List of people from Flint, Michigan
Introduction The following is a list of notable people who were born, or lived for a significant period of time, in Flint, Michigan, United States.
Movie, radio, television and theater figures *Bob Bell, original WGN Bozo the Clown*Sandra Bernhard, actress, author and comedian*Howard Bragman, public relations practitioner, television pundit, writer and lecturer*William David Brohn, Tony Award-winning music orchestrator*Tony Burton, actor, football player, and boxer, ''Rocky'' films*Kerry Conran, filmmaker, writer, director*Terry Crews, actor, host and football player*Seamus Dever, actor, ''Castle''*Bob Eubanks, game show host, ''The Newlywed Game''*Casey Kasem, radio DJ who started his career in Flint; host of the long running ''American Top 40''; 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''*Jerry Minor, comedian and actor*Michael Moore, from the nearby town of Lapeer, liberal activist and filmmaker; writer and director of  ''Roger & Me'', ''Bowling For Columbine'', ''Fahrenheit 9/11'', ''Sicko'', ''Capitalism: A