A list of notable people from the U.S. state of Michigan. Bolding indicates places in Michigan. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ...

Actors, Entertainers and Filmmakers

Actors

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• Tim Allen, actor best known for his role in the sitcom Home Improvement and such movie roles as Disney films, such as The Santa Clause and Toy Story (born in Denver, Colorado, raised in Birmingham)
• Gillian Anderson, actress best known for her role in TV's The X-Files (born in Chicago, moved to Grand Rapids)
• Curtis Armstrong, actor best known for his role of "Booger" in the Revenge of the Nerds movie and its sequels (born in Detroit; raised in Berkley)
• Hare Moto Armstrong, acclaimed Japanese actor known for his comedic role in the series "Moto Racer" in which he plays George, the hyper-active middle aged man on a quest for control of his ID.
• Robert Armstrong, remembered for uttering one of the screen's most famous exit quotes, "'Twas beauty killed the beast", at the end of in the 1933 version of King Kong (born in Saginaw)
• Justin Bartha, actor known for his role in the film National Treasure (2004) (born in West Bloomfield)
• Kristen Bell, TV's Veronica Mars (born in Detroit)
• Elizabeth Berkley, TV (Saved by the Bell) and movie actress (born in Farmington Hills)
• George Bickel, silent film actor (born in Saginaw)
• Selma Blair, actress (born in Southfield)
• Mary Boland, actress (born in Detroit)
• Olivia Brown, actress (born in Livonia)
• Ellen Burstyn, actress, winner and four-time nominee of Academy Award for Best Actress, and a Tony Award winner (born in Detroit)
• David Burtka, Broadway and TV actor (born in Livonia, raised in Canton)
• Timothy Busfield, director and Emmy Award-winning actor, best known for as Danny Concannon on the TV series The West Wing (born in East Lansing)
• Bruce Campbell, actor, writer best known for his roles in The Evil Dead movie series, and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess TV series (born in Royal Oak; raised in Birmingham)
• Larry Joe Campbell, actor best known for his role as "Andy" on the ABC sitcom According to Jim (born in Cadillac)
• Dave Coulier, actor best known for role in TV series Full House (born in Detroit)
• Wally Cox, TV and film actor (born in (Detroit)
• Terry Crews, actor and former football player for the Green Bay Packers (born in Flint, Michigan)
• Jeff Daniels, actor, writer, filmmaker (born in Athens, Georgia, raised in Michigan, long-time resident of Chelsea, Michigan)
• Pam Dawber, actress known as Mindy on ABC's Mork & Mindy (born in Farmington Hills)
• Dana Elcar, TV, film and stage actor (born in Ferndale])
• Chad Everett, actor (born in South Bend, Indiana, raised in Dearborn)

Tim Allen (born June 13, 1953) is an American comedian, character actor, voice-over artist, and entertainer 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. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... This article is about the television series. ... Disney redirects here. ... The Santa Clause (1994) is a Christmas film released by Walt Disney Pictures and Hollywood Pictures, starring Tim Allen. ... Toy Story is an Academy-award-winning CGI animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on November 22, 1995, and Australia on December 7, 1995, as well as in the United Kingdom on 22 March... Nickname: Location of Denver in Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country State Founded [1] November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Government  - Type Strong Mayor/Weak Council  - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area [1]  - City & County  154. ... Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Gillian Leigh Anderson (born August 9, 1968) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress, best known for her roles as FBI Agent Dana Scully in the American TV series The X-Files and Lady Dedlock in the BBC TV series Bleak House. ... The X-Files is an American Peabody and Emmy Award-winning science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Curtis Armstrong (born November 27, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, USA) is an American actor. ... It has been suggested that Revenge of the Nerds (2007 film) be merged into this article or section. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Berkley is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Armstrong (right) in promotional photo for 1933s King Kong Robert Armstrong (November 20, 1890-April 20, 1973) was a film actor probably best remembered for his role in the 1933 version of King Kong by RKO Pictures. ... King Kong in the 1933 film. ... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Justin Bartha (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor, known for co-starring in the film National Treasure. ... This article is about the film. ... West Bloomfield Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress who is best known for starring in the title role on the television show Veronica Mars. ... This article is about the Veronica Mars television series. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Elizabeth Berkley (born July 28, 1972[1]) is an American television, film, and stage actress. ... Saved by the Bell is an American sitcom that originally aired between 1989 and 1993. ... Farmington Hills is a city located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... Location of Saginaw within Saginaw County, Michigan Coordinates: , Country State County Saginaw Settled 1819 Incorporated 1857 Government  - Type  - Mayor Carol B. Cottrell  - City Manager Darnell Earley Area  - City  18. ... Selma Blair (born June 23, 1972) is an American actress. ... Southfield is a city located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... Mary Boland (January 28, 1880 - June 23, 1965) was an American stage and film actress. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Olivia Margarette Brown (b. ... Livonia is a city located in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Ellen Burstyn (born December 7, 1932 as Edna Rae Gillooly in Detroit, Michigan) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... David Burtka David Burtka (born May 29, 1975 in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American actor. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Livonia is a city located in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Charter Township of Canton is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Timothy Busfield as Danny Concannon in an episode of The West Wing Timothy Busfield (born June 12, 1957, in East Lansing, Michigan), is an American actor and director best known for his Emmy-winning role as Eliot Weston on the television series thirtysomething and his recurring role as Danny Concannon... An Emmy Award. ... Danny Concannon in the episode Commencement of The West Wing Daniel Danny Concannon is a fictional White House correspondent for the Washington Post played by Timothy Busfield on the television serial drama The West Wing. ... The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin and produced and co-written by John Wells. ... East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... For the former baseball player of the same name, see Bruce Campbell (baseball). ... For other uses, see The Evil Dead (disambiguation). ... Hercules: The Legendary Journeys was a television series produced from 1995 to 1999, very loosely based on the tales of the classical culture hero Hercules. ... Xena. ... The Star Dream by Marshall Fredericks in downtown Royal Oak Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Larry Joe Campbell (born November 29, 1972) is an American actor best known today for his role as Andy on the ABC sitcom According to Jim. ... According to Jim is an American situation comedy television series originally broadcast by ABC. The show premiered with little publicity in October 2001, following the surprise hit comedy My Wife and Kids. ... Cadillac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Wexford County. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the TV show. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Wallace Maynard Cox (December 6, 1924 – February 15, 1973) was a television and motion picture actor. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968 in Flint, Michigan) is an American actor and former NFL defensive end. ... Packers redirects here. ... This article is about the sedimentary rock. ... For other persons of this name, see Jeff Daniels (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ... Chelsea is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Pam Dawber (born October 18, 1951 in Farmington Hills, Michigan) is an American actress. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Farmington Hills is a city located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... Dana Elcar Dana Elcar (October 10, 1927–June 6, 2005) was an American television and movie character actor. ... Ferndale is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Chad Everett (born June 11, 1936 in South Bend, Indiana, United States) is an American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and television series but is probably best known for his role as Dr. Joe Gannon in the 1970s television drama Medical Center. ... South Bend, see South Bend (disambiguation). ... Location in Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. ...

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• Sherilyn Fenn, actress best known as Audrey Horne on the cult TV series Twin Peaks and for her roles such films as Boxing Helena (born in Detroit)
• Dann Florek, film and TV actor best known for his roles in L.A. Law and Law & Order (born in Flat Rock)
• Max Gail TV actor best known as Detective Wojciehowicz on Barney Miller (born in Detroit)
• David Alan Grier, comedian and actor (born in Detroit)
• Stacy Haiduk, actress best-known for her role as Lana Lang on the Superboy television series (born in Grand Rapids)
• Julie Harris, actress and recipient of more Tony Award nominations (10) and wins (5) than any other performer, Academy Award for Best Actress nominee for The Member of the Wedding (born in Grosse Pointe Park)
• Ernie Hudson, actor best known for his role in Ghostbusters (born in Benton Harbor)
• Tom Hulce -- actor, Academy Award for Best Actor nominee for Amadeus, Tony Award nominee for A Few Good Men (born in Whitewater, Wisconsin, raised in Plymouth)
• Kim Hunter -- actress, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress winner for A Streetcar Named Desire (born in Detroit)
• Betty Hutton, actress and singer (born in Battle Creek)
• Brian d'Arcy James, Broadway actor and musician (born in Saginaw)
• Arte Johnson, actor and comedian best known as a cast member of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (born in Benton Harbor)
• James Earl Jones, actor and Academy Award for Best Actor nominee for The Great White Hope, and well known for his roles as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars and as the voice of Mufasa in Disney's The Lion King (born in Mississippi, raised in Dublin)
• Ella Joyce, stage actress (born in Chicago, raised in Detroit)
• Eric Kehoe, musician from the band Duffy.
• Brian Kelly, actor best known as the father in the TV series Flipper (born in Detroit)
• Richard Kiel, actor best known for his role as Jaws in the James Bond movies The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker (born in Detroit)
• Nancy Kovack, 1960s actress and wife of conductor Zubin Mehta (born in Flint)

Sherilyn Fenn (born Sheryl Ann Fenn[1] on February 1, 1965 in Detroit, Michigan) is an Emmy and Golden Globe award nominated American actress and filmmaker, best known for playing Audrey Horne on the cult TV series Twin Peaks, for her roles in Ruby, Of Mice and Men, Boxing Helena... Audrey Horne, played by Sherilyn Fenn Audrey Horne is a fictional character in the television series Twin Peaks, played by Sherilyn Fenn. ... Cult television, like cult figures, cult film and cult radio, attracts a band of aficionados or appreciators, known as a cult following, devoted to a specific television series or fictional universe. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... For the hills in San Francisco, see Twin Peaks, San Francisco, California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Dann Florek (born May 1, 1950 in Flat Rock, Michigan) is an American actor and director. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the original television series. ... Flat Rock may refer to: Flat Rock, Michigan Flat Rock, Illinois Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina Flat Rock, Stokes County, North Carolina Flat Rock, Altona, New York This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Max Gail & Floyd Red Crow Westerman on set of the feature film Tillamook Treasure Max Gail (born April 5, 1943) is an American actor who has starred in television and film roles. ... Barney Miller was a comedy television series set in a New York City police station that ran from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold (who also did work on Gilligans Island and The Brady Bunch) and Theodore J. Flicker. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1955) is an American actor and comedian famous for his work on the Emmy Award winning sketch comedy show In Living Color. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Stacy Haiduk (born April 24, 1968 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American actress. ... Lana Lang is a supporting character in DC Comics Superman series. ... Superboy is the name of several fictional characters in the DC Universe, most of them youthful incarnations of Superman. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Actress Julie Harris photo taken by Carl Van Vechten 1952 Julie Harris (born Julia Ann Harris on December 2, 1925 in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan) is an American actress. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. ... The Member of the Wedding is a novel by Carson McCullers. ... Grosse Pointe Park is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. ... Ernie Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. ... For other uses, see Ghostbusters (disambiguation). ... Benton Harbor is a city located in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Thomas Hulce (born December 6, 1953) is an Academy Award-nominated, Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning American actor and producer. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Playbill, 1981 For other uses, see Amadeus (disambiguation). ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... A Few Good Men, a play by Aaron Sorkin, was acclaimed on Broadway and was subsequently made into a successful film in 1992. ... Whitewater is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located mostly in Walworth County and partly in Jefferson County. ... Plymouth is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Kim Hunter (November 12, 1922 – September 11, 2002) was an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to actresses working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... A Streetcar Named Desire is an Academy Award-winning 1951 film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg, February 26, 1921 – March 11, 2007[1]) was an American film actress and singer. ... This article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. ... Brian dArcy James can currently be seen in the Rattlestick Theater Production of Craig Wrights The Pavilion. ... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Arte Johnson (born January 20, 1929), full name Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson, is a comedic actor. ... Rowan & Martins Laugh-In was an American comedy television program which ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968 to May 14, 1973. ... Benton Harbor is a city located in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... James Earl Jones (b. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Great White Hope is a Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-winning play written by Howard Sackler and first produced by Arena Stage in Washington, DC in 1967 that was the basis for the 1970 film of the same name. ... This article is about the series. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... This article is about Disneys 1994 film. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Norman Township is a civil township of Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Ella Joyce (born Cherron Hoye in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Detroit, Michigan) is a theater actress. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Duffy is a surname of Irish origin. ... Brian Kelly (February 14, 1932 – February 12, 2005) was an American actor best known for his role as the father on the television series Flipper. ... Flipper was a television series that ran from 1964 till 1967 on NBC. A television adaptation or spin-off from the 1963 movie Flipper, the show focused on widowed, young Everglades National Park ranger Porter Ricks (Brian Kelly, 1932-2005, playing the role Chuck Connors played in the film), his... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Richard Dawson Kiel (born September 13, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor best known for his role as Jaws in the James Bond movies The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979) as well as the video game Everything or Nothing, Mr. ... Jaws is a fictional assassin in the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker (plus some later videogames). ... 007 redirects here. ... The Spy Who Loved Me is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond. ... Moonraker is a 1979 spy film. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Nancy Kovack (b. ... Zubin Mehta (b. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ...

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• Christine Lahti, Golden Globe and Emmy winning actress best known as Dr. Kate Austin on Chicago Hope (born in Birmingham)
• Piper Laurie, actress and two-time Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominee for Carrie and Children of a Lesser God (born in Detroit)
• Matthew Lillard, actor (born in Lansing)
• William Lucking, actor (born in Vicksburg)
• Lee Majors, actor most noted as The Six Million Dollar Man (born in Wyandotte)
• Chester Marcol, Former NFL placekicker for the Green Bay Packers
• Dick Martin, comedian and cohost of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (born in Battle Creek)
• Tim McCoy, actor of Western films (born in Saginaw)
• Tim Meadows, comedian, actor, Saturday Night Live cast member (born in Highland Park)
• Colleen Moore, silent movie era actress (born in Port Huron)
• Harry Morgan, actor best known as Colonel Sherman T. Potter the TV series M*A*S*H (born in Muskegon)
• Michael Moriarty, Emmy Award-winning TV actor (born in Detroit)
• Terry O'Quinn, television actor (born in Newberry)
• George Peppard, film and TV actor (born in Detroit)
• Susan May Pratt, actress (born in East Lansing)
• Richard Quine, actor and director (born in Detroit)
• Gilda Radner, comedian and cast member of Saturday Night Live (born in Detroit)
• Ted Raimi, actor best known for roles in seaQuest DSV and Xena:Warrior Princess (born in Detroit)
• Mary Lynn Rajskub, actress best known as "Chloe O'Brian" on 24 (born in Detroit & raised in Trenton)
• Graceanne Stark God.
• Joyce Randolph, actress best known as "Trixie" on The Honeymooners (born in Detroit)
• Della Reese, actress and singer (born in Detroit)
• Jason Robards, Sr., actor (born in Hillsdale)

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Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 film that tells the story of a speech teacher at a school for the deaf who falls in love with a sign language-using deaf woman. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... William Lucking (June 17, 1941– ), also known as Bill Lucking, is an American film, television, and stage actor. ... Vicksburg is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Lee Majors (born Harvey Lee Yeary on April 23, 1939) is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in movies, sitcoms and television who also starred in four long-running ABC TV series over four decades. ... The Six Million Dollar Man is an American television series about a cyborg working for the OSI (which was usually said to refer to the Office of Scientific Intelligence, but sometimes was called the Office of Scientific Investigation). ... Wyandotte is the name of some places in the United States of America: Wyandotte, Michigan Wyandotte, Oklahoma Wyandotte County, Kansas Wyandotte Township, Minnesota Wyandotte is an alternative spelling of Wyandot or Wendat, the name of a First Nations group also called Hurons. ... Czeslaw Chester Marcol (born October 24, 1949 in Opole, Poland) is a former American Football Placekicker for the Green Bay Packers. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... An amateur place kicker attempts to kick a field goal Placekicker, or simply Kicker, is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points, and, in many cases, kickoffs. ... Packers redirects here. ... Dick Martin (born January 30, 1922 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American comedian. ... Rowan & Martins Laugh-In was an American comedy television program which ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968 to May 14, 1973. ... This article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. ... Tim McCoy (born April 10, 1891 - died January 29, 1978 ) was an American actor. ... Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Tim Meadows (born February 5, 1961) is an American actor and comedian. ... This article is about the American television series. ... Highland Park is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. ... Colleen Moore, born Kathleen Morrison (August 19, 1900 – January 25, 1988) was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era. ... A statue of Thomas Edison with the Blue Water Bridge in the background. ... For German porn star and director, see Harry S. Morgan. ... Colonel Sherman T. Potter was a fictional character from the M*A*S*H television show. ... M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, inspired by the 1968 novel M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker (penname for H. Richard Hornberger) and its sequels, but primarily by the 1970 film MASH, and influenced by the... Muskegon is a city located in Muskegon County, Michigan. ... Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is a Tony-winning and Emmy-winning American actor. ... An Emmy Award. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Terrance Terry OQuinn (born on July 15, 1952) is an Emmy Award nominated American actor. ... Newberry is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... George Peppard, Jr. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Susan May Pratt (born February 8, 1974 in Lansing, Michigan) is an American actress. ... East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Richard Quine (November 12, 1920 – June 10, 1989) was an American stage, film, and radio actor and film director. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... 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S-Z

• George C. Scott, actor, director and producer (born in Wise, Virginia; raised in Detroit)
• Steven Seagal, actor (born in Lansing)
• Tom Selleck, TV and film actor (born in Detroit)
• Grant Show, actor (born in Detroit)
• Douglas Sills. stage actor (born in Detroit; raised in Franklin)
• Sinbad (David Adkins), actor / comedian (born in Benton Harbor)
• Nancy Skinner, radio personality and talk show host
• Stirling Silliphant, screenwriter and producer
• Tom Sizemore, film and TV actor (born in Detroit)
• David Spade, actor and Saturday Night Live cast member (born in Birmingham)
• Elaine Stritch, actress with four Tony Award nominations (born in Detroit)
• George Stults,actor also known as Kevin Kinkirk in 7th heaven (born in Detroit)
• Geoff Stults, actor also known as Ben Kinkirk in 7th heaven(born in Detroit)
• William Talman, actor best known for his role as D.A. Hamilton Burger on the TV series Perry Mason (born in Detroit)
• Ray Teal, actor best known as the sheriff on Bonanza but played in 250 movies and 90 television shows (born in Grand Rapids)
• Danny Thomas, actor (born in Deerfield and moved to Detroit)
• Marlo Thomas, actress (born in Detroit)
• Lily Tomlin, actress and comedian, Tony Award winner for The Search for Intelligent Signs of Life in the Universe, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress-nominee for Nashville and Saturday Night Live cast member (born in Detroit)
• Courtney B. Vance, actor best known as Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver on NBC's Law & Order (born in Detroit)
• Harvey Vernon, best known for his role as Jasper DeWitt in the television series Carter Country(born in Flint)]
• Robert Wagner, film actor (born in Detroit)
• David Wayne, actor best known for his roles in Adam's Rib, The Andromeda Strain and as the "Mad Hatter' on the 1960s The Batman (TV series) (born in Traverse City, raised in Bloomingdale)
• Tom Welling, actor best known as Clark Kent on the TV series Smallville (born in Putnam Valley, New York, raised in Okemos)
• Billy West, cartoon voice-over actor, best known as Stimpy in Ren and Stimpy (born in Detroit)
• Grace Lee Whitney, actress best known as Yeoman Janice Rand on Star Trek: The Original Series (born in Ann Arbor)
• Don Was, music producer and musician known for his work with Bob Dylan and a host of other veteran artists* Robin Williams, actor, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor winner for Good Will Hunting (born in Chicago, raised in Bloomfield Hills)
• Max Wright, actor best known as the father on ALF (born in Detroit)
• Dick York, actor best known as the original Darrin Stephens in television show Bewitched, (lived in Rockford)

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Thomas William Selleck (born January 29, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American actor, screenwriter and film producer, best known for his starring role on the long-running television show Magnum P.I.. He is recognizable by his 6 ft 4 (193 cm) height... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Grant Show Grant Show is an actor who starred on Melrose Place as Jake Hanson from 1992 to 1997. ... 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Nancy Skinner was a commentator on progressive talk radio in Chicago and Detroit, before embarking on a career in Congressional politics. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-Award and Golden Globe-nominated American actor, comedian, television personality who gained fame in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. ... This article is about the American television series. ... Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Elaine Stritch (born on February 2, 1925) is an Irish-American actress and singer. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Talman in the film noir classic The Hitch-Hiker William Whitney Talman Jr. ... Hamilton Burger was the Los Angeles district attorney who was the nemesis of Perry Mason in the long-running series of novels, films, and radio and television programs featuring the fictional defense attorney created by Erle Stanley Gardner. ... Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Ray Teal 12 January 1902, Grand Rapids, Michigan USA 2 April 1976, was an actor who appeared in more than 250 movies and over 90 television programs in his 37 year career. ... The Bonanza logo was superimposed upon a map of a wild west frontier area. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Danny Thomas (January 6, 1914 - February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub comedian and television and film actor of Lebanese Maronite Catholic descent. ... Deerfield is a village located in Lenawee County, Michigan. ... 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Courtney Vance Vance with wife Angela Bassett Courtney B. Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. ... ADA Ron Carver Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver is a fictional character on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, played by Courtney B. Vance. ... This article is about the television network. ... This article is about the original television series. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Harvey Vernon (30 June 1927 - 9 October 1996) was an American actor from Flint, Michigan. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Carter Country was an American television sitcom, that ran from 1977 to 1979 on ABC. It was set in a small town in Georgia, and featured Victor French as white police chief Roy Mobey and Kene Holliday as city-bred, college-educated, African-American Sergeant Curtis Baker. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... For other persons named Robert Wagner, see Robert Wagner (disambiguation). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... David Wayne (January 30, 1914 - February 9, 1995) was a Tony Award-winning American actor with a career spanning nearly half a century. ... Adams Rib is a 1949 film starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy and directed by George Cukor. ... This article is about the novel. ... 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Okemos is an unincorporated community located in Ingham County, Michigan. ... Billy West (born William Richard West on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known for roles on shows such as The Ren and Stimpy Show and Futurama. ... Ren and Stimpy are the eponymous characters of two cartoon television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Grace Lee Whitney greets a fan at a Star Trek convention (circa 1978). ... Yeoman Janice Rand, played by Grace Lee Whitney, is a character in the original Star Trek series. ... 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Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Max Wright (born August 2, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor best known for his role as Willie Tanner in the sitcom ALF. He had previously made appearances in TV shows such as WKRP in Cincinnati, and was a regular cast member in Misfits of Science, Buffalo Bill... This article discusses the sitcom. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Dick York from the Twilight Zone television episode A Penny for Your Thoughts Dick York (September 4, 1928 – February 20, 1992), was an American actor. ... This article is about an American television sitcom. ... 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Directors, Filmmakers, and Producers

• Mike Binder, director, screenwriter and actor (born in Birmingham)
• Kerry Conran, screenwriter and director (born in Flint)
• Jerry Bruckheimer, movie and TV producer (born in Detroit)
• Robert J. Flaherty, filmmaker best known his Nanook of the North the first commercially successful documentary film (born in Iron Mountain)
• Francis Ford Coppola, film director, screen writer, publisher and vintner, three-time Academy Award winner for Best Picture, first director to have two films competing for Best Picture at the same time -- The Conversation and (The Godfather, Part II (born in Detroit)
• John Hughes, director and writer of the Brat Pack films (born in Lansing)
• McG, film director (born in Kalamazoo)
• Michael Moore, filmmaker and writer (born in Flint)]
• Sam Raimi, director most known for movies The Evil Dead, Spider-Man, and producing Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys TV series (born in Royal Oak)
• Rich Robins(II), Emmy-winning television producer for Fox and Comedy Central (born in Howell, Michigan)
• Terry Rossio, screenwriter and film producer (born in Kalamazoo)
• Paul Schrader, film director (born in Grand Rapids)
• Robert Shaye, co-CEO of New Line Cinema (born in Detroit)

Mike Binder (born 1958) is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor. ... Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Kerry Conran is an American filmmaker. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is a film and television producer in the genre of action, drama, and science fiction. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Robert Joseph Flaherty (February 16, 1884, Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States - July 23, 1951, Dummerston, Vermont) was a filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature length documentary film (Nanook of the North) in 1922. ... Nanook of the North is a silent documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty, released in 1922. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Conversation is an Academy Award nominated 1974 mystery thriller about audio surveillance, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Teri Garr, and Cindy Williams; it also features an early performance by Harrison Ford and an uncredited appearance from Robert Duvall. ... Al Pacino as Don Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II The Godfather, Part II is the 1974 sequel to The Godfather. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... For other people with this name, see John Hughes. ... The Brat Pack was a group of young actors and actresses that became famous in the 1980s and frequently appeared in films together. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... Joseph McG McGinty Nichol (born November 30, 1968) is an American film producer and director. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American political-activist, a film director, author, social commentator, and political humorist. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... For the American opera singer, see Samuel Ramey. ... For other uses, see The Evil Dead (disambiguation). ... Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. ... Xena. ... Hercules: The Legendary Journeys was a television series produced from 1995 to 1999, very loosely based on the tales of the classical culture hero Hercules. ... The Royal Oak is the name given to the oak tree within which King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. ... This article is about the animal. ... Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... Howell is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Terry Rossio, born July 2, 1960 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is an American screenwriter screenwriting guru and film producer. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a screenwriter and film director, renowned for his characters that fall into desperation while their world crumbles around them. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

Radio and Television Personalities

• Byron Allen, comedian, TV talk show host (born in Detroit)
• Sandra Bernhard, comedian (born in Flint)
• Cam Brainard, radio and TV announcer best known as the narrator of Breed All About It on Animal Planet (born in Flint)
• Dave Eddy, radio announcer (born in Albion; moved to Battle Creek)
• Bob Eubanks, game show host most known for The Newlywed Game (born in Flint, Michigan)
• Thom Hartmann, radio talk show host, broadcaster and author (born in Lansing)
• Casey Kasem, radio personality host of American Top 40
• James Lipton, host of the Bravo cable TV series, Inside the Actors Studio, writer and poet (born in Detroit)
• Larry Maiers, radio and TV motorcycle racing announcer for Motoworld, Speedvision and others; Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee (born in Lansing)
• Greg Mathis, Judge and later TV Judge (born in Detroit)
• Ed McMahon, Tonight Show announcer and sidekick to Johnny Carson (born in Detroit)
• Andy Richter, one-time TV sidekick of Conan O'Brien (born in Grand Rapids)
• Tom Rivers, Top-40 radio personality based in Canada with broadcast throughout North America (born in Newberry)
• Jo Anne Paul, News Anchor Lansing's Big Talker 1240 WJIM, Morning News Host WLNS TV 6
• Terry Stanton, former MAB Awawrd Winning Broadcaster from WLNS-TV 6

