List of Famous people born in Michigan, United States of America
Lawrence S. Bacow
Lawrence "Larry" Seldon Bacow is an American lawyer, economist, author and university administrator, and the current 29th President of Harvard University. He assumed office on July 1, 2018, succeeding Drew Gilpin Faust. Prior to assuming the presidency, Bacow was the Hauser leader-in-residence at the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He was previously at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and has been a member of the President and Fellows of Harvard College, one of the university's governing boards, since 2011.
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerome Leon Bruckheimer is an American film and television producer. He has been active in the genres of action, drama, fantasy, and science fiction.
Mike LaFleur
Mike LaFleur is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He previously has served as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Falcons, the Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers.
Amanda Cooper
Amanda Bobby Brundage is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Strawweight division of the Invicta Fighting Championships and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She currently competes in Lights Out Championship.
Kay Felder
Kahlil Ameer "Kay" Felder Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Felder, a 5-foot-9-inch (1.75 m) point guard, declared for the 2016 NBA draft at the conclusion of his junior year at Oakland. Felder is the Horizon League career assists leader.
Charles Conwell
Charles Albert Shone Conwell is an American professional boxer. As an amateur he competed in the men's middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Opponent Patrick Day suffered brain trauma and died days after three knock-downs by Conwell on October 12, 2019.
Sam Richardson
Sam Richardson is an American actor, writer, producer and comedian. He played Richard Splett in the series Veep and co-starred in Detroiters opposite Tim Robinson. In 2019, he portrayed Alf in the YouTube Premium series Champaign ILL.
Myles Jury
Myles Madison Jury is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with the Bellator MMA, competing in the Lightweight division. He is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Carolyn Warmus
Carolyn Warmus is an American former elementary schoolteacher who was convicted at age 28 of the 1989 murder of her lover's wife, 40-year-old Betty Jeanne Solomon. After a hung jury at her first trial in 1991, Warmus was convicted of second degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm at her second trial in 1992. She served 27 years for the murder and was released from prison on June 17, 2019.
Monica Conyers
Monica Conyers is an American politician in Detroit, Michigan. Elected to the Detroit City Council in 2005, she was elected by its members to serve as president pro tempore of the Council for the four-year term.