List of people from Flint, Michigan
The following is a list of notable people of the city of Flint, Michigan, United States, who have either lived or worked there in their lifetime.
Movie, radio, and television figures
- Bob Bell, original WGN Bozo the Clown
- Sandra Bernhard, actress
- Tony Burton, actor, football player, and boxer, Rocky films
- Howard Bragman, public relations practitioner, television pundit, writer and lecturer
- Kerry Conran, filmmaker, writer, director
- Terry Crews, actor, host and football player, The Expendables, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
- Seamus Dever, actor, Castle
- Bob Eubanks, game show host, The Newlywed Game
- Casey Kasem, radio DJ who started his career in Flint, went on to host the long running American Top 40. Also voice actor, most notably as Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise and 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 and Finding Neverland[1]
- Jerry Minor, comedian and actor
- Michael Moore, liberal activist and filmmaker; writer and director of Roger & Me, Bowling For Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, Capitalism: A Love Story
- Wendey Stanzler, editor and director, Roger & Me, Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives
- Jeff Varga, film director, visual effects supervisor
- Charles Wolcott, film music composer
Musicians and bands
- Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz singer
- Betty Carter, jazz vocalist
- Chiodos, screamo/post-hardcore band on Equal Vision Records
- Jon Connor, rapper
- The Dayton Family, rap group
- Mark Farner, solo rock artist, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad
- Gilbere Forte, recording artist, songwriter, producer
- Four Gents #1 hit Soul Sister on chart for weeks in 1968 members George D Earley, Frank Randel, Sherwood Pea, and drummer Beebop
- Fredwreck, record producer of Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Britney Spears
- Grand Funk Railroad, rock group
- LaKisha Jones, American Idol 2007 finalist, third runner-up
- Mark Five Band featuring Wonnia/Big Frank and Mark Five Band known throughout Midwest and Canada as top show band ( Chester Hughes, George Earley, Wonnia Earley, Harold Major, Manuel Holcomb, tommykneecap, Gene T.) big hit Tommy's groove
- MC Breed, rapper
- Me Phi Me, rapper
- Geoff Moore, onetime member of Geoff Moore and the Distance, Christian rock band
- PBK, noise/experimental composer
- Don Preston, onetime member of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
- Pvt Militant (aka Khalfani), rapper, poet
- Question Mark and the Mysterians, rock group
- Ready for the World, R&B group
- 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
- Dizzy Wright, rapper
- King 810, metal band
- Fleming Williams of The Hues Corporation. Lead singer on disco hit, "Rock the Boat"
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
- Jeff Hamilton, MLB infielder
- Rick Leach, MLB outfielder
- Joe Mays, MLB pitcher
- Ron Pruitt, MLB outfielder and catcher
- Merv Rettenmund, MLB oufielder
- Mickey Weston, MLB pitcher
Basketball
- Charlie Bell, one of Michigan State University's "Flintstones"
- 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
- 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, MSU player
- Tamika Louis, Fresno State player
- Roy Marble, Iowa and NBA player
- JaVale McGee, Nevada and NBA player
- Pamela McGee, USC women's basketball star
- Deanna Nolan, WNBA player
- Morris Peterson, Michigan State player, one of the "Flintstones"
- Glen Rice, Michigan and NBA player
- Eddie Robinson, NBA player
- Keith Smith, Loyola Marymount player[2]
- Barry Stevens, Iowa State player
- Stacey Thomas, WNBA player
- Trent Tucker, Minnesota and NBA player
- James Young, NBA player
Track and field
- Geena Gall, All-American runner, University of Michigan, born and raised in Grand Blanc, Michigan
- Ahmad Rashad, All-American runner, University of Southern California, born and raised in Flint Township
- Herb Washington, four-time All-American sprinter, world record holder, professional baseball player
- Dynasty McGee Three -time NCAA first team All-American Penn State University NCAA indoor record-holder women's 800 meter relay, AAU National record-holder 400 meters, Three - time Team USA junior gold medalist born and raised in Flint, Michigan
Boxing
- Tony Burton, also football player and actor
- Chris Byrd World champion
- Joe Byrd, World renowned coach for world champ Chris Byrd and head coach U.S.A. Olympic team
- Leon "Bumper" Lawson Sr., World renowned boxing coach for Andre and Anthony Dirrell