Byron Allen (born Byron Allen Folks on April 22, 1961, in Detroit, Michigan, USA) is an American stand-up comedian and television talk show host. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Sandra Bernhard (born June 6, 1955 in Flint, Michigan) is an American actress, comedian, author and singer. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Cam Buzz Brainard was born and raised in Flint, Michigan. ... Breed All About It is a show that headlines one breed of dog and gives you facts and tips about that breed. ... Animal Planet, launched in 1996, is a cable and satellite television network co-owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... This article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. ... Robert Leland Bob Eubanks (born January 8, 1938, Flint, Michigan, raised in California) is a well-known American radio, game show host and television personality best known for hosting the game show The Newlywed Game on and off from 1966 to 2000, where he was known for using the catch... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Thom Hartmann Thom Hartmann (b. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... Casey Kasem in 1989 Casey Kasem (born Kemal Amin Kasem on April 27, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, USA, of Palestinian and Lebanese heritage) is an American radio personality and voice actor. ... American Top 40 (commonly abbreviated to AT40) is an independent internationally-syndicated radio program currently hosted by Ryan Seacrest. ... James Lipton (born September 19, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American writer, poet, and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School in New York City. ... This article is about the U.S. cable network. ... Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated, longest-running original series on the Bravo cable television channel, hosted by James Lipton. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... SPEED Channel, based in Charlotte, was launched on New Years Day 1996, by Roger Werner, as SpeedVision. ... The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum is located just off I-70 in the Columbus, Ohio suburb of Pickerington, OH. The Motorcycle Hall of Fame recognizes those who have made significant contributions to all aspects of motorcycling, including those who have excelled in motorcycle business, history, design and engineering, in... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Edward Ed Peter Leo McMahon, Jr. ... The First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush and current host Jay Leno. ... For other persons named John Carson, see John Carson (disambiguation). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Paul Andrew Andy Richter (born October 28, 1966) is best known for his former role as Conan OBriens sidekick on Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... Conan Christopher OBrien (born April 18, 1963)[1] is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and television personality best known as host of NBCs late-night talk/variety show Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Newberry is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Reporters and Sportscasters

• Mike Brennan, MITechNews.Com former newspaper reporter turned Internet journalist (born in Grand Rapids)
• Charles Collingwood, CBS television news correspondent (born in Three Rivers)
• Dick Enberg, sportscaster (born in Armada)
• Suzanne Malveaux, CNN news reporter (born in Lansing)
• Rob Otto, Sportsradio 1130 WDFN reporter (born in Cheboygan)
• Amy Robach, MSNBC news anchor (born in Michigan)
• Jay Schadler, ABC television news correspondent (born and raised in St. Joseph)
• Lem Tucker, pioneering African-American two-time Emmy Award-winning news reporter who worked at points for NBC, ABC and CBS (born in Saginaw)

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Other

• Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist and actor. (born in Chicago, raised in Decatur, Michigan)
• John Heffron, comedian and winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing (born in Detroit)
• Jamie Hyneman, film special effects expert on Mythbusters television show. (born in Marshall, Michigan)
• Loretta Long, "Miss Susan" on PBS's Sesame Street (born and raised in Paw Paw)
• John Witherspoon, comedian (born in Detroit)

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Architects

• Norman Bel Geddes, architectural industrial designer, aviation designer, and theatrical designer best known for the 1939 New York World's Fair pavilion Futurama he designed for General Motors (born in Adrian)
• Emily Helen Butterfield, Michigan's first female licensed architect, artist and church architecture innovator (born in Algonac)
• Albert Kahn, architect (born in Rhaunen, Germany; moved to Detroit)
• Florence Knoll, minimalist archtitect and furniture designer (born in Saginaw]])
• Charles Willard Moore, architect, leader of the humanistic architecture movement (born in Benton Harbor)
• Ralph Rapson, architect best-known for the design of the original Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis (born in Alma)
• Wirt C. Rowland, architect best-known for his design of the Guardian Building.
• Ossian Cole Simonds, late-19th century landscape architect (born in Grand Rapids)
• Minoru Yamasaki, architect, best known for designing the World Trade Center. (Born in Seattle, later moved to Grand Rapids)

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Artists and Photographers

• Talbert Abrams, "Father of Aerial Photography" (born in Tekonsha)
• Mathias Alten, impressionist painter from Grand Rapids
• Frederick Stuart Church, 19th Century painter (born in Grand Rapids)
• E. Irving Couse, painter and founding member of the Taos artist colony (born in Saginaw)
• Robert Hopkin, 19th century marine and landscape painter (born in Glasgow, Scotland, moved to Detroit)
• Ian Hornak Realist Painter (born in Philadelphia, PA and moved to Mount Clemens, MI at age 5; latter moved to Detroit)
• Louis James Pesha, pioneering marine photographer (born in Euphemia, Ontario, moved to Marine City)
• Bill Schwab, fine arts photographer born in Detroit
• John Mix Stanley, 19th century painter and portraitist; cofounder of the forerunner to the Detroit Institute of Arts (born in Canandaigua, New York; moved to Detroit)
• Kent Twitchell, muralist and painter (born in Lansing)
• Kurt Wenner, painter (born in Ann Arbor)
• Ezra Winters,Muralist (born in Traverse City,Michigan)

Talbert Ted Abrams (August 17, 1895-August 26, 1990) is known as the father of aerial photography. Born in Tekonsha, Michigan, Abrams learned to fly at the Curtiss Aviation School while working as a mechanic for Curtiss. ... Tekonsha is a village located in Calhoun County, Michigan. ... Mathias Alten (1871-1938) was a painter from Grand Rapids, Michigan. ... See also Impressionist (entertainment): A girl with a watering can by Renoir, 1876 Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, which began as a private association of Paris-based artists who exhibited publicly in 1874. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Frederick Stuart Church (1842-1924) was an American artist, working mainly as an illustrator and especially known for his (often allegorical) depiction of animals. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Eanger Irving Couse (1866-1936) was an artist who was one of the founding members of the Taos Society of Artists and part of the Taos art colony in Taos, New Mexico. ... Taos (IPA: ) is a city in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico. ... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation) George Square and Glasgows City Chambers Glasgow is Scotlands largest city, located on the River Clyde in West Central Scotland. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Ian Hornak (1944—2002) was an American draughtsman, painter and sculptor. ... Only known photo of Louis Pesha. ... Marine City is a city located in St. ... Bill Schwab (born 1959) is an American photographer known for his emotionally charged yet peaceful urban and natural landscapes. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... // John Mix Stanley was born in Canandaigua, New York on January 17, 1814. ... The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), originally named the Detroit Museum of Art, has one of the largest, most significant art collections in the United States. ... There are two local governmental bodies known as Canandaigua and both are in Ontario County, New York. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Kent Twitchell (born 1942 in Lansing, Michigan) is an American painter most widely known for his murals. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... Is it a hole in the sidewalk or is it a street painting? Dies Irae by Kurt Wenner Kurt Wenner is a painter and a chalk artist that is known for his marvellous 3D chalk drawings on pavement and murals using a projection called anamorphism Links Kurt Wenners Official... Ann Arbor redirects here. ...

Astronauts and Aviation Pioneers

• Michael J. Bloomfield, astronaut (raised in Lake Fenton)
• William Boeing, aviation pioneer, founder of Boeing Company (born in Detroit)
• Roger B. Chaffee, astronaut (born in Grand Rapids)
• Edward Heinemann, aircraft designer responsible wholly or in part for 20 major military aircraft, including the A-4 Skyhawk light bomber, the F3D Skyknight night fighter amd theF4D Skyray carrier-based fighter aircraft (born in Saginaw)
• Gregory Jarvis, astronaut and payload specialist -- died in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger (born in Detroit)
• Brent W. Jett, astronaut (born in Pontiac)
• Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson, aircraft engineer and aeronautical innovator (born in Ishpeming)
• Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr., test pilot pioneer (born in Detroit; raised in Cassopolis)
• David Leestma, astronaut (born in Muskegon)
• Jerry M. Linenger, astronaut (born in Eastpointe)
• Charles Lindbergh, pioneer aviator (born in Detroit)
• Jack R. Lousma, astronaut (born in Grand Rapids)
• Nancy Harkness Love, World War II pilot, squadron commander and aviation training pioneer (born in Houghton)
• James McDivitt, astronaut (born in Chicago; moved to Jackson)
• Donald R. McMonagle, astronaut and Manager of Launch Integration at the Kennedy Space Center (born in Flint)
• Philip Orin Parmelee, aviation pioneer trained by the Wright brothers (born in Matherton; raised in Saint Johns)
• Harriet Quimby, aviation pioneer and first US woman to receive a pilot's license (born in Coldwater)
• Ralph Royce, military aviation pioneer who flew the first US military air operation (in 1916 in Mexico), oversaw operational air commands through the 1920-1940s becoming commander of US tactical air forces in Europe after World War II, later became Director of Economic Development for the state of Michigan (born in Marquette)
• Richard A. Searfoss, astronaut (born in Mount Clemens)
• Brewster H. Shaw, Jr., astronaut (born in Cass City)
• Leigh Wade, early aviation pioneer and test pilot (born in Cassopolis)
• Alfred Worden, astronaut (born in Jackson)
• Fred Zinn, World War I aviator and aviation reconnaissance pioneer (born in Battle Creek)

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The A-4 Skyhawk was an attack aircraft originally designed to operate from United States Navy aircraft carriers. ... For other uses, see Bomber (disambiguation). ... The Douglas F3D Skyknight, (later F-10 Skyknight) was a twin engine, mid wing jet fighter manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company in El Segundo, California. ... A night fighter is a fighter aircraft adapted for use at night, or in other times of bad visibility. ... The Douglas F4D Skyray (later redesignated F-6 Skyray) was a carrier-based fighter built by the Douglas Aircraft Company. ... Four aircraft carriers, (bottom-to-top) Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault carrier USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences of late 20th century carriers An aircraft carrier is a warship designed to deploy and in most cases recover aircraft, acting as a sea... 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Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Brent W. Jett, Jr. ... Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac. ... Clarence L. Kelly Johnson ( February 27, 1910 - December 21, 1990) was an aircraft engineer and aeronautical innovator with Lockheed who played a leading role in the design of more than forty aircraft. ... Ishpeming is a city located in Marquette County, Michigan. ... Iven Kincheloe Iven (or Ivan[1][2][3]) Carl Kinch Kincheloe Jr. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Cassopolis is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... David C. Leestma (born May 6, 1949) is an American astronaut. ... Muskegon is a city located in Muskegon County, Michigan. ... Jerry M. Linenger, M.D., M.S.S.M., M.P.H., Ph. ... Eastpointe is a city located in Macomb County, Michigan. ... Charles Augustus Lindbergh (4 February 1902 – 26 August 1974), known as Lucky Lindy and The Lone Eagle, was an American pilot famous for the first solo, non-stop flight across the Atlantic, from Roosevelt Field, Long Island to Paris in 1927 in the Spirit of St. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Jack Robert Lousma (born February 29, 1936) is a former NASA astronaut. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Nancy Harkness Love (February 14, 1914 - October 22, 1976) was an American pilot and squadron commander during World War II. Nancy Harkness, born in Houghton, Michigan, earned her pilots license at the age of 16, a month after her first flight. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Location of Houghton, Michigan Country United States State Michigan County Houghton County Area  - City  4. ... James A. McDivitt (Brig. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Nickname: Location of Jackson within Jackson County, Michigan Country United States State Michigan County Jackson Government  - Mayor Jerry Ludwig Area  - City  11. ... Donald R. McMonagle (b. ... Merritt Island and Kennedy Space Center (shown in white). ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Philip Orin Parmelee (1887-1912) in 1910 Philip Orin Parmelee (1887 – June 1, 1912) was a pioneering aviator trained by the Wright brothers. ... The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871–January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867–May 30, 1912), were two Americans generally credited with building the worlds first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903. ... Lebanon Township is a township in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... St. ... Harriet Quimby in her Blériot XI monoplane Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 - July 1, 1912) was the first female to get a pilot license in the United States. ... Coldwater is a city located in central Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Richard A. Searfoss (born June 5, 1956), is a former United States Airforce Colonel and NASA Astronaut. ... Mount Clemens is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... BREWSTER H. SHAW, JR. (COLONEL, USAF, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) PERSONAL DATA: Born May 16, 1945, in Cass City, Michigan. ... Cass City is a village in Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. ... Cassopolis is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Alfred Merrill Worden (born February 7, American astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 moon mission in July_August 1971. ... Nickname: Location of Jackson within Jackson County, Michigan Country United States State Michigan County Jackson Government  - Mayor Jerry Ludwig Area  - City  11. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Fred Zinn of Battle Creek, Michigan, was one of the volunteer American aviators who flew with the French Aéronautique Militaire in World War I. He is one of the early pioneers of using aerial photography for wartime reconnaissance. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... This article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. ...

Business Leaders and Inventors

Automotive Industry

• David Dunbar Buick, founder of Buick Motor Company (born in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland; emigrated to Detroit where he founded his company; later moved with his company to Flint)
• Roy D. Chapin, founder of Hudson Motor Car Company and U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Herbert Hoover (born in Lansing)
• Harlow Curtice, CEO and President of General Motors and 1955 TIME magazineMan of the Year (born in Petrieville; raised in Eaton Rapidsand began career in Flint)
• William Davidson, CEO of Guardian Industries, philanthropist and chairman of Palace Sports and Entertainment, which owns the Detroit Pistons of the NBA, the Detroit Shock of the WNBA, and the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL (born in Detroit)
• John De Lorean, automobile industry entrepreneur (born in Detroit)
• Horace Elgin Dodge, automobile manufacturing pioneer (born in Niles)
• John Francis Dodge, automobile manufacturing pioneer (born in Niles)
• William C. Durant, automobile industry pioneer (born in Boston, Massachusetts; moved to Flint and later Pontiac)
• Max M. Fisher, industrialist, philanthropist (born in Pittsburgh; raised in Salem, Ohio; moved as an adult to metro Detroit)
• Edsel Ford auto maker (born in Detroit)
• Henry Ford auto maker (born in Dearborn )
• Henry Ford II auto maker (born in Detroit)
• William Clay Ford auto maker (born in Detroit)
• Max Grabowsky, founder of Rapid Motor Vehicle Company later acquired by General Motors (born in Detroit)
• Bruce Halle, philanthropist and founder of Discount Tire Company - the largest independent tire dealer in North America (born in Springfield, Massachusetts, relocated to Ypsilanti for many years before moving to Arizona)
• Ransom E. Olds - automobile manufacturer; founded Olds Motor Vehicle Company (born in Geneva, Ohio, long-time resident of Lansing)
• Henry M. Leland machinist, inventor, engineer and automotive entrepreneur (with Cadillac) (born in Rutland, Vermont; relocated to Detroit)
• Roger Penske, founder of Penske Corporation and the automobile racing team Penske Racing (born in Shaker Heights, Ohio; moved to Bloomfield Hills)
• Jack Roush, CEO/owner of Roush Racing NASCAR and Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises (born in [[Covington, Kentucky; lived for some time in Ypsilanti before moving to Charlotte, North Carolina)
• Andra Rush, CEO of Rush Trucking, the largest Native American-owned business in the United States (born in Oshwegan Mohawk Reserve in Canada; moved to Wayne)
• Lynn Alfred Townsend, President and CEO of Chrysler Corporation from 1961-1966, and its Chairman and CEO from 1967-1975 (born in Flint)
• Preston Tucker, automobile designer, entrepreneur (born in Capac)

David Dunbar Buick David Dunbar Buick (September 17, 1854 - March 5, 1929) was a Scottish-American inventor best known for founding the Buick Motor Company. ... Buick is a brand of automobile built in the United States and China by General Motors. ... The ruined Arbroath Abbey, build from local red sandstone. ... This article is about the country. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Categories: People stubs | U.S. Secretaries of Commerce | 1880 births | 1936 deaths ... Hudson Logo Hudson Six-40, 1914 1917 Hudson Phaeton The Hudson Motor Car Company made Hudson brand automobiles in Detroit, Michigan, from 1909 to 1957. ... The office of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the mid-20th century. ... Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964), the thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933), was a world-famous mining engineer and humanitarian administrator. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... Harlow Curtice (born August 15th, 1893) was president of American company General Motors from 1952 to 1958. ... General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or The General, an American multinational conglomerate corporation, is the worlds largest auto company by annual production volume for 2006, and the second largest by sales volume as of the first half of 2007, behind Toyota Motor Corporation. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... “TIME” redirects here. ... Person of the Year is an annual issue of United States (U.S.) newsmagazine Time that features a profile on the man, woman, couple, group, idea, place, or machine that [1] // The tradition of selecting a Man of the Year began in 1927, when Time editors contemplated what they could... Eaton Rapids is a city in Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... William Morse Davidson, J.D., (born 1923, in Detroit, Michigan), is an entrepreneur and professional sports owner. ... Palace Sports and Entertainment - owned by billionaire philanthropist William Davidson - is a sports and entertainment company that owns and operates such venues as the Palace At Auburb Hills in Michigan and the St. ... The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... NBA redirects here. ... The Detroit Shock is a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... The Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ... The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... NHL redirects here. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... John Zachary De Lorean (b. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Horace E. Dodge Horace Elgin Dodge (May 17, 1868 - December 10, 1920) was an American automobile manufacturing pioneer. ... Niles is a city located in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... John F. Dodge John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 - January 14, 1920) was an American automobile manufacturing pioneer. ... Niles is a city located in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... 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. ... Boston redirects here. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac. ... Max M. Fisher (b. ... Pittsburgh redirects here. ... Salem is a city in Columbiana and Mahoning[1] Counties in the state of Ohio, United States. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Edsel Bryant Ford (November 6, 1893 – May 26, 1943), son of Henry Ford, was born in Detroit. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Henry Ford (1919) Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of modern assembly lines used in mass production. ... Location in Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. ... Henry Ford II Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917 — September 29, 1987), commonly known as Hank the Deuce, was the son of Edsel Ford and grandson of Henry Ford. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... William Clay Ford is the youngest of the four grandchildren of Henry Ford and child of Edsel Ford. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... GMC Logo GMC, formerly known as GMC Truck, is a brand name used on trucks, vans, and SUVs marketed in North America and the Middle East by General Motors. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Nickname: Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Hampden Settled 1636 Incorporated 1852 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Charles Ryan (D) Area  - Total 33. ... Ypsilanti is a city located in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... Ransom E. Olds Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864–August 26, 1950) was a pioneer of the American automobile industry, for whom both the Oldsmobile and Reo brands were named. ... Oldsmobile was a brand of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. ... Location in the state of Ohio Founded 1822 County Ashtabula County City Manager Jim Pearson-NP Area  - Total  - Water 10. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... Henry M. Leland Henry Martyn Leland (16 February 1843-26 March 1932) (born Barton, Vermont, died Detroit, Michigan) was a machinist, inventor, engineer and automotive entrepreneur. ... Rutland City, Vermont Rutland is a city located in Rutland County, Vermont. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... 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. ... Penske Corporation is a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based company, with auto racing legend Roger Penske (Lehigh University Class of 1959) as Chairman, Rob Kurnick as President. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Jack Roush (born April 19, 1942) is the founder, CEO, and co-owner along with John Henry of Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, and is Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Ypsilanti is a city located in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Charlotte redirects here. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Chrysler Corporation was a United States-based automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925–1998. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Preston Thomas Tucker Preston Thomas Tucker (September 21, 1903 – December 26, 1956) was an American automobile designer and entrepreneur. ... Capac is a village located in St. ...

Computers, Internet and High Tech Industries

• Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO and first person to become a billionaire based on stock options received as a corporate employee (born in Detroit)
• William Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, (born in Ann Arbor)
• Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and its former chief scientist (born in rural Michigan)
• Michael Kinsley, founding editor of Slate (born in Detroit)
• Kevin O'Connor, cofounder and CEO of Doubleclick Internet ad serving software company and advertising network (born in Detroit)
• Larry Page, entrepreneur, co-founder of Google search engine (born in Lansing)
• James Von Ehr, nanotechnology pioneer, entrepreneur and founder of Zyvex Corporation (born in Grand Rapids; raised in New Buffalo)

Steven Anthony Ballmer (born March 24, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American businessman and has been the chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation since January 2000. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... William Reddington Hewlett (May 20, 1913 – January 12, 2001) was the co-founder, with David Packard, of the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP). ... The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly known as HP, is a very large, global company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... Bill Joy William Nelson Joy (born Nov 8, 1954), commonly known as Bill Joy, is an American computer scientist. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... Michael Kinsley (born March 9, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan) is a veteran American political journalist and commentator, currently serving as Editorial and Opinion Editor at the Los Angeles Times (since April 2004) (though he announced in July 2005 that he would assume a reduced, but as-yet-undefined, role). ... For other uses, see Slate (disambiguation). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Kevin OConnor (born February 24, 1982) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Brentford. ... For the computer term, see double-click. ... Ad serving describes the technology and service that places advertisements on web sites. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Google co-founder Larry Page This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... Nanotechnology refers broadly to a field of applied science and technology whose unifying theme is the control of matter on the atomic and molecular scale, normally 1 to 100 nanometres, and the fabrication of devices within that size range. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... New Buffalo is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Food and Food Service Industry

• Ben Feigenson, co-founder of Faygo Beverage Company (born in Russia, immigrated to Detroit)
• Perry Feigenson, co-founder of Faygo Beverage Company (born in Russia, immigrated to Detroit)
• Daniel Gerber, Jr., Gerber Products Company baby food company leader (born in Fremont)
• Daniel Gerber, Sr., Gerber Products Company baby food company founder (born in Fremont)
• Mike Ilitch, Owner/founder Little Caesars Pizza, owner of Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers (born in Detroit)
• Will Keith Kellogg, Corn flake inventor and Kellogg Company founder (born in Battle Creek)
• Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza (born in Ann Arbor)
• David M. Overton, founder and CEO of the Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (born in Detroit)
• C. W. Post, founder of Post Cereals, inventor of Grape-Nuts (born in Springfield, Illinois, moved to Battle Creek)
• Mark Saur, founder of Old Orchard Brands juice company (born in Sparta)
• James Vernor, founder of Vernor's Company and creator of Vernor's Ginger Ale (born in Detroit)

Faygo or Faygo Pop is a soft drink brand that is popular throughout the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Faygo or Faygo Pop is a soft drink brand that is popular throughout the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The Gerber baby, who appears on the packaging of all Gerber products, is a portrait of four-month-old Ann Turner Cook. ... Fremont is a city located in Newaygo County, Michigan. ... The Gerber baby, who appears on the packaging of all Gerber products, is a portrait of four-month-old Ann Turner Cook. ... Fremont is a city located in Newaygo County, Michigan. ... Mike and Marian Ilitch founded Little Caesars Pizza in 1959. ... Little Caesars is a fast-food restaurant, owned by Detroit-based Ilitch Holdings, Inc. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Will Keith Kellogg, usually referred to as W. K. Kellogg (April 7, 1860 – October 6, 1951) was a U.S. industrialist in food manufacturing. ... Kellogg Company (often referred to as simply Kellogg or Kelloggs) is an American multinational producer of breakfast foods, snack foods, cookies, and crackers, with corporate headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. Kellogg trades under the ticker symbol NYSE: K. Revenues in 2006 were $10. ... This article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. ... Thomas Stephen Tom Monaghan (born March 25, 1937 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an entrepreneur and Catholic philanthropist who founded Dominos Pizza in 1960. ... World locations Dominos Pizza, Inc. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... David M. Overton is the founder, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Cheesecake Factory, Inc. ... The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... C. W. Post or, more fully, Charles William Post (1854 _ 1914), was a breakfast food manufacturer and a pioneer of the prepared_food industry. ... Post Cereals, formerly Postum Cereals was founded by C. W. Post. ... A box of Grape Nuts. ... : Home of President Abraham Lincoln United States Illinois Sangamon 60. ... This article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. ... Old Orchard Brands, LLC is a small, privately owned company, located in Sparta, Michigan. ... Location of Sparta within Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Kent Government  - Supervisor Bergman, Dale Area  - City  6. ... James Vernor, Sr. ... Deliciously different! Detroits Vernors ginger ale shares the title of Americas oldest soft drink with Hires Root Beer. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

Furniture

• D. J. DePree, founder of Herman Miller office equipment company (raised in Zeeland)
• Max O. DePree, CEO of Herman Miller office equipment company from 1980-1987 where his worker-friendly management techniques resulted in dynamic increases in sales and whose 1989 book Leadership is an Art was published in 10 languages worldwide (born in Zeeland)
• Edward Knabusch, co-founder of La-Z-Boy furniture company (from Monroe)
• Florence Knoll, furniture designer best known for creating the executive table desk, later head of the Hans G. Knoll Furniture Company
• Edwin Shoemaker, co-founder of La-Z-Boy furniture company (from Monroe)
• Peter Martin Wege, founder of Steelcase (from Grand Rapids)

Dirk Jan (D. J.) De Pree was born in Zeeland, Michigan in 1891. ... Herman Miller, Inc. ... Zeeland is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Herman Miller, Inc. ... Zeeland is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... This article is about the company. ... Monroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Florence Knoll was a designer. ... This article is about the company. ... Monroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Steelcase (NYSE: SCS) is an international office furniture company. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ...

