This is a list of notable people from the US state of Michigan. People from Michigan are sometimes referred to as Michiganders, Michiganians, or, more rarely, Michiganites. This list includes people who were born, have lived, or worked in Michigan.
Robert Seldon Duncanson (1820–1871), painter, the 19th century's greatest Western landscape artist (Smithsonian Institution), buried in Monroe's historic Woodland Cemetery (born in NY, raised in Monroe, Michigan)
Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO (1999–2014); first person to be worth over a billion dollars based on stock options received as a corporate employee; owner of NBA's Los Angeles Clippers (born in Detroit)
Bill Morrison, cartoonist and illustrator; editor, principal writer and artist for Bongo Comics Group overseeing the Simpsons comic book family; director of Futurama (born in Lincoln Park)
Anna Etheridge (aka Michigan Annie), Civil War nurse enlisted with Michigan 2nd Infantry; active in nearly every major battle; awarded Kearney Cross for bravery at Battle of Chancellorsville (born in Wayne County)
Aleda E. Lutz, Army flight nurse during World War II, second-most decorated woman in American military history (born in Freeland, Michigan; died in Mont Pilat, France)
Alexander Macomb, commanding general of the United States Army from 1828 to 1841 (born in Detroit)
Wosso (also called Owosso), for whom the city of Owosso is named), chief of Shiawassee band of Ojibwa and signer of Treaty of Saginaw (born near present-day Owosso)
John N. Mitchell, US attorney general under President Richard Nixon 1969–72 (born in Detroit)
Cecilia Muñoz, White House director of Intergovernmental Affairs under President Barack Obama (born in Detroit; raised in Livonia)
Frank Murphy, Detroit mayor, Michigan governor, last governor-general of the Philippines and first high commissioner to the Philippines, US attorney general and Supreme Court justice (born in Harbor Beach)
↑ "Bioguide Search". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
↑ Seibold, David H. (2007). Grand Haven - In the Path of Destiny. Norton Shores, Michigan: Grand Haven Historical Society. p.39. ISBN978-1-4243-1900-8.
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