Famous People from Michigan

Most people from Michigan, who were actually born in this place, later in their lives achieved great fame and success. This place is also home to people who were already famous and well-known, before getting settled in this beautiful state. So, the list of the famous people from Michigan which I am going to present, includes the names of people who are the natives of this place, and of 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 would consists of names of people belonging 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 people, who were involved in media and 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

The third list includes names which are well-known in the field of artists and artisans. 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

It is also amazing to know that some Michiganders also belonged to the filed of spaceflight programs as astronauts and in the field of aviation.

• 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 automotive.

• 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 people 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 or should I regard them as the famous Michiganders. Adios!