Other Business

• James Anthony Bailey, circus showman and cofounder of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus(born in Detroit)
• Don Barden, cable company pioneer and casino investor (born in Detroit)
• Andrew "Andy" Beal, billionaire businessman banking and real estate, founder and chairman of Beal Bank and Beal Aerospace Technologies (born in Lansing)
• George Gough Booth, publisher (from Michigan)
• Louis and Tom Borders, founders of Borders Group bookstores
• John W. Brown, CEO of Stryker Corporation from 1977-2004, transforming it into orthopedic implant and medical product maker leader (born in Tennessee, moved to Kalamazoo)
• Joseph Bruce, co-founder of Psychopathic Records, hip hop singer and professional wrestler (born in Wayne)
• Leo Burnett, advertising firm founder
• Irving T. Bush, business leader, funded Bush House in London and Bush Terminal in Brooklyn
• Richard DeVos, founder of Alticor and former president of Amway (born in Forest Hills in metro Grand Rapids)
• Herbert Henry Dow, inventor and one of the founders of the US chemical industry (born in Belleville, Ontario; moved to Midland)
• Orville Gibson, founder of Gibson Guitar Corporation (born in Chateaugay, New York; moved as an adult to Kalamazoo)
• Daniel Gilbert, financier founder of US' largest online mortgage company Quicken Loans,owner of NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers (from Livonia)
• Arnold Gingrich, founder of Esquire magazine (born in Grand Rapids)
• Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Records (born in Detroit)
• G. A. Krause, founder of Wolverine World Wide shoe company (from Rockford)
• Sebastian S. Kresge, founder of K-Mart (born in Bald Mountain, Pennsylvania; moved as an adult to Detroit)
• Alex Manoogian, inventor, founder of Masco, philanthropist (born in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire; moved to Detroit)
• Orville D. Merillat, founder of Merillat Kitchens -- later Merillat Industries (born in Salem, Ohio, moved to Adrian as a young man)
• Richard Merillat, entrepreneur, former CEO of Merillat Industries and philanthropist (from Adrian)
• Frank Stanton, early television executive, president of CBS from 1946-1972 (born in Muskegon)
• Dr. Homer Stryker, inventor of the mobile hospital bed and founder of orthopedic implant and medical product maker Stryker Corporation (born in Kalamazoo)
• Jon Lloyd Stryker architect and billionaire co-owner of the Stryker Corp. and grandson of its founder Homer Stryker, founder of Arcus Foundation charity for gay and lesbian issues and great ape conservation (born in Kalamazoo)
• Pat Stryker, billionaire co-owner of the Stryker Corp., owner of Stryker Sonoma vineyards, advocate of bilingual education, and granddaughter of its founder Homer Stryker (born in Kalamazoo; moved to Fort Collins, Colorado)
• Ronda Stryker, billionaire co-owner of the Stryker Corp. and granddaughter of its founder Homer Stryker (born in Kalamazoo)
• William Upjohn, physician and founder of Upjohn pharmaceutical company, later merged with Pharmacia and now owned by Pfizer (born in Richland Township, settled in Kalamazoo)
• Frederick Upton, co-founder of Whirlpool Corporation (born in Battle Creek)
• Louis Upton, co-founder of Whirlpool Corporation (born in Battle Creek)
• Joseph Utsler, co-founder of Psychopathic Records and hip hop singer (born in Wayne
• Jay Van Andel, co-founder of Alticor and Amway (born in Grand Rapids)
• Brad Wardell, President and CEO of Stardock software and computer game company (born in Texas; lives in Michigan)

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Beal Bank is a Texas-based state savings bank that was founded in 1988 by Texas banker and entrepreneur Andy Beal. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... 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. ... Borders Group (NYSE: BGP) is an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... John W. Brown (1867 - June 19, 1941) was a labor union leader. ... Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) develops, manufactures and markets specialty surgical and medical products for the global market. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Joseph Joe Bruce (b. ... Psychopathic Records logo, the Hatchetman, designed by Shaggy 2 Dope of ICP. Psychopathic Records, also known as the Hatchet, is an independent record label based in Novi, Michigan, in the United States. ... Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Leo Burnett (October 21, 1891 - June 7, 1971) was an advertising executive famous for creating such icons as the Jolly Green Giant, the Marlboro Man, the Pillsbury Doughboy and Tony the Tiger. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The portico of Bush House Bush House is a building between Aldwych and The Strand in London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Richard DeVos, Sr. ... Alticor is a privately-held corporation, owned by members of the DeVos and Van Andel families. ... Headquarters in Ada, Michigan Amway is a multi-level marketing, or network marketing, company founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos. ... For other places named Forest Hills, see Forest Hills. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Herbert Henry Dow (1866 — 1930) was a U.S. (Canadian-born) chemical industrialist. ... Belleville (2006 population 48,821, metropolitan population 91,518)[1] is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. ... Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan in the Northern Lower Peninsula. ... Orville H. Gibson (born in 1856-1918, Chateaugay, New York) was a luthier who founded the Gibson Guitar Corporation in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1902, makers of guitars, mandolins and other instruments. ... The Gibson Guitar Corporation, of Nashville, Tennessee, USA, is one of the worlds best-known manufacturers of acoustic and electric guitars. ... Chateaugay may refer to: Chateaugay (village), New York Chateaugay (town), New York both probably named after Châteaugay, a communes of the Puy-de-Dôme département in France Category: ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Daniel Gilbert is the author of Stumbling on Happiness and a Harvard College Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. ... Quicken Loans Corporation is an online retail home mortgage lending firm in the US. Quicken Loans Inc. ... NBA redirects here. ... The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Livonia is a city located in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Arnold Gingrich (1903-1976), born in Grand Rapids, MI, founded Esquire (magazine) with David Smart (a Chicago publisher) in 1933. ... August 2005 issue of Esquire Esquire is a mens magazine by the Hearst Corporation. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Berry Gordy, Jr. ... Motown Records, also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label originally based out of Detroit, Michigan (Motor City, hence mo(tor)town), from where it achieved widespread international success. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The Wolverine World Wide logo. ... Rockford is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... 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. ... new Kmart logo Kmart Corporation was a US based corporation until it merged with Sears Holdings in November 2004. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Alex Manoogian (1901 Smyrna Ottoman Empire - 10 July 1996, Detroit) was a successful American businessman, industrial engineer, and well-known philanthropist, especially to Armenian causes. ... Masco Corporation is a Fortune 500 company. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Orville D. Merillat 1916-1999 Businessman Philanthropist Born on a dirt farm in Tedrow, Ohio, on May 1, 1916, he quit school in the ninth grade to work on the family farm. ... Merillat Industries was founded in Adrian, Michigan as an American manufacturer of kitchen cabinets in 1946 by Orville D. Merillat. ... Salem is a city in Columbiana and Mahoning[1] Counties in the state of Ohio, United States. ... Adrian is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Richard Merillat entrepreneur, philanthropist and the retired President and CEO of Merillat Industries. ... Merillat Industries was founded in Adrian, Michigan as an American manufacturer of kitchen cabinets in 1946 by Orville D. Merillat. ... Adrian is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Frank Nicholas Stanton (March 20, 1908 – December 24, 2006) served as the president of CBS between 1946 and 1971 and then vice chairman until 1973. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Muskegon is a city located in Muskegon County, Michigan. ... Dr. Homer Hartmen Stryker (born November 4, 1894) was the founder of Stryker Corp. ... Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) develops, manufactures and markets specialty surgical and medical products for the global market. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Stryker logo Stryker Corporation NYSE: SYK is a medical technology company with a broad range of products in orthopaedics and a significant presence in other medical specialties. ... Dr. Homer Hartmen Stryker (born November 4, 1894) was the founder of Stryker Corp. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Patricia Stryker (born 1956) is the granddaughter of Homer Stryker, surgeon and founder of Stryker Corporation, a medical technology company. ... Stryker logo Stryker Corporation NYSE: SYK is a medical technology company with a broad range of products in orthopaedics and a significant presence in other medical specialties. ... Dr. Homer Hartmen Stryker (born November 4, 1894) was the founder of Stryker Corp. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... The City of Fort Collins, a home rule municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the county seat and most populous city in Larimer County, Colorado. ... Stryker logo Stryker Corporation NYSE: SYK is a medical technology company with a broad range of products in orthopaedics and a significant presence in other medical specialties. ... Dr. Homer Hartmen Stryker (born November 4, 1894) was the founder of Stryker Corp. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... The Upjohn Company was a pharmaceutical manufacturing firm founded in 1886 by Dr. William E. Upjohn in Kalamazoo, Michigan. ... Pharmacia was originally a government owned Swedish pharmaceutical company. ... Pfizer Incorporated (NYSE: PFE) is the worlds largest research-based pharmaceutical company[1].[1] The company is based in New York City. ... Richland Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan: Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan Richland Township, Missaukee County, Michigan Richland Township, Montcalm County, Michigan Richland Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan Richland Township, Saginaw County, Michigan This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Louis Upton (1886-1954) and Frederick Upton (1890-1986) were co-founders of the Whirlpool Corporation, maker of household appliances. ... Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the worlds leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances,with annual sales of approximately $18 billion, more than 73,000 employees, and more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. ... This article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. ... Louis Upton (1886-1954) was the co-founder and longtime CEO of the Whirlpool Corporation, maker of household appliances. ... Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the worlds leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances,with annual sales of approximately $18 billion, more than 73,000 employees, and more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. ... This article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. ... Joseph Joey Utsler (born October 14, 1974 in Wayne, Michigan), better known as Shaggy 2 Dope is one half of the Insane Clown Posse, along with fellow rapper Joseph Bruce (known as Violent J). ... Psychopathic Records logo, the Hatchetman, designed by Shaggy 2 Dope of ICP. Psychopathic Records, also known as the Hatchet, is an independent record label based in Novi, Michigan, in the United States. ... Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Jay Van Andel, (b. ... Alticor is a privately-held corporation, owned by members of the DeVos and Van Andel families. ... Headquarters in Ada, Michigan Amway is a multi-level marketing, or network marketing, company founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... The speedy deletion of this page is contested. ... Stardock Corporation is a software development company founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1993 as Stardock Systems, later known as Stardock. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ...

Cartoonists, Illustrators, and Animationists

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• T. Casey Brennan, comic book author for Vampirella, Creepy and Eerie (from Ann Arbor)
• J. Scott Campbell, co-founder of the Cliffhanger imprint of Wildstorm Productions best-known as the co-creator of Danger Girl (which was later made into a video game) and Gen¹³(born in East Tawas)
• Dave Coverly, syndicated cartoonist, Speed Bump comic strip (born in Plainwell, Michigan)
• Robert L. Dickey, 19th and early 20th century cartoonist, creator of the newspaper strips Buckey and His Friends and Buster Bean, and illustrator for Life Magazine (born in Michigan)
• Dave Dorman, science fiction and fantasty illustrator and animationist (born in Michigan)
• David S. Goyer, comic book writer and filmmaker, best known for authoring almost 50 issues of Justice Society of America for DC Comics and comic-based films including The Crow: City of Angels, Dark City, Blade, and Blade II. He both wrote and directed ZigZag and Blade: Trinity as well as being the co-writer and story creator of Batman Begins (born in Ann Arbor)
• Ed Emshwiller, animator, visual artist, and founder of CalArts Computer Animation Lab (born in Lansing)
• Al Jean, creator of The Critic, and writer and voice critic for The Simpsons and Family Guy (born in Farmington Hills, Michigan)
• Geoff Johns, comic book writer, known primarily for his work with DC Comics (born in Detroit)
• Mike Kasaleh, alternative comic writer and television animationist (born in Detroit)
• Vincent Locke, comic book illustrator, best know for his work on Deadworld and A History of Violence (from metro Detroit area)

T. Casey Brennan (on right), Ann Arbor, Michigan T. Casey Brennan (on left), Ann Arbor, Michigan Terrance Casey Brennan (August 11, 1948) is an American comic book writer and memoirist. ... This article is about Vampirella. ... For a definition of the word creepy, see the Wiktionary entry creepy. ... Look up eerie in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... Cover of Danger Girl: Back in Black, by J. Scott Campbell. ... For other uses, see Cliffhanger (disambiguation). ... WildStorm WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, is an American publisher of comic books. ... cover to Danger Girl : Back in Black #1 by J. Scott Campbell Danger Girl is a best-selling comic book series created by J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell. ... Gen¹³ is a fictional superhero team and comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by J. Scott Campbell. ... East Tawas is a city in Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Dave Coverly is the creator of the comic strip Speed Bump. ... Speed Bump is the title of a comic strip by Dave Coverly. ... Plainwell is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Dave Dorman was born in Michigan in 1958. ... David S. Goyer is a comic book writer, screenwriter, and film director. ... The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics superhero group, the first team of superheroes in comic book history. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... The Crow: City of Angels is the 1996 sequel to cult movie and comic The Crow by James OBarr. ... Dark City is a 1998 movie written and directed by Alex Proyas. ... Blade is a 1998 vampire movie adapted from a comic book. ... Blade II is a 2002 vampire action movie starring Wesley Snipes and Kris Kristofferson. ... A zigzag is a pattern made up of many small corners at an acute angle, tracing a path between two parallel lines; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular. ... Blade: Trinity is a 2004 movie, directed by David S. Goyer, which is a motion_picture directorial debut for him. ... For the novel based on the film, see Batman Begins (novelization). ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... Edmund Alexander Emshwiller (Emsh) (February 16, 1925-July 27, 1990) was a visual artist notable for illustrations of many science fiction magazine covers and for his pioneering computer-generated movies. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... Al Jean is a TV comedy writer most known for his work on The Simpsons. ... For the play by Sheridan, see The Critic (play). ... Simpsons redirects here. ... Family Guy is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. ... Farmington Hills is the most populous city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Geoff Johns (born 25 January 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work for DC Comics. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Vincent Locke is an accomplished artist who began work in 1986 illustrating Deadworld, a zombie horror comic that soon became an underground hit. ... Deadworld is an ongoing comic published by Caliber Comics. ... A History of Violence Cover. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

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• Mike Manley, one of the main illustrators of DC Comics's Batman and co-creator of Marvel Comics's Darkhawk (born in Detroit)
• Winsor McCay, pioneer film animator (born in Spring Lake)
• William Messner-Loebs, comic book writer and artist (from Michigan)
• Dan Mishkin, comic book writer, co-creator of Amethyst, Princess of Gem World and Blue Devil
• James O'Barr, creator of the comic book series The Crow (born in Detroit)
• Gary Reed, comic book writer and publisher of Caliber Comics (born in Detroit)
• Jim Starlin, Marvel Comics illustrator and writer (born in Detroit)
• John Henry Striebel, 19th century comic strip pioneer (born in Bertrand)
• Craig Thompson, cartoonist and graphic novelist best known for Blankets (born in Traverse City)
• John Thompson, magazine illustrator, Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame inductee (born in Three Rivers)
• Jerry Van Amerongen, comic strip writer best known for his syndicated comic panel The Neighborhood (born in Grand Rapids)
• Larry Wright, two-time winner of the National Cartoonist Society Editorial Cartoon Award and creator of the comic strips Wright Angles, Motley and Kit 'N' Carlyle (from Allen Park, Michigan)

Cover to Darkhawk #1. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Darkhawk (Chris Powell) is a fictional comic book superhero who appeared in his self-titled monthly series for 50 issues that was published by Marvel Comics from March 1991 to March 1995. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Winsor McCay Winsor McCay (September 26, 1867(?) – July 26, 1934) was a prolific artist and pioneer in the art of comic strips and animation. ... Spring Lake is a village located in Ottawa County, Michigan. ... William Messner-Loebs (known informally as Bill Loebs) is a Michigan comic book writer and artist. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Dan Mishkin is a comic book writer, and co-creator of DC Comics characters Amethyst, Princess of Gem World and Blue Devil. ... Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld was a series of comic books by DC Comics published in the 1980s. ... Blue Devil is a superhero featured in material published by DC Comics. ... James OBarr (born 1960, Detroit, Michigan) is the creator of the comic book series, The Crow. ... See comedian Stand up comedian List of Comedians List of British comedians comics comic book comic strip underground comics alternative comics web comic sprite comics manga graphic novel List of comic characters This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... It has been suggested that Crow face be merged into this article or section. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Gary Reed is an American comic book writer who was also the publisher of Caliber Comics, an independent comic book company that released 1,300 titles in the 1990’s and gave a chance to many of today’s top comic talents into the business such as Brian Bendis, David... See comedian Stand up comedian List of Comedians List of British comedians comics comic book comic strip underground comics alternative comics web comic sprite comics manga graphic novel List of comic characters This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Caliber Comics or Caliber Press was an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Jim Starlin, 2006 James P. Jim Starlin (b. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... ... Sabre (1978), one of the first graphic novels. ... Cover of Blankets Blankets is a 600-page black-and-white graphic novel by Craig Thompson, published in 2003 by Top Shelf Productions. ... Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... John Thompson is the name of: // Academics Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson (1898–1975), English archeologist and Mayan scholar John G. Thompson (b. ... The Society of Illustrators is a professional society based in a New York City, founded in 1901. ... Three Rivers is a city located in St. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Larry Wright is a cartoonist for The Detroit News known for his editorial cartoons. ... The National Cartoonists Society is an organization of professional cartoonists created in 1946. ... Harlequin in motley attire, year 1761 by Maurice Sand Motley refers to the traditional costume of the court jester or the harlequin character in commedia dellarte. ... Allen Park is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Civil Rights and Suffrage Leaders and Abolitionists

• Irene Osgood Andrews, woman's rights advocate best known for her writings on the problems of women in industry (born in Big Rapids)
• Leonard Baker, abolitionist, American Congregational minister (born in Detroit)
• Olympia Brown, woman suffrage leader (born in Prairie Ronde)
• Pearl Hart, civil rights advocate and lawyer, activist for gay rights and the rights of immigrants (born in Traverse City)
• Erastus Hussey, abolitionist and leading Underground Railroad stationmaster (from Battle Creek)
• Viola Liuzzo, 1960s white civil rights advocate who was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan (born in California, Pennsylvania; moved to Detroit)
• Malcom X, Civil Rights Leader (born in Omaha, Nebraska; raised in Lansing)
• Katharine Dexter McCormick, biologist, woman suffrage leader & philanthropist (born in Dexter)
• Rosa Parks, civil rights activist (born in Tuskegee, Alabama; moved to Detroit)
• Lawrence (Pun) Plamondon, cofounder of the White Panther Party, activist, and first hippie to be on the FBI's Most Wanted List (adopted and raised in Traverse City, active in Ann Arbor, now living in Barry County)
• Jonathan Walker, abolitionist and subject of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "Man With The Branded Hand (born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts; settled in Muskegon)

Irene Osgood, Mrs. ... Big Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Leonard S. Baker (died 1984) was an American Pulitzer Prize winning writer. ... This article is about the abolition of slavery. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Olympia Brown (January 5, 1835 – October 23, 1926) was a famous Womens suffragist. ... The international movement for womens suffrage, led by suffragists (commonly called suffragettes), was a social, economic and political reform movement aimed at extending the suffrage (i. ... Prairie Ronde Township is a township in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Pearl Taylor (1871-1956), better known as Pearl Hart, was a cowgirl who was a native of Lindsay,Ontario, Canada. ... Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Erastus Hussey (1800 - 1889) was a leading abolitionist, a stationmaster on the Underground Railroad, and one of the founders of the Republican Party. ... This article is about a 19th-century slave escape route. ... This article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. ... Viola Liuzzo with her husband Anthony, 1949. ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ... California is a borough located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Malcolm X (pronounced Malkolm Eks, May 19, 1925–February 21, 1965 – also: Malcolm Little, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, and Omowale) was a spokesman for the Nation of Islam, and a founder of both the Muslim Mosque, Inc. ... “Omaha” redirects here. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... Katharine Dexter McCormick (August 27, 1875 – December 28, 1967) was a U.S. biologist, suffragette, philanthropist and, after her husbands death, heir to a substantial part of the McCormick fortune. ... The international movement for womens suffrage, led by suffragists (commonly called suffragettes), was a social, economic and political reform movement aimed at extending the suffrage (i. ... Dexter is a village in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African American civil rights activist and seamstress whom the U.S. Congress dubbed the Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement. Parks is famous for her refusal on December 1, 1955 to obey bus driver James Blake... Tuskegee is a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Lawrence (Pun) Plamondon was a 1960s left-wing activist who was one of the founders of the White Panther Party. ... The White Panthers were an American political collective founded in 1968 by Lawrence (Pun) Plamondon and Leni and John Sinclair. ... Singer of a modern Hippie movement in Russia The hippie subculture was a youth movement that began in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread around the world. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... Barry County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Jonathan Walker (born 1799 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts - died May 1, 1878 near Muskegon, Michigan), aka The Man with the Branded Hand, was a reformer who became a national hero in 1844 when he was tried and sentenced as a slave stealer following his attempt to help seven runaway slaves... John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and forceful advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. ... Cape Cod Cape Cod (1033 km²) is an arm-shaped peninsula forming the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Infamous Michiganders

• Jim Bakker, scandal-ridden televangelist (born in Muskegon)
• Abe Bernstein, Prohibition-era gangster (born in New York; moved to Detroit)
• Ivan Boesky, inside trader (born in Detroit)
• Tony Chebatoris, murderer, bank robber and the only person executed for a crime in Michigan's history
• Father Charles Coughlin, notoriously anti-Semitic, pro-Hitler priest of the interwar years (born in Hamilton, Ontario; moved to Birmingham)
• Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, murderer (and first criminal to be captured with the aid of wireless communication (born in Michigan, caught in England)
• Leon Czolgosz, assassin of President William McKinley (born in Detroit)
• Andrew Kehoe, Bath School disaster bomber
• Jack Kevorkian, physician infamous for assisted suicides (born in Pontiac)
• John List, mass murderer (born in Bay City)
• Matthew Mancuso, child pornographer (born in Detroit)
• John Mitchell, conspiratorial Attorney General during Watergate under President Richard Nixon (born in Detroit)
• Terry Nichols, Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator (born in Michigan)
• The Purple Gang, 1920s organized crime group in Detroit
• Jonathan Schmitz, heterosexual murderer of gay admirerer Scott Amedure after an episode ("Same-Sex Secret Crushes") of the Jenny Jones talk show
• Reed Slatkin, perpetrator of the largest Ponzi scheme in the United States since that conducted by Ponzi himself (born in Detroit)
• Eddie Slovik - last U.S. soldier executed for desertion (born in Detroit, raised in Dearborn)
• Aileen Wuornos, murderer made famous as the subject of the 2003 film Monster starring Charlize Theron (born in Rochester

James Orsen Bakker (born January 2, 1939, in Muskegon, Michigan) is an American televangelist, a former Assemblies of God minister, and a former host (with his then-wife Tammy Faye Bakker) of The PTL Club, a popular evangelical Christian television program. ... Muskegon is a city located in Muskegon County, Michigan. ... Abe Bernstein (c. ... The term Prohibition, also known as A Dry Law, refers to a law in a certain country by which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. ... This article is about the state. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Ivan Frederick Boesky (born March 6, 1937, in Detroit) was notable for his prominent role in a Wall Street insider trading scandal that occurred in the United States in the mid-1980s. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Anthony Chebatoris (1898-1938), was the only person executed for a capital crime in Michigan since it became a state in 1837. ... Father Coughlin Charles Edward Coughlin (October 25, 1891 – October 27, 1979) was a Canadian-born Roman Catholic priest at Royal Oak, Michigans National Shrine of the Little Flower Church. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: , Country Province Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - MPs List of MPs Dean Allison Chris Charlton David Christopherson Wayne Marston David Sweet  - MPPs List of MPPs Sophia Aggelonitis Andrea... Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Hawley Crippen Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen (11 September 1862 – 23 November 1910), usually known as Dr. Crippen, was hanged in Pentonville, England, on November 23, 1910 for murdering his wife. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Wireless. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Leon Frank Czolgosz (choll-gosh), (1873 – October 29, 1901) (often anglicized to , also used his mothers maiden name Nieman and variations thereof[1]) was the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley. ... This article is about the 25th President of the United States; for other people named William McKinley, see William McKinley (disambiguation). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The Bath School Disaster was an incident on May 18, 1927, in which a dynamite blast rocked the Bath Consolidated School in Bath Township, about 10 miles northeast of Lansing, in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Bath School disaster is the name given to not one (as the name implies) but three bombings in Bath Township, Michigan, USA, on May 18, 1927, which killed 45 people and injured 58. ... Jack Kevorkian, M.D. (IPA pronunciation: [1]) (born May 20, some sources say May 26[2], 1928) is a controversial American pathologist. ... Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac. ... John Emil List (born September 17, 1925 in Bay City, Michigan) is a convicted mass murderer who, on November 9, 1971, murdered his mother, his wife and three children in their sparsely furnished 18-room mansion in Westfield, New Jersey, and then disappeared. ... Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The name John Mitchell can refer to several different people. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... The Watergate building. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Terry Lynn Nichols (born April 1, 1955) was convicted of being an accomplice of Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted of murder in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, April 19, 1995), which claimed 168 lives. ... The Oklahoma City bombing was an attack on April 19, 1995 aimed at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, a U.S. government office complex in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ... Paul R. Kavieffs The Purple Gang : Organized Crime in Detroit 1910-1945 The Purple Gang was a mob of bootleggers and hijackers in the 1920s. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Jonathan Schmitz is a convicted murderer who, in 1999, was sentenced to prison for 25-50 years. ... Scott Amedure Scott Bernard Amedure (January 26, 1963 – March 9, 1995) was an American man who became known after being murdered for revealing his homosexual attraction to his friend Jonathan Schmitz on The Jenny Jones Show. ... A then-unknown Jenny Jones on Press Your Luck. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... Reed Slatkin is the perpetrator of the largest Ponzi scheme in the United States since that conducted by Ponzi himself. ... A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that involves paying abnormally high returns (profits) to investors out of the money paid in by subsequent investors, rather than from net revenues generated by any real business. ... A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that involves paying returns to investors out of the money raised from subsequent investors, rather than from profits generated by any real business. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Location in Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. ... Aileen Carol Wuornos (born Aileen Carol Pittman) (February 29, 1956 – October 9, 2002) was an American prostitute and convicted serial killer who was sentenced to death by the state of Florida in 1992. ... Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975) is a South African-American actress and former fashion model. ... Rochester is a suburb of Detroit, Michigan located in Oakland County, Michigan. ...

Inventors

• Thomas Edison, inventor, entrepreneur (born in Milan, Ohio; later settled in Port Huron')
• Robert Jarvik, medical inventor (born in Midland)
• Elijah McCoy, steam engine lubricator inventor -- origin of the phrase "the real McCoy" (born in Colchester, Ontario; moved to Ypsilanti)
• Sid Meier, "father of computer gaming", created the groundbreaking computer game Civilization among others (born in Detroit)
• Ephraim Shay, inventor of the Shay locomotive (born in Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio; moved to Harbor Springs)
• Allan R. Thieme inventor of the Amigo, the first power-operated vehicle/scooter for individuals with walking limitations (born in Bridgeport)

“Edison” redirects here. ... Milan is a village located in Erie and Huron counties in Ohio. ... Port Huron is the name of a village and a township in St. ... Robert Koffler Jarvik (born 11 May 1946) is an American scientist and physician known for his role in developing the Jarvik-7 artificial heart. ... Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan in the Northern Lower Peninsula. ... Elijah J. McCoy Elijah J. McCoy(May 2 1843[1] – October 10, 1929) was a Afro-Canadian inventor. ... A large hamlet located in Essex County first settled by American Loyalists in the late 1700s. ... Ypsilanti is a city located in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Sidney K. Meier (born 1954 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American programmer and designer of some of the most commercially and critically successful computer strategy games of all time. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Ephraim Shay, 1861 Ephraim Shay, 1880 Ephraim Shay in this later years. ... The Shay locomotive was the most widely used geared steam locomotive. ... Huron County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Harbor Springs is a city in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Entrepreneur Allan (Al) R. Thieme (born April 5, 1937, Bridgeport, Michigan) is credited with designing the first Power operated vehicle/scooter, the Amigo, for individuals with walking limitations in 1968. ... Bridgeport is an unincorporated community located in Saginaw County, Michigan. ...

