List of people from Detroit
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The following is a list of notable people from Detroit, Michigan. This list includes people who were born, have lived, or worked in and around Metro Detroit.
Architects
Artists and artisans
Ceramists
Photographers
Fashion designers
Painters
Sculptors
Business, industry, academics, and labor
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- Steve Ballmer
- William Boeing
- George Gough Booth
- Eli Broad
- Ben Carson
- Nina Clifford
- John De Lorean
- Horace Elgin Dodge
- John Francis Dodge
- Roy D. Chapin
- Roy D. Chapin, Jr.
- Louis-Césaire Dagneau Douville de Quindre
- William C. Durant
- Mark Fields
- Charles T. Fisher
- Edsel Ford
- Edsel Ford II
- Henry Ford
- Henry Ford II
- William Clay Ford, Sr.
- William Clay Ford, Jr.
- Charles Lang Freer
- Dan Gilbert
- Les Gold
- Berry Gordy
- Edgar Gott
- Tyree Guyton
- Frank J. Hecker
- Jimmy Hoffa
- Joseph L. Hudson
- Marian Bayoff Ilitch
- Mike Ilitch
- Peter Karmanos, Jr.
- Sebastian S. Kresge
- Henry M. Leland
- Charles Lindbergh
- Michael J. Malik, Sr.
- Alex Manoogian
- Oscar Mayer
- Elijah McCoy
- Tom Monaghan
- Manuel "Matty" Moroun
- Alan Mulally
- David Overton
- Francis Palms
- Roger Penske
- Heinz Prechter
- Walter Reuther
- Stephen M. Ross
- Jeffrey Sachs
- James E. Scripps
- James Vernor
- Hiram Walker
- B. Joseph White
- Mark Zbikowski
Government and politics
Judge Gershwin A. Drain
- Albert M. Bielawski
- James Blanchard[1]
- Sonny Bono[2]
- Cora Brown[3]
- Ella Bully-Cummings[4]
- Ralph Bunche[5]
- Mickey Cafagna
- Ben Carson
- Roy D. Chapin[6]
- Lewis Cass[7]
- John Conyers[8]
- William Davidson[9]
- Francis X. Desnoyers[10]
- Thomas E. Dewey[11]
- Emma Didlake
- John Dingell
- Gershwin A. Drain[12]
- Moses W. Field[13]
- Burley Follett[14]
- Herman Goldner[15]
- Nathan Goodell[16]
- Ulysses S. Grant[17]
- Saul Green[18]
- David G. Grimes
- Tom Hayden
- Robert J. Huber[19]
- Tupac A. Hunter
- Marilyn Jean Kelly[20]
- Kwame Kilpatrick[21]
- T. John Lesinski[22]
- Carl Levin[23]
- Viola Liuzzo[24]
- Henry W. Lord[25]
- Alfred Lucking[26]
- John N. Mitchell[27]
- Wallace Fard Muhammad
- Frank Murphy[28]
- Simon J. Murphy, Jr.[29]
- John Stoughton Newberry[30]
- Casmer P. Ogonowski, Michigan legislator[31]
- Dorothy Comstock Riley[32]
- Mitt Romney
- Betty Shabazz
- Henry Hastings Sibley
- Augustus B. Woodward[33]
- Coleman Young[34]
Movie, radio, television figures and journalists
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- Nicole Alexander
- Byron Allen
- Tim Allen
- Maureen Anderman
- Curtis Armstrong
- Joan Barry
- Kristen Bell
- Jim Bellows
- Elizabeth Berkley
- Mike Binder
- Selma Blair
- Bill Bonds
- Christie Brinkley
- Jerry Bruckheimer
- Ellen Burstyn
- Bruce Campbell
- Kim Carson
- Seymour Cassel
- Jessica Cauffiel
- Carol Christensen
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Roger Corman
- Dave Coulier
- Wally Cox
- Nicole Curtis
- Vondie Curtis-Hall
- Pam Dawber
- Doris Dowling
- Wayne Dyer
