List of Famous people born in Michigan, United States of America
Cha Cha
Parris Lynell Fluellen, better known as Cha Cha now goes by Parris Franz, is an American rapper, radio personality and actress formally signed to Epic Records.
Don Medford
Donald Muller, known professionally as Don Medford, was an American television director who directed over 75 TV series between 1951 and 1989, and who also directed three movies.
Donyale Luna
Peggy Anne Donyale Aragonea Peugot Luna, better known as Donyale Luna, was an American supermodel and actress who gained popularity in Western Europe during the late 1960s, generally cited as “the first black supermodel”, Luna was the first African-American model to appear on the cover of the British edition of Vogue, in March 1966. She entered modeling in a period that favored "white passing models" and has been described as "the first black model who really began to change things; to enable more diverse beauty paradigms to break through". She is known to have been a covergirl 11 times between 1965 and 1975.
David F. Cargo
David Francis Cargo was an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd governor of New Mexico between 1967 and 1971.
Colleen Moore
Colleen Moore was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. Moore became one of the most fashionable stars of the era and helped popularize the bobbed haircut.
Stephen Goosson
Stephen Goosson was an American film set designer and art director.
Rick D. Wasserman
Rick Darrin Wasserman is an American voice, stage and television actor.
Mary Jackson
Mary Jackson was an American character actress whose nearly fifty-year career began in 1950 and was spent almost entirely in television. She is best known for the role of the lovelorn Emily Baldwin in The Waltons and was the original choice to play Alice Horton in the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives, playing the part in the unaired pilot. The role was instead given to Frances Reid.
Patrick R. Cooney
Patrick Ronald Cooney was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the third Bishop of Gaylord and held the title Bishop Emeritus in that diocese.
Norman Bel Geddes
Norman Bel Geddes was an American theatrical and industrial designer.