Labor Leaders

• Owen Bieber, labor leader (born in North Dorr, worked in Grand Rapids)
• Douglas A. Fraser, labor leader (born in [[Glasgow, Scotland; raised in Detroit)
• James R. Hoffa, labor leader (born in Indiana, moved to Lake Orion)
• James P. Hoffa, labor leader (born in Detroit)
• Joseph Labadie, labor leader, political activist (born in Paw Paw)
• Walter Reuther, labor leader (born in Wheeling, West Virginia; moved to Detroit; died in Pellston)
• Leonard Woodcock, labor leader (born in Providence, Rhode Island; raised in Detroit)

Owen Bieber (born December 28, 1929 in North Dorr, Michigan) was the president of the trade union United Auto Workers from 1983 to 1995. ... Grand Rapids is the name of several places in the United States of America: Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids, Minnesota Grand Rapids, Ohio Grand Rapids, Wisconsin is the former name of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Grand Rapids is also the name of a town in Canada: Grand Rapids, Manitoba. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... See also: James R. Hoffas son and current Teamster union president James P. Hoffa James Riddle Jimmy Hoffa (14 February 1913 - 30 July, 1975?) was a noted American labor leader who is also well-known in popular culture for the mysterious circumstances surrounding his still-unexplained disappearance and presumed... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... Lake Orion is a village located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... James Phillip Hoffa (born May 19, 1941), is the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Joseph Labadie (April 18, 1850–October 7, 1933) was a prominent labor organizer, writer, and social activist in the United States. ... Van Buren County Courthouse There is also the unincorporated community of Paw Paw Lake in Berrien County about 30 miles west of the village of Paw Paw. ... Walter Philip Reuther (September 1, 1907 – May 10, 1970) was an American labor union leader, who made the United Automobile Workers a major force not only in the auto industry but also in the Democratic party]] in the mid 20th century. ... Nickname: The Friendly City Location in Ohio County in the State of West Virginia Coordinates: Settled 1769 Established 1806 Incorporated 1836  - Mayor Nick Sparachane  - City Manager Robert Herron  - Chief of Police Kevin Gessler, Sr. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Leonard Freel Woodcock (February 15, 1911 – January 16, 2001) was an American labor union leader and diplomat who was the president of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) from 1970 to 1977. ... “Providence” redirects here. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

Military Figures

• Christopher C. Augur, commanding officer of the Union Army XXII Corps (ACW) at the Battle of Plains Store in the American Civil War (born in New York, settled in Michigan from which state he led troops in the war)
• Remi A. Balduck, World War II naval hero (born in Detroit)
• Frank Dwight Baldwin, Major General in the US Army, twice awarded the Medal of Honor for his parts in the American Civil War and Indian Wars, also serving in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War (born in Manchester)
• Harry Hill Bandholtz, US Brigadier General in World War I and head of the US Military Mission to Hungary (born in Constantine)
• Joseph Beyrle, only soldier to have served in both the US Army and the Soviet Army in World War II (born in Muskegon)
• Ronald A. Burdo, World War II US Marine hero for whom the high speed transport USS Burdo (APD-133) was named (born in Cheboygan)
• George H. Cannon, first US Marine to receive the Medal of Honor in World War II (born in Webster Groves, Missouri; raised in Detroit)
• Joshua G. Cantor-Stone, crew member of the USS Lexington and Navy Cross recipient (born in Detroit)
• Lewis Cass, Secretary of War under President Andrew Jackson, Secretary of State under President James Buchanan, Brigadier General in the War of 1812, 1848 Democratic Party presidential nominee, governor of Michigan Territory (born in Exeter, New Hampshire; moved to Michigan when appointed governor)
• William R. Charette, Korean War US Navy hospital corpsman who selected the Unknown Soldier of World War II (born in Ludington, Michigan)
• Ferdinand J. Chesarek, US Army General who served as Comptroller of the Army (born in Calumet)
• John G. Coburn, Four-star general, Commander U.S. Army Materiel Command (born in Ypsilanti)
• George Armstrong Custer, US General -- born in New Rumley, Ohio; moved to Monroe)
• Hugh A. Drum, US General who fought in the Philippine-American War and World War I, later becoming Chief of Staff of the First Army, AEF (born in Fort Brady)
• Sarah Emma Edmundson, Union spy and (famously disguised as a man) soldier ([born in Magaguadavic Settlement, New Brunswick, Canada; moved to Flint)
• Anna Etheridge (aka "Michigan Annie), Civil War nurse enlisted with the Michigan 2nd Infantry, active in nearly every major battle of the war, awarded the Kearney Cross for bravery at the Battle of Chancellorsville (born in Wayne County)
• Elon J. Farnsworth, Union Army Cavalry General in the American Civil War, killed at the Battle of Gettysburg (born in Green Oak)
• Aubrey Fitch, US Navy admiral (born in Saint Ignace)
• Douglas Harold Fox, World War II naval hero killed at Guadalcanal (born in Walled Lake)
• Ben Hebard Fuller, Commandant of the Marine Corps (born in Big Rapids)
• Eugen F. George, World War II naval hero (born in Grand Rapids)
• Duane D. Hackney, Vietnam War US Air Force hero (born in Flint)
• Francis P. Hammerberg, United States Navy diver who was awarded the Medal of Honor (born in aDaggett
• Henry Moore Harrington, officer in the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment who died with George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn (born in Albion, New York, but moved as a child to Coldwater
• Thomas C. Hart, US Navy Director of Submarines in World War I, US Navy admiral in World War II and later Senator from Connecticut (born in Davison)
• Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1936 Republican Vice Presidential candidate and newspaper owner (born in Boston, Massachusetts; moved to Grand Rapids)
• Alexander Macomb, commanding general of the United States Army from 1828-1841 (born in Detroit)
• James Joseph Raby, Rear Admiral, USN (born in Bay City)
• Karl W. Richter, Vietnam era Air Force hero and at 23 became the youngest pilot in that conflict to shoot down a MiG in air-to-air combat, and winner of numerous medals of valor including the Air Force Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart (born in Holly)
• Dean Rockwell, D-Day hero, coach of the US Greco-Roman wrestling team at the Tokyo 1964 Olympics and Albion College football coach (born in rural Cass County)
• Frederick C. Sherman, World War II US Navy admiral (born in Michigan)
• Oliver Sipple, marine who saved President Gerald Ford's life during a 1975 assassination attempt (born in Detroit)
• Willard J. Smith, United States Coast Guard Commandant (born in Suttons Bay)
• Carl W. Weiss, World War II U.S. Marine Corps hero who was killed in action at Guadalcanal (born in Detroit)
• Donald W. Wolf, World War II U.S. Marine Corps hero who was killed in action at Guadalcanal (born in Hart)

Christopher Columbus Augur (1821-1898) was an American officer, most notably as commanding officer of the U.S. Army XXII Corps (ACW) at the Battle of Plains Store in 1863. ... XXII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Christopher C. Augur Frank W. Powers William R. Miles Strength 1st Division, XIX Army Corps, Army of the Gulf  ? Casualties 150 100 The Battle of Plains Store or the Battle of Springfield Road was fought May 21, 1863 in East... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... This article is about the state. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Remi August Balduck was born 30 March 1918 in Detroit, Michigan. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Frank Dwight Baldwin, (26 June 1842 - 22 April 1923) is one of only 19 servicemen to be awarded the Medal of Honor twice. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ... Combatants Native Americans Colonial America/United States of America Indian Wars is the name generally used in the United States to describe a series of conflicts between the colonial and federal government and the indigenous peoples. ... Combatants United States Republic of Cuba Philippine Republic Spain Commanders Nelson A. Miles William R. Shafter George Dewey Máximo Gómez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Arsenio Linares Ramón Blanco Casualties 3,289 U.S. dead (432 from combat); considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino casualties... Combatants United States Philippines several groups post-1902 Commanders William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt Wesley Merritt Elwell Stephen Otis J. Franklin Bell Henry Ware Lawton† John J. Pershing Joseph Wheeler Emilio Aguinaldo Miguel Malvar Pio del Pilar Manuel Tinio Gregorio del Pilar† Licerio Geronimo Vicente Lukban Juan Cailles Maximino Hizon Antonio... Manchester is a village located in Washtenaw County, Michigan. ... The statue of Bandholtz in front of the US Embassy in Budapest Major General Harry Hill Bandholtz (1864 - May, 11 1925) was the US representative of the Allied Military Mission in Hungary in 1919. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Constantine is a village located in St. ... Joseph R. Jumpin Joe Beyrle (August 25, 1923 - December 12, 2004) was the only known soldier to have served in both the United States Army and the Soviet Army. ... This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ronald Allen Burdo was born on 24 July 1920 in Cheboygan, Michigan and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on 20 September 1940, aged 20. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Burdo, APD-133, (ex-DE-717), was named after Ronald Allen Burdo, who was born in Cheboygan, Michigan, on 24 July 1920. ... Cheboygan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... First Lieutenant George H. Cannon, USMC, was the first U.S. Marine in World War II to earn the nations highest military award — the Medal of Honor. ... Webster Groves is a city in St. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The Navy Cross is the second highest medal that can be awarded by the Department of the Navy and the second highest award given for valor. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer and politician. ... For other uses, see Andrew Jackson (disambiguation). ... James Buchanan (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the 15th president of the United States (1857–1861). ... This article is about the U.S. – U.K. war. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... From 1805-1818, the western border was a line through Lake Michigan. ... Location in Rockingham County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Rockingham County Incorporated 1638  - Board of Selectmen Paul Binette, Chairman Robert Eastman Joe Pace William Campbell Lionel Ingram Area    - Town 51. ... William R. Charette is a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Korean War. ... Combatants United Nations:  Republic of Korea,  Australia,  Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Canada,  Colombia,  Ethiopia,  France,  Greece,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Philippines,  South Africa,  Thailand,  Turkey,  United Kingdom,  United States Medical staff:  Denmark,  Australia,  Italy,  Norway,  Sweden Communist states:  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,  Peoples Republic of China,  Soviet Union Commanders... Sailor and girl at the Tomb of the Unknowns, May 1943 The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, although it has never been officially named) is a monument in Arlington National Cemetery, United States dedicated to the American soldiers who have died without... The Clock Tower Park. ... General Ferdinand Joseph Chesarek was born in Calumet, Michigan on February 18, 1914. ... The Calumet Theatre, built in 1900 Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigans Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. ... General John G. Coburn assumed the duties of Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command on May 14, 1999. ... The U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) is an Army Major Command (MACOM) responsible for materiel readiness, to include technology, acquisition support, materiel development, logistics power projection, and sustainment. ... Ypsilanti is a city located in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Custer redirects here. ... New Rumley, Ohio is famous for being the birthplace of George Armstrong Custer. ... Monroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Hugh Aloysius Drum (September 19, 1879 - October 3, 1951) was a U.S. general. ... The military of a number of countries have a First Army: Australian First Army Austro-Hungarian First Army British First Army Bulgarian First Army Canadian First Army French First Army German First Army Greek First Army Hungarian First Army Italian First Army Polish First Army Romanian First Army Russian First... Officers of the American Expeditionary Forces and the Baker mission The American Expeditionary Forces or AEF was the United States military force sent to Europe in World War I.(In France, AEF is a news agency specialised in Education and Formation) The AEF fought alongside allied forces against imperial German... Edmondson as Franklin Thompson Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmundson Seelye (December 1841 – September 5, 1898), was a Canadian-born woman who lived to be about 56 and is known for serving with the Union Army in the American Civil War. ... Magaguadavic (pronounced mack-uh-day-vick or mack-uh-day-vee) is a Maliseet (Maliseet-Passamaquoddy) Native word meaning River of Eels. The Magaguadavic River is the sixth largest river in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, measuring approximately 129 kilometers (80 miles) in length. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Joseph Hooker Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson† Strength 133,868 60,892 Casualties 17,197 (1,606 killed, 9,672 wounded, 5,919 missing)[1] 12,764 (1,665 killed, 9,081 wounded, 2,018 missing)[1] The Battle of... Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Elon John Farnsworth (July 30, 1837 – July 3, 1863) was a Union Army cavalry general in the American Civil War, killed at the Battle of Gettysburg. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America Commanders George G. Meade Robert E. Lee Strength 93,921[1] 71,699[2] Casualties 23,055 (3,155 killed, 14,531 wounded, 5,369 captured/missing)[1] 23,231 (4,708 killed, 12,693 wounded, 5,830 captured/missing... VADM Aubrey W. Fitch, USN, 18 March 1946. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... St. ... Douglas Harold Fox (26 March 1905 - 13 November 1942) was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Guadalcanal, position (inset) and main towns Guadalcanal is a 2,510 square mile (6 500 km²) island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon Islands. ... Walled Lake is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Ben Hebard Fuller (1870 - 1937) was a significant U.S. Marine Corps general. ... The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps is the highest ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reporting to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. ... Big Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Seal of the Air Force. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg (31 May 1920 – 17 February 1945) was a United States Navy diver who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for rescuing two fellow divers. ... USN redirects here. ... Military diving is a branch of professional diving carried out by world armed forces. ... The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ... Daggett is a village located in Menominee County, Michigan. ... Henry Moore Harrington (April 30, 1849 – June 25, 1876) was a military officer in the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment who perished with George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn in the Montana Territory. ... 7th Cavalry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia The 7th United States Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army cavalry regiment, whose lineage traces back to the mid-19th century. ... Custer redirects here. ... The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custers Last Stand, was an engagement between a Lakota-Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army that took place on June 25, 1876 near the Little Bighorn River in the eastern Montana Territory. ... There are three places named Albion in the State of New York Albion, Orleans County, New York, a village (Orleans County) Albion (town), New York, a town (Orleans County) Albion, Oswego County, New York, a town This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Coldwater is a city located in central Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Thomas Charles Hart (12 June 1877 – 4 July 1971) was an admiral of the United States Navy, whose service extended from the Spanish-American War through World War II. Following retirement from the Navy, he served briefly as a U.S. Senator from Connecticut. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[3] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[2] Area  Ranked 48th  - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ... Davison is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Frank Knox William Franklin Frank Knox (January 1, 1874–April 28, 1944) was the Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II. He was also the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936. ... Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... Boston redirects here. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Alexander Macomb, Junior (3 April 1782 – 25 June 1841) was the commanding general of the United States Army from 29 May 1828 to 25 June 1841. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... James Joseph Raby (17 September 1874 – 15 January 1934) was an admiral of the United States Navy. ... Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. ... Karl Wendell Richter (October 4, 1942 - July 28, 1967) was an officer in the United States Air Force and an accomplished fighter pilot during the Vietnam War. ... The Air Force Cross is a military decoration which is issued in the following countries: The Air Force Cross of the United Kingdom The Air Force Cross of the United States This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... The Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) is a decoration for courage shown in air combat. ... For other uses, see Purple Heart (disambiguation). ... Holly is a village located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... Dean Rockwell (born 1912 in Cass County, Michigan; died August 8, 2005)was a World War II hero at the D-Day invasion of Normandy, an Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling coach, and a college football coach. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... This article is about Greco-Roman wrestling. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1964: 1964 Summer Olympics 1964 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Albion College is a small, private liberal arts college located in Albion, Michigan. ... Cass County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Frederick Carl Sherman (1888 – 27 July 1957) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. Sherman was born in Michigan in 1888. ... Oliver Billy Sipple (November 20, 1941 - February 2, 1989) was a Vietnam War veteran, who saved the life of U.S. President Gerald Ford during an assassination attempt in San Francisco on September 22, 1975. ... For other persons named Gerald Ford, see Gerald Ford (disambiguation). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... ADM Willard Smith Willard John Smith (May 14, 1910 – April 1, 2000) served as Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1966 to 1970. ... USCG HH-65 Dolphin USCG HH-60J JayHawk The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is at all times a branch of the United States armed forces a maritime law enforcement agency, and a federal regulatory body. ... Commandant is a military or police title or rank and can mean any of the following: The commander of certain military corps and services, such as the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Commandant of the Coast Guard in the United States or the Commandant of the (now obsolete... Suttons Bay is a village located in Leelanau County, Michigan. ... Carl Walter Weiss (27 March 1915 - 2 November 1942) was a United States Marine during World War II, who was killed in action during the Battle of Guadalcanal. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... Guadalcanal, position (inset) and main towns Guadalcanal is a 2,510 square mile (6 500 km²) island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon Islands. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Donald William Wolf (February 7, 1919 – October 9, 1942) was a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Guadalcanal. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... Guadalcanal, position (inset) and main towns Guadalcanal is a 2,510 square mile (6 500 km²) island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon Islands. ... Hart is a city located in Oceana County, Michigan. ...

Musicians and Composers

Classical

• Joseph Alessi, classical tromboinst (born in Detroit)
• Meredith Arwady, opera mezzo-soprano (born in Kalamazoo)
• Robert Ashley, opera composer (born in Ann Arbor)
• Theodore Baskin, principal oboeist of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (born in Detroit)
• Gwenneth Bean, opera contralto (born in Muskegon)
• William Bolcom, classical pianist and composer, winner of three Grammy Awards and aPultizer Prize in music (born in Seattle; moved to Ann Arbor)
• Chris Bates Carducci, opera baritone [[born in Monroe)
• Maria Ewing, opera mezzo-soprano and soprano (born in Detroit)
• James Hartway, classical composer (born in Detroit)
• Angela Jia Kim, classical pianist (born in East Lansing)
• Evans Mirageas, classical music record producer (for Decca, former artistic advisor to the Boston Symphony and now independent artistic advisor to Cincinnati Opera, Milwaukee Symphony and others (born in Ann Arbor)
• David Ott, classical composer (born in Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Elizabeth Parcells, opera soprano (born in Detroit; retired in Grosse Pointe Farms)
• Roger Reynolds, composer and a Pulitzer Prize winner in 1989 for Whispers Out of Time (born in Detroit)
• Leo Sowerby, organist, winner of a Pulitzer Prize in music and classical composer of symphonies, choral works and tone poems such as his 1929 Prairie (born in Grand Rapids)
• Thomas Schippers, conductor of the Metropolitan Opera and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (born in Kalamazoo)
• George Shirley, opera singer (born in Indianapolis; raised in Detroit)
• Joseph Silverstein, violinist and concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (born in Detroit)
• Cheryl Studer, opera singer (born in Midland)
• David Weber, classical clarinetist (born in Vilna, Lithuania; raised in Detroit)

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Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Muskegon is a city located in Muskegon County, Michigan. ... William Elden Bolcom (born May 26, 1938) is an American composer of chamber, operatic, and symphonic music. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... 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David Weber (1913-2006) was an American classical clarinetist known for the beauty of his tone, his inspired playing, and his influential teaching of the clarinet. ... Vilnius Old Town Vilnius (sometimes Vilna; Polish Wilno, Belarusian Вільня, Russian Вильнюс, see also Cities alternative names) is the capital city of Lithuania. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

Jazz and Blues

• Pepper Adams, jazz baritone saxophonist (born in Highland Park)
• Geri Allen, jazz pianist (born in Detroit)
• Dorothy Ashby, jazz harpist (born in Detroit)
• Anita Baker, jazz and R&B singer (born in Toledo, Ohio; raised in Detroit)
• Marcus Belgrave, jazz trumpeter (born in Detroit)
• Kenny Burrell, jazz guitarist (born in Detroit)
• Donald Byrd, jazz trumpeter (born in Detroit)
• Betty Carter, Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist (born in Flint, Michigan)
• Regina Carter, jazz violinist (born in Detroit)
• James Carter, jazz woodwind player (born in Detroit)
• Ron Carter, jazz bassist and member of the Miles Davis Quintet (born in Ferndale, Michigan)
• Alice Coltrane, jazz keyboardist, harpist and composer (born in Detroit)
• Xavier Davis, jazz pianist (born in Grand Rapids)
• Tommy Flanagan, jazz pianist best known as Ella Fitzgerald's accompanist (born in Detroit)
• Kenny Garrett, jazz saxophonist (born in Detroit)
• Barry Harris, bebop jazz pianist and educator (born in Detroit)
• Joe Henderson, jazz saxophonist (born in Lima, Ohio; moved to Detroit)
• Milt Jackson jazz vibraphonist (born in Detroit)
• Hank Jones, jazz pianist (born in Vicksburg, Mississippi and grew up in Pontiac)
• Isham Jones, 1920s bandleader, violinist, saxophonist and songwriter (born in Coalton, Ohio, grew up in Saginaw)
• Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter (born in Pontiac)
• Earl Klugh, Grammy Award-winning jazz guitarist (born in Detroit)
• Yusef Lateef, jazz saxophonist and flutist (born in Chattanooga, Tennessee; raised in Detroit)
• Dave Pike, jazz vibraphonist (born in Detroit)
• Dianne Reeves, jazz vocalist and only person to have won the Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance" three times in a row (born in Detroit)
• Frank Rosolino, jazz trombonist (born in Detroit)
• Sonny Stitt, jazz saxophonist (born in Boston, Massachusetts; raised in Saginaw)
• Art Van Damme, jazz accordionist (born in Norway)
• Sippie Wallace, blues singer (born in Houston, later settled in Detroit)
• Rudy Weidoeft, jazz saxophonist (born in Detroit)

For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Blues music redirects here. ... Pepper Adams (October 8, 1930 - September 10, 1986) was one of hard bops most significant baritone saxophonists. ... Highland Park is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. ... The cover of Geri Allens 2004 album The Life of a Song. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Dorothy Ashby (born August 6, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, died April 13, 1986 in Santa Monica, California) was an African American jazz harpist and composer. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Anita Baker (born January 26, 1958) is a eight-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-Platinum rhythm and blues and soul singer and songwriter, renowned for her soaring alto vocal range. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio Coordinates: , Country United States State Ohio County Lucas Founded 1833 Government  - Mayor Carty Finkbeiner (D) Area  - City 84. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Marcus Belgrave (b. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American jazz guitarist. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Donaldson Toussaint LOuverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter, born in Detroit, Michigan. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Betty Carter Betty Carter (May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was a prominent American jazz singer, who was renowned for her improvisational techniques. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the sedimentary rock. ... Regina Carter Regina Carter (born in Detroit, Michigan in 1966) is an American jazz violinist. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... James Carter (b. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937, Ferndale, Michigan) is an American jazz bassist. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, widely considered to be one of the most influential of the 20th century. ... Ferndale is the name of several places in the United States of America: Ferndale, California Ferndale, Florida Ferndale, Maryland Ferndale, Michigan Ferndale, Pennsylvania Ferndale, Washington There is also Fairview-Ferndale, Pennsylvania. ... Alice Coltrane (b. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Xavier Davis(born 1971 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a jazz pianist who leads the Xavier Davis Trio. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Thomas Lee Flanagan (b. ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella and the First Lady of Song, is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Kenny Garrett is a jazz saxophonist and flutist. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... 2002 Recording For the dance music performer and DJ, see Barry Harris (DJ). ... Bebop is a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos and improvisation based on harmonic structure rather than melody. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 - June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Location in the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Allen Government  - Mayor David Berger (D) Area  - City 12. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... 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. ... A musician who plays the vibraphone, typically in the jazz idiom. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Henry Hank Jones (born July 31, 1918) was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi and grew up in Pontiac, Michigan, where he studied piano at an early age and came under the influence of Earl Hines, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson and Art Tatum. ... Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi. ... Pontiac is a marque of automobile produced by General Motors and sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico from 1926 to the present. ... Isham Jones, 1922 Isham Jones (31 January 1894 – 19 October 1956) was a United States bandleader, violinist, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Coalton is a village located in Jackson County, Ohio. ... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Thad Jones Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 - August 21, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter. ... Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac. ... Earl Klugh (born September 16, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist and composer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Album cover of Eastern Sounds Dr. Yusef Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston, October 9, 1920) is an American jazz musician. ... “Chattanooga” redirects here. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... David Samuel Pike (born March 23, 1938 in Detroit) is a jazz vibraphone player. ... A musician who plays the vibraphone, typically in the jazz idiom. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album has been presented since 1977. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Frank Rosolino (August 20, 1926 - November 26, 1978) was an American jazz trombonist. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Sonny Stitt, a quintessential bop saxophonist. ... Boston redirects here. ... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Art Van Damme (born April 9, 1920 in Norway, Michigan) is a jazz accordionist. ... Sippie Wallace, born as Beulah Thomas (1 November 1898 - 1 November 1986) was a United States blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... Houston redirects here. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Rudolph Rudy Cornelius Wiedoeft (January 3, 1893 - February 18, 1940) was a U.S. saxophonist. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

Motown, R&B and Soul

• Florence Ballard, Motown era singer, original lead singer of The Supremes, (born in Rosetta, Mississippi; raised in Detroit)
• Lamont Dozier, Motown era composer, member of Holland-Dozier-Holland ((born in Detroit)
• The Four Tops, Motown era group with two number one hits (formed in Detroit)
• Aretha Franklin, singer known as "The Queen of Soul" (born in Memphis, Tennessee; raised in Detroit)
• Brian Holland, Motown era composer, member of Holland-Dozier-Holland( (born in Detroit)
• Edward Holland, Jr., Motown era composer, member of Holland-Dozier-Holland(born in Detroit)
• Adina Howard, R&B singer (born in Grand Rapids)
• Mable John, first female singer to sign with Berry Gordy (born in Bastrop, Louisiana; raised in Detroit)
• Jr. Walker & the All-Stars, Motown era group whose song "Shotgun" went number one (formed in Battle Creek)
• Suai Kee, singer and songwriter (born in Detroit)
• Bettye LaVette, soul singer (born in Muskegon)
• Barbara Lewis, singer known for hits Baby I'm Yours and Make Me Your Baby (Born in South Lyon)
• The Marvelettes, Motown era group whose "Please Mr. Postman" went number one (formed in Inkster)
• Freda Payne, Motown era singer (born in Detroit)
• Martha Reeves, solo R&B singer and lead singer of the Motown group Martha and the Vandellas (born in Eufaula, Alabama; raised in Detroit)
• Smokey Robinson, Motown era singer (born in Detroit)
• Diana Ross, lead singer of The Supremes and solo artist (born in Detroit)
• The Spinners, R&B group (formed in Ferndale)
• The Temptations, Motown group winning three Grammy awards with 14 number one hits (begun in Detroit)
• Edwin Starr, soul music singer, best known for his anti-war number one hit "War" (born in Nashville, Tennessee, raised in Cleveland, Ohio, resident of 'Detroit during his greatest years of success
• Mary Wells, Motown era singer best known for her song My Guy which went number one (born in Detroit)
• Kim Weston, Motown and R&B singer (born in Detroit; current resident of Israel)
• Jackie Wilson, R&B singer (born in Detroit)
• Stevie Wonder, singer, musician, songwriter and winner of 24 Grammy awards (born in Saginaw)
• Philippe Wynne, R&B and gospel singer (born in Detroit)
• LaKisha Jones, R&B and Soul singer who ranked fourth in the sixth season of American Idol (born in Flint)

Motown Records, Inc. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For other uses, see Soul (disambiguation). ... Florence Glenda Ballard Chapman, nicknamed Flo or Blondie, (June 30, 1943 – February 22, 1976) was an American singer, and one of the original lead singers of the Motown act The Supremes. ... For other uses, see Supremes (disambiguation). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... 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... Holland-Dozier-Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, and showtunes. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Brian Holland, his brother Edward Holland, Jr. ... Holland-Dozier-Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Edward Holland, Jr. ... Holland-Dozier-Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Adina Howard (b. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Mable John (born 3 November 1930) is an American blues vocalist who was the first female signed by Berry Gordy to Motowns Tamla label. ... Berry Gordy, Jr. ... There is also a Bastrop, Texas The city of Bastrop is the parish seat of Morehouse Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Jr. ... This article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. ... A graduate of Cranbrook Kingswood School in 2004 and a Detroit native, Suai recetly signed a record deal with Motown/Universal records. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Bettye Lavette (born in Muskegon, Michigan, 1946) is an American soul singer who cut her first record at 16, but achieved only intermittent fame until her 2005 record, Ive Got My Own Hell to Raise. ... Muskegon is a city located in Muskegon County, Michigan. ... Barbara Lewis (b. ... South Lyon is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Marvelettes was an American singing girl group on the Motown label. ... Please Mr. ... Inkster is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Freda Charcelia Payne (born on September 19, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African-American singer and actress. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941 in Eufaula, Alabama) is an American R&B and soul singer and was the lead singer of the legendary Motown girl group Martha & the Vandellas. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were one of the most successful groups in the Motown roster during the 1960s and fully active from 1960 to 1972, performing at various times doo-wop, blues, pop, rock and roll and soul. ... Eufaula is a city in Barbour County, Alabama, United States. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... William Smokey Robinson, Jr. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... For the author-illustrator, see Diana Ross (author). ... For other uses, see Supremes (disambiguation). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The Spinners are a Detroit, Michigan -based soul band popular in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Ferndale is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... “Temptations” redirects here. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 – April 3, 2003) was a soul music singer. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see War (disambiguation). ... “Nashville” redirects here. ... Cleveland redirects here. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American soul, R&B, and pop singer. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Kim Weston during her years at Motorcity Agatha Natalie Kim Weston (born December 20, 1939) is an African American soul singer and Motown alumna. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... For the British author, see Jacqueline Wilson. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris),[1] is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... 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For other uses, see Soul (disambiguation). ... AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ... This article is about the sedimentary rock. ...

