APPENDIX E Famo[ People fom Michigan
any nationally or internationally known people were born or have made Mtheir home in Michigan.
BUSINESS AND PHILANTHROPY William Agee John F. Dodge Henry Joy John Jacob Astor Herbert H. Dow John Harvey Kellogg Anna Sutherland Bissell Max DuPre Will K. Kellogg Michael Blumenthal William C. Durant Charles Kettering William E. Boeing Georgia Emery Sebastian S. Kresge Walter Briggs John Fetzer Madeline LaFramboise David Dunbar Buick Frederic Fisher Henry M. Leland William Austin Burt Max Fisher Elijah McCoy Roy Chapin David Gerber Charles S. Mott Louis Chevrolet Edsel Ford Charles Nash Walter P. Chrysler Henry Ford Ransom E. Olds James Couzens Henry Ford II Charles W. Post Keith Crain Barry Gordy Alfred P. Sloan Henry Crapo Charles H. Hackley Peter Stroh William Crapo Joseph L. Hudson Alfred Taubman Mary Cunningham George M. Humphrey William E. Upjohn Harlow H. Curtice Lee Iacocca Jay Van Andel John DeLorean Mike Illitch Charles E. Wilson Richard DeVos Rick Inatome John Ziegler Horace E. Dodge Robert Ingersol
ARTS AND LETTERS Mitch Albom Milton Brooks Marguerite Lofft DeAngeli Harriette Simpson Arnow Ken Burns Meindert DeJong W. H. Auden Semyon Bychkov John Dewey Liberty Hyde Bailey Alexander Calder Antal Dorati Ray Stannard Baker Will Carleton Alden Dow (pen: David Grayson) Jim Cash Sexton Ehrling L. Frank Baum (Charles) Bruce Catton Richard Ellmann Harry Bertoia Elizabeth Margaret Jack Epps, Jr. William Bolcom Chandler Edna Ferber Carrie Jacobs Bond Manny Crisostomo Phillip Fike Lilian Jackson Braun James Oliver Curwood
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Marshall Fredericks Hugie Lee-Smith Carl M. Saunders Gabrilovich Elmore “Dutch” Leonard Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Maija Grotell Kurt Luedtke Richard Norton Smith Edgar A. Guest Della Thompson Lutes Tony Spina Judith Ann Guest Florence McClinchey Mary Chase Perry Richard Guindon Terry McMillan Stratton Jim Harrison Paul McPharlin Sharon E. Sutton William M. Gallagher Gustav Meier Merze Tate Alex Haley Arthur Miller Helen Thomas Ernest Hemingway Carl Milles George W. Trendle Holling Clancy Holling Julia A. Moore (creator of Royce Howes Liselotte Moser the Lone Ranger) Neeme Jarvi Jessye Norman David C. Turnley Albert Kahn Joyce Carol Oates John D. Voelker Jack Kerouac Paul Paray (pen: Robert Traver) William X. Kienzle Marge Piercy Ralph Votapek Russell Kirk Lloyd Richards Angus Wilson Balthazar Korab Theodore Roethke Minoru Yamasaki Ring W. Lardner Eero Saarinen Taro Yamasaki Ruth Laredo Eliel Saarinen
ENTERTAINMENT Tim Allen Dave “Babe” Cortez Jim Harrison Gillian Anderson (David Cortz Clowney) Anthony Heald Anita Baker Dave Coulier Edward Herrman Les Baxter Wally Cox Charlton Heston (John Edgar Bergen Marshall Crenshaw Charleton Carter) Sandra Bernhard Jeff Daniels Walter Hill Harry Blackstone, Jr. Pam Dawber Harry Houdini Salvatore (Sonny) Bono Johnny Desmond Ernie Hudson Jerry Bruckheimer (Giovanni Alfredo John Hughes Ellen Burstyn (Edna de Simone) Tom Hulce Rae Gilhooley) Patrick S. Duncan Kim Hunter Timothy Busfield Dick Enberg (Janet Cole) James Caan Nancy Fleming Mary Beth Hurt Bruce Campbell Aretha Franklin William Hurt Jim Cash Glenn Frey Betty Hutton Ronnie Clemmer Marvin Gaye (Elizabeth June Dennis Cole Christopher George Thornberg) Charles Collingwood Berry Gordy Laura Innes Alice Cooper (Vincent David Alan Grier William Ivey Damon Furnier) Bill Haley Herb Jeffries (“The Francis Ford Coppola Barry Harris Bronze Buckaroo”) Roger Corman Julie Harris Arte Johnson
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James Earl Jones Taylor Nichols Sinbad (David Adkins) Alex Karras Ted Nugent Tom Sizemore Casey Kasam Bill Pace Tom Skerritt Lawrence Kasdan Ray Parker, Jr. David Spade Richard Kiel Pat Paulsen Richard Stahl Earl Klugh George Peppard Elaine Stritch Nancy Kovac Iggy Pop (James Leigh Taylor-Young Christine Lahti Newell Osterberg) Danny Thomas Piper Laurie Suzi Quatro (Muzyad Yakhoob) Joan Leslie Gilda Radner Marlo Thomas Tony Lucca Sam Raimi Lily Tomlin Madonna (Madonna Joyce Randolph Robert Urich Louise Ciccone) Della Reese (Dellorese Courtney B. Vance Lee Majors (Harvey Patricia Early) Harry Von Tilzer Lee Yeary, II) Martha Reeves Robert Wagner Branford Marsalis Burt Reynolds Mike Wallace Wynton Marsalis Jason Robards, Sr. Sippie Wallace Dick Martin Dale Robertson David Wayne Sue Marx Smokey Robinson (Wayne McMeekan) J.P. McCarthy Diana Ross Mary Wells Donna McKechnie Roz Ryan Margaret Whiting Lonetta McKee Soupy Sales Robin Williams Ed McMahon Paul Schrader Elizabeth Wilson William Mechanic George C. Scott Jackie Wilson S. Epatha Markerson Steven Seagal Stevie Wonder Martin Milner Bob Seger (Steveland Morris) Michael Moore Tom Selleck Max Wright Harry Morgan Del Shannon (Harry Bratsburg) (Charles Westover) Michael Moriarity Robert Shaye Denise Nicholas Stirling Silliphant
GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Russell Alger George Crockett, Sr. Paul MacCracken Michael Barone Thomas E.Dewey Wade McCree Wilber M. Brucker Woodbridge N. Ferris Robert S. McNamara Ralph Bunche Gerald R. Ford Frederick Mueller McGeorge Bundy Dan Glickman Frank Murphy Antoine de La Mothe Philip A. Hart Truman Newberry (Sieur de Cadillac) Tom Hayden Chief Pontiac Lewis Cass Alvin Hooper James Quello Zachariah Chandler Damon Keith Milo Radulovich Wilbur Cohen Frank Knox George Romney Thomas E. Cooley Robert McClelland David Stockman
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Arthur Summerfield Clifton Wharton G. Mennen Williams Arthur Vandenberg Byron (Whizzer) White Coleman A. Young
RELIGIOUS, HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND SOCIAL CAUSES Rachel Andresen Doug Fraser Malcolm X Irene Auberlin Bishop Thomas Rosa Parks Frederic Baraga Gumbleton Clara Raven Isabella Baumfree Alice King Hamilton Walter Reuther (Sojourner Truth) John Hannah Father Gabriel Richard Irving Bluestone Laura Smith Haviland George Roche Olympia Brown Alfred Day Hershey Albert Sabin Father Charles E. Jimmy Hoffa Lucinda Thurman Coughlin Douglass Houghton Dr. Bertha Lenna Frances Cooper Sarah Van Hoosen Jones Van Hoosen Caroline Bartlett Crane Pearl Kendrick Roger Wilkins Wilma Donahue Catherine MacKinnon Grace Eldering Cardinal Maida
SCIENCE, MILITARY, AND EXPLORATION Francis Baird Louis Joliet James McDivitt Michael J. Bloomfield Isabella Lugoski Karle Donald R. McMonagle Robert Cavelier Donald Katz James McNutt (Sieur de La Salle) David C. Leestma James V. Neel Roger Chaffee Emmett N. Leith Jonas Salk George Armstrong Charles A. Lindbergh Glenn T. Seaborg Custer Jerrry Linenger Richard A. Searfoss Pete Dawkins Jack Lousma Brewster H. Shaw, Jr. Thomas A. Edison Nancy Harkness Love Alfred M. Worden. Icie Macy Hoobler Aleda Lutz Brent W. Jett, Jr. Pere Marquette
SPORTS Sid Abel Don Coleman Charlie Gehringer George (Sparky) Dave (Babe or Baby) Kirk Gibson Anderson Cortez George (the Gipper) Gipp Terry Barr Lou Creekmur Hank Greenberg Dave Bing Herbert (Fritz) Crisler Joe Guyon Jim Bunning Chuck Davey Walter Hagen Jack Christiansen Dave DeBusschere Tom Harmon Ty Cobb Alex Delvecchio Ernie Harwell Mickey Cochran Whitey Ford Tommy Hearns
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Harry Heileman Tara Lapinski Bo Schembechler Dave Hill Bobby Layne Joe Schmidt Grant Hill Ted Lindsay Billy Simms Mike Hill Mickey Lolich Bubba Smith Arthur Hills Joe Louis Steve Smith Desmond Howard Todd Martin Isiah Thomas Gordie Howe Terry McDermott Rudy Tomjanovich Gordon Johncock Denny McLain Alan Trammell Earvin (Magic) Johnson Earl Morral Doak Walker Hayes Jones Muhammad Ali George Webster Joe Joseph (Cassius Clay) Vic Wertz Al Kaline Clarence (Biggie) Munn Garfield Wood George Kell Hal Newhouser Charles Woodson Micki King Jeanne Omelenchuk Fielding Yost Paul Krause Jessie Owens Steve Yzerman Marion Ladewig Sugar Ray Robinson Bill Lambier Cazzie Russell Richard (Night Train) Barry Sanders Lane Terry Sawchuk
OTHERS Harry Bennett Jack Kevorkian Samuel Mudd Al Capone Viola Liuzzo Jimmy Schmidt John Norman Collins Perle Mesta
SPECIAL THANKS TO Janet Lockwood Executive director, Michigan Film Office William McLaughlin Executive director, Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Mary L. Ploor Ph.D. Educator; Web curator, Michigan Historical Center Michael Ranville Lansing lobbyist; author Marilyn Wheaton, Director, Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Detroit
NOTE We know we have missed some famous Michiganians. Readers who would like to add to the list are invited to e-mail their entries and the pertinent information to Craig Ruff at Public Sector Consultants: [email protected]
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