- Sherilyn Fenn
- Audrey Ferris
- Fred Foy
- Sara Ganim
- Cyndy Garvey
- Robin Givhan
- Reagan Gomez-Preston
- Chuck Goudie
- Gael Greene
- Judy Greer
- David Alan Grier
- Karl Haas
- Norman H. Hackett
- Kirsten Haglund
- Elisabeth Harnois
- Julie Harris
- Butch Hartman
- Charlton Heston
- Royce Howes
- Ernie Hudson
- Hughes brothers (Albert and Allen Hughes)
- Tom Hulce
- Kim Hunter
- Darren James
- Ella Joyce
- Casey Kasem
- Celia Keenan-Bolger
- Brian Kelly
- David Patrick Kelly
- Richard Kiel
- Michael Kinsley
- Jana Kramer
- Neil LaBute
- Piper Laurie
- Joan Leslie
- James Lipton
- Mara MacDonald
- Dick Martin
- Greg Mathis
- Karen McDougal
- Ed McMahon
- Tim Meadows
- Nicki Micheaux
- Martin Milner
- Kenya Moore
- Naima Mora
- Harry Morgan
- Michael Moriarty
- Bob Murawski
- Vincenzo Natali
- Denise Nicholas
- George Noory
- James O'Barr
- Rob Paulsen
- George Peppard
- Gilda Radner
- Sam Raimi
- Ted Raimi
- Joyce Randolph
- Michael Raymond-James
- Della Reese
- Gene Reynolds
- Joyce Reynolds
- Pat St. John
- Soupy Sales
- George C. Scott
- Tom Selleck
- Serena Shim
- Stirling Silliphant
- J. K. Simmons
- Tom Sizemore
- Tom Skerritt
- Nick Sousanis
- Elaine Stritch
- Geoff Stults
- George Stults
- William Talman
- Danny Thomas
- Marlo Thomas
- Lily Tomlin
- Obie Trice
- Courtney B. Vance
- Robert Wagner
- Cynthia Watros
- Peter Werbe
- Billy West
- John Witherspoon
- Max Wright
- H.M. Wynant
- Rucka Rucka Ali
Musicians, bands and composers
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- Maurice Ager
- Geri Allen
- Anybody Killa
- Anita Baker
- Dorothy Ashby
- Juan Atkins
- Bad Meets Evil
- Florence Ballard
- Brendan Benson
- Big Herk
- Big Sean
- Bizarre
- Black Dahlia Murder
- Blaze Ya Dead Homie
- Bliss 66*Anita Cochran
- Bronze Nazareth
- Roy Brooks
- Danny Brown
- Kenny Burrell
- Donald Byrd
- Robert Byrne[35]
- Ron Carter
- Chiodos
- The Clark Sisters
- Alice Coltrane
- Alice Cooper
- Casey Cooper
- Kina Cosper
- D12
- Dark Lotus
- Dej Loaf
- Johnny Desmond
- The Detroit Cobras
- Marcella Detroit
- David DiChiera
- The Dirtbombs
- Kenneth Dixon Jr
- Lamont Dozier
- Dry Cell
- Dwele
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
- Jango Edwards
- Electric Six
- Eminem
- Esham
- Every Avenue
- Maria Ewing
- Factory 81
- Tommy Flanagan
- The Four Tops
- Aretha Franklin
- Paul Franklin
- Glenn Frey
- Curtis Fuller
- Kenny Garrett
- The Gories
- Josh Gracin
- Troy Gregory
- Tally Hall
- Fred Hammond
- Roland Hanna
- The Hard Lessons
- Barry Harris
- Mayer Hawthorne
- Louis Hayes
- Joe Henderson
- Brian Holland
- Edward Holland Jr.
- Major Holley
- House of Krazees
- Hush
- I See Stars
- Insane Clown Posse
- J Dilla
- Milt Jackson
- Oliver Jackson
- Herb Jeffries
- JMSN
- Jumpsteady
- Ray Kamalay
- Kid Rock
- Jana Kramer
- Kuniva
- Hugh Lawson
- Lena Lovich
- Madonna
- Teairra Mari
- Derrick May
- MC5
- Thema "Tayma Loren" McKinney
- Jeff Mills
- The Miracles
- Guy Mitchell
- Jack Montrose
- Motown Rage
- Ted Nugent
- Norman O'Connor
- Ray Parker Jr.
