List of Famous people born in Michigan, United States of America
Derrick Gervin
Derrick Gervin is a retired American professional basketball player born in Detroit. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was the 1995 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP, and a two-time top scorer in the Israel Basketball League, in 1996 and 1998.
Donald R. McMonagle
Donald Ray McMonagle is a former astronaut and a veteran of three shuttle flights. He became the Manager, Launch Integration, at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 15, 1997. In this capacity he was responsible for final shuttle preparation, launch execution, and return of the orbiter to KSC following landings at any other location. He was chair of the Mission Management Team, and was the final authority for launch decision.
Watts Humphrey
Watts S. Humphrey was an American pioneer in software engineering who was called the "father of software quality."
Pete Dexter
Pete Dexter is an American novelist.
Suzanne Bonamici
Suzanne Marie Bonamici is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district, a seat she was first elected to in a 2012 special election. The district includes most of Portland west of the Willamette River, as well as all of Yamhill, Columbia, Clatsop, and Washington counties.
Deb Lacusta
Deborah Lacusta is an American television writer and actress.
Donald E. Stewart
Donald E. Stewart was an American screenwriter, best known for his screenplay for Missing, which won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the Writers Guild of America Award, the London Film Critics' Circle award, a Christopher Award, (www.christophers.org) and the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, all shared with the film's director, Costa-Gavras.
Max Apple
Max Apple is an American short story writer, novelist, and professor at The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Matthew Glave
Matthew Glave is an American film and television actor best known for his roles in The Wedding Singer, Picket Fences, Baby's Day Out, ER, Stargate SG-1, Army Wives, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and Angie Tribeca.
Maddie Taylor
Maddie Taylor, is an American voice actress, storyboard artist and comedian, known for voicing Verminious Snaptrap in T.U.F.F. Puppy and Sparky in The Fairly OddParents.