List of Famous people born in Michigan, United States of America
Lee Percy
Lee Percy is an American film editor. At the 61st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, he received two Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie nominations for editing the 2009 television films Taking Chance and Grey Gardens, winning for the former.
Manuel Moroun
Manuel "Matty" Moroun was an American billionaire businessman, most notable as the owner of the Ambassador Bridge international crossing connecting Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario. The bridge, which Moroun purchased from the Bower family in 1979, is one of the few privately-owned border crossings between the United States and Canada.
Marsha Cheeks
Marsha G. Cheeks is a Detroit-born politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. She is a Democrat and member of the Michigan House of Representatives. She represents the 6th State House District, which includes most of Downtown Detroit. She is also the aunt of former Detroit mayor and convicted criminal Kwame Kilpatrick and sister of United States Representative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick.
John Grinder
John Thomas Grinder Jr. is an American linguist, author, management consultant, trainer and speaker. Grinder is credited with co-creating neuro-linguistic programming, with Richard Bandler. He is co-director of Quantum Leap Inc., a management consulting firm founded by his partner Carmen Bostic St. Clair in 1987. Grinder and Bostic St. Clair also run workshops and seminars on NLP internationally.
Armin Otto Leuschner
Armin Otto Leuschner was an American astronomer and educator.
Kenneth Edward Untener
Kenneth Edward Untener was a Roman Catholic bishop, serving the Diocese of Saginaw from 1980 until his death.
Matthew E. Welsh
Matthew Empson Welsh was the 41st Governor of Indiana and a member of the Democratic Party, serving from 1961 to 1965. His term as governor saw a major increase in statewide taxation, including the first state sales tax, and the passage of several important civil rights bills, making Indiana one of the most friendly states to ethnic and religious minorities at that time. His tax hikes led to a near tax revolt in the state, and people began writing "Indiana—Land of Taxes" on their license plates, at entry points into the state, in stores, and other public places. The situation killed any chance he had seeking higher office and earned him the moniker "Sales Tax Matt". Despite numerous reforms and his popularity within the Democratic Party, he was defeated when he ran for governor again in 1972. After leaving office, he served as chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party, as a member of the Democratic National Committee from 1964 until 1968, and as a federal commissioner on the International Joint Commission from 1966 until 1970. Throughout his life, Welsh was known for his personal motto, "It doesn't cost you anything to be a gentleman." After his retirement in 1972, he returned to Indianapolis, where he remained until his death in 1995.
Phillips Holmes
Phillips Raymond Holmes was an American actor. For his contributions to the film industry, he was posthumously given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Marlin Stutzman
Marlin Andrew Stutzman is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Indiana's 3rd congressional district, from 2010 to 2017. A Republican, Stutzman previously served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008, representing district 52, and as a member of the Indiana Senate, representing the 13th district, from 2009 to 2010.
Marilyn Nash
Marilyn Nash was an American actress and casting director. She was best known for starring in the 1947 Charlie Chaplin film Monsieur Verdoux.