List of people from Flint, Michigan

The following is a list of notable people who were born, or lived for a significant period of time, in Flint, Michigan, United States.

Movie, radio, television and theater figures

* Bob Bell, original WGN Bozo the Clown
*Sandra Bernhard, actress, author and comedian
* Howard Bragman, public relations practitioner, television pundit, writer and lecturer
*William David Brohn, Tony Award-winning music orchestrator
* Tony Burton, actor, football player, and boxer, '' Rocky'' films
*Kerry Conran, filmmaker, writer, director
* Terry Crews, actor, host and football player
*Erin Darke, TV and film actress
* Seamus Dever, actor, ''Castle''
* Bob Eubanks, game show host, ''The Newlywed Game''
*Casey Kasem, radio DJ who started his career in Flint; host of the long running ''American Top 40''; voice actor, most notably as Shaggy Rogers in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise and Robin (character), Robin in the ''Super Friends'' franchise
*Nancy Kovack, actress and wife of the conductor Zubin Mehta
*David Magee, Oscar-nominated screenwriter for ''Life of Pi (film), Life of Pi'' and ''Finding Neverland (film), Finding Neverland''
*Jerry Minor, comedian and actor
*Michael Moore, from the nearby town of Lapeer, liberal activist and filmmaker; writer and director of ''Roger & Me'', ''Bowling For Columbine'', ''Fahrenheit 9/11'', ''Sicko'', ''Capitalism: A Love Story'', ''Fahrenheit 11/9''
*Marilyn Nash, actress, co-starred with Charlie Chaplin in film ''Monsieur Verdoux''
*Charles Smith (actor), Charles Smith, born Flint, 1920
*Wendey Stanzler, editor and director, ''Roger & Me'', ''Sex and the City'', ''Desperate Housewives''
*Maddie Taylor, voice actress, storyboard artist and comedian
*Charles Wolcott, film music composer

Musicians and bands

*Bfb Da Packman, rapper
*Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz singer
*Betty Carter, jazz vocalist
*Chiodos, screamo/post-hardcore band on Equal Vision Records (Davison, MI)
*Jon Connor, rapper
*The Dayton Family, rap group
*DFC (group), DFC, hip hop duo
*Mark Farner, solo rock artist, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad
*Fredwreck, record producer of Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Britney Spears
*Grand Funk Railroad, rock group
*Greet Death, shoegaze band
*Mona Haydar, Syrian-American rapper, poet and songwriter
*LaKisha Jones, ''American Idol'' 2007 finalist, third runner-up
*Mario Judah, rapper
*King 810, metal band
*Miko Marks, country singer
*MC Breed, rapper
*Me Phi Me, rapper
*Geoff Moore, onetime member of Geoff Moore and the Distance, Christian rock band
*PBK (composer), PBK, noise/experimental composer
*Don Preston, onetime member of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
*Question Mark and the Mysterians, rock group
*Ready for the World, R&B group
*Repulsion (band), Repulsion, death metal/grindcore band
*Antwaun Stanley, R&B singer and songwriter
*The Swellers, punk rock band; members grew up in Fenton, Michigan, but got their start playing Flint Local 432
*Terry Knight and the Pack, rock group, predecessor to Grand Funk Railroad
*Top Authority, rap group
*Whitey Morgan and the 78's, honky tonk and outlaw country band
*Fleming Williams of The Hues Corporation; lead singer on disco hit Rock the Boat (The Hues Corporation song), "Rock the Boat"
*YN Jay, rapper

Sports figures

Baseball

*Jim Abbott, one-handed MLB pitcher famous for throwing a no-hitter despite his disability
*Scott Aldred, MLB pitcher
*Steve Boros, MLB infielder, manager and executive
*Geraldine Guest, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
*Jeff Hamilton (baseball player), Jeff Hamilton, MLB infielder
*Rick Leach (baseball player), Rick Leach, MLB outfielder
*Joe Mays (pitcher), Joe Mays, MLB pitcher
*Ron Pruitt, MLB outfielder and catcher
*Merv Rettenmund, MLB outfielder
*Mickey Weston, MLB pitcher

