Mumford High School Notable Alumni
- Ivan Boesky, a 1955 graduate, came to Mumford after having attended the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills. Ivan Boesky was convicted for his role in the Wall Street insider trading scandal that occurred in the United States during the mid-1980s. Boesky's involvement in criminal activities is recounted in the book Den of Thieves by Pulitzer Prize-winning author James B. Stewart.
- Jerry Bruckheimer, film and television producer whose credits include the three CSI television series, the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and Flashdance. Bruckheimer also produced Beverly Hills Cop, in which Eddie Murphy's character Axel Foley is seen wearing a "Mumford Phys Ed Dept" t-shirt.
- Leslie Feldman, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of The National Music Magazine ZOO WORLD 1971-1975. Publisher of MIAMI MAGAZINE 1975-1977, Publisher of PLAYBILL MAGAZINE, Southern Division from Florida to California 1976-2008. Founder of Select-A-Seat computerized Theatre, Concert and Attractions Tickets in Southern Florida 1980-1984. Publisher of Metro Magazines (Miami Beach, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, Coral Gables) 1981-2002.
- Kenneth Ferguson, world-class track and field athlete; ranked 7th globally in the 400-meter hurdles (2007). During his time at Mumford, Ferguson was a six-time Michigan High School Athletic Association champion in the hurdles and relay events
- R. Barri Flowers (1974), criminologist, non-fiction and fiction author, inducted into Michigan State University Criminal Justice Wall of Fame in 2006.
- Cornelius Grant, noteworthy guitarist with Motown Records
- Judith Guest (great-niece of Edgar Guest); attended Mumford for one year (1951). Her first book, Ordinary People, published in 1976, was adapted as a 1980 film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture
- Robert Israel, Costume and Set Designer
- Earl Klugh, Jazz Musician
- Ruth Laredo (née Meckler), Concert Pianist
- Donald E. Levin (1967), poet and novelist; Chair of English and Modern Languages Department at Detroit's Marygrove College
- Shayla Mahan. Between 2004-07, Miss Mahan won a total of ten MHSAA championships in sprint and relay events. Shayla ran on the Mumford 400 and 800 meter relay teams that currently rank number-one in the MHSAA record book; she is also the state record holder at 100 and 200 meters.
- Derrick Mason, played collegiate football at Michigan State University; played professionally with the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans, where he earned All-Pro recognition; Mason is currently a member of the New York Jets
- Merton Rich, Actor/Writer who got his start at Chicago's Second City, and went on to win 3 Emmy Awards for writing and producing TV shows, "SCTV" and "Cheers" among many others.
- Bruce Joel Rubin, Screenwriter whose film credits include Deep Impact, Sleeping with the Enemy and Ghost
- Bob Shaye, Movie Producer/Actor/Director co-founder of New Line Cinema, and producer of the original Nightmare On Elm Street
- Marcus Thigpen, CFL player for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Now playing in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins.
- Allee Willis, Grammy Award winning songwriter/multi-media artist, whose hits include "September" and Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind & Fire; Neutron Dance by The Pointer Sisters; the theme song to TV series Friends and Broadway musical, The Color Purple
- The Winans, The Clark Sisters, Fred Hammond and Deitrick Haddon Gospel Singing Greats. Hammond is known as "The Architect of Urban Praise & Worship"
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