List of people from Flint, Michigan

The following is a list of notable people who were born, or lived for a significant period of time, in Flint, Michigan, United States.

Movie, radio, television and theater figures

• Bob Bell, original WGN Bozo the Clown
• Sandra Bernhard, actress, author and comedian
• Howard Bragman, public relations practitioner, television pundit, writer and lecturer
• William David Brohn, Tony Award-winning music orchestrator
• Tony Burton, actor, football player, and boxer, Rocky films
• Kerry Conran, filmmaker, writer, director
• Terry Crews, actor, host and football player
• Seamus Dever, actor, Castle
• Bob Eubanks, game show host, The Newlywed Game
• Casey Kasem, radio DJ who started his career in Flint; host of the long running American Top 40; voice actor, most notably as Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise and Robin in the Super Friends franchise
• Nancy Kovack, actress and wife of the conductor Zubin Mehta
• David Magee, Oscar-nominated screenwriter for Life of Pi and Finding Neverland^[1]
• Jerry Minor, comedian and actor
• Michael Moore, from the nearby town of Lapeer, liberal activist and filmmaker; writer and director of Roger & Me, Bowling For Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, Capitalism: A Love Story, Fahrenheit 11/9
• Marilyn Nash, actress, co-starred with Charlie Chaplin in film Monsieur Verdoux
• Charles Smith, born Flint, 1920
• Wendey Stanzler, editor and director, Roger & Me, Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives
• Maddie Taylor, voice actress, storyboard artist and comedian
• Charles Wolcott, film music composer
• Michael Wylie, multi-award-winning Art Director in TV and Film
• Erin Darke, tv & film actress

Musicians and bands

• Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz singer
• Betty Carter, jazz vocalist
• Chiodos, screamo/post-hardcore band on Equal Vision Records (Davison, MI)
• Jon Connor, rapper
• The Dayton Family, rap group
• DFC, hip hop duo
• Mark Farner, solo rock artist, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad
• Fredwreck, record producer of Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Britney Spears
• Grand Funk Railroad, rock group
• Greet Death, shoegaze band
• Mona Haydar, Syrian-American rapper, poet and songwriter
• LaKisha Jones, American Idol 2007 finalist, third runner-up
• Mario Judah, rapper
• Bfb Da Packman, rapper
• King 810, metal band
• Miko Marks, country singer
• MC Breed, rapper
• Me Phi Me, rapper
• Geoff Moore, onetime member of Geoff Moore and the Distance, Christian rock band
• PBK, noise/experimental composer
• Don Preston, onetime member of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
• Question Mark and the Mysterians, rock group
• Ready for the World, R&B group
• Repulsion, death metal/grindcore band
• Rio Da Yung OG, rapper
• RMC Mike, rapper
• Antwaun Stanley, R&B singer and songwriter
• The Swellers, punk rock band; members grew up in Fenton, Michigan, but got their start playing Flint Local 432
• Terry Knight and the Pack, rock group, predecessor to Grand Funk Railroad
• Top Authority, rap group
• Vincent "Shane" Fielder, R.I.P. July 7, 2017 - Composer, Writer, Producer, Musician, Singer; Owner of Gold Tracks Studio and Fielder Institute; Member of The Music Box; #1 for Rising Artist on the Queens Calendar- Whitney Houston 2nd, Mary J. Blige 3rd, Recorded many groups in Flint, MI, wrote "Iced Tea" for Dizzy Gillespie, which is the theme song for the movie "The Big Score"-Directed by Fred Williamson
• Whitey Morgan and the 78's, honky tonk and outlaw country band
• Fleming Williams of The Hues Corporation; lead singer on disco hit "Rock the Boat"
• YN Jay, rapper

Sports figures

Baseball

• Jim Abbott, one-handed MLB pitcher famous for throwing a no-hitter despite his disability
• Scott Aldred, MLB pitcher
• Steve Boros, MLB infielder, manager and executive
• Geraldine Guest, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Jeff Hamilton, MLB infielder
• Rick Leach, MLB outfielder
• Joe Mays, MLB pitcher
• Ron Pruitt, MLB outfielder and catcher
• Merv Rettenmund, MLB outfielder
• Mickey Weston, MLB pitcher