Basketball

*Charlie Bell (basketball), Charlie Bell, one of Michigan State University's "Flintstones (basketball), Flintstones"
*Miles Bridges, professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets
*Demetrius Calip, player for 1989 University of Michigan championship team
*Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State player, one of the "Flintstones"
*JuJuan Cooley, pro player in Eastern Europe
*Tonya Edwards, European and WNBA player
*Marty Embry, played for DePaul University, drafted by Utah Jazz, 13-year pro career, chef, author
*Desmon Farmer, professional basketball player with Ironi Ashkelon
*Terry Furlow, MSU and NBA player
*Jeff Grayer, Olympic and NBA player
*Cory Hightower, Flint high school star
*Darryl Johnson (basketball), Darryl Johnson, MSU player
*Kyle Kuzma, professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards
*Tamika Louis, Fresno State player
*Roy Marble, former Iowa and NBA player
*Thad McFadden (basketball), Thad McFadden, American-born Georgia (country), Georgian national basketball player
*JaVale McGee, former Nevada and current Phoenix Suns player
*Pamela McGee, USC women's basketball star
*Monté Morris, professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves
*Deanna Nolan, WNBA player
*Morris Peterson, Michigan State player, one of the "Flintstones"
*Glen Rice, Michigan and NBA player
*Eddie Robinson (basketball), Eddie Robinson, NBA player
*Keith Smith (basketball), Keith Smith, Loyola Marymount player
*Barry Stevens (basketball), Barry Stevens, Iowa State player
*Stacey Thomas, WNBA player
*Trent Tucker, Minnesota and NBA player
*Coquese Washington, WNBA player; first president of WNBA players association; current head coach of Penn State women's basketball team
*James Young (basketball), James Young, NBA player, 2019-20 Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders, top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League

Track and field

*Herb Washington, four-time All-American sprinter, world record holder, professional baseball player

Boxing

* Tony Burton, also football player and actor
*Chris Byrd, world champion
*Tracy Byrd (boxer), Tracy Byrd, world champion
*Andre Dirrell, pro middleweight boxer, Olympic bronze medalist in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
*Anthony Dirrell, pro middleweight boxer
*Claressa Shields, first back-to-back two-time Olympic gold medalist in 2012 Summer Olympics in London and 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

Football

*Carl Banks, linebacker, two-time Super Bowl champion
*Tony Branoff, running back and MVP University fo Michigan
* Tony Burton, also boxer and actor
*Brandon Carr, cornerback for Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys
*Todd Carter, kickoff specialist for Carolina Panthers
*Lynn Chandnois, Pro Bowl player for Pittsburgh Steelers
*Don Coleman (offensive tackle), Don Coleman, Michigan State player, member of College Football Hall of Fame
* Terry Crews, NFL defensive end; actor
*Courtney Hawkins (American football), Courtney Hawkins, NFL wide receiver
*Mark Ingram II, NFL running back; 2009 Heisman Trophy winner; born and raised in Grand Blanc, Michigan, Grand Blanc, attended Flint Southwestern Academy
*Mark Ingram Sr., NFL wide receiver
*Stephen Jones (Canadian football), Stephen Jones, Canadian Football League, CFL player
*David Kircus, pro football wide receiver
*Paul Krause, NFL Hall of Famer
*Todd Lyght, NFL defensive back, Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Notre Dame assistant coach
*Thad McFadden (American football), Thad McFadden, NFL wide receiver
*Mike Miller (football player), Mike Miller, NFL wide receiver
*Booker Moore, running back for Penn State
*Jim Morrissey (American football), Jim Morrissey, NFL linebacker for Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears
*Don Morton, head coach, North Dakota State Bison football, North Dakota State, Wisconsin Badgers football, Wisconsin
*Ricky Patton, NFL running back for Super Bowl XVI champion San Francisco 49ers
*Clarence Peaks, NFL fullback
*Thomas Rawls, NFL running back for Seattle Seahawks
*Harold "Tubby" Raymond, member of College Football Hall of Fame; 300 wins as head coach at University of Delaware
*Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver, 5-time Pro Bowl selection, Super Bowl champion
*Bob Rowe (football player), Bob Rowe, NFL lineman
*Jon Runyan Sr., Jon Runyan, 14-year NFL lineman; politician
*Dan Skuta, NFL player
*Fernando Smith, NFL defensive lineman
*Robaire Smith, NFL defensive lineman
*Barry Stokes (American football), Barry Stokes, NFL offensive lineman
*Andre Weathers, cornerback, University of Michigan and New York Giants
*Brent Williams (American football), Brent Williams, NFL defensive end
*Reggie Williams (linebacker), Reggie Williams, NFL linebacker
*Chris Wilson (gridiron football), Chris Wilson, Canadian Football League player
*Lonnie Young, NFL defensive back

