Michigan, a US state in the Great Lakes region, is known to be the home of many popular personalities. This article presents to you a list of well-known Michiganders…
This list includes the names of people who are the natives of this place, as well as those who live/lived or work/worked here. Don’t get lost, as the lists are long!
List of Well-Known Michiganders
The first list consists of people coming from the background of the film industry and radio and television.
- Bill Carruthers
- Bob Eubank
- Byron Allen
- Cam Brainard
- Casey Kasem
- Ed McMaho
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Greg Mathis
- Harry Winer
- Jake Kasdan
- James Lipton
- Jerry Bruckheimer
- John Hughes
- Kerry Conran
- Kristen Bell
- Loni Love
- McG
- Michael Moore
- Mike Binder
- Paul Schrader
- Robert J. Flaherty
- Robert Shaye
- Roger Corman
- Sam Raimi
- Sandra Bernhard
- Selma Blair
- Taylor Lautner
- Terry Rossio
- Thom Hartmann
- Woodie King, Jr.
The following list consists of famous media personalities who happen to be a native or resident of Michigan.
- Amy Robach
- Candy Crowley
- Charles Collingwood
- Dick Enberg
- Jay Schadler
- Jill Dobson
- Jim Kaat
- Lem Tucker
- Steve Phillips
- Suzanne Malveaux
This list includes names which are well-known in the field of arts. These include,
- Bill Schwab
- Bradley Jones
- Carl Milles
- Carlo Romanelli
- Carlos Lopez
- Carol Wald
- Charles McGee
- Corrado Parducci
- Diana Pancioli
- E. Irving Couse
- Edward Wagner
- Ezra Winter
- Frederick Stuart Church
- Gari Melchers
- Horace Caulkins
- Ian Hornak
- Isamu Noguchi
- John Mix Stanle
- Julius Rolshoven
- Julius T. Melchers
- Kent Twitchell
- Kurt Wenner
- Louis James Pesha
- M.J. Alexander
- Marshall Fredericks
- Mary Chase Perry Strattons
- Mathias Alten
- Talbert Abrams
- Tom Lollar
The next list consists of Michiganders who made their name in space exploration or aeronautics.
- Alfred Worden
- Brent W. Jett
- Brewster H. Shaw, Jr.
- Charles Lindbergh
- Clarence L. “Kelly” Johnson
- David Leestma
- Donald R. McMonagle
- Edward Heinemann
- Fred Zinn
- Gregory Jarvis
- Harriet Quimby
- Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr.
- Jack R. Lousma
- James McDivitt
- Jerry M. Linenger
- Leigh Wade
- Michael J. Bloomfield
- Nancy Harkness Love
- Philip Orin Parmelee
- Ralph Royce
- Richard A. Searfoss
- Roger B. Chaffee
- William Boeing
This list includes the names of people who hail from the background of the automotive industry.
- Andra Rush
- Charles T. Fisher
- David Dunbar Buick
- Edsel Ford auto maker
- Harlow Curtice
- Henry Ford auto maker
- Henry Ford II auto maker
- Henry M. Leland machinist
- Horace Elgin Dodge
- Jack Roush
- John De Lorean
- John Francis Dodge
- Lee Iacocca
- Lynn Alfred Townsen
- Max M. Fisher
- Preston Tucker
- Ransom E. Olds
- Roger Penske
- Roy D. Chapin
- William C. Durant
- William Clay Ford auto maker
- William Davidson
For the final list, here are some entrepreneurs who have made a distinguished place in the world of computers, food industry, and other businesses.
- Alex Manoogian
- Andrew “Andy” Beal
- Arnold Gingrich
- Ben Feigenson
- Berry Gordy, Jr.
- Bill Joy
- Brad Wardell
- C. W. Post
- D. J. DePree
- Daniel Gerber
- Daniel Gilbert
- David M. Overton
- Don Barden
- Edward Knabusch
- Edwin Shoemaker
- Florence Knoll
- Frank Stanton
- Frederick Upton
- G. A. Krause
- George Gough Booth
- Herbert Henry Dow
- Homer Stryker
- Irving T. Bush
- James Anthony Bailey
- Jay Van Andel
- James Vernor
- John W. Brown
- Joseph Bruce
- Joseph Utsler
- Jon Lloyd Stryker
- Kevin O’Connor
- Larry Page
- Leo Burnett
- Louis and Tom Borders
- Louis Upton
- Mark Saur
- Max DePree
- Michael Cohrs
- Michael Kinsley
- Mike Ilitch
- Orville D. Merillat
- Orville Gibson
- Pat Stryker
- Perry Feigenson
- Peter Karmanos
- Peter Martin Wege
- Richard DeVos
- Richard Merillat
- Ronda Stryker
- Samuel Zell
- Scott McNealy
- Sebastian S. Kresge
- Steve Ballmer
- Stephen M. Ross
- Tom Halstead
- Tom Monaghan
- Will Keith Kellogg
- William Hewlett
- William Upjohn
So this was about some of the notable people belonging to the state of Michigan!