Rock, Rap and Pop

• Bear vs. Shark (raised in Highland and Whitelake)
• Aaliyah, singer and actress (born in Brooklyn, New York; raised in Detroit)
• Gregg Alexander, sinter and songwriter (from Grosse Pointe)
• Hank Ballard, early rock musician best known for The Twist (born in Detroit)
• The Black Dahlia Murder, a deathcore band (begun in Detroit)
• Sonny Bono, singer, record producer and California politician (born in Detroit)
• Donald Brewer, drummer for Grand Funk Railroad (born in Flint, Michigan)
• Alice Cooper, musician (born in Detroit)
• Eminem, rapper (born in St. Joseph, Missouri; raised in Warren)
• Mark Farner, lead singer of Grand Funk Railroad (born in Flint, Michigan)
• Glenn Frey, founding member of rock band The Eagles (born in Royal Oak)
• Craig Frost, keyboardist (born in Flint, Michigan)
• James Gurley, rock guitarist (born in Detroit)
• Bill Haley, early rock musician most known for his Rock Around the Clock (born in Highland Park)
• Blade Icewood, rapper (born in Detroit)
• Insane Clown Posse - horrorcore rap group (begun in Wayne)
• Maynard James Keenan, frontman of Tool and A Perfect Circle (born in Ravenna, Ohio, raised in Scottville)
• Still Remains, MetalCore band (startedGrand Rapids)
• Anthony Kiedis, lead singer, Red Hot Chili Peppers (born in Grand Rapids)
• Chad Smith, drummer, Red Hot Chili Peppers (raised in in Bloomfield Hills)
• Kid Rock, musician (born in Romeo; raised in Mount Clemens)
• Wayne Kramer, guitarist (born in Detroit)
• Madonna, singer (born in Bay City; raised in Pontiac and Rochester Hills)
• "MC5" - groundbreaking protopunk band (begun in Detroit)
• Jason Newsted, bassist for Metallica (born in Battle Creek)
• Matt Noveskey, bassist for Blue October
• Ted Nugent, musician (born in Detroit)
• Craig Owens, vocalist of the band Chiodos (from Rochester Hills)
• Iggy Pop, rock musician (born in Muskegon)
• The Romantics - New Wave rock band (begun in Detroit)
• Mitch Ryder, rock musician (born in Hamtramck)
• Bob Schneider, Texas-based rock musician and former boyfriend of Sandra Bullock (born in Ypsilanti)
• Bob Seger, rock singer (born in Dearborn ; raised in Ann Arbor)
• Del Shannon, early rock singer and guitarist (born in Coopersville)
• Jim 'Soni' Sonefeld, drummer & percussionist for Hootie & The Blowfish (born in Lansing)
• Sponge, post-grunge band ( formed in Detroit)
• The Stooges, rock band (begun in Ann Arbor)
• Taproot, nu metal band (begun in Ann Arbor)
• "Thought Industry - progressive metal band (begun in Kalamazoo)
• DJ Mahler & MC Joel, of Last 2 Standin' - Hip-Hop Rappers & Producers (raised in Marquette)
• "The Verve Pipe", post-grunge band (formed in East Lansing)
• Uncle Kracker, rock musician (born in Mount Clemens)
• The Von Bondies, indie rock/alternative band (from Detroit)
• Narada Michael Walden, multi-platinum record producer and songwriter (born in Kalamazoo)
• "The White Stripes", minimalist blues-rock duo (begun in Detroit)
• D'arcy Wretzky, bass player for The Smashing Pumpkins (born in South Haven)

Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... For Aaliyahs self-titled album, see Aaliyah (album). ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Gregg Alexander Gregg Alexander (born 4 May 1970 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA) is best known as the producer/singer/songwriter behind the New Radicals, who scored the international hit You Get What You Give in late 1998. ... This article is about the incorporated city of Grosse Pointe. ... Hank Ballard (born John Henry Kendricks) (November 18, 1927 - March 2, 2003) was an African American R&B/rock singer and the lead vocalist of Hank Ballard & the Midnighters. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... This article is about the metal band. ... Deathcore is an amalgamation of two musical styles: metalcore and death metal. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Salvatore Phillip Sonny Bono (February 16, 1935) – January 5, 1998) was an American record producer, singer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Don Brewer (born September 3, 1948 in Flint, Michigan) is a drummer for American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. ... Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Alice Cooper (born February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. ... Saint Joseph (also known as St. ... Coordinates: , Country State County Macomb Incorporated 1957 Government  - Type Council-Strong Mayor  - Mayor Mark A. Steenbergh Area  - City  34. ... Mark Farner (born September 29, 1948 in Flint, Michigan) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad, previously, in Mojo and the Nightwalkers and later as a Contemporary Christian Musician. ... Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Glenn Lewis Frey (born November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan[1]) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as one of the founding members of rock band Eagles. ... The Eagles are an American rock music group that originally came together in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. ... The Star Dream by Marshall Fredericks in downtown Royal Oak Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Craig Frost (born April 20, 1948 in Flint, Michigan) was keyboardist for 70s rockers Grand Funk, who had a handful of massive hit singles and Craig also played in Bob Segers band playing organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboard on Nine Tonight (1981) The Distance (1982) Like a Rock (1986) The... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... James Gurley (born December 22, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Bill Haley, with his band, the Comets, was one of the first rock and roll acts to tour the United Kingdom. ... Rock Around the Clock is a rock n roll song from 1952, written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter under the pseudonym Jimmy De Knight). Although first recorded by Sonny Dae & the Knights, the more famous version by Bill Haley & His Comets is not, strictly speaking... Highland Park is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. ... Blade Icewood (Darnell Quincy Lindsay, March 14, 1977 - April 19, 2005) was a Detroit-based rap artist. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Insane Clown Posse (commonly known as ICP) is an American rap duo originally from Wayne, Michigan but formed in the Detroit neighborhood of Delray. ... Horrorcore is a subgenre of hip hop music and to a lesser extent hardcore music. ... Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Maynard James Keenan (born April 17, 1964, as James Herbert Keenan) is an American rock singer. ... Ravenna is a city in Portage County, Ohio, United States. ... Scottville may refer to: Scottville, Michigan Scottville, Illinois This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Still Remains is also a song from the 1994 Stone Temple Pilots album Purple. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Anthony Kiedis (born November 1, 1962) is an American singer and also is a songwriter. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... For other persons named Chad Smith, see Chad Smith (disambiguation). ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), best known as Kid Rock, is an American rapper, singer and rock musician most notable for his albums Devil Without a Cause and Cocky and his hit singles Bawitdaba and Picture. ... Romeo is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Mount Clemens is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Wayne Kramer (Born on April 30, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American guitarist. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... This article is about the American entertainer. ... Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. ... Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac. ... Rochester Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... MC5 (short for Motor City Five) was a hard rock band formed in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1964 and active until 1972. ... Protopunk is a term used to describe a number of performers who were important precursors of punk rock, or who have been cited by early punk rockers as influential. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Jason Newsted is an American bass guitarist, currently a member of Voivod and Rock Star Supernova. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... This article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. ... William Matthew Matt Noveskey (born June 16, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and bassist, best known for his work with the bands Blue October and (a+)machines. ... This article is about the American band. ... Theodore Ted Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (a. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Chiodos (IPA pronunciation: ) [1] is a six-member Post-Hardcore band from Davison, Michigan. ... Rochester Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Muskegon is a city located in Muskegon County, Michigan. ... The cover photo of the Romantics self-titled 1980 debut album, featuring the band in its notorious red leather suits. ... New Wave was a pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Mitch Ryder (born 26 February 1945) is an American musician born in Hamtramck, Michigan as William S. Levise Jr. ... Hamtramck is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan in the United States of America. ... Bob Schneider (born October 12, 1965) is an Austin, Texas-based musician and artist, born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and raised in Munich, Germany. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26, 1964) is a German-American film actress. ... Ypsilanti is a city located in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Robert Clark Seger (born May 5, 1945) is a Rock and Roll singer, songwriter, and musician from Michigan. ... Location in Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... For Dell Shannon, the pen name of a police procedural novelist, see Elizabeth Linington. ... Nickname: none Location of Coopersville in Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Ottawa  - Mayor Kenneth L. Bush Area    - City  4. ... Hootie & the Blowfish are an American pop-rock band, originally formed at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Soni Sonefeld and Mark Bryan. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... Sponge is a post-grunge Detroit, Michigan, rock band formed in 1991 by Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, and Joey Mazzola — all formerly of hard-rock band Loudhouse. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... This article is about the rock band. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... Taproot is a four-piece rock music group from Ann Arbor, Michigan that has toured with bands such as Korn, Deftones, Staind, P.O.D., Disturbed, and Linkin Park. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... American progressive metal band Thought Industry was formed in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1989 by vocalist/bassist Brent Oberlin, drummer Dustin Donaldson (who formed I Am Spoonbender in 1997), guitarist Christopher Simmonds (aka Christopher Lee), and guitarist Steve Spaeth. ... Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... There are different meanings for Marquette, almost all of which are named after Father Jacques Marquette, S.J., a Jesuit missionary who along with Louis Joliet mapped the Mississippi River Places Marquette Heights, Illinois Marquette, Iowa Marquette, Kansas Marquette Township, Kansas Marquette, Michigan Marquette, Nebraska Marquette County, Michigan Marquette Island... The Verve Pipe is an American post-grunge band from East Lansing, Michigan. ... East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Uncle Kracker (born Matthew Shafer, June 6, 1974, in Mount Clemens, Michigan) is an American rock, country, and rap-rock musician. ... Mount Clemens is a city located in Macomb County, Michigan. ... The Von Bondies are an indie rock/garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Michael Walden (born April 23, 1952, in Kalamazoo, Michigan USA) is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... This article is about the American duo. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Darcy Elizabeth Wretzky (born May 1, 1968 in South Haven, Michigan), also known simply as Darcy, is a rock musician best known for her work as a bass player with the highly successful alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... South Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Other Musicians

• (Justin Hicks) , Hip-Hop Musician, (Ann Arbor)
• Johnny Desmond, singer (born in Detroit)
• Patrick Elkins, songwriter, performance artist and puppeteer (born in Grand Rapids)
• Marion Hutton, singer (born in Battle Creek)
• Bernie Krause, pioneer in Moog synthesizers and folk singer with The Weavers (born in Detroit)
• Stephen Lynch, comic musician (born in Abington, Pennsylvania; raised in Saginaw)
• Joseph LoDuca, film score composer (born in Michigan)
• John Lowery, guitarist. Former member of Marilyn Manson (born in Grosse Pointe).
• Geoff Moore, Christian contemporary music Grammy-winning singer and songwriter (born in Michigan)
• Zeena Parkins, avant garde harpist (born in Detroit)
• Suzi Quatro, singer, bassist, and actress (born in Detroit)
• Sycamore Smith, folk singer (born in Marquette)
• Tom Smith, filker, folk musician (lives in Ann Arbor)
• Noel Stookey, better known as "Paul" in Peter, Paul and Mary folk group (born in Birmingham)
• Sufjan Stevens, folk musician (born in Detroit)
• George Winston, Grammy Award-winning new age pianist (born in Michigan)
• Edgar Struble, musical director, vocalist, instrumentalist, composer, worked with Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Oak Ridge Boys, Boys II Men, and many others (grew up in Scottville)

Johnny Desmond (November 14, 1920-September 6, 1985) was an American popular singer. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Patrick Ryan Medorf Elkins (b. ... Performance art is art where the actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time, constitute the work. ... A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object — a puppet— in real time to create the illusion of life. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Marion Thornburg, better known as Marion Hutton, (March 10, 1919 - January 10, 1987) was a United States singer and actress. ... This article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. ... Bernie Krause is an American musician, was a member of The Weavers, and was one of the first players of the Moog Synthesizer in the 1960s. ... The Weavers were an immensely popular and influential folk music quartet from Greenwich Village, New York, United States. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Stephen Andrew Lynch (born July 28, 1971), is an American stand-up comedian, musician and Tony Award-nominated actor. ... Abington Township, Pennsylvania may refer to: North Abington Township, Pennsylvania West Abington Township, Pennsylvania South Abington Township, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Joseph LuDuca, Film composer. ... // John 5 was born John Lowery in Grosse Point Michigan USA, on July [31st 1971]. His stage name was bestowed upon him back in 1998 when he joined shock rock troupe [Marilyn Manson] as their guitarist taking over from Zim Zum (Mike Linton). ... Marilyn Manson is a rock band based in Los Angeles, California. ... This article is about the incorporated city of Grosse Pointe. ... Geoff Moore (born February 21, 1961 in Flint Michigan[1]) is a Contemporary Christian music artist and songwriter. ... Love Song Contemporary Christian music (CCM), or Christian pop music, is a sub-genre of Christian music. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Zeena Parkins (born Detroit, MI) is a harpist active in rock music, free improvisation and jazz. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Suzi Quatro (born Susan Kay Quatro on June 3, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan) is a singer, bassist, radio personality and actress. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Sycamore Smith in concert Sycamore Smith is the stage name of Marc Smith, a musician from Marquette, Michigan. ... Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Tom Smith is a singer-songwriter from Ann Arbor, Michigan who got his start in the filk genre. ... Filk is a form of music created from within fandom, and performed generally late at night at science fiction conventions. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... Noel Paul Stookey (born December 30, 1937) is a singer-songwriter best known as Paul in the trio Peter, Paul and Mary. ... The trio Peter, Paul and Mary (often PP&M) is an American musical group that was one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. ... Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Sufjan Stevens (IPA pronunciation: ) (born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Petosky, Michigan. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... George Winston (born 1949) is an American pianist who was born in Michigan, and grew up in Miles City, Montana. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Scottville may refer to: Scottville, Michigan Scottville, Illinois This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Native American Leaders

• Andrew Blackbird, Ottawa leader, historian and negotiator in the Treaty of 1855 (born in Harbor Springs)
• Abraham Burnett, Potawatomi Mission Band leader and, as principal interpreter for the Baptist missionary Isaac McCoy, instrumental in their forced resettlement in the 1830s to Kansas (born in soutwest Michigan)
• Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish(or Bad Bird), Potawatomi chief (from Michigan)
• Mecosta, Potawatomi chief for whom Mecosta County is named (born near present-day Big Rapids)
• Nottawaseepe, Potawatomi chief poisoned by his own people for trying to convince them to accept the forced removal of 1837 (resided in western Michigan)
• John Okemos, Ojibwa chief -- for whom the city of Okemos is named and signer of the Treaty of Saginaw (born on Apple Island in present-day West Bloomfield)
• Simon Pokagon, Potawatomi chief, fluent in Latin, Greek, English and Native American languages, graduate of Oberlin College, poet, folklorist, essayist, public speaker, cited as the most highly educated full blood Native American of the late 19th century, twice visited Abraham Lincoln and smoked a peace pipe with Ulysses S. Grant, it is from Pokagon that Western Michigan's Pokagon Potawatomi take their name (born in Berrien County, settled in Hartland)
• Brad Hewlett, chief who dominated blueberry picking from 1890-1892
• Pontiac, Native American chief and war leader (born near the Detroit River)
• Shavehead, Potawatomi chief and warrior (born in Cass County)
• Shaw-shaw-way-nay-beece, Ojibwa chief and signer of the Treaty of 1855 (born in Isabella County)
• Shingabawassin, Ojibwa chief (born at the mouth of the St. Mary's River near Sault Sainte Marie)
• Shoppenagon, Ojibwa chief (born in Indianfields, an Ojibwa village near Grayling)
• Wawatam, Ojibwa chief at Michilimackinac (born near Mackinaw City)
• Wosso (also called Owosso for whom the city of Owosso is named), chief of the Shiawassee band of Ojibwa and signer of the Treaty of Saginaw (born near present-day Owosso)

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Political Figures

National Political Figures

• Spencer Abraham, US Senator and Secretary of Energy (born in East Lansing)
• Henry B. Brown,US Supreme Court Justice from 1891-1906 and author for the Court of the notorious opinion in Plessy v. Ferguson (born in South Lee, Massachusetts; settled and practiced law in Detroit)
• Jesse Brown, US Secretary of Veterans' Affairs under President Bill Clinton (born in Detroit)
• Wilber Marion Brucker, United States Secretary of the Army and Michigan governor (born in Saginaw)
• Roy D. Chapin,Sr., United States Secretary of Commerce under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (born in Lansing)
• Betty Ford, Former First Lady, and advocate of breast cancer early detection and chemical dependency treatment
• Gerald R. Ford, US President (born in Omaha, Nebraska; raised in Grand Rapids)
• Reed E. Hunt, FCC Chairman under President Bill Clinton (born in Ann Arbor)
• Robert McClelland, Governor of Michigan from 1852-1853 and US Secretary of the Interior under President James Buchanan (born in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; settled in Monroe)
• Frank Murphy, Detroit Mayor, Michigan Governor, the last Governor-General of the Philippines and the first High Commissioner of the Philippines, United States Attorney General, and United States Supreme Court Justice
• Rodney E. Slater, U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Bill Clinton (born in Marianna, Arkansas; lived some time in Ypsilanti)
• Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education under President George W. Bush, and co-author of the No Child Left Behind Act
• Gene Sperling, National Economic Advisor to President Bill Clinton (from Ann Arbor)
• Potter Stewart, US Supreme Court justice (born in Jackson, Michigan)
• Edwin F. Uhl, served as Mayor of Grand Rapids, Ambassador to Germany, and Assistant Secretary of State, and for thirteen days in 1895 Acting U.S. Secretary of State (born in Rush, New York, raised in Ypsilanti, moved to Grand Rapids}

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Michigan Political Figures

• Russell A. Alger, Michigan governor and Senator, Secretary of War under President William McKinley during the Spanish American War (born in Lafayette Township in Medina County, Ohio; moved to Grand Rapids)
• Austin Blair, fervently anti-slavery governor of Michigan during the United States Civil War (born in Caroline, New York; settled in Eaton Rapids)
• Prentiss M. Brown, U.S. Senator in the 1930s and later chairman of Detroit Edison Company and chairman of the Mackinac Bridge Authority (born in St. Ignace)
• John Conyers, second-longest serving member of the US House of Representatives (born in Detroit)
• John Dingell, longest serving member of the US House of Representatives (born in Colorado Springs, Colorado; raised in Detroit)
• John Engler, three-term governor of Michigan (born in Mount Pleasant)
• Jennifer Granholm, Michigan governor (born in Vancouver, British Columbia; raised in San Francisco Bay Area in California; Northville resident at time of her election)
• Philip A. Hart, US Senator (born in Bryn Mar, Pennsylvania; moved to Detroit)
• Carl Levin, US Senator (born in Detroit)
• T. John Lesinski, Michigan Lieutenant Governor and judge (born in Detroit)
• Sander M. Levin, US Congressman (born in Detroit)
• Charles E. Potter, U.S. Senator
• Donald W. Riegle, Jr., US Senator
• Dorothy Comstock Riley, Michigan Supreme Court judge, and first Hispanic woman to be elected to the Supreme Court of any state
• George W. Romney, Michigan governor, former chairman of American Motors (born in Chihuahua, Mexico, raised in Salt Lake City, moved to Detroit)
• Mitt Romney , (Born in Detroit governor of Massachuetts and 2008 president candidate
• Debbie Stabenow, US Senator (born in Gladwin)
• Arthur H. Vandenberg, US Senator (born in Grand Rapids)
• Howard Wolpe, US Congressman, later appointed by President Bill Clinton as Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region of Africa, then Director of the Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, part of the Smithsonian Institution, (born in Los Angeles, California, settled in Kalamazoo)

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Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Sander Martin Levin, known as Sandy Levin, (born September 6, 1931) is a Democratic U.S. Representative from the 12th Congressional District (map) in Michigan. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Charles E. Potter Charles Edward Potter (October 30, 1916–November 23, 1979) was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. ... Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. ... 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Other Political Figures

• Arthur Brown, U.S. Senator from Utah (born in Kalamazoo)
• Laurie Perry Cookingham, known as the “Dean of City Managers” since serving as City Manager of Kansas City, Missouri for 19 years, a tenure longer than any city manager in any city in the United States (born in Saginaw
• Dr. Royal S. Copeland, U.S. Senator from New York (born in Dexter)
• Thomas Dewey, New York politician, lost presidential race in 1948 (born in Owosso)
• Frank Emerson, Wyoming governor (born in Saginaw)
• Elisha Peyre Ferry, first governor of the Washington Territory and Civil War colonel (born in Monroe)
• Obadiah Gardner, US Senator for Maine (born near Port Huron)
• Tom Hayden, social and political activist, politician (born in Detroit)
• James A. Miner, first chief justice of Utah (born in Marshall)
• Tom Price, Congressman from Georgia (born in Lansing)
• Clarence Eugene Ridley, founder (in 1933) of the Public Administration Service, first director of the International City Managers' Association serving from 1929–56, and municipal services standards developer (born in Armada)
• Mitt Romney, Massachusetts governor, son of Michigan governor George W. Romney (born in Detroit)
• John Sinclair, political activist, writer, musician (born in Flint)
• Jan Ting, unsuccessful 2006 candidate of U.S. Senate for Delaware (born in Dearborn)

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Armada is a village located in Macomb County, Michigan. ... Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) was the 70th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was chairman of the American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962 and was elected three times as the Republican Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... John Sinclair (born October 2, 1941 in Flint, Michigan) is a Detroit poet, one-time manager of the band MC5, and leader of the White Panther Party from November 1968 to July 1969. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Jan C. 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Religious Leaders

• Dave Armstrong, Roman Catholic (and former Evangelical Christian apologist and author (born in Detroit)
• Frederic Baraga, Roman Catholic Slovenian American missionary, bishop and Ojibway and Ottawa grammarian (born near Dobrnič (Lower Carniola (Dolenjska)), in present-day Slovenia; settled among the Native American mission at Arbre Croche (now Cross Village, Michigan)
• D. M. Canright, early leader of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (born in Kinderhook)
• D. Stanley Coors, American Bishop of the Methodist Church (born in Pentwater)
• Daniel Dolan, Traditional Catholic bishop (born in Detroit)
• Walter Elliott, 19th century Roman Catholic priest whose writing sparked the Americanism heresy (born in Detroit)
• James Cardinal Hickey, Cardinal for sixteen years and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington (born in Midland)
• Bruce R. McConkie, prominent Apostle and theologian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born in Ann Arbor)
• Josh McDowell, leading Evangelical Christian apologist and author (born in Battle Creek)
• Wallace Fard Muhammad, founder of Nation of Islam (birthplace debated; moved to Detroit and founded his first mosque there)
• Thomas Gumbleton, Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop (born in Detroit)
• Prophet James F. Jones, founder of the Church of the Universal Triumph, Dominion of God, 1940s abd 1950s with a mass following who preached among other things the wearing of girdles as a means of salvation and prophesied universal immortality in the year 2000 (born in Birmingham, Alabama; moved to Detroit where he founded his church and lived until his death in 1971)
• Henry Churchill King, theologian, president of Oberlin College and seminal figure with the King-Crane Commission on the status of Palestine (born in Hillsdale)
• Baba Rexheb, Moslem leader and mystic, founder of the Bektashi Sufi lodge in Taylor (born in Gjirokastër, Ottoman Empire now Albania; fled to Taylor)
• Edmund Cardinal Szoka, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (born in Grand Rapids)
• Allen Henry Vigneron, Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland in California (born in Mount Clemens)
• Geerhardus Vos, Protestant theologian known as the "Father of Reformed Biblical Theology" (born in Heerenveen in the Netherlands; moved at 19 to Grand Rapids)
• Raymond Wargelin, president of Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, executive director of the Suomi Synod Luther League, theology professor at Suomi College, editor-in-chief of Lutheran Counselor magazine, advocate of Finnish-American culture (born in Republic)
• Ellen G. White, founding member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (born in Maine, settled in Battle Creek with husband James)
• James Springer White, founding member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (born in Palmyra, Maine, settled in Battle Creek)
• Rabbi Sherwin Wine, founder of the Society for Humanistic Judaism (born in Detroit)

