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Tony Chebatoris (1899–1938), murderer, bank robber and the only person executed for a crime in Michigan's history; Caryl Chessman (1921–1960), convicted robber and rapist who gained fame as a death row inmate (born in St. Joseph) John Norman Collins, "co-ed killer" (lived in Ypsilanti)
The following is a list of people from Detroit, Michigan. This list includes notable people who were born, have lived, or worked in and around Detroit as well as its metropolitan area . Activists
Michigan portal; History portal; Pages in category "Historians from Michigan" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total.
Thomas M. George, M.D., former Michigan State Representative and State Senator; Mary Henrietta Graham, the first African-American woman to be admitted to the University of Michigan (graduated from Flint High School in 1876) [4] Duane D. Hackney, most decorated airman in history of the Air Force
James T. Milliken (1882–1952), mayor of Traverse City and member of the Michigan Senate; James W. Milliken (1848–1908), member of the Michigan Senate; William Milliken (1922–2019), 44th and longest-serving Governor of Michigan [15] Howard Walker (born 1954), member of the Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan Senate
Vern Ehlers — U.S. Congressman from Michigan [17] William Montague Ferry Jr. — Michigan and Utah Politician; Betty Ford — 37th First Lady of the United States [18] Gerald R. Ford — 38th President of the United States [18] Wilder D. Foster — U.S. Congressman from Michigan; mayor of Grand Rapids [16] George Heartwell — Mayor of Grand ...
Aaron T. Bliss, Governor of Michigan [2] Ferdinand Brucker, US House of Representatives (1897–1899) Wilber Marion Brucker, Governor of Michigan 1931–1933, Secretary of the Army 1955–1961; Louis Campau, pioneer who lived in Saginaw before he founded Grand Rapids; L. Perry Cookingham, first City Manager; Morris Courtright, Arizona state ...
2009 Michigan had the worst unemployment rate of any state, peaking at over 15%, due to the Automotive industry crisis of 2008–2010 and the Great Recession. 2010 Michigan lost 0.6% of its population since the previous census, the first decline in its population recorded by the United States Census Bureau.