallace (born September 17, 1974) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. ... Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III, better known as Chris Webber (born March 1, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan), is an NBA basketball player, most notably with the Sacramento Kings and currently with the Philadelphia 76ers. ... Stephen Gregory Yzerman (born May 9, 1965, in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada) is a former hockey forward who played his entire professional career (1983 to 2006) for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. ...

Writers, novelists, poets

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Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey) is an award-winning sportswriter, novelist, newspaper columnist for the Detroit Free Press, syndicated radio host, and television commentator. ... Nelson Algren (March 28, 1909 - May 9, 1981) was a legendary American writer. ... Ron Allen (Born 9-13-47) is a poet and playwright who describes his work as a concert of language. ... Harriette Arnow ( July 7, 1908 - March 22, 1986) was a novelist, claimed by both Kentucky and Michigan as a native daughter. ... Jeffrey Kent Eugenides (b. ... Donald Goines (pseudonym: Al C. Clark) (December 15, 1937 – October 21, 1974) was one of the original African-American novelists to write in the street tradition of Robert Beck (Iceberg Slim). ... Edgar Albert Guest (August 20, 1881 – August 5, 1959) was a prolific United States poet popular in the first half of the 20th century. ... Robert Hayden (August 4, 1913 - February 25, 1980), born as Asa Bundy Sheffey, was a United States African-American poet, essayist, and educator. ... Conrad Hilberry (born 1928 in Ferndale, Michigan) is an American poet. ... William X. Kienzle is the author of twenty-four crime fiction/mystery novels featuring Father Robert Koesler, a Catholic priest who doubles as a detective. ... Elmore John Leonard Jr. ... Philip Levine, an American poet, was born in 1928 in Detroit, Michigan. ... Thomas Lynch is the name of several notable people: Thomas Lynch (1727-1776), South Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress Thomas Lynch, Jr. ... Ronald Milner (May 29, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan – July 9, 2004 in Detroit) was an African-American playwright. ... Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938) is an American author and is the with the Program in Creative Writing at Princeton University, where she has taught since 1978 ([1]). She serves as associate editor for Ontario Review, a literary magazine, and the Ontario Review Press, a literary book publisher... Dudley Randall (1914 2000) was an African-American poet and poetry publisher from Detroit, Michigan. ... John Sinclair (born October 2, 1941 in Flint, Michigan) was a Detroit poet, one time manager of the MC5 and leader of the White Panther Party, from November 1968-July 1969. ...

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