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Scholars

Economists, Mathematicians and Social Scientists

• Henry Carter Adams, economist (born in Davenport, Iowa; moved to Ann Arbor)
• Earl Babbie, sociologist (born in Detroit)
• Bruce Bartlett, economist who, as an advocate of supply-side economics, served as advisor to both Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush (born in Ann Arbor)
• George David Birkhoff, mathematician best known for the ergodic theorem (born in Overisel, Michigan)
• Edward Griffith Begle, mathematician specializing in the field of topology best known for his role as the director of the School Mathematics Study Group, the primary group credited for developing what came to be known as The New Math (born in Saginaw)
• Stanley Dunin, mathematician, aerospace engineer and consultant for the World Bank (born near Konin, Poland; fled to the US during World War II and was raised in Monroe)
• Carol Karp, mathematician and leader in the theory of infinitary logic (born in Forest Grove)
• Eduard Lindeman, educational pioneer (born in St. Clair)
• Tom Morey, mathematician, aerospace engineer, musician and surfing analyst (born in Detroit)
• Michael Porter, economist and author (born in Ann Arbor)
• Jeff Sachs, economist, economic adviser to nations, author, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University(born in Detroit)
• Martha Seger, economist, in 1984 became first woman appointed to a full term on the Federal Reserve Board, Governor of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C. from 1984-1991 (born in Adrian)
• Claude E. Shannon, "father of information theory" (born in Petoskey; raised in Gaylord)
• Theda Skocpol, sociologist and political scientist (born in Detroit
• Stephen Smale, Fields Medal-winning mathematician (born in Flint)

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Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... George David Birkhoff George David Birkhoff (21 March 1884, Overisel, Michigan - 12 November 1944, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American mathematician, best known for what is now called the ergodic theorem. ... In mathematics, a measure-preserving transformation T on a probability space is said to be ergodic if the only measurable sets invariant under T have measure 0 or 1. ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... 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Historians

• Ray Stannard Baker, historian and biographer of President Woodrow Wilson, (born in Lansing)
• Charles Bigelow, print historian, designer MacArthur Foundation Award winner and co-inventor of the Wingding and Lucida pring fonts (born in Detroit)
• Bruce Catton, historian of the US Civil War (born in Petoskey; raised in Benzonia)
• John D'Arms, history of ancient Rome (born in Poughkeepsie, New York, moved to Ann Arbor)
• Natalie Zemon Davis, historian and feminist who pioneered the "new social history" emphasizing anthropology, cultural history and the role of peasants, artisans and common laborers, her 1983 The Return of Martin Guerre

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• Samuel J. Eldersveld, political scientist at the University of Michigan and former mayor of Ann Arbor (from Ann Arbor)

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Philosophers

• Brand Blanshard, Yale University rationalist philosopher (born in Fredericksburg, Ohio; raised in Bay View)
• Voltairine de Cleyre, anarchist philosopher and political activist (born in Leslie)
• William A. Earle, Northwestern University philosopher of existentialism and phenomenology (born in Saginaw)
• Wilfred Sellars, philosopher (born in Ann Arbor)

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Scientists

• Werner Emmanuel Bachmann, biochemistry pioneer in steroid synthesis who carried out the first total synthesis of a steroidal hormone, equilenin (born in Detroit)
• Liberty Hyde Bailey, botanist (born in South Haven)
• Bob Bemer, computer scientist (born in Sault Ste. Marie)
• Robert John Braidwood, archaeologist and anthropologist (born in Detroit)
• J. Harlen Bretz, geologist (born in Saranac)
• Lyman James Briggs, engineer, physicist and administrator, best known for heading the Briggs Advisory Committee on Uranium -- widely known as the Uranium Committee or the Advisory Committee (born in Assyria -- near Battle Creek)
• Robert L. Carroll, paleontologist (born in Kalamazoo)
• Douglas Houghton Campbell, botanist (born in Detroit)
• Charles Horton Cooley, one of the founders of sociology (born in Ann Arbor)
• Kazimierz Fajans, chemist (born in Warsaw, Poland, fled Nazi persecution to settle in Ann Arbor)
• David Fairchild, botanist (born in Lansing)
• Robert M. Graham, computer scientist, contributed to Multics (born in Michigan)
• Alfred Hershey, Nobel Prize-winning bacteriologist (born in Owosso)
• Robert E. Horton, "father of hydrology, ecologist and soil scientist (born in Parma)
• Nicholas Hotton III, paleontologist (born in Michigan)
• Douglass Houghton, first state geologist of Michigan (born in Troy, New York; moved to Detroit and major explorer of Keeweenaw County)
• John H. Hubbell, radiation physicist (born in Ann Arbor)
• Edward Israel, astronomer and polar explorer (born in Kalamazoo)

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Robert John Braidwood Robert John Braidwood (29 July 1907–2003) was an American archaeologist and anthropologist, one of the founders of scientific archaeology, and a leader in the field of Near Eastern Prehistory. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... J Harlen Bretz J Harlen Bretz (1882 - 1981) was an American geologist, best known for his research that led to the acceptance of the Missoula Floods. ... Saranac is a village located in Ionia County, Michigan. ... Lyman James Briggs (May 7, 1874 — March 25, 1963) was an American engineer, physicist and administrator, who is now chiefly known for heading the Briggs Advisory Committee on Uranium (widely known as the Uranium Committee or the Advisory Committee) and for the Lyman Briggs School of Science at Michigan State... The S-1 Uranium Committee was a Committee of the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) that superseded the Briggs Advisory Committee on Uranium and later evolved into the Manhattan Project. ... The S-1 Uranium Committee was a Committee of the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) that superseded the Briggs Advisory Committee on Uranium and later evolved into the Manhattan Project. ... Assyria Township is a township located in Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... This article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. ... Robert L. Carroll (b. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Dr. Douglas Houghton Campbell (December 19, 1859 - February 24, 1953) was an American botanist. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Charles Horton Cooley (1864-1929) was an American sociologist. ... Sociology (from Latin: socius, companion; and the suffix -ology, the study of, from Greek λόγος, lógos, knowledge [1]) is the systematic and scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social action, and culture[2]. Areas studied in sociology can range from the analysis of brief contacts between anonymous... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... Kazimierz Fajans (sometimes referred to as Kasimir or Casimir; 27 May 1887 - 18 May 1975), was a Polish-American chemist who did valuable work on chemical bonding and on radioactivity and isotopes. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... David Fairchild in 1889, while employed at the United States Department of Agriculture David Grandison Fairchild (April 7, 1869 - August 6, 1954) was an American botanist and plant explorer. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... Robert M. Graham (born 1929 in Michigan) is a computer scientist. ... Multics (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service) was an extraordinarily influential early time-sharing operating system. ... Alfred Day Hershey (December 4, 1908 – May 22, 1997) was an American Nobel Prize-winning bacteriologist. ... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ), as designated in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, are awarded for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. ... Microbiology (in Greek micron = small and biologia = studying life) is the study of microorganisms, including unicellular (single-celled) eukaryotes and prokaryotes, fungi, and viruses. ... Owosso is a city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Robert Elmer Horton (May 18, 1875 - April 22, 1945) was an American ecologist and soil scientist, considered by many to be the father of modern hydrology. ... Water covers 70% of the Earths surface. ... Parma is a village located in Jackson County, Michigan. ... Nicholas Hotton III was an American Paleontologist who was born in Michigan and was educated at the University of Chicago where he received his Bachelors Degree in geology and a Ph. ... Douglass Houghton (September 21, 1809 – October 13, 1845) was an American geologist, medical doctor and mayor of Detroit, Michigan. ... Looking west down Broadway at downtown Troy. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The Keweenaw County Courthouse in Eagle River Keweenaw County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... John Howard Hubbell (born 1925) is an American radiation physicist. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... Edward Israel (1859-1884) was an astronomer and polar explorer. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

• Alfred V. Kidder, archaeologist (born in Marquette)
• Forest Ray Moulton, astronomer (born in Le Roy, Michigan)
• Wardell Pomeroy, psychologist known for his work on sexual behavior (born in Kalamazoo)
• Paul Rehak, archaeologist born in Ann Arbor
• Jonas Salk [1] Head of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan
• Glenn T. Seaborg, chemist, Nobel prize winner (born in Ishpeming)
• Samuel C. C. Ting, Nobel Prize- winning physicist (born in Ann Arbor)
• James Craig Watson, astronomer (born in Fingal, Ontario; raised in Ann Arbor)
• Thomas Huckle Weller, Nobel Prize winner in medicine (born in Ann Arbor)
• Leslie White, anthropologist and major advocate of neoevolutionism (born in Kansas, moved to Ann Arbor)

Alfred Vincent Kidder (1885 - 1963) was considered the foremost archaeologist of the southwestern United States and Middle America during the first half of the 20th century. ... Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Forest Ray Moulton (April 29, 1872 – December 7, 1952) was a U.S. astronomer. ... Le Roy is a village located in Osceola County, Michigan. ... Wardell Baxter Pomeroy (December 6, 1913 - September 6, 2001) was an American sexologist and co-author with Alfred C. Kinsey. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Paul Rehak (March 8, 1954 – June 5, 2004) was an American archaeologist. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Jonas Edward Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American physician and researcher best known for the development of the first successful polio vaccine (the eponymous Salk vaccine). ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ... Glenn Theodore Seaborg (April 19, 1912 – February 25, 1999) won the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries in the chemistry of the transuranium elements,[1] contributed to the discovery and isolation of ten elements, developed the actinide concept and was the first to propose the actinide series which led... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ), as designated in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, are awarded for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. ... Ishpeming is a city located in Marquette County, Michigan. ... Samuel Chao Chung Ting (丁肇中 pinyin: Dīng Zhàozhōng; Wade-Giles: Ting¹ Chao⁴-chung¹) (born January 27, 1936) is a Michigan-born Chinese American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in 1976 for the discovery of the subatomic J particle with Burton Richter. ... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ), as designated in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, are awarded for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... James Craig Watson (January 28, 1838 – November 22, 1880) was a Canadian-American astronomer born in the village of Fingal in Ontario, Canada. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... Dr. Thomas Huckle Weller (born June 15, 1915) was an American virologist. ... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ), as designated in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, are awarded for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... Leslie Alvin White ([19 January [1900]], Salida Colorado -- 31 March 1975) was an anthropologist known for his advocacy of theories of cultural evolution and his role in creating the department of anthropology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. ... Neoevolutionism is a social theory that tried to explain the evolution of societies by drawing on Charles Darwins theory of evolution and discarding some dogmas of the previous social evolutionism. ... Official language(s) English[2] Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²)  - Width 211 miles (340 km)  - Length 417 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ...

Other Scholars and Researchers

• Alfred Barr, art historian and the founding director of the Museum of Modern Art (born in Detroit)
• Harlan H. Barrows, geographer (born in Armada)
• Benjamin Franklin Bailey, electrical engineer, professor and researcher (born in Sheridan)
• Ellen Dannin, Penn State University law professor and foremost expert in the labor law of New Zealand and the United States (born in Flint)
• Richard Ellmann, literary critic and biographer (born in Highland Park)
• Vernor Finch, geographer, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and innovator in the cartographic representation of landscapes (born near Tecumseh)
• H. Wiley Hitchcock, musicologist director for the Institute for Studies in American Music and coauthor of the New Grove Dictionary of American Music (born in Detroit)
• George Washington Kirchwey, criminologist and penologist (born in Detroit)
• Emmett Leith, electrical engineering professor and inventor of three-dimensional holography (born in Detroit; moved to Ann Arbor)
• Albert Marckwardt, linguist at the University of Michigan and Princeton University best known for his work on American English and as advisor to several US governmental agencies on language and education (born in Grand Rapids)
• Charles Morey, art historian at Princeton University best known for his work on early Christian art (born in Hastings)
• Lydia Jane Roberts, home economics professor at the University of Chicago, expert in nutrition (born in Hope)
• Richard Seager, archaeologist best known for his excavations of Minoan sites at Mochlos (born in Lansing)
• Ralph Robert Shaw, US Department of Agriculture librarian 1940-1954, founder of Scarecrow Press, compiler of the foremost bibliography of the period of 1801-1819 (born in Detroit)
• Larry Soderquist, Corporate and Securities law expert, novelist, and Vanderbilt professor (born in Ypsilanti)

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The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Richard Ellmann (March 15, 1918 - 1987) was a prominent literary critic and biographer of Irish writers such as James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and William Butler Yeats. ... Highland Park is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. ... A geographer is a crazy psycho whose area of study is geocrap, the pseudoscientific study of Earths physical environment and human habitat and the study of boring students to death. ... University of Wisconsin redirects here. ... Tecumseh is a small city in Lenawee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... For album by Prince, see Musicology (album). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Look up Criminologist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Penology (from the Latin poena, punishment) comprises penitentiary science: that concerned with the processes devised and adopted for the punishment, repression, and prevention of crime, and the treatment of prisoners. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Emmett Leith (born in Detroit, Michigan, died December 23, 2005) was a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Michigan and the inventor of three-dimensional holography. ... This article is about the photographic technique. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... Hastings is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Family and consumer sciences, human sciences, human ecology or home economics, is an academic discipline which combines aspects of consumer science, nutrition, cooking, parenting and human development, interior decoration, textiles, family economics, housing, apparel design and resource management as well as other related subjects. ... For other uses, see University of Chicago (disambiguation). ... Minoan may refer to the following: The Minoan civilization The (undeciphered) Eteocretan language The (undeciphered) Minoan language The script known as Linear A An old name for the Mycenean language before it was deciphered and discovered to be a form of Greek. ... Mochlos (also transliterated as Mokhlos or Mohlos) is a modern island in the Gulf of Mirabello in eastern Crete, and the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement. ... Location in Ingham County, Michigan1 Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Ingham, Eaton Settled 1835 Incorporation 1859 Government  - Type Strong Mayor-Council  - Mayor Virg Bernero (D) Area  - City  35. ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture, also called the Agriculture Department, or USDA, is a Cabinet department of the United States Federal Government. ... The Librarian, a 1556 painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo A librarian is an information professional trained in library science and information science: the organization and management of information and service to people with information needs. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Larry D. Soderquist (born July 20, 1944 - died August 20, 2005) was a noted author & Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School from 1981 - 2005 and director at Corporate and Securities Law Institute from 1993-2005. ... Vanderbilt University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Ypsilanti is a city located in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Sports Figures

Baseball

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• Jim Abbott, pitcher famously born with only one hand who played for four major league teams (born in Southfield; raised in Flint, Michigan)
• Billy Ashley outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox (born in Trenton)
• Paul Assenmacher, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (born in Detroit, played for Aquinas College in Grand Rapids)
• Steve Avery, pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (born in Trenton)
• Neal Ball, early baseball famed for the first unassisted triple play in Major League baseball history (born in Grand Haven)
• Augie Bergamo, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1940s (born in Detroit)
• Mike Bordick, infielder for the Oakland A's (born in Marquette)
• Dave Borkowski, Houston Astros relief pitch (born in Detroit)
• Steve Boros, infielder, coach, manager of the Oakland Athletics (1983-84) and the San Diego Padres (1986) and farm system official (born in Flint, Michigan)
• Frank Bowerman, early baseball catcher for several teams (born in Romeo, Michigan)
• Bob Buhl, pitcher for Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies (born in Saginaw)
• Greg Cadaret, relief pitcher for several teams (born in Detroit)
• Bill Campbell, pitcher for several teams (born in Highland Park)
• Bernie Carbo, outfielder most remembered for his pinch-hit game-tying three-run homer in the 1975 World Series for the Cincinnati Reds (born in Detroit)
• Eddie Cicotte, early 20th century pitcher primarily with the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox (born in Springwells)
• Tim Crabtree, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays (born in Jackson)
• Kiki Cuyler, Hall of Famer outfielder for several major league teams (born in Harrisville)
• Jim Essian, catcher and Chicago Cubs manager (born in Detroit)
• Ira Flagstead, outfielder primarily with the Boston Red Sox (born in Montague)
• Jack Fournier, first baseman for several teams, 1924 American League home run leader and 1925 American League leader in walks (born in Au Sable)
• Bill Freehan, five-time Gold Glove-winning catcher for the Detroit Tigers (born in Detroit)
• Michy Harris, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians pitcher (born in New York, New York; moved to Farmington)
• John Ganzel, early baseball first baseman and manager (born in Kalamazoo)
• Brent Gates, infielder for several teams (born in Grand Rapids)
• Charlie Gehringer (known as 'The Mechanical Man) , second baseman Hall of Famer for the Detroit Tigers (born in Fowlerville)
• Jay Gibbons, Baltimore Orioles outfielder and the batter at the plate in the movie Wedding Crashers (born in Rochester)
• Kirk Gibson, outfielder primarily for the Detroit Tigers (born in Pontiac; raised in Waterford)
• Ted Gray, pitcher for several teams (born in Detroit)
• Bobby Grich, four-time Gold Glove-winning second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels (born in Muskegon)
• Steve Gromek, pitcher and member of the National Polish-American Hall of Fame (born in Hamtramck, Michigan)
• Jeff Hamilton, Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman (born in Flint)
• Charlie Hemphill, early 20th century outfielder primarily with the New York Highlanders and the Saint Louis Browns (born in Greenville)
• Pat Hentgen, Cy Young Award-winning pitcher (born in Detroit)
• Ray Herbert, pitcher and 1963 American League shutout leader (born in Detroit)* Don Hopkins[Oakland A's] [1970s][Benton Harbor]
• Derek Jeter, shortstop for the New York Yankees (born in Pequannock, New Jersey; raised in Kalamazoo)
• Bill Killefer, early 20th century catcher primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs (born in Bloomingdale)
• Red Killefer, early 20th century infielder for the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators and Cincinnati Reds (born in Bloomingdale)
• Ron LeFlore, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers and Montreal Expos; subject of the movie One in a Million(born in Detroit)
• Derek Lowe, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (born in Dearborn)

For other people with this name, see James Abbott. ... Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... An autographed Billy Ashley baseball card Billy Manual Ashley (Born July 11, 1970) in Trenton, Michigan, is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1913) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... Coordinates: , Settled 1816 Incorporation 1855 Government  - Mayor Gerald R. Brown Area  - City 18. ... Paul Andre Assenmacher (born December 10, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for 14 seasons. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 5, 14, 18, 19, 21, 42, 455 Name Cleveland Indians (1915–present) Cleveland Naps (1905-1914) Cleveland Bronchos (1902-1904) Cleveland Blues (1901) Other nicknames The Tribe, The Wahoos Ballpark Jacobs Field (1994–present... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Grand Rapids is the name of several places in the United States of America: Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids, Minnesota Grand Rapids, Ohio Grand Rapids, Wisconsin is the former name of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Grand Rapids is also the name of a town in Canada: Grand Rapids, Manitoba. ... Steven Thomas Avery (born April 14, 1970 in Trenton, Michigan) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was a young star with the Atlanta Braves in the early 1990s. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) East Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 21, 35, 41, 42, 44 Name Atlanta Braves (1966–present) Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) Boston Braves (1941-1952) Boston Bees (1936-1940) Boston Braves (1912-1935) Boston Rustlers (1911) Boston Doves (1907-1910) Boston... Coordinates: , Settled 1816 Incorporation 1855 Government  - Mayor Gerald R. Brown Area  - City 18. ... Neal Ball ~ New York Cornelius Neal Ball (April 22, 1881 - October 15, 1957), the American baseball player, achieved fame on July 19, 1909[1] when he pulled off the first unassisted triple play in Major League baseball history in a game against the Boston Red Sox. ... Bill Wambsganss completing his unassisted triple play in Game 5 of the 1920 World Series In baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes all three putouts by himself in one continuous play, without any teammates touching the ball (assist). ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... The entrance to the harbor at Grand Haven, Michigan. ... August Samuel Bergamo (February 14, 1917 - August 19, 1974) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the St. ... Major league affiliations National League (1892–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 42, 42, 45, 85 Name St. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Michael Todd Bordick (born July 21, 1965 in Marquette, Michigan) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball. ... Oakland Athletics American League AAA Sacramento River Cats AA Midland RockHounds A Stockton Ports Kane County Cougars Vancouver Canadians R Phoenix Athletics The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. ... Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... A relief pitcher currently playing for the Houston Astros. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 40, 42, 49 Name Houston Astros (1965–present) Houston Colt . ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Stephen Boros (born September 3, 1936, Flint, Michigan) is a former infielder, coach, manager and farm system official in American Major League Baseball. ... An infielder is a baseball player who plays on the infield, the dirt portion of a baseball diamond between first base and third base. ... In the baseball game, the coach is a member of the team at bat stationed near first or third base to signal and direct the runners and batters. ... New York Yankees manager Joe Torre returning to the dugout (September 2005) In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally, the field manager); this individual controls matters of team batting order to more closely communicate with baserunners, but most managers delegate this responsibility... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 9, 27, 34, 42, 43, (As) Name Oakland Athletics (1968–present) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) (Referred to as As) Other nicknames The As, The White Elephants, The... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Other nicknames The Pads, The Friars, The Fathers, The Dads Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... The farm system is a slang term used in baseball to refer to the systematic control or ownership of minor league baseball clubs by major league teams, who move players from the lowest to the highest classification as they gain experience and enjoy success at each level. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Frank Eugene Bowerman (December 5, 1868 - November 30 - 1948) was a Major League catcher for the Baltimore Orioles, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New York Giants, and the Boston Doves, as well as a player-manager for the Doves in his last season in professional baseball. ... Romeo is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Bob Buhl, born Robert Ray Buhl (August 12, 1928 - February 16, 2001), was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Milwaukee Braves (1953-62), Chicago Cubs (1962-66) and Philadelphia Phillies (1966-67). ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) East Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 21, 35, 41, 42, 44 Name Atlanta Braves (1966–present) Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) Boston Braves (1941-1952) Boston Bees (1936-1940) Boston Braves (1912-1935) Boston Rustlers (1911) Boston Doves (1907-1910) Boston... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 10, 14, 23, 26, 42 Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1871, 1874-1889) (a. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 14, 20, 32, 36, 42 Name Philadelphia Phillies (1884–present) Philadelphia Quakers (1883-1889) (Also referred to as Blue Jays 1943-1945 despite formal name remaining Phillies) Other nicknames The Phils, The Phightin Phils... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Gregory James Cadaret (born February 27, 1962, in Detroit, Michigan) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues primarily in relief from 1987-1994 and 1997-1998. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... William Richard Campbell (born August 9, 1948 Highland Park, Michigan)is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1973 to 1987. ... Highland Park is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. ... Bernie Carbo - TSN archives. ... The 1975 World Series was between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 18, 20, 24, 42 Name Cincinnati Reds (1958–present) Cincinnati Redlegs (1953-1958) Cincinnati Reds (1882-1953) Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876-1882) Other nicknames The Redlegs, The Big Red Machine... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Edward Victor Cicotte (June 19, 1884 - May 5, 1969 Born and Died in Detroit, Michigan) (pronounced See-Cot) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his time with the Chicago White Sox. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 16, 19, 42, 72, Name Chicago White Sox (1904–present) Other nicknames The Sox, The South Siders, The ChiSox, The Pale Hose, The Good Guys, The Go-Go Sox, The... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... Timothy Lyle Crabtree (born October 13, 1969 in Jackson, Michigan) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers from 1995 to 2001. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) East Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Toronto Blue Jays (1977–present) Other nicknames The Jays Ballpark Rogers Centre (1989–present) a. ... Nickname: Location of Jackson within Jackson County, Michigan Country United States State Michigan County Jackson Government  - Mayor Jerry Ludwig Area  - City  11. ... Hazen Shirley Kiki Cuyler (b. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Harrisville is a city located in Alcona County, Michigan. ... James Sarkis Essian, Jr. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 10, 14, 23, 26, 42 Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1871, 1874-1889) (a. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Ira James Flagstead (September 22, 1893 – March 13, 1940) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... Montague is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... John Frank Jack Fournier (September 28, 1887 – September 5, 1973) was a baseball player who hit 136 lifetime home runs in 14 seasons while rapping . ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... Au Sable is an unincorporated community in Iosco County, Michigan located on the southern side of Au Sable River where is enters Lake Huron. ... William Ashley Freehan (born November 29, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire 15-year career with the Detroit Tigers. ... In American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove, is the award annually given to the Major League player judged to be the most superior individual fielding performance at each position (in each league), as voted by the managers and coaches in each... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 6, 14, 29, 34, 42 Name Minnesota Twins (1961–present) Washington Nationals/Senators (1901-1960) Other nicknames The Twinkies Ballpark Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 1982-present Metropolitan Stadium (1961-1981) Griffith Stadium (1911-1960... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 5, 14, 18, 19, 21, 42, 455 Name Cleveland Indians (1915–present) Cleveland Naps (1905-1914) Cleveland Bronchos (1902-1904) Cleveland Blues (1901) Other nicknames The Tribe, The Wahoos Ballpark Jacobs Field (1994–present... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Downtown Farmington. ... John Henry Ganzel (April 7, 1874 - January 14, 1959) was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Brent Robert Gates (born March 14, 1970, in Grand Rapids, Michigan) was a Major League Baseball second and third baseman. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Charles Leonard Gehringer (May 11, 1903 – January 21, 1993) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Detroit Tigers (1924-1942). ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... Fowlerville is a village located in Livingston County, Michigan. ... Jay Gibbons (born March 2, 1977 in Rochester, Michigan) is a right fielder for the Baltimore Orioles. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 5, 8, 20, 22, 33, 42 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. ... Wedding Crashers is a 2005 comedy film, directed by David Dobkin. ... Rochester is a suburb of Detroit, Michigan located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... 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. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac. ... Ted Glenn Gray (born December 31, 1924, in Detroit, Michigan) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played nine seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and Baltimore Orioles. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Robert Anthony Bobby Grich (born January 15, 1949 in Muskegon, Michigan) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman and right-handed batter who played for the Baltimore Orioles (1970-76) and California Angels (1977-86). ... In American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove, is the award annually given to the Major League player judged to be the most superior individual fielding performance at each position (in each league), as voted by the managers and coaches in each... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 5, 8, 20, 22, 33, 42 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. ... Major league affiliations American League (1961–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 11, 26, 29, 30, 42, 50 Name Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005–present) Anaheim Angels (1997-2004) California Angels (1965-1996) Los Angeles Angels (1961-1965) Other nicknames The Halos, The Wings, The Seraphs... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Stephen Joseph Gromek (January 15, 1920 – January 15, 2002) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... The National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame and Museum was founded in 1973 to honor and recognize outstanding American athletes, both amateur and professional, of Polish descent. ... Hamtramck is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Jeffrey Robert Hamilton (Born March 19, 1964) in Flint, Michigan, is a retired Major League Baseball third baseman. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1913) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Charles Judson Charlie Hemphill (April 20, 1876 in Greenville, Michigan - June 22, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan), is a former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1899-1911. ... The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ... (For the 1901-02 American League team known as the Baltimore Orioles, see New York Yankees. ... Greenville is a city in Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Patrick George Pat Hentgen (born November 13, 1968 in Detroit, Michigan) was a right-handed starting pitcher in the Major Leagues and a former Cy Young Award winner. ... The Cy Young Award of the American League, 1983. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Raymond Ernest Herbert (born December 15, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago White Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies. ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Don Hopkins is an artist and programmer specializing in computer-human interaction and computer graphics. ... Derek Sanderson Jeter (born June 26, 1974 in Pequannock, New Jersey) is an American Major League Baseball player. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Pequannock Township is a township located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... William Killefer (October 10, 1887 - July 3, 1960) was a Major League Baseball catcher who had a 12-year career for the St. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 14, 20, 32, 36, 42 Name Philadelphia Phillies (1884–present) Philadelphia Quakers (1883-1889) (Also referred to as Blue Jays 1943-1945 despite formal name remaining Phillies) Other nicknames The Phils, The Phightin Phils... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 10, 14, 23, 26, 42 Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1871, 1874-1889) (a. ... Bloomingdale is a village located in Van Buren County, Michigan, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 528. ... Wade Red Killefer (April 13, 1885 – September 4, 1958) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played seven seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Giants. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 6, 14, 29, 34, 42 Name Minnesota Twins (1961–present) Washington Nationals/Senators (1901-1960) Other nicknames The Twinkies Ballpark Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 1982-present Metropolitan Stadium (1961-1981) Griffith Stadium (1911-1960... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 18, 20, 24, 42 Name Cincinnati Reds (1958–present) Cincinnati Redlegs (1953-1958) Cincinnati Reds (1882-1953) Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876-1882) Other nicknames The Redlegs, The Big Red Machine... Ronald LeFlore (born June 16, 1948, in Detroit, Michigan) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 until 2004. ... One In A Million is a song by American hard rock group Guns N Roses (GNR). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Derek Christopher Lowe (born June 1, 1973 in Dearborn, Michigan) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1913) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899... Location in Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. ...