- Parliament
- Theo Parrish
- Freda Payne
- Dave Pike
- Terry Pollard
- Iggy Pop
- Porcelain Black
- Mike Posner
- Proof
- Psychopathic Rydas
- Mike Quatro
- Suzi Quatro
- The Raconteurs
- Della Reese
- Martha Reeves
- Karriem Riggins
- Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
- Smokey Robinson
- Sixto Rodriguez
- Frank Rosolino
- Diana Ross
- Royce Da 5'9"
- Rucka Rucka Ali
- Mitch Ryder
- Kevin Saunderson
- Search the City
- Bob Seger
- Sleeping With Sirens
- Slum Village
- Chad Smith
- Brian Southall
- J. D. Souther
- Sufjan Stevens
- Jason Stollsteimer
- The Suicide Machines
- The Supremes
- Taproot
- The Temptations
- Mark Tremonti
- Obie Trice
- Trick Trick
- Twiztid
- Uncle Kracker
- The Von Bondies
- Leon Ware
- Don Was
- Dinah Washington
- We Came as Romans
- Jack White
- The White Stripes
- Margaret Whiting
- Brandi Williams
- Jackie Wilson
- Mary Wilson
- The Winans family
- Stevie Wonder
- Xzibit
- Yusef Lateef
Sports figures
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- Sid Abel[36]
- Fred Arbanas[37]
- Jamie Arnold
- Alan Ball[38]
- Johnathon Banks
- Kevin Belcher
- Walter Bender[39]
- Augie Bergamo
- Jerome Bettis[40]
- Eric Bischoff
- Earl Blaik[41]
- Mark Brisker[42]
- Kevin Brooks[43]
- Gilbert Brown[44]
- P. J. Brown[45]
- Avery Brundage[46]
- Terry "Sabu" Brunk
- Richard Byas, Jr.[47]
- Donna Caponi[48]
- Henry Carr[49]
- Walt Clago[50]
- Dave DeBusschere[51]
- Alex Delvecchio[52]
- Marshall Dill[53]
- Ken Doherty[54]
- Chris Douglas-Roberts[55]
- Bob Dozier
- Tony F. Elliott[56]
- Larry Fitzpatrick[57]
- Willie "The Wisp" Fleming[58]
- Larry Foote[59]
- Ed Frutig[60]
- Antonio Gates[61]
- Mondray Gee[62]
- Terry "Rhino" Gerin[63]
- George Gervin[64]
- Kirk Gibson[65]
- Fletcher Gilders[66]
- Barbara Gilders-Dudeck[67]
- Jerry Glanville[68]
- Kevin Glenn
- Ruffin Hamilton[69]
- Mike Hartman[70]
- Derian Hatcher[71]
- Thomas Hearns[72]
- Matt Hernandez, American football player[73]
- Derek Hill[74]
- Art Houtteman
- Gordie Howe[75]
- Andrew Jensen
- Pepper Johnson[76]
- Cobi Jones
- Al Kaline[77]
- Jackie Kallen
- Dolores Klosowski[78]
- Vladimir Konstantinov[79]
- Jason Lamar[80]
- Ray Lane[81]
- Charley Lau[82]
- David Legwand[83]
- Nicklas Lidström[84]
- Ted Lindsay[85]
- Mickey Lolich[86]
- Stan Lopata
- Joe Louis[87]
- Greg Marx
- Ray McLean[88]
- Lou Mihajlovich[89]
- Mike Modano[90]
- Guy Murray[91]
- Lenda Murray[92]
- Kevin Nash[93]
- Hal Newhouser[94]
- Harry Newman[95]
- Chris Osgood[96]
- Milt Pappas[97]
- Benny Parsons[98]
- Phil Parsons
- Calvin Peete
- Brian Rafalski[99]
- Ed Reulbach
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Jalen Rose[100]
- Paul Rudzinski[101]
- Michael Russell[102]
- Chris Sabin[103]
- Barry Sanders[104]
- Flip Saunders[105]
- Terry Sawchuk[106]
- Paul Seymour[107]
- Alex Shelley[108]
- Sgt. Slaughter
- John Smoltz[109]
- Rick Steiner[110]
- Scott Steiner[111]
- Isiah Thomas[112]
- Allen Tolmich[113]
- Milt Trost[114]
- John Vanbiesbrouck[115]
- Delisa Walton-Floyd[116]
- Gary Waters[117]
- Quincy Watts
- Chris Webber[118]
- Norm Wells[119]
- Margaret Wenzell[120]
- Ken Westerfield[121]
- Connie Wisniewski[122]
- James Wisniewski[123]
- Lorenzo Wright[124]
- Mike York[125]
Writers, novelists and poets
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- Nelson Algren
- Ron Allen
- Harriette Arnow
- E. Jean Carroll
- Jeremiah Curtin[126]
- Christopher Paul Curtis
- Dorothy Marie Donnelly
- Jeffrey Eugenides
- Donald Goines
- Edgar Guest
- Judith Guest
- Carla Harryman
- Robert Hayden
- Conrad Hilberry
- Royce Howes
- William Kienzle
- Tim LaHaye
- Elmore Leonard
- Philip Levine
- Thomas Lynch
- Robert Lyons
- Ron Milner
- Joyce Carol Oates
- Daniel Okrent
- Alice Randall
- Dudley Randall
- John Sinclair
- Barrett Watten
- Helen Zia
See also
Notes
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References and further reading
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