List of People From Michigan - Others

Others

• Dita Von Teese, Internationally known Burlesque dancer (born in West Branch, Michigan)
• Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a pro-Palestinian organization, (born in Detroit)
• Todd Beamer, passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who is recognized as a hero for his actions (born in Flint)
• Harry Blackstone, Sr., magician (born in Illinois; settled in Colon, where his home is now the American Museum of Magic)
• Harry Blackstone, Jr., magician and TV performer (born in Three Rivers)
• Ralph Bunche, 1950 Nobel Peace Prize winner; the first ever won by an African American (born in Detroit)
• Christie Brinkley, model (born in Monroe)
• William D. Campbell, major leader in the World Scout Foundation (born in Flint)
• Martin H. Carmody, Depression-era Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus (born in Grand Rapids)
• Daniel Ellsberg, military analyst and political activist best known for gathering the Pentagon Papers (raised in metro Detroit)
• Frederick Carl Frieseke, Impressionist painter (born in Owosso)
• Carole Gist, Miss USA 1990 (born in Detroit)
• Kirsten Haglund, Miss America 2008 (born in Farmington Hills)
• Robert G. Heft, designer of current 50-star American flag (born in Saginaw)
• Vince Megna, lawyer, author and primary shaper of the so-called "lemon laws" (born in Iron Mountain)
• Marvin Mitchelson, celebrity divorce attorney (born in Detroit)
• Jerry Mitchell, Tony Award-winning choreographer (born in Paw Paw)
• Kenya Moore, 1993 Miss USA (born in Detroit)
• Kaye Lani Rae Rafko, Miss America 1988 (born in Monroe)
• Terry Rakolta, founder of Americans for Responsible Television (from Bloomfield Hills)
• Greg Raymer, the 2004 World Series of Poker champion (born in Minot, North Dakota; raised in Lansing)
• Ann Romney, wife of Mitt Romney (raised in Bloomfield Hills)
• Norman Shumway, heart transplant pioneer (born in Kalamazoo)
• Annie Edson Taylor, the first person to go over the Niagara Falls in a barrel (lived in Bay City)
• R.J. Thomas, labor leader (born in East Palestine, Ohio; moved to Detroit in his early 20s)
• Veronica Webb, model, Revlon spokesperson (born in Detroit)