Western Michigan - Notable Residents or Former Residents

Notable Residents or Former Residents

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  • Tim Allen, actor
  • Gillian Anderson, actress
  • Johnny Benson, stock car driver
  • Terry Crews, actor
  • Debarge, music group
  • Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States
  • Frank Daniel Gerber, Founder of the Gerber Products Company
  • Al Green, R&B/Gospel artist
  • Derek Jeter, New York Yankees shortstop
  • Greg Jennings, Green Bay Packers wide receiver
  • Maynard James Keenan, Tool and A Perfect Circle vocalist
  • W.K. Kellogg, Kellogg Company founder
  • Anthony Kiedis, Red Hot Chili Peppers vocalist
  • Stanley Ketchel, Middleweight Champion boxer
  • Taylor Lautner, actor
  • Buster Mathis, heavyweight boxer
  • Mustard Plug, SKA band
  • Del Shannon, musician
  • Wayne Static, Static-X lead singer/guitarist
  • Sojourner Truth, abolitionist
  • Brian Vander Ark, Verve Pipe frontman
  • Sinbad, actor and comedian
  • Ernie Hudson, actor
  • Muhammad Ali, boxer
  • James Frey, writer
  • Jason Newsted, musician, Metallica
  • Andy Richter, television entertainer
  • Dick York, actor
  • Iggy Pop, punk rock icon
  • Nate McLouth, professional baseball player
  • Harry Morgan, actor

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    In one notable instance, where the United States Army and a hundred years of persuasion failed, a highway has succeeded. The Seminole Indians surrendered to the Tamiami Trail. From the Everglades the remnants of this race emerged, soon after the trail was built, to set up their palm-thatched villages along the road and to hoist tribal flags as a lure to passing motorists.
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    Most of the folktales dealing with the Indians are lurid and romantic. The story of the Indian lovers who were refused permission to wed and committed suicide is common to many places. Local residents point out cliffs where Indian maidens leaped to their death until it would seem that the first duty of all Indian girls was to jump off cliffs.
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