List of Famous people born in Michigan, United States of America

Kelli Hand

First Name Kelli
Last Name Hand
Born on September 15, 1964
Died on August 3, 2021 (aged 56)

Kelley Hand, known professionally as Kelli Hand and K-HAND, was a musician and DJ from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Hand was widely credited with opening the door for Black women's participation in the previously male-dominated techno and electronic music communities during the 1990s and was known as the "First Lady of Detroit techno". A prolific DJ with an "impossibly deep catalogue", Hand continued to produce and perform music up until her death in 2021.

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Curtis Fuller

First Name Curtis
Last Name Fuller
Born on December 15, 1934
Died on May 8, 2021 (aged 86)

Curtis DuBois Fuller was an American jazz trombonist. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and contributed to many classic jazz recordings.

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Kevin Jarre

First Name Kevin
Last Name Jarre
Born on August 6, 1954
Died on April 3, 2011 (aged 56)

Kevin Noel Clark was an American screenwriter, actor, and film producer. He adopted the last name of his adoptive father, Maurice Jarre.

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Lynn Hill

First Name Lynn
Last Name Hill
Born on January 3, 1961 (age 65)
Height 157 cm | 5'2

Carolynn Marie Hill is an American rock climber. Widely regarded as one of the leading competitive sport climbers in the world during the late 1980s and early 1990s, she is famous for making the first free ascent of the difficult sheer rock face of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, and for repeating it the next year in less than 24 hours. She has been described as both one of the best female climbers in the world and one of the best climbers of all time. One of the first successful women in the sport, Hill shaped rock climbing for women and became a public spokesperson, helping it gain wider popularity and arguing for sex equality. Hill has publicized climbing by appearing on television shows and documentaries and writing an autobiography, Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World.

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Brian Kelly

First Name Brian
Last Name Kelly
Born on February 14, 1931
Died on February 12, 2005 (aged 73)

Brian Kelly was an American actor widely known for his role as Porter Ricks, the widowed father of two sons on the NBC television series Flipper.

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Steve Mackay

First Name Steve
Last Name Mackay
Born on September 25, 1949
Died on October 10, 2015 (aged 66)

Steve Mackay was an American tenor saxophonist best known for his membership in the Stooges. His performances are showcased on three songs on the band's second album, Fun House (1970).

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Omar Benson Miller

First Name Omar
Last Name Miller
Born on October 7, 1978 (age 47)
Height 197 cm | 6'6

Omar Benson Miller is an American actor. He is known for his work as Walter Simmons on CSI: Miami (2009–2012) and Charles Greane on Ballers, voices Raphael on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and he currently stars in the CBS comedy series The Unicorn.

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Dave Pike

First Name Dave
Last Name Pike
Born on March 23, 1938
Died on October 3, 2015 (aged 77)

David Samuel Pike was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. He appeared on many albums by Nick Brignola, Paul Bley and Kenny Clarke, Bill Evans, and Herbie Mann. He also recorded extensively as leader, including a number of albums on MPS Records.

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Hawley Harvey Crippen

First Name Hawley
Last Name Crippen
Born on September 11, 1862
Died on November 23, 1910 (aged 48)

Hawley Harvey Crippen, usually known as Dr. Crippen, was an American homeopath, ear and eye specialist and medicine dispenser. He was hanged in Pentonville Prison in London for the murder of his wife Cora Henrietta Crippen, and was the first suspect to be captured with the aid of wireless telegraphy. However, see also the article on John Tawell.

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Stephen Calder

First Name Stephen
Last Name Calder
Born on December 1, 1957 (age 68)

Stephen "Steve" Calder is a Canadian sailor. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he won a bronze medal in the Soling Class at the 1984 Summer Olympics with Hans Fogh and John Kerr.

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