- Andre_Dirrell, Pro middle weight boxer, Olympic bronze medalist in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
- Anthony_Dirrell, pro middle weight boxer
- Claressa Shields, First back to back two-time Olympic gold medalist in 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Football
- Thomas Rawls, running back, Seattle Seahawks
- Carl Banks, linebacker, two-time Super Bowl champion
- Tony Burton, also boxer and actor
- Brandon Carr, cornerback for Dallas Cowboys
- Todd Carter, kickoff specialist for Carolina Panthers
- Lynn Chandnois, Pro Bowl player for Pittsburgh Steelers
- Don Coleman, Michigan State player, member of College Football Hall of Fame
- Terry Crews, NFL defensive end; actor
- Courtney Hawkins, NFL wide receiver
- Mark Ingram Jr., running back; 2009 Heisman Trophy winner; born and raised in Grand Blanc, attended Flint Southwestern Academy
- Mark Ingram Sr., NFL wide receiver
- Stephen Jones, CFL player
- David Kircus, pro football wide receiver
- Paul Krause, NFL Hall of Famer
- Todd Lyght, NFL defensive backb
- Thad McFadden, NFL wide receiver
- Mike Miller, NFL wide receiver
- Booker Moore, running back for Penn State
- Ricky Patton, running back for San Francisco 49ers
- Clarence Peaks, NFL fullback
- Harold "Tubby" Raymond, member of College Football Hall of Fame; 300 wins as head coach at University of Delaware
- Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver
- Bob Rowe, NFL lineman
- Jon Runyan, 14-year NFL lineman; politician
- Dan Skuta, NFL player
- Fernando Smith, NFL defensive lineman
- Robaire Smith, NFL defensive lineman
- Barry Stokes, NFL offensive lineman
- Andre Weathers, cornerback for University of Michigan
- Brent Williams, NFL defensive end
- Reggie Williams (NFL Linebacker)
- Chris Wilson, Canadian Football League player
- Lonnie Young, NFL defensive back
- Jim Morrissey, NFL 1985-93 Chicago Bears linebacker
Hockey
- Ken Morrow, defenseman, a Davison, Michigan native who was part of the Miracle on Ice and four time Stanley Cup champion with the New York Islanders.
- Brian Rolston, won 1995 Stanley Cup championship with the New Jersey Devils[3]
- Tim Thomas, goaltender; Davison, Michigan native; goalie for Dallas Stars; 2011 Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe award winner
Writers, journalists, and poets
- Christopher Paul Curtis, author of books for children and young adults
- 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 of books for young adults, library textbooks, and resource guides
- Adam Kotsko, author and professor at Shimer College
- Steve Mariotti, author of several books; founder of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
- Marcus Sakey, author and host to the Travel Channel show Hidden City
- Jon Scieszka, children's author
- John Sinclair, poet and activist
Others
- William Crapo Durant, founder of General Motors
- Henry Howland Crapo, 14th Governor of Michigan, founder of the Flint and Holly Railroad
- Todd Beamer, passenger on United 93 flight who attempted to foil hijacking and reclaim the aircraft on 9/11
- Benjamin Bolger, student, the most credentialed person in modern history
- Paul L. Brady, first African American Federal Administrative Law Judge
- Arthur Jerome Eddy, art collector and critic
- Jerome Eddy, mayor of Flint, 1878–79; diplomat
- Barry Edmonds, photographer
- CMSgt Duane D. Hackney, most decorated airman in the history of the Air Force
- Amir Mirza Hekmati, U.S. Marine who spent time in prison in Iran as a falsely accused CIA spy, went to high school in Flint and Flint Township
- Sinnamon Love, pornographic actress
- Floyd J. McCree, first African American mayor of Flint, namesake of the Floyd J. McCree building in downtown Flint
- Donald R. McMonagle, decorated pilot, astronaut, NASA launch manager
- 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 Mott Lake.
- Stewart Rawlings Mott, philanthropist
- Eric Ogden, photographer
- Stephen Smale, mathematician
- Jay Springsteen, motorcycle national champion
- MaliVai Washington, tennis player
- Karen Weaver, psychologist, businesswoman, and first female mayor of Flint
- Michael M. Wood, US Ambassador to Sweden, grew up in Flint
- Chinney McGee Collegiate track coach Madonna University, Saginaw Valley State university
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1341735/awards
- ↑ "Keith Smith". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ↑ NHL Players born in Flint, MI | QuantHockey.com
External links
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