Basketball

• Charlie Bell, one of Michigan State University's "Flintstones"
• Miles Bridges, professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets
• Demetrius Calip, player for 1989 University of Michigan championship team
• Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State player, one of the "Flintstones"
• JuJuan Cooley, pro player in Eastern Europe
• Tonya Edwards, European and WNBA player
• Marty Embry, played for DePaul University, drafted by Utah Jazz, 13-year pro career, chef, author
• Desmon Farmer, professional basketball player with Ironi Ashkelon
• Terry Furlow, MSU and NBA player
• Jeff Grayer, Olympic and NBA player
• Cory Hightower, Flint high school star
• Darryl Johnson, MSU player
• Kyle Kuzma, professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards
• Tamika Louis, Fresno State player
• Roy Marble, former Iowa and NBA player
• Thad McFadden, American-born Georgian national basketball player
• JaVale McGee, former Nevada and current Phoenix Suns player
• Pamela McGee, USC women's basketball star
• Monté Morris, professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves
• Deanna Nolan, WNBA player
• Morris Peterson, Michigan State player, one of the "Flintstones"
• Glen Rice, Michigan and NBA player
• Eddie Robinson, NBA player
• Keith Smith, Loyola Marymount player^[2]
• Barry Stevens, Iowa State player
• Stacey Thomas, WNBA player
• Trent Tucker, Minnesota and NBA player
• Coquese Washington, WNBA player; first President of WNBA players association; current head coach of Penn State women's basketball team
• James Young, NBA player, 2019-20 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League

Track and field

• Herb Washington, four-time All-American sprinter, world record holder, professional baseball player

Boxing

• Tony Burton, also football player and actor
• Chris Byrd, world champion
• Tracy Byrd, world champion
• Andre Dirrell, pro middleweight boxer, Olympic bronze medalist in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
• Anthony Dirrell, pro middleweight boxer
• Claressa Shields, first back-to-back two-time Olympic gold medalist in 2012 Summer Olympics in London and 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

Football

• Carl Banks, linebacker, two-time Super Bowl champion
• Tony Branoff, Running Back and MVP University fo Michigan
• Tony Burton, also boxer and actor
• Brandon Carr, cornerback for Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys
• Todd Carter, kickoff specialist for Carolina Panthers
• Lynn Chandnois, Pro Bowl player for Pittsburgh Steelers
• Don Coleman, Michigan State player, member of College Football Hall of Fame
• Terry Crews, NFL defensive end; actor
• Courtney Hawkins, NFL wide receiver
• Mark Ingram II, NFL running back; 2009 Heisman Trophy winner; born and raised in Grand Blanc, attended Flint Southwestern Academy
• Mark Ingram Sr., NFL wide receiver
• Stephen Jones, CFL player
• David Kircus, pro football wide receiver
• Paul Krause, NFL Hall of Famer
• Todd Lyght, NFL defensive back, Notre Dame assistant coach
• Thad McFadden, NFL wide receiver
• Mike Miller, NFL wide receiver
• Booker Moore, running back for Penn State
• Jim Morrissey, NFL linebacker for Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears
• Don Morton, head coach, North Dakota State, Wisconsin
• Ricky Patton, NFL running back for Super Bowl XVI champion San Francisco 49ers
• Clarence Peaks, NFL fullback
• Thomas Rawls, NFL running back for Seattle Seahawks
• Harold "Tubby" Raymond, member of College Football Hall of Fame; 300 wins as head coach at University of Delaware
• Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver, 5-time Pro Bowl selection, Super Bowl champion
• Bob Rowe, NFL lineman
• Jon Runyan, 14-year NFL lineman; politician
• Dan Skuta, NFL player
• Fernando Smith, NFL defensive lineman
• Robaire Smith, NFL defensive lineman
• Barry Stokes, NFL offensive lineman
• Andre Weathers, cornerback, University of Michigan and New York Giants
• Brent Williams, NFL defensive end
• Reggie Williams, NFL linebacker
• Chris Wilson, Canadian Football League player
• Lonnie Young, NFL defensive back

