Sports Figures
- George Andrie – National Football League player
- Dan Archer – National Football League player
- Paul Assenmacher – Major League Baseball player
- Jim Avery – National Football League player
- John Barnum – PGA Tour golfer
- Terry Barr – National Football League player
- Johnny Benson – NASCAR driver
- Ray Bentley – National Football League player
- Harry Berrios – baseball player
- Jim Boylen – National Basketball Association assistant coach
- David Brandt – National Football League player
- Carlton Brewster – National Football League player
- Kelly Butler – National Football League player
- Geno Carlisle – basketball player
- Al DeVormer – Major League Baseball player
- Mark Dewey – Major League Baseball player
- Brian Diemer – track and field athlete
- Mike Donald – PGA Tour golfer
- Jim Dreyer – ultra marathon athlete
- Mike Dumas – National Football League player
- Katie Feenstra – Women's National Basketball Association player
- Julius Franks – All-American college football player
- Brent Gates – Major League Baseball player
- Paul G. Goebel – National Football League player, naval officer and mayor of Grand Rapids
- Paul Grasmanis – National Football League player
- Ben Handlogten – National Basketball Association player
- David Harris – National Football League player
- Gary Hogeboom – National Football League player
- Josh Kalis – skateboarder
- Chris Kaman – National Basketball Association player
- Stanley Ketchel – middleweight boxer
- Mike Knuble - National Hockey League player
- Rick Kreuger – Major League Baseball player
- Marilyn Jenkins – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Marion Ladewig – bowler
- Doc Lavan – Major League Baseball player
- Pete Lee – Olympic, World Champion wrestler
- Buster Mathis, Jr. – heavyweight boxer
- Floyd Mayweather, Jr. – welterweight boxer
- Floyd Mayweather, Sr. – welterweight boxer
- Jeff Mayweather – super featherweight boxer
- Roger Mayweather – welterweight boxer
- Pete Mead – middleweight boxer
- Greg Meyer – distance runner
- Rick Miller – Major League Baseball player
- Terna Nande – National Football League player
- Drew Neitzel – Basketball Bundesliga player
- Jim Pace – National Football League player
- Wally Pipp – Major League Baseball player
- John Rienstra – National Football League player
- Rueben Riley – National Football League player
- Dathan Ritzenhein – distance runner
- Dave Rozema – Major League Baseball player
- Doris Satterfield – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Joe Soboleski – National Football League player
- Mickey Stanley – Major League Baseball player
- Matt Steigenga – National Basketball Association player
- Frank Steketee – All-American college football player
- Lou Stringer – Major League Baseball player
- James Toney – heavyweight boxer
- Tony Tucker – heavyweight boxer
- John Vander Wal – Major League Baseball player
- Loy Vaught – National Basketball Association player
- Jared Veldheer – National Football League player
- Dave Walsh – professional gamer
- Casper Wells – Major League Baseball player
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