List of Famous people born in Michigan, United States of America
Roy Devyn Marble
Roy Devyn Marble is an American professional basketball player for Astana of the Kazakhstan Championship, the VTB United League, and the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Ahney Her
Whitney Cua Her, better known by her stage name Ahney Her, is an American actress. She is of Hmong descent.
Tom Heckert, Jr.
Thomas Heckert Jr. was an American football executive who served as the general manager for the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). In his 27-year career, Heckert was a part of 17 postseason campaigns, 11 division titles, eight conference championship games, three Super Bowl appearances and one Super Bowl Championship, while with the Denver Broncos.
Daniel Melihov
Thomas Stephen Monaghan is an American entrepreneur who founded Domino's Pizza in 1960. He owned the Detroit Tigers from 1983 to 1992. Monaghan also owns the Domino's Farms Office Park, located in the Ann Arbor Charter Township, Michigan, which he first started building during 1984.
Armond White
Armond White is an American film and music critic who writes for National Review and Out. He was previously the editor of CityArts (2011–2014), the lead film critic for the alternative weekly New York Press (1997–2011), and the arts editor and critic for The City Sun (1984–1996). Other publications that have carried his work include Film Comment, Variety, The Nation, The New York Times, Slate, Columbia Journalism Review, and First Things.
Christopher Daniels
Daniel Christopher Covell, better known by the ring name Christopher Daniels, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as an on-screen performer and as the Head of Talent Relations. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Ring of Honor (ROH), as well as extensive time on the independent circuit.
Eugene Parker
Eugene Newman Parker is an American solar astrophysicist who—in the mid-1950s—developed the theory of the supersonic solar wind and predicted the Parker spiral shape of the solar magnetic field in the outer Solar System. In 1987, Parker proposed that the solar corona might be heated by myriad tiny "nanoflares", miniature brightenings resembling solar flares that would occur all over the surface of the Sun.
Andy Moeller
Andy Moeller is an American football coach and former player. He is the son of Gary Moeller. Moeller was a player for the Michigan Wolverines football team, and served with the team for eight years before joining the Baltimore Ravens. He replaced John Matsko in 2011 after Matsko was fired. In the spring of 2011, Moeller was arrested for DUI, and was sentenced to 60 days in jail, though all but two of the days were suspended; Moeller was also placed on probation. The arrest was his third alcohol-related in four years. The NFL eventually suspended Moeller for the first two games of the 2011 NFL season. After winning Super Bowl XLVII, Juan Castillo became the run game coordinator and the new offensive line coach, making Moeller the assistant OL coach. In September 2015, Moeller was suspended indefinitely by the Browns for allegedly assaulting a woman in his home. He and the Browns mutually parted ways before the teams' home opener on September 27, 2015.
Rodney Culver
Rodney Dwayne Culver was an American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. During this time, he played for the Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers. Over the course of his career, he played in 43 games, rushed for 689 yards on 241 carries, and ran for 12 touchdowns.
Bob Ladouceur
Robert Eugene Ladouceur is a retired American football coach. He began coaching the De La Salle High Spartans in Concord, California in 1979, when he was 25 years old. He took over a program that had never enjoyed a winning season since the school's establishment in 1965. His first season as head coach resulted in their first winning season. His second season resulted in their first appearance in the California Prep Football State Rankings and began De La Salle's evolution into a perennial champion. From 1992 to 2004, he guided the team to 12-consecutive undefeated seasons, setting a national winning streak record for high school football of 151 consecutive wins—a record in US amateur sports matched only by the 159-game winning streak of Passaic High School in men's basketball, and the 459 match win streak of Brandon High School in men's wrestling. Ladouceur was enshrined to the National High School Hall of Fame in 2001. His team has topped the USA Today rankings five times and he is a three-time coach of the year. He retired on January 4, 2013 with a career record of 399–25-3. His .934 winning percentage is a record among coaches with 200 or more wins. Ladouceur is the all-time winningest coach in California high school football and has led the De La Salle program to numerous championships. A film about his life was released on August 22, 2014. When the Game Stands Tall is a 2014 sports drama film. The film, which stars Jim Caviezel as Coach Bob Ladouceur, Laura Dern as Bev Ladouceur, Michael Chiklis as assistant coach Terry Eidson and Alexander Ludwig as running back Chris Ryan, is about the record-setting 151-game 1992–2003 high school football winning streak by De La Salle High School of Concord, California. The film is an adaptation of the 2003 book of the same name by Neil Hayes, published by North Atlantic Books. Bob married Lissa Ladouceur on January 3, 2015. De La Salle head coach Bob Ladouceur retired in January 2013 after winning his last Open Division state championship in December 2012.