Hockey

• Ken Morrow, defenseman, Davison, Michigan native, part of Miracle on Ice and four-time Stanley Cup champion with New York Islanders
• Brian Rolston, won 1995 Stanley Cup championship with New Jersey Devils^[3]
• Tim Thomas, goaltender; Davison native; former goalie for Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins; 2010 Olympics silver medalist, 2011 Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe award winner

Mixed martial arts

• Mike Perry, UFC fighter since 2016

Tennis

• MaliVai Washington, 1996 Wimbeldon finalist

Weightlifting

• Lamar Gant Powerlifter, first person in history to deadlift five times his own bodyweight

Writers, journalists, and poets

• David W. Blight, author and Sterling Professor at Yale University, 2019 Pulitzer Prize winner for Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
• Christopher Paul Curtis, author of books for children and young adults
• Jeremy Drummond, mystery, urban fiction author
• William M. Gallagher, photographer, 1953 Pulitzer Prize winner for Flint Journal
• Ben Hamper, writer, Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line
• E. Lynn Harris, author
• Patrick Jones, author of books for young adults, library textbooks, and resource guides
• Adam Kotsko, author and professor at Shimer College
• Edmund G. Love, author (Subways Are for Sleeping)
• Steve Mariotti, author of several books; founder of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
• Marcus Sakey, author and host of the Travel Channel show Hidden City
• Jon Scieszka, children's author
• John Sinclair, poet and activist
• Theodore Weesner, novelist, best known for his coming-of-age novel The Car Thief

Others

• Todd Beamer, passenger on United 93 flight who attempted to foil hijacking and reclaim aircraft on 9/11
• Benjamin Bolger, student, most credentialed person in modern history
• David Sheldon Boone, former U.S. Army signals analyst who was convicted of espionage-related charges in 1999
• Paul L. Brady, first African American Federal Administrative Law Judge
• William E. Bryan Jr., United States Air Force major general and World War II flying ace
• Henry Howland Crapo, 14th Governor of Michigan, founder of Flint and Holly Railroad
• William Crapo Durant, founder of General Motors
• Arthur Jerome Eddy, art collector and critic
• Jerome Eddy, mayor of Flint, 1878–79; diplomat
• Barry Edmonds, photographer
• Thomas M. George, M.D., former Michigan State Representative and State Senator
• Mary Henrietta Graham, the first African-American woman to be admitted to the University of Michigan (graduated from Flint High School in 1876)^[4]
• Duane D. Hackney, most decorated airman in history of the Air Force
• Sidney Redding Mason, Minnesota state legislator and businessman^[5]
• Amir Mirza Hekmati, U.S. Marine who spent time in prison in Iran as falsely accused CIA spy, went to high school in Flint and Flint Township
• Dale Kildee, former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives
• Dan Kildee, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Sinnamon Love, pornographic actress
• Floyd J. McCree, first African American mayor of Flint, namesake of Floyd J. McCree building in downtown Flint
• Samuel B. McKinney, civil rights leader, Baptist pastor^[6]
• Donald R. McMonagle, decorated pilot, astronaut, NASA launch manager
• Craig Menear, chairman and CEO of The Home Depot^[7]
• Charles Stewart Mott, two-time mayor of Flint, businessman, philanthropist; namesake of Mott Community College, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Charles S. Mott Prize, the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, and Mott Lake
• Stewart Rawlings Mott, philanthropist
• Betty Lou Reed, Illinois state representative
• Kelly Reemtsen, contemporary artist^[8]
• Donald Riegle, former U.S. Senator and Congressman
• Eric Ogden, photographer
• Stephen Smale, mathematician
• Tim Sneller, member of the Michigan House of Representatives
• Jay Springsteen, motorcycle national champion
• Andrew J. Transue, Genesee County Prosecutor, U.S. Congressman and attorney (Morissette v. United States)
• Karen Weaver, psychologist, businesswoman, and first female mayor of Flint
• Michael M. Wood, former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, grew up in Flint

See also

• List of mayors of Flint, Michigan

References

External links

• Larry Page's University of Michigan Commencement Address

This page was last edited on 9 April 2024, at 19:05