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• Larry MacPhail, Hall of Fame executive who introduced the night game (at Crosley Field in Cincinnati) and served as chief executive of the Reds, Dodgers and Yankees (born in Cass City)
• Charlie Maxwell, left fielder and first baseman primarily for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers (born in Lawton)
• John Mayberry, first baseman for several major league teams (born in Detroit)
• Hal Newhouser Hall of Fame pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians (born in Detroit)
• Jim Northrup, outfielder primarily for the Detroit Tigers (born in Breckenridge)
• Frank Oberlin, early 20th century pitcher for the Boston Americans and Washington Senators (born in Elsie)
• Fred Olmstead, early 20th century pitcher for the Chicago White Sox (born in Grand Rapids)
• Frank Owen, pitcher with the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox (born in Ypsilanti)
• Tom Paciorek, outfielder and first baseman for several major league teams (born in Detroit)
• Dick Pole, pitcher for Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners and bench coach for the Chicago Cubs (born in Trout Creek)
• J. J. Putz, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners (born in Trenton)
• Phil Regan, pitcher for several major league teams (born in Otsego)
• Merv Rettenmund, San Diego Padres hitting coach and for 13 years outfielder/ third baseman/DH for Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres and California Angels (born in Flint)
• Ed Reulbach, early 20th century pitcher primarily for the Chicago Cubs most famous for his role in the all-Chicago 1906 World Series (born in Detroit)
• Chris Sabo, former N.L. Rookie for the Year third baseman Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles (born in Detroit)
• Ted Simmons, catcher for several major league teams (born in Highland Park)
• John Smoltz, pitcher primarily for the Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young Award winner (born in Lansing) * * Mike Squires Kalamazoo[Chicago White sox]] 1970s
• Tom Tresh, 1962 American League Rookie-of-the-Year, shortstop, primarily with the New York Yankees (born in Detroit)
• Maurice Van Robays, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1940s (born in Detroit)
• Bob Welch, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics Cy Young Award winner (1990), pitching coach for the 2001 World Series-winning Arizona Diamondbacks and best-selling author
• Tom Yawkey, Hall of Fame owner of the Boston Red Sox during their (failed) World Series in 1946, 1967, and 1975; also served as AL Vice-President (born in Detroit)
• Curt Young, pitcher primarily with the Oakland Athletics and presently pitching coach there (born in Saginaw
• Kevin Young, first baseman in the 1990s primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates (born in Alpena)

Leland Stanford Larry MacPhail, Sr. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Image:Http://www. ... Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. ... Cass City is a village located in Tuscola County, Michigan. ... Charlie Maxwell was a major league baseball player from 1950 through 1964 for four teams. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... Lawton is a village located in Van Buren County, Michigan. ... John Claiborn Mayberry (born February 18, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan) was a Major League Baseball player from 1968 to 1982 for the Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Harold Newhouser (May 20, 1921 – November 10, 1998) was a professional Major League Baseball pitcher of the 1940s and 1950s. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 5, 14, 18, 19, 21, 42, 455 Name Cleveland Indians (1915–present) Cleveland Naps (1905-1914) Cleveland Bronchos (1902-1904) Cleveland Blues (1901) Other nicknames The Tribe, The Wahoos Ballpark Jacobs Field (1994–present... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Jim Northrup (November 24, 1939), born James Thomas Northrup in Breckenridge, Michigan, is a former Major League Baseball center fielder/right fielder and left-handed batter who played for the Detroit Tigers (1964-1974), Montreal Expos (1974) and Baltimore Orioles (1974-75). ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... Breckenridge is a village in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 6, 14, 29, 34, 42 Name Minnesota Twins (1961–present) Washington Nationals/Senators (1901-1960) Other nicknames The Twinkies Ballpark Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 1982-present Metropolitan Stadium (1961-1981) Griffith Stadium (1911-1960... Elsie is a village located in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 16, 19, 42, 72, Name Chicago White Sox (1904–present) Other nicknames The Sox, The South Siders, The ChiSox, The Pale Hose, The Good Guys, The Go-Go Sox, The... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Frank Malcolm Owen (December 23, 1879 – November 24, 1942) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played eight seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 16, 19, 42, 72, Name Chicago White Sox (1904–present) Other nicknames The Sox, The South Siders, The ChiSox, The Pale Hose, The Good Guys, The Go-Go Sox, The... Ypsilanti is a city located in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Thomas Marian Paciorek (born November 2, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan) was a major league outfielder and first baseman for 18 seasons between 1970 and 1987. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Richard Henry Pole (b. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) West Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Seattle Mariners (1977–present) Other nicknames The Ms Ballpark Safeco Field (1999–present) King County Domed Stadium (Kingdome) (1977-1999) Major league titles World Series titles (0) none AL Pennants (0) None... In baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 10, 14, 23, 26, 42 Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1871, 1874-1889) (a. ... Categories: US geography stubs | Ontonagon County, Michigan | Unincorporated communities in Michigan ... Joseph Jason J.J. Putz (born February 22, 1977 in Trenton, Michigan) is a Major League Baseball player for the Seattle Mariners. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) West Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Seattle Mariners (1977–present) Other nicknames The Ms Ballpark Safeco Field (1999–present) King County Domed Stadium (Kingdome) (1977-1999) Major league titles World Series titles (0) none AL Pennants (0) None... Coordinates: , Settled 1816 Incorporation 1855 Government  - Mayor Gerald R. Brown Area  - City 18. ... Phil Regan The Vulture (born April 6, 1937 in Otsego, Michigan) is a former professional baseball player. ... Otsego is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Merv Rettenmund is the current hitting coach at the San Diego Padres franchise in Major League Baseball. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Other nicknames The Pads, The Friars, The Fathers, The Dads Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 5, 8, 20, 22, 33, 42 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 18, 20, 24, 42 Name Cincinnati Reds (1958–present) Cincinnati Redlegs (1953-1958) Cincinnati Reds (1882-1953) Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876-1882) Other nicknames The Redlegs, The Big Red Machine... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Other nicknames The Pads, The Friars, The Fathers, The Dads Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... Major league affiliations American League (1961–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 11, 26, 29, 30, 42, 50 Name Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005–present) Anaheim Angels (1997-2004) California Angels (1965-1996) Los Angeles Angels (1961-1965) Other nicknames The Halos, The Wings, The Seraphs... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Ed Reulbach was a major league baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs during their Glory Years of the early 1900s. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 10, 14, 23, 26, 42 Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1871, 1874-1889) (a. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Christopher Andrew (Chris) Sabo (born January 19, 1962, in Detroit, Michigan) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1988-93, 1996), Baltimore Orioles (1994), Chicago White Sox (1995) and St. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 18, 20, 24, 42 Name Cincinnati Reds (1958–present) Cincinnati Redlegs (1953-1958) Cincinnati Reds (1882-1953) Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876-1882) Other nicknames The Redlegs, The Big Red Machine... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 5, 8, 20, 22, 33, 42 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Theodore Lyle Simmons (born August 9, 1949, in Highland Park, Michigan) is a former catcher/DH in Major League Baseball who played for the St. ... Highland Park is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. ... John Andrew Smoltz (born May 15, 1967 in Warren, Michigan) is a Major League Baseball player. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) East Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 21, 35, 41, 42, 44 Name Atlanta Braves (1966–present) Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) Boston Braves (1941-1952) Boston Bees (1936-1940) Boston Braves (1912-1935) Boston Rustlers (1911) Boston Doves (1907-1910) Boston... The Cy Young Award of the American League, 1983. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... Michael Lynn Squires (born March 5, 1952 in Kalamazoo, Michigan), was a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues for the Chicago White Sox primarily as a utility infielder from 1975 and 1977-1985. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Tom Tresh (Born September 20, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan) is a retired Major League Baseball infielder and outfielder. ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Maurice Rene Van Robays, nicknamed Bomber, (Born November 15, 1914 in Detroit, Michigan - Died March 1, 1965 in Detroit, Michigan) was a Major League Baseball player. ... This article is about the baseball team. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Bob Welch was a baseball pitcher in the 1980s, primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1913) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 9, 27, 34, 42, 43, (As) Name Oakland Athletics (1968–present) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) (Referred to as As) Other nicknames The As, The White Elephants, The... The Cy Young Award of the American League, 1983. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... Major league affiliations National League (1998–present) West Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–present) Other nicknames The D-backs, The Snakes Ballpark Chase Field (1998–present) a. ... Ted Williams & Tom Yawkey Thomas Austin Yawkey, born Thomas Austin (February 21, 1903 - July 9, 1976), was an American industrialist and Major League Baseball executive. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Curt Young (born April 16, 1960 in Saginaw, Michigan), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1983-1993. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 9, 27, 34, 42, 43, (As) Name Oakland Athletics (1968–present) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) (Referred to as As) Other nicknames The As, The White Elephants, The... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Kevin Stacey Young (born June 16, 1969 in Alpena, Michigan) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992-95, 1997-2003) and Kansas City Royals (1996). ... This article is about the baseball team. ... Alpena is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Basketball

• Quacy Barnes, WNBA player and assistant coach at Eastern Illinois University (born in Benton Harbor)
• Shane Battier, player for the Memphis Grizzlies (born in Birmingham)
• Dave Bing, basketball player primarily for Detroit Pistons and founder of Bing Steel (born in Washington, D.C.; moved to Detroit)
• P. J. Brown, professional basketball player for several NBA teams (born in Detroit)
• Mateen Cleaves, basketball player for several NBA teams, currently with the Seattle SuperSonics (born in Flint)
• Fred Cofield, NBA player for the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls (born in Ypsilanti)
• Dave DeBusschere, professional basketball Hall of Fame member, played with the Detroit Pistons and the [[New York Knicks; also the youngest coach (at 24)in NBA history (born in Detroit)
• Anna DeForge, WNBA player (born in Iron Mountain)
• Derrick Dial, NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs,Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic (born in Detroit)
• James Enright, Basketball Hall of Fame referee, officiated NCAA tournaments (including Final Four playoffs) and the 1948 and 1952 Olympics (born in Sodus)
• George Gervin, Basketball Hall of Fame member; played for several teams (born in Detroit)
• Darvin Ham, player with the Detroit Pistons and the Philippine Basketball Association team Talk N Text Phone Pals (born in Saginaw)
• Stan Heath, head basketball coach for University of Arkansas Razorbacks (born in Detroit)
• Tom Izzo, men's basketball coach for Michigan State University Spartans (born in Iron Mountain)
• Magic Johnson, basketball Hall of Fame member and entrepreneur (born in Lansing)
• Chris Kaman, NBA player for the Los Angeles Clippers (born in Grand Rapids)
• Grant Long, NBA player for several teams [born in Wayne)
• Mark Macon, player for Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons (born in Saginaw)
• Dan Majerle, guard with the Phoenix Suns from 1988 to 2002. (born in Traverse City)
• Deanna Nolan, point guard for the Detroit Shock (born in Flint)
• Harlan Page, Basketball Hall of Fame University of Chicago coach (born in Watervliet)
• Morris Peterson, basketball player with the Toronto Raptors (born in Flint)
• Glen Rice, forward for several NBA teams (born in Flint)
• Dan Roundfield, NBA player of the 1970s and 1980s, known as "Dr. Rounds" (born in Detroit)
• Chet Walker - NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls Benton Harbor)
• Robert Whaley - NBA basketball player (born in Benton Harbor)
• Chris Webber, power forward with the Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons (born in Detroit)

WNBA may also refer to WNBA-AM, a radio station in Illinois. ... Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois. ... Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. State of Michigan. ... Shane Courtney Battier (born September 9, 1978 in Birmingham, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association and the U.S. national team. ... This is an article about the National Basketball Association team; for the defunct World Football League team, see Memphis Southmen. ... Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... David Bing (born November 24, 1943 in Washington, D.C.) is a former All-Star player in the National Basketball Association, primarily for the Detroit Pistons from 1966 to 1975. ... The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... Bing Steel LLC, is a Detroit, Michigan, USA supplier of carbon steel flat rolled products to the automotive industry. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Collier P.J. Brown (born October 14, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Mateen Cleaves (born September 7, 1977 in Flint, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the NBAs Seattle SuperSonics. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Seattle SuperSonics (or simply Sonics) are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... Knicks redirects here. ... The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Ypsilanti is a city located in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... David Albert DeBusschere (October 16, 1940 - May 14, 2003) was a professional basketball player born in Detroit, Michigan. ... Basketball Hall of Fame Logo The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Anna Louise DeForge (born on April 14, 1976 in Iron Mountain, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player who most recently plays for the Indiana Fever in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... WNBA may also refer to WNBA-AM, a radio station in Illinois. ... Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Derrick Jonathon Dial (born December 20, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. Dial played for Eastern Michigan University before being drafted in the second round by the NBAs San Antonio Spurs in 1998. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... James Enright (April 3, 1910—December 20, 1981) was a college and professional basketball referee and sportswriter. ... Basketball Hall of Fame Logo The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... Sodus Township is a township located in central Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... George Gervin (born April 27, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former professional basketball player, a shooting guard for the American Basketball Associations (ABA) Virginia Squires and San Antonio Spurs and the National Basketball Associations (NBA) San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls. ... Basketball Hall of Fame Logo The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... For other uses of PBA, see PBA. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a professional basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975. ... The Talk N Text Phone Pals is a Philippine Basketball Association team. ... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Stan Heath is the head mens basketball coach at the University of Arkansas Razorbacks (located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Tom Izzo (born January 30, 1955 in Iron Mountain, Michigan) is the mens basketball coach for Michigan State University. ... Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Earvin Johnson redirects here. ... Basketball Hall of Fame Logo The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... Christopher Zane Kaman (born April 28, 1982, in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player for the NBAs Los Angeles Clippers. ... NBA redirects here. ... Clippers redirects here. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Grant Andrew Long (born March 12, 1966 in Wayne, Michigan) is a former professional basketball player. ... Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Mark L. Macon (born April 14, 1969, in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. ... For the original defunct Denver Nuggets, see Denver Nuggets (original). ... The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Daniel Lewis Majerle (surname pronounced MAR-lee; b. ... Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Deanna Nolan on the Detroit Shock Deanna Nicole Nolan (born on August 25, 1979 in Flint, Michigan) is a professional basketball player for the Detroit Shock in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... The Detroit Shock is a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Harlan O. Page (March 20, 1887 – November 23, 1965) was one of basketballs first star players in the 1900s. ... Basketball Hall of Fame Logo The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... For other uses, see University of Chicago (disambiguation). ... Watervliet is a city located in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Morris Peterson (born August 26, 1977 in Flint, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA. // Peterson played collegiate basketball at Michigan State University, and helped lead them to the 2000 NCAA title. ... The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Glen Anthony Rice (born May 28, 1967 in Flint, Michigan) is a former NBA basketball player. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Danny Thomas Roundfield (born May 26, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American former professional basketball player. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Image:Http://www. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. State of Michigan. ... Robert Whaley (born April 16, 1982 in Benton Harbor, Michigan) is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association, at the centre position. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. State of Michigan. ... For the Canadian-born former BBL basketball player, see Chris Webber (Canadian basketball player). ... The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

Boxing

• Muhammed Ali, boxing legend (Born in Louisville, Kentucky, later moved to Berrien Springs.)
• Tracy Byrd, female boxer (born in Flint)
• Eddie Futch, boxing trainer of nine world champion boxers (born in Hillsboro, Mississippi; raised in Detroit)
• Amy Hayes, boxing announcer and fashion model (born in Wyandotte)
• Thomas Hearns (aka "The Hit Man" and Motor City Cobra), Welterweight champion (born in Memphis, Tennessee; moved to Detroit)
• Jackie Kallen, boxing's first female manager (born in Detroit)
• Stanley Ketchel (Stanilas Kiecal, aka "The Michigan Assassin"), Middleweight champion (born in Grand Rapids)
• George Lavigne (aka "Kid Lavigne"), World Lightweight champion of the 1890s (born in Bay City)
• Joe Louis, World Heavyweight champion boxer, the best boxer of all-time. (born in LaFayette, Alabama; moved to Detroit)
• Sugar Ray Robinson, first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times (born in Ailey, Georgia; raised in Detroit)
• Tarick Salmaci, Middleweight boxer (born in Dearborn)
• Emanuel Steward, boxing trainer (born in West Virginia; raised in Detroit)
• Pinklon Thomas, Heavyweight boxing champion (born in Pontiac)
• Ad Wolgast (aka, "The Michigan Wildcat"), early 20th century lightweight boxing champion (born in Cadillac)
• Floyd "Pretty Boy" Mayweather born in Grand Rapids, Mi

Other people with this name: Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Mehemet Ali (Turkey) Muhammad Ali-Haj (born January 17, 1942 as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. ... Louisville redirects here. ... Aerial view of Berrien Springs. ... Tracy Byrd (born August 27, 1964 in Flint, Michigan) is a female boxer. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Eddie Futch (August 9, 1911 - October 10, 2001) was one the greatest boxing trainers of all time. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Wyandotte is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958, in Memphis, Tennessee), is an American 7-time world champion professional boxer. ... Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Jackie Kallen (born c. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Stanislaus Kiecal, (September 14, 1886–October 15, 1910), better known in the boxing world as Stanley Ketchel was an American boxer who became world middleweight champion. ... Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. ... Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), best known as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, a native of Lexington, Alabama, is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions of all time. ... For the mixed martial arts division of the same name, see Heavyweight (MMA). ... La Fayette is a city located in Chambers County, Alabama. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr. ... Ailey is a city located in Montgomery County, Georgia. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The Arabian PrinceTarick Salmaci (pronounced sal-mas-EE) (b. ... Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ... Location in Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. ... Emanuel Steward (born 1944) is a boxing trainer who is in the International Boxing Hall Of Fame. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Largest metro area Charleston metro area Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Pinklon Thomas is a former boxer whose trademark pink boxing trunks and a left jab were key distinguishing characteristics. ... For the mixed martial arts division of the same name, see Heavyweight (MMA). ... Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac. ... Adolphus Wolgast (born 1888-02-08 in Cadillac, MI —died 1955-04-14 in Camarillo, California) was a world lightweight boxing champion. ... For other uses, see Lightweight (disambiguation). ... Cadillac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Wexford County. ...

Football

• Anthony Adams, defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers (born in Detroit)
• Jason Babin, tackle for the Houston Texans (born in Paw Paw)
• Ray Bentley, linebacker primarily with the Buffalo Bills, including their Super Bowl years (born in Grand Rapids
• Jerome Bettis ("The Bus"), running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers (born in Detroit)
• Earl Blaik, coach for United States Military Academy and Dartmouth College (born in Detroit)
• Alfonso Boone, defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears (born in Saginaw)
• Lional Dalton, defensive tackle for several NFL teams, currently with the Houston Texans (born in Detroit)
• Eric Ghiaciuc, center for the Cincinnati Bengals (born in Oxford)
• George Gipp, the "Gipper", Notre Dame football player immortalized in film by Ronald Reagan )(born in Laurium, Michigan)
• Brock Gutierrez, NFL player, primarily for the Detroit Lions (from Charlotte)
• Drew Henson, quarterback with Dallas Cowboys and Rhein Fire of NFL Europe; began as played baseball professionally (born in San Diego, California; raised in Brighton)
• Gary Hogeboom, NFLquarterback for several teams and contestant on the CBS reality TV show Survivor: Guatemala (born in Grand Haven)
• Tory Humphrey, tight end for the Green Bay Packers (born in Saginaw)
• Cullen Jenkins, [[defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers (born in Detroit)
• Kris Jenkins, defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers (born in Ypsilanti)
• Greg Jennings, Green Bay Packers wide receiver (born in Kalamazoo)
• Adam Kieft, offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals (from Rockford)
• Craig Krenzel, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals (born in Sterling Heights)
• Steve Mariucci, head coach for San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions (born in Iron Mountain)
• Earl Morrall, quarterback primarily for the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins (born in Muskegon)
• Craig Morton, quarterback for Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos and New York Giants (born in Flint)
• Muhsin Muhammad, Chicago Bears wide receiver (born in Lansing)
• Jereme Perry, Cleveland Browns cornerback (born in Saginaw)
• Karon Riley, defensive end for the Washington Redskins (born in Detroit)
• Tony Scheffler, Denver Broncos tight end (born in Morenci)
• Barry Stokes, offensive lineman for several NFL teams, currently with the Detroit Lions (born in Flint)
• Brad Van Pelt, linebacker for several NFL teams (born in Owosso)

Anthony Adams (born on June 18, 1980 in Detroit, Michigan) is a player in the National Football League. ... City San Francisco, California Other nicknames Niners, The Red And Gold, Bay Bombers Team colors Cardinal red, metallic gold and black Head Coach Mike Nolan Owner Denise DeBartolo York and John York General manager Lal Heneghan Mascot Sourdough Sam League/Conference affiliations All-America Football Conference (1946-1949) Western Division... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Jason Babin (born May 24, 1980 in Kalamazoo, Michigan) is a defensive end for the Houston Texans. ... This article is about the current National Football League team. ... Van Buren County Courthouse There is also the unincorporated community of Paw Paw Lake in Berrien County about 30 miles west of the village of Paw Paw. ... Ray Bentley is a former NFL and USFL linebacker. ... This article relates to sports. ... For other uses, see Buffalo Bills (disambiguation). ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Jerome Abram Bettis, nicknamed The Bus (born February 16, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan), is a former American football halfback for the NFLs Los Angeles/St. ... Steelers redirects here. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Earl Henry Red Blaik (February 15, 1897 - May 6, 1989) was a U.S. football coach. ... USMA redirects here. ... Dartmouth College is a private, coeducational university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. Incorporated as Trustees of Dartmouth College,[6][7] it is a member of the Ivy League and one of the nine colonial colleges founded before the American Revolution. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Alfonso Boone (b. ... City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue and Orange Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National Football... Location of Saginaw within Saginaw County, Michigan Coordinates: , Country State County Saginaw Settled 1819 Incorporated 1857 Government  - Type  - Mayor Carol B. Cottrell  - City Manager Darnell Earley Area  - City  18. ... Lional Dalton (born February 21, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American football player who currently plays defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs. ... Defensive tackle (DT) is a position on the field in American and Canadian football. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... This article is about the current National Football League team. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Eric Ghiacuic(Born:May 28,1981) is an NFL center for the Cincinnatti Bengals. ... City Cincinnati, Ohio Team colors Black, Orange and White Head Coach Marvin Lewis Owner Mike Brown Mascot Who Dey League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1968-1969) Western Division (1968-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC Central (1970-2001) AFC North (2002-present) Team... Oxford is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... It has been suggested that George Gipp Memorial Park be merged into this article or section. ... The University of Notre Dame IPA: is a Catholic[4] institution located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated section of St. ... Reagan redirects here. ... Laurium is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan, in the center of the Keweenaw peninsula. ... Brock Gutierrez is a National Football League offensive lineman for the Detroit Lions. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... City Detroit, Michigan Team colors Honolulu Blue, Silver, and Black Head Coach Rod Marinelli Owner William Clay Ford, Sr. ... Charlotte is a city in Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Drew Henson as a baseball player and member of the Columbus Clippers Drew Daniel Henson (born February 13, 1980 in San Diego, California) is a former Minor League Baseball player and American football quarterback who has played for the Dallas Cowboys and currently plays for the Minnesota Vikings. ... City Irving, Texas Other nicknames Americas Team, The Boys Team colors White, Silver, Silver-Green, Royal Blue, Navy Blue Head Coach Wade Phillips Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960–present) Eastern Conference (1960-1969) Capitol Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference... Year Founded 1995 Year Retired 2007 Home Field LTU Arena City Düsseldorf, Germany Team Colors Maroon, Black, Gold, White Head Coach Rick Lantz Championships World Bowls (2) World Bowl VI (1998) World Bowl VIII (2000) The Rhein Fire were a professional American football team in NFL Europa, formerly the... The NFL Europe League is an American football league which operates in Europe. ... San Diego redirects here. ... Brighton is a city in Livingston County, the fastest growing county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Gary Keith Hogeboom (born August 21, 1958 in Grand Haven, Michigan) is a former NFL quarterback and a former contestant on the CBS reality TV show Survivor: Guatemala. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... The entrance to the harbor at Grand Haven, Michigan. ... Categories: | | ... The tight end (TE) is a position in American football on the offensive team. ... Packers redirects here. ... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Cullen Darome Jenkins (born January 20, 1981 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Central Michigan University. ... Packers redirects here. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Kris Jenkins is an American football player who currently plays defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. Categories: National Football League players | Sports stubs ... City Charlotte, North Carolina Other nicknames The Cardiac Cats Team colors Black, Carolina Blue, and Silver Head Coach John Fox Owner Jerry Richardson General manager Marty Hurney Mascot Sir Purr League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1995–present) National Football Conference (1995-present) NFC West (1995-2001) NFC South (2002... Ypsilanti is a city located in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Greg Jennings (born September 21, 1983 in Kalamazoo, Michigan), is a current American Football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers. ... Packers redirects here. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Adam Kieft (born August 21, 1982) is an American football offensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. He was selected with the 17th pick of the fifth round (153rd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Central Michigan University. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... City Cincinnati, Ohio Team colors Black, Orange and White Head Coach Marvin Lewis Owner Mike Brown Mascot Who Dey League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1968-1969) Western Division (1968-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC Central (1970-2001) AFC North (2002-present) Team... Rockford is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Craig Krenzel (July 1, 1981) is a former college and professional American football quarterback. ... Navy quarterback Aaron Polanco sets up to throw. ... City Cincinnati, Ohio Team colors Black, Orange and White Head Coach Marvin Lewis Owner Mike Brown Mascot Who Dey League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1968-1969) Western Division (1968-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC Central (1970-2001) AFC North (2002-present) Team... Sterling Heights may refer to: Sterling Heights, Indiana Sterling Heights, Michigan This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Steve Mariucci (born November 4, 1955 in Iron Mountain, Michigan) is a former National Football League coach, most recently for the Detroit Lions. ... City San Francisco, California Other nicknames Niners, The Red And Gold, Bay Bombers Team colors Cardinal red, metallic gold and black Head Coach Mike Nolan Owner Denise DeBartolo York and John York General manager Lal Heneghan Mascot Sourdough Sam League/Conference affiliations All-America Football Conference (1946-1949) Western Division... City Detroit, Michigan Team colors Honolulu Blue, Silver, and Black Head Coach Rod Marinelli Owner William Clay Ford, Sr. ... Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Earl Edwin Morrall (born May 17, 1934, in Muskegon, Michigan) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. ... The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... City Miami Gardens, Florida Other nicknames The Fins Team colors Aqua, Coral, White and Navy Head Coach liljimjim Owner Wayne Huizenga General manager Randy Mueller Mascot T.D. League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1966-1969) Eastern Division (1966-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present... Muskegon is a city located in Muskegon County, Michigan. ... Craig Morton Larry Craig Morton (born February 5, 1943) was a quarterback in the National Football League for three teams: the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos. ... City Irving, Texas Other nicknames Americas Team, The Boys Team colors White, Silver, Silver-Green, Royal Blue, Navy Blue Head Coach Wade Phillips Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960–present) Eastern Conference (1960-1969) Capitol Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference... City Denver, Colorado Other nicknames Orange Crush (1977-1979 defense) Team colors Orange, Broncos Navy Blue, and White[1] Head Coach Mike Shanahan Owner Pat Bowlen General manager Ted Sundquist Mascot Miles League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American... This article is about the current National Football League team. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Muhsin Muhammad, II (born Melvin Campbell on May 5, 1973) is an American Football player who currently plays wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. // Muhammad was born in Lansing, Michigan. ... City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue and Orange Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National Football... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... 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Tony Scheffler (born February 15, 1983) is a current American football tight end for the Denver Broncos. ... City Denver, Colorado Other nicknames Orange Crush (1977-1979 defense) Team colors Orange, Broncos Navy Blue, and White[1] Head Coach Mike Shanahan Owner Pat Bowlen General manager Ted Sundquist Mascot Miles League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American... Morenci is a city located in Lenawee County, Michigan. ... Barry Stokes is currently playing offensive guard for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... City Detroit, Michigan Team colors Honolulu Blue, Silver, and Black Head Coach Rod Marinelli Owner William Clay Ford, Sr. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Brad Alan Van Pelt (born April 5, 1951 in Owosso, Michigan) is a former American football linebacker who played fourteen seasons the National Football League. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... Owosso is a city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Ice Hockey

