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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John DeLorean |  | Jan 6, 1925 | Mar 19, 2005 | Engineer and executive with General Motors; founder of the DeLorean Motor Company | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | [1] |
| Charles and Ray Eames | Link to image | 1907, 1912 | 1978, 1988 | Designers who worked in and made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture | Lived in Bloomfield Hills (attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art) | |
| Florence Knoll | May 24, 1917 | Jan 25, 2019 | Architect and furniture designer; co-founder of the Knoll design company; furniture manufacturer | Lived in Bloomfield Hills (attended Kingswood School and the Cranbrook Academy of Art) | ||
| Carl Milles |  | Jun 23, 1875 | Sep 19, 1955 | Swedish sculptor | Lived in Bloomfield Hills (as sculptor in residence at Cranbrook Educational Community) | |
| Eero Saarinen |  | Aug 20, 1910 | Sep 1, 1961 | Finnish architect and industrial designer | Grew up and lived in Bloomfield Hills; took courses and worked at Cranbrook Educational Community | |
| Eliel Saarinen |  | Aug 20, 1873 | Jul 1, 1950 | Finnish architect known for his work with art deco buildings | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | |
| Minoru Yamasaki | Dec 1, 1912 | Feb 7, 1986 | Chief architect of the World Trade Center | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Aldridge | Owner of Indianwood Golf and Country Club; outbid for the Detroit Red Wings by Mike Ilitch | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | ||||
| George Gough Booth |  | Sep 24, 1864 | Apr 11, 1949 | Newspaper publisher ( Evening News Association ) | Founder of Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills | |
| John Bugas |  | Apr 26, 1908 | Dec 2, 1982 | Second in command at Ford Motor Company | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | |
| Philip Caldwell | Jan 27, 1920 | Jul 10, 2013 | President, Chairman, and CEO of Ford Motor Company (the first person to run the company who was not a member of the Ford family); senior managing director at Shearson Lehman Brothers; member of the President's Export Council | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| William Davidson | Dec 5, 1922 | Mar 13, 2009 | President, Chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries; chairman of Guardian Industries Corp; owner of the Detroit Pistons, the Detroit Shock and the Tampa Bay Lightning sports franchises | Lived and died in Bloomfield | ||
| Lee Iacocca |  | Oct 15, 1924 | Jul 2, 2019 | Business executive with Ford Motor Company and Chrysler | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | [1] |
| Christopher Ilitch | President and CEO of Ilitch Holdings | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | ||||
| Semon Knudsen | Oct 2, 1912 | Jul 6, 1998 | Executive Vice President of General Motors Company and President of Ford Motor Company | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Scott McNealy |  | Nov 13, 1954 | Co-founder and CEO of Sun Microsystems | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills and attended Cranbrook Kingswood School | [2] | |
| Roger Penske |  | Feb 20, 1937 | Founder of Penske Corporation and team Penske Racing auto racing | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Bill Pulte | May 16, 1932 | Mar 7, 2018 | Founder and Chairman of Pulte Homes | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| John Rakolta | Jun 15, 1947 | CEO of Walbridge Construction | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Mark Spitznagel |  | Mar 5, 1971 | Hedge fund manager | Home in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| A. Alfred Taubman | Jan 31, 1924 | Apr 17, 2015 | Real estate developer (founder of Taubman Centers); philanthropist | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Robert S. Taubman | 1953 | Chairman, President and CEO of Taubman Centers | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Ashley | Dec 8, 1989 | Playboy Playmate, June 2014; appeared in FHM | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Paul Banks |  | May 3, 1978 | Lead singer, lyricist and guitarist of Interpol | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Selma Blair |  | Jun 23, 1972 | Actress ( Cruel Intentions , Hellboy, Legally Blonde ) | Attended Cranbrook Kingswood School; grew up in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Rob Cantor |  | Aug 26, 1983 | Singer and songwriter, yellow-tied vocalist and guitarist of band Tally Hall | Born and raised in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Aretha Franklin | Mar 25, 1942 | Aug 16, 2018 | Singer and songwriter | Lived Bloomfield Hills, died in her Detroit condo. | ||
| Carolyn Franklin | May 13, 1944 | Apr 25, 1988 | Singer and songwriter; younger sister of Aretha Franklin | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Chris Hansen | Mar 26, 1959 | Television infotainment personality ( Dateline NBC , To Catch a Predator ) | Attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Dana Jacobson |  | Nov 5, 1971 | CBS anchorwoman | Attended Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Cullen Landis |  | Jul 9, 1896 | Aug 26, 1975 | Motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early years of the silent film era | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | |
| Greg Mathis |  | Apr 5, 1960 | Television personality ( Judge Mathis ) | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Elizabeth Reaser |  | Jul 2, 1975 | Actress (Esme in Twilight) | Born and raised in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Tatum Reed |  | Aug 8, 1980 | Adult film actress and producer | Born in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Chad Smith |  | Oct 25, 1961 | Drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills and attended Lahser High School | ||
| Robin Williams |  | Jul 21, 1951 | Aug 11, 2014 | Actor and comedian ( Mork & Mindy , Dead Poets Society , Mrs. Doubtfire ) | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills, attended Detroit Country Day School | |
| Alex Winston |  | Sep 28, 1987 | Indie pop-rock musician | Born in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Bob Woodruff |  | Aug 18, 1961 | Television journalist | Born in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Dey Young | Jul 28, 1955 | Actress and sculptor | Born in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Fieger | Dec 23, 1950 | Attorney | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| David T. Fischer |  | 1946 | United States Ambassador to Morocco | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Perry Johnson |  | Jan 23, 1948 | 2024 Republican presidential candidate; 2023 Michigan Gubernatorial candidate; businessman; entrepreneur | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| George W. Romney |  | Jul 8, 1907 | Jul 26, 1995 | 43rd Governor of Michigan; Republican presidential candidate in 1968; father of Mitt Romney | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | |
| Mitt Romney |  | Mar 12, 1947 | 70th Governor of Massachusetts; 2008 Republican presidential candidate; 2012 Republican presidential nominee, junior U.S. Senator from Utah | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills and attended Cranbrook Kingswood School | ||
| Steve Stockman |  | Nov 14, 1956 | U.S. congressman from Texas's 9th congressional district (1995-1997) | Born in Bloomfield Hills |
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Dombrowski |  | Jul 27, 1956 | President, CEO, and General Manager of the Detroit Tigers | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Charlie Gehringer |  | May 11, 1903 | Jan 21, 1993 | Hall of Fame second baseman for the Detroit Tigers, World Series champion (1935) | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | |
| Al Kaline |  | Dec 19, 1934 | Apr 6, 2020 | Hall of Fame outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, World Series champion (1968) | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | [ citation needed ] |
| Dave Rozema |  | Aug 5, 1956 | Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers | Salesman for Disposal Management LLC of Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Dumars |  | May 24, 1963 | All-Star guard for the Detroit Pistons; two-time NBA champion (1989–1990) | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Richard Hamilton |  | Feb 14, 1978 | All-Star shooting guard and small forward for the Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, and Chicago Bulls | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Dawkins |  | Mar 8, 1938 | 1955 Heisman Trophy winner; Rhodes Scholar; U.S. Army Brigadier General | Attended Cranbrook School | ||
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chelios |  | Jan 25, 1962 | Defenseman with the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, and Detroit Red Wings | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Pavel Datsyuk |  | Jul 20, 1978 | Alternate captain for the Detroit Red Wings | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Sergei Fedorov |  | Dec 13, 1969 | Centre for the Detroit Red Wings | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Gordie Howe |  | Mar 31, 1928 | Jun 10, 2016 | Right wing for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers | [ citation needed ] | |
| Steve Yzerman |  | May 9, 1965 | Centre and captain for the Detroit Red Wings; general manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Henrik Zetterberg |  | Oct 9, 1980 | Center and left wing for the Detroit Red Wings | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Russell |  | May 1, 1978 | International tennis player | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills | ||
Leonard Bloomfield was an American linguist who led the development of structural linguistics in the United States during the 1930s and the 1940s. He is considered to be the father of American distributionalism. His influential textbook Language, published in 1933, presented a comprehensive description of American structural linguistics. He made significant contributions to Indo-European historical linguistics, the description of Austronesian languages, and description of languages of the Algonquian family.
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Bloomfield Hills to the north is new money and proud to show it, as perhaps best embodied by a onetime resident, John Z. DeLorean. Bloomfield Hills is now home to Lee Iacocca, Roger Smith, Aretha Franklin, Isiah Thomas...