Hockey

*Ken Morrow, defenseman, Davison, Michigan native, part of Miracle on Ice and four-time Stanley Cup champion with New York Islanders
*Brian Rolston, won 1995 Stanley Cup championship with New Jersey Devils
*Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974), Tim Thomas, goaltender; Davison native; former goalie for Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins; 2010 Olympics silver medalist, 2011 Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe award winner

Mixed martial arts

*Mike Perry (fighter), Mike Perry, UFC fighter since 2016

Tennis

*MaliVai Washington, 1996 Wimbeldon finalist

Weightlifting

*Lamar Gant Powerlifter, first person in history to deadlift five times his own bodyweight

Writers, journalists, and poets

*David W. Blight, author and Sterling Professor at Yale University, 2019 Pulitzer Prize winner for ''Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom''
*Christopher Paul Curtis, author of books for children and young adults
*Jeremy Drummond, mystery, urban fiction author
*William M. Gallagher, photographer, 1953 Pulitzer Prize winner for ''Flint Journal''
*Ben Hamper, writer, ''Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line''
*E. Lynn Harris, author
*Patrick Jones (author), Patrick Jones, author of books for young adults, library textbooks, and resource guides
*Adam Kotsko, author and professor at Shimer College
*Edmund G. Love, author (''Subways Are for Sleeping'')
*Steve Mariotti, author of several books; founder of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
*Marcus Sakey, author and host of the Travel Channel show ''Hidden City''
*Jon Scieszka, children's author
*John Sinclair (poet), John Sinclair, poet and activist
*Theodore Weesner, novelist, best known for his coming-of-age novel ''The Car Thief''

Others

*Todd Beamer, passenger on United 93 flight who attempted to foil hijacking and reclaim aircraft on 9/11
*Benjamin Bolger, student, second-most-credentialed person in modern history
*David Sheldon Boone, former U.S. Army signals analyst who was convicted of espionage-related charges in 1999
*Paul L. Brady, first African American Federal Administrative Law Judge
*William E. Bryan Jr., United States Air Force major general and World War II flying ace
*Henry Howland Crapo, 14th Governor of Michigan, founder of Flint and Holly Railroad
*William Crapo Durant, founder of General Motors
*Arthur Jerome Eddy, art collector and critic
*Jerome Eddy, mayor of Flint, 1878–79; diplomat
*Barry Edmonds, photographer
*Tom George, Thomas M. George, M.D., former Michigan State Representative and State Senator
*Mary Henrietta Graham, the first African-American woman to be admitted to the University of Michigan (graduated from Flint High School in 1876)
*Duane D. Hackney, most decorated airman in history of the Air Force
*Amir Mirza Hekmati, U.S. Marine who spent time in prison in Iran as falsely accused CIA spy, went to high school in Flint and Flint Township
*Dale Kildee, former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives
*Dan Kildee, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
*Sidney Redding Mason, Minnesota state legislator and businessman
*Floyd J. McCree, first African American mayor of Flint, namesake of Floyd J. McCree building in downtown Flint
*Samuel B. McKinney, civil rights leader, Baptist pastor
*Donald R. McMonagle, decorated pilot, astronaut, NASA launch manager
*Craig Menear, chairman and CEO of The Home Depot
*Charles Stewart Mott, two-time mayor of Flint, businessman, philanthropist; namesake of Mott Community College, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Charles S. Mott Prize, the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, and Flint River (Michigan), Mott Lake
*Stewart Rawlings Mott, philanthropist
*Eric Ogden (photographer), Eric Ogden, photographer
*Betty Lou Reed, Illinois state representative
*Kelly Reemtsen, contemporary artist
*Donald Riegle, former U.S. Senator and Congressman
*Stephen Smale, mathematician
*Tim Sneller, member of the Michigan House of Representatives
*Jay Springsteen, motorcycle national champion
*Andrew J. Transue, Genesee County Prosecutor, U.S. Congressman and attorney (''Morissette v. United States'')
*Karen Weaver, psychologist, businesswoman, and first female mayor of Flint
*Michael M. Wood, former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, grew up in Flint
*Eric Mays, former auto worker and politician. Acted as city council member representing North East Flint

See also

*List of mayors of Flint, Michigan

References

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External links

Larry Page's University of Michigan Commencement Address

People from Flint, Michigan,
Lists of American people by populated place, Flint, Michigan
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