• Jason Bacashihua, goalie for the Saint Louis Blues, born in Garden City)
• Jim Ballantine, NHL center for several teams (born in Union Lake)
• Dan Bylsma, forward for several NHL teams (born in Grand Haven)
• Jimmy Carson, player for several NHL teams (born in Southfield)
• Shawn Chambers, defenseman for the New Jersey Devils (born in Royal Oak)
• Jim Cummins, hockey player for several NHL teams (born in Dearborn)
• Adam Hall, defenseman for the New York Rangers (born in Kalamazoo, Michigan)
• Derian Hatcher, defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers (born in Sterling Heights)
• Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres goaltender (born in East Lansing)
• Mike Modano, captain of the Dallas Stars (born in Westland)
• Ken Morrow, defenseman for the New York Islanders and member of the Miracle on Ice gold medal hockey team at the Lake Placid, New York 1980 Olympics (born in Flint)
• Brian Rafalski, defenseman for the New Jersey Devils and member of the 2002, 2004 and 2006 US Olympic team (born in Dearborn)
• Brian Rolston, hockey player for several NHL teams (born in Flint)
• Tim Thomas, goaltender for the Boston Bruins (born in Flint)
• John Vanbiesbrouck, goaltender for several NHL teams in the 1980s and 1990s (born in Detroit)
• Don Waddell, executive vice president and general manager of the Atlanta Thrashers and former ice hockey defenceman (born in Detroit)
• Doug Weight, 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics team silver medalist and hockey player for several NHL teams, winner of Stanley Cup with Carolina Hurricanes (born in Warren)
• Mike York, forward for the New York Islanders and member of the silver medal-winning Team USA in the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics (born in Waterford
• John Ziegler, NHL President from 1977-1992 (born in Grosse Pointe)
• Mike Knuble

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Shawn Randall Chambers (born October 11, 1966 in Sterling Heights, Michigan) is a retired American ice hockey player. ... The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. ... The Star Dream by Marshall Fredericks in downtown Royal Oak Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Location in Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. ... Adam Hall (Born August 14, 1980 in Kalamazoo, MI) is a professional ice hockey player. ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... Kalamazoo redirects here. ... Derian Hatcher (born June 4, 1972 in Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA) is a professional ice hockey player. ... The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Ryan Miller (born July 17, 1980 in East Lansing, Michigan) is an American hockey player who is a goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres. ... The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Michael Thomas Modano, Jr. ... The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. ... Ken Morrow (born October 17, 1956 in Flint, Michigan was American ice hockey defenseman. ... The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, a hamlet located on Long Island in Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. ... The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team celebrates the goal that led them to victory over the USSR. The Miracle on Ice is the popular nickname for the mens ice hockey game in the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, in which a team of amateur and collegiate players from the... Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ... For other places with the same name, see Lake Placid (disambiguation). ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1980: 1980 Summer Olympics 1980 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Brian Rafalski (born September 28, 1973, in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey player who plays defenceman for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. ... The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. ... Location in Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. ... Brian Rolston (Born February 21, 1973 in Flint, Michigan) is a professional hockey player currently playing for the Minnesota Wild. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... ||center]] Position Goaltender Catches Left Nickname(s) Timmah, Tank Height Weight 5 ft 11 in (1. ... This article is about the goaltender in ice hockey. ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... John Vanbiesbrouck (born September 4, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan) nicknamed The Beezer, is a retired American professional ice hockey goaltender. ... This article is about the goaltender in ice hockey. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Don Waddell (Born August 19, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is the current executive vice president and general manager of the Atlanta Thrashers and former ice hockey defenceman. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... The term general manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. ... The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Defence (defense in the U.S.A.) in hockey is a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Douglas Weight (Born January 21, 1971 in Warren, Michigan, USA) is professional ice hockey player currently playing for the St. ... The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... Coordinates: , Country State County Macomb Incorporated 1957 Government  - Type Council-Strong Mayor  - Mayor Mark A. Steenbergh Area  - City  34. ... Mike York (born January 3, 1978 in Waterford, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers. ... The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, a hamlet located on Long Island in Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. ... Team USA (also known as Team NWA or Team TNA) is a wrestling faction brought together as part of Total Nonstop Action Wrestlings X Cup Tournaments, which involved a team of X Division superstars from various countries representing their nation in an international wrestling competition. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, and with the theme slogan Light The Fire Within, were celebrated in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... Waterford Township is charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... John A. Ziegler, Jr (born February 9, 1934 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan) is a former President of the NHL. In 1977, Ziegler became the fourth president of the NHL, succeeding Clarence Campbell. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... This article is about the incorporated city of Grosse Pointe. ... Michael Knuble (born July 4, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian-born American professional right winger currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL. // He was raised in Kentwood, Michigan to Latvian-American parents. ...

Motorcycle Racing

• Leo Anthony., Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee, dirt-bike champion of the 1930s and 1940s (born in Port Huron)
• Ernie Beckman, Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee, three-time National American Motorcycle Association national winner in the 1950s (born in Battle Creek)
• Ted Boody, Jr., Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee, winner of 8 dirt-track national competitions, top-ten ranking from 1981-1986 (born in Lansing)
• Doug Domokos, Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee, 1970s-1980s stunt motorcyclist nicknamed the "Wheelie King" whose wheelie of 145 miles held the record for 8 years (born in Niles)
• Randy Goss, Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee, 2-time National Grand Champion (born in Hartland)
• Oscar Lenz, Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee, endurance motorcycle champion (born in Bay City)
• Scott Parker, arguably the most accomplished motorcyclist in racing history, 9-time AMA Grand National Champion, all-time record holder for 94 Grand National Championship wins, including 55 AMA National Mile wins and 35 AMA Half-Mile wins, ,Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee (born in [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]])
• Dot Robinson, women's motorcycle racing pioneer, co-founder of Motor Maids,Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee (born in Australia; settled in Saginaw, Michigan)
• Earl Robinson, endurance motorcycle champion, husband of Dot Robinson, Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee (born in Saginaw)
• Dal Smilie, American Motorcycle Association director for 35 years, Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee (born in Battle Creek)
• Jay Springsteen, Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee, three-time AMA Grand National Champion (born in Flint)
• Jeff Stanton, leader of the winning US team at the 1991 Motocross des Nations competition in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, team member of the 1989 and 1990 US Motocross des Nations teams, 6-time AMA Motocross and Supercross Champion, Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee (born in Coldwater)

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Cottrell  - City Manager Darnell Earley Area  - City  18. ... Earl Robinson Earl Robinson (1910 - 1991) was a songwriter and composer from Seattle, Washington who was probably as well known for his left-leaning political views as he was for his music. ... The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum is located just off I-70 in the Columbus, Ohio suburb of Pickerington, OH. The Motorcycle Hall of Fame recognizes those who have made significant contributions to all aspects of motorcycling, including those who have excelled in motorcycle business, history, design and engineering, in... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The American Motorcyclist Association is a U.S. organization of over 250,000 motorcyclists which organizes numerous motorcycling activities and campaigns for motorcyclists legal rights. ... 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The Motocross des Nations motocross race is an annual team event, where riders representing their country meet at what is billed as the Olympics of Motocross. The event has been staged since 1947, where the team of Bill Nicholson, Fred Rist and Bob Ray, representing Great Britain, took home the... Valkenswaard is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... The Motocross des Nations motocross race is an annual team event, where riders representing their country meet at what is billed as the Olympics of Motocross. 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Olympics

• Avery Brundage, International Olympic Committee Chair 1952-72 (born in Detroit)
• Richard Callahan, Olympic figure skating coach (lives in Detroit)
• Henry Carr, double gold medalist in track at the Tokyo 1964 Olympics (born in Detroit)
• Rex Cawley, gold medalist in the 400 meter hurdles -- Tokyo 1964 Olympics (born in Farmington)
• Edward Crook, Jr., gold medalist in middleweight boxing at the Rome 1960 Olympics (born in Detroit)
• Dick Degener, gold medalist in diving Berlin1936 Olympics (born in Birmingham)
• Brian Lee Diemer, bronze medalist in steeplechase at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics (born in Grand Rapids)
• Andre Dirrell, middlewieght boxing bronze medalist at the Athens 2004 Olympics (born in Flint, Michigan)
• Steve Fraser, gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics (born in Hazel Park)
• Alex Izykowski, bronze medalist in 5000 meter relay ice skating at Turin 2006 Olympics (born in Bay City)
• Hayes Jones, gold medalist in the 110-meter hurdles at the Tokyo 1964 Olympics (born in Starkville, Mississippi; raised in Pontiac)
• Karch Kiraly, three time Olympic gold medalist and the only person to win Olympic gold medal in both indoor volleyball (at both the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics and Seoul 1988 Olympics) and in beach volleyball (at the 1996 Nagano Olympics) (born in Jackson, Michigan)
• Shelly Looney, member of the gold medal-winning women's hockey team at the Nagano 1998 Olympics (born in Trenton)
• Steve McCrory, gold medalist for flyweight boxing at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics (born in Detroit)
• Carley Piper, member of the gold medal-winning US Women's 4x200 Swimming Freestyle Relay at the Athens 2004 Olympics (born in Grosse Pointe)
• William Porter, Olympic gold medalist in 110 meter hurdles -- London 1948 Olympics (born in Essex Township)
• Norbert Schemansky, the only weightlifter to win four Olympic medals -- 1948 silver; 1952 gold; 1960 bronze; and 1964 bronze (born in Detroit; resident of Grosse Pointe Farms
• Clark Scholes, Olympic gold medalist in 100 meter freestyle swimming at the Helsinki 1952 Olympics (born in Detroit)
• Lindsay Tarpley, soccer player and member of the gold-medal winning Athens 2004 Olympics team, one of only two college students on the team (she was attending Western Michigan University (born in Madison, Wisconsin, raised in Kalamazoo)
• Eddie Tolan, double Olympic gold medalist in track in both the 100 and 200 meter sprint at the Los Angeles 1932 Olympics, and the first black athlete to win two Olympic gold medals (born in Denver, Colorado; raised in Detroit)
• Peter Vanderkaay, member of the gold medal-winning US Men's 4x200 swimming Freestyle Relay at the Athens 2004 Olympics (born in Rochester)
• Mark Wells, member of the Miracle on Ice gold medal hockey team at the Lake Placid, New York 1980 Olympics (born in Saint Claire Shores)
• Lorenzo Wright, gold medalist in 440-meter relay at the London 1948 Olympics (born in Detroit)
• Wendy Wyland, bronze medalist in platform diving at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics (born in Jackson)
• Sheila Young, skater and first American to win three medals in the winter games -- a bronze, silver and gold -- at the Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics (born in Birmingham)

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Andre Dirrell (born September 7, 1982 in Flint, Michigan) is an American boxer, who won the Middleweight Bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... This article is about the capital of Greece. ... The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Steve Fraser was the 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling in the 198 lb weight class. ... This article is about Greco-Roman wrestling. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... 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Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac. ... Karch in his trademark pink cap attacks the ball at the 2005 Boulder Open. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... Johnson winning the 100 m final The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... Nickname: Location of Jackson within Jackson County, Michigan Country United States State Michigan County Jackson Government  - Mayor Jerry Ludwig Area  - City  11. ... Categories: Host cities of the Winter Olympic Games | Cities in Nagano Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ... (Redirected from 1998 Olympics) The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Japan. ... Coordinates: , Settled 1816 Incorporation 1855 Government  - Mayor Gerald R. Brown Area  - City 18. ... Steve McCrory (born April 13, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... This article is about the incorporated city of Grosse Pointe. ... This article is about the American athlete. ... Hurdling is running over obstacles. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1948: 1948 Summer Olympics 1948 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Essex Township is a township located in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Norbert Schemansky (born May 30, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan) was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Grosse Pointe Farms is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. ... Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Province Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government  - City manager Jussi Pajunen Area  - City 187. ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1952: 1952 Summer Olympics 1952 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Lindsay Ann Tarpley (born September 22, 1983 in Kalamazoo, Michigan) is a midfielder/forward for the United States Womens National Soccer Team. ... This article is about the capital of Greece. ... The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... Western Michigan University (abbr. ... Nickname: Location of Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin Coordinates: , Municipality City Incorporated 1848 Government  - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Area  - City 219. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Thomas Edward Eddie Tolan (September 29, 1908 - January 31, 1967) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics. ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... 1932 Olympics refers to both: 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States 1932 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, United States This number-oriented article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Nickname: Location of Denver in Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country State Founded [1] November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Government  - Type Strong Mayor/Weak Council  - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area [1]  - City & County  154. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Peter Vanderkaay (Born February 12 , 1984) is an American Freestyle swimmer, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... This article is about the capital of Greece. ... The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... Rochester is a suburb of Detroit, Michigan located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... Mark Wells (born September 18, 1957) in St. ... The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team celebrates the goal that led them to victory over the USSR. The Miracle on Ice is the popular nickname for the mens ice hockey game in the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, in which a team of amateur and collegiate players from the... Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ... For other places with the same name, see Lake Placid (disambiguation). ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1980: 1980 Summer Olympics 1980 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Lorenzo Christopher Wright (born 1926) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1948: 1948 Summer Olympics 1948 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Diving refers to the sport of acrobatically jumping or falling into water. ... 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Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Professional Wrestling

• Eric Bischoff, wrestling promoter and former World Championship Wrestling president (born in Detroit)
• Monty Brown, professional wrestler who originally began as a football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills (born in Bridgeport)
• Ed Farhat aka The original Sheik, professional wrestler (born in Lansing)
• Kevin Nash, professional wrestler (born in Detroit)
• Rhino aka Terry Gerin, professional wrestler (born in Detroit)
• Bob Roop, Greco-Roman wrestling participant at the Tokyo 1964 Olympics turned professional wrestler under such names as "The Gladiator" and "The Enforcer" (born in Blacksburg, Virginia; raised in East Lansing)
• Chris Sabin, (aka Josh Harter ) professional wrestler (born in Detroit)
• Sabu, (aka Terry Brunk), professional wrestler (born in Detroit)
• Jimmy Jacobs, (aka Chris Scoville ) professional wrestler (born in Grand Rapids)
• Alex Shelley, professional wrestler (born in Detroit)
• Tank,aka Tim Swan ,professional wrestler (retired)born Lansing
• Lou Thesz, professional wrestling legend (born in Benat)

Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27, 1955[1]), is a former professional wrestling booker and on-screen personality, most known for serving as President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later General Manager of World Wrestling Entertainments RAW brand. ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Montaque N. Monty Brown (born April 13, 1970)[2] is an American professional wrestler and former National Football League linebacker. ... For other uses, see Buffalo Bills (disambiguation). ... Bridgeport is an unincorporated community located in Saginaw County, Michigan. ... Edward George Farhat (June 7, 1924 - January 18, 2003) was a professional wrestler best known as The Sheik (or The Original Sheik to distinguish him from the wrestler the Iron Sheik of the 1980s). ... Lansing is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lansing, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Lansing, Michigan Lansing (town), New York Lansing, North Carolina Lansing, Iowa Lansing is the name of several settlements: Lansing, a former settlement that is part of Toronto Lansing, West Virginia, north of Oak... Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional wrestler and actor. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Terry Gerin (born October 7, 1975) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Rhino and Rhyno. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Bob Roop is a wrestler whose career has spanned high school, college, Army, amateur and professional wrestling. ... This article is about Greco-Roman wrestling. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1964: 1964 Summer Olympics 1964 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Blacksburgs location within Virgina Virginias location within the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Montgomery Founded 1798 Government  - Mayor Ron Rordam Area  - Town  19. ... East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Josh Harter[2](born February 4, 1982), better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Chris Scoville (born February 17, 1984 in Grand Rapids, Michigan), better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Ring of Honor. ... Grand Rapids is the name of several places in the United States of America: Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids, Minnesota Grand Rapids, Ohio Grand Rapids, Wisconsin is the former name of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Grand Rapids is also the name of a town in Canada: Grand Rapids, Manitoba. ... Patrick Martin[1] (born May 23, 1983), better known by the ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

Tennis

• Aaron Krickstein, one-time # 6 ranked tennis player (born in Ann Arbor)
• Susan Mascarin tennis player, winner of the 1980 US Open (born in Detroit)
• Serena Williams, tennis player, winner of eight Grand Slam titles (born in Saginaw)
• Luke Jensen, tennis player, winner of 1993 French Open doubles (born in Grayling)
• Murphy Jensen, tennis player, winner of 1993 French Open doubles (born in Ludington)

Aaron Krickstein (born August 7, 1967, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA) was an Jewish-American professional tennis player from the years (1983-1996). ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Serena Jameka Williams, (born September 26, 1981) is an American former World No. ... Saginaw is the name of several places in the United States of America: Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Luke Jensen (born June 18, 1966 in Grayling, Michigan, USA) is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. ... Grayling may mean: Fish: grayling (species), Thymallus thymallus grayling (genus), generically, any fish of genus Thymallus Australian grayling, of the genus Prototroctes and family Retropinnidae Places: Grayling, Alaska Grayling, Michigan Grayling Township, Michigan People: Chris Grayling, British politician Anthony Grayling, British philosopher USS Grayling, a ship Grayling (butterfly), Hipparchia semele... Murphy Jensen is a professional tennis player from Ludington, Michigan. ... Ludington may refer to Places: Ludington, Michigan Ludington, Wisconsin People: Henry Ludington, colonel of a local militia in the American Revolutionary War Sybil Ludington, daughter of Henry, American Revolutionary War figure, sometimes called the female Paul Revere There is also Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant in Ludington, Michigan This is...

Other Sports

• Scott Baker, auto racer (born in Holland)
• Tom Bambard, NASCAR driver (born in South Lyon)
• Johnny Benson, NASCAR driver (born in Grand Rapids)
• Pam Bristol Brady, Triple Crown-winning badminton player (born in Flint; moved to Grand Blanc)
• Becky Breisch, 2005 USA Outdoors discus throw champion and 8-time NCAA All American (born in Edwardsburg)
• Walter Burkemo, professional golfer who won the 1953 PGA Championship (born in Detroit)
• Donna Caponi, professional golfer (born in Detroit)
• Lon Hinkle, professional golfer (born in Flint)
• Gordon Johncock, auto racer (born in Coldwater)
• Jessica Joseph, ice dancer whos was silver and bronze medalist in the 1998 and 2001 US Championships respectively (born in Bloomfield Hills)
• Doug Kalitta, auto racer 1994 USAC National Sprint Car Champion (born in Ypsilanti)
• Julie Krone, jockey and first woman to win the Belmont Stakes, all-time leading female rider by number of victories (born in Benton Harbor)
• Marion Ladewig, bowler, nine-time Bowler of the Year from 1950-1963, first Superior Performance inductee into the Women’s International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (born in Grand Rapids)
• Alixi Lalas, US National Soccer Hall of Fame soccer great and current general manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy (born in Birmingham)
• Harry Melling, Owner of Melling Automotive, and NASCAR championship team owner of Melling Racing (lived in Jackson, Michigan)
• Lenda Murray, bodybuilder and four-time Ms. Olympia winner (born in Detroit)
• Colette Nelson, bodybuilder (born in Southfield)
• Benny Parsons, NASCAR Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) champion, TV announcer (lived in Detroit, where he worked at a gas station and drove cabs for his father)
• U. E. Patrick, aka "Pat" Patrick, co-founder of CART Indy car series, owner of Indy-500 winning Patrick Racing (resides and has business in Jackson, Michigan)
• Ken Read, Alpine skier, first North American to win an Alpine skiing World Cup Downhill skiing event -- in 1975 for Canada (born in Ann Arbor)
• Aleta Rzepecki Sill, bowler and first woman bowler to win over $1 million in a year (born in Dearborn])
• Michael Tomac, cyclist, bike maker and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame inductee (born in Owosso)
• Kevin Van Dam, professional bass angler, author of angling guide Secrets of a Champion, four time BASS Angler of the Year, and 2002 ESPN Outdoor Sportsman of the Year (born in Kalamazoo)
• Dave Walsh, aka "Walshy" Major League Gaming Halo 2 Professional, Captain of 2005 Halo 2 Champion 4v4 Team Final Boss (born in [[Grand Rapids]])

Scott Baker(1957-2000) was a second-generation racecar driver from Holland, Michigan. ... Holland is a city in the western region of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Tom Bambard (born in South Lyon, MI), is a former NASCAR driver and ice dancer. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... South Lyon is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Johnny Benson (born June 27, 1963 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a NASCAR driver. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... This article is about the sport. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Grand Blanc is a city located in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... “Discus” redirects here. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Edwardsburg is a village located in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... // Walter Burkemo (October 9, 1918–October 8, 1986) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1953 PGA Championship. ... The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship outside of North America) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Donna Caponi-Byrnes (b. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... // Lon Hinkle (born July 17, 1949) is an American professional golfer who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Gordon Johncock (born 5th August 1937, Coldwater, Michigan) is a former racing driver, best known as a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and 1976 Champcar champion. ... Coldwater is a city located in central Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Jessica Joseph (born March 31, 1982 in Bloomfield Hills, MI) was an American figure skater. ... Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Doug Kalitta was the 1994 USAC National Sprint Car Champion and current NHRA top fuel drag racer. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... USAC Logo The United States Automobile Club (USAC) is an open-wheel auto racing sanctioning body. ... Ypsilanti is a city located in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Julie Krone (b. ... The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ... Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. State of Michigan. ... Marion Ladewig (b. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... The National Soccer Hall of Fame is a hall of fame located in Oneonta, New York that honors the best American soccer players, and individuals who have helped build the sport in the United States. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Galaxy, The Gs, Los Galacticos de Los Angeles, Stadium The Home Depot Center (HDC) Carson, CA Coach vacant[1] Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG) First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Dallas Burn 1... Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Harry Melling as Dudley Dursley in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Melling Racing was a NASCAR team from 1982 to 2002. ... Nickname: Location of Jackson within Jackson County, Michigan Country United States State Michigan County Jackson Government  - Mayor Jerry Ludwig Area  - City  11. ... 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Writers

Children's Book Writers

• Verna Aardema, children's book author of many ethnic themed works (Ashanti, Zanzibari, Akamba and Ayutla Mexican sources among others) and winner of the Caldecott Medal for Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (born in New Era)
• K. A. Applegate, children's and young adult author (including the Animorphs, Remnants and Everworld series; she also write under the pseudonyms Katherine Kendall, L. E. Blair, Pat Polari, Nicholas Stevens, and A.R. Plumb (born in Michigan)
• Christopher Paul Curtis, children's author whose Bud, Not Buddy is the only book to have won both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King award for best achievement for an African-American writer (born in Flint)
• Laurie Keller, children's book writer and illustrator best known for The Scrambled States of America and Grandpa Gazillion's Number Yard (born in Muskegon)
• Robert Sabuda, children's pop-up book artist and paper engineer (born in Pinckey)
• Jon Scieszka, children's book author best known for his collaboration with illustrator Lane Smith on such books as The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Stories and the Time Warp Trio series (born in Flint)
• Chris Van Allsburg, children's writer, twice winner of the Caldecott Medal for Jumanji and The Polar Express (born in Grand Rapids)
• Aileen Fisher (1906 - 2002) Author of 100+ children's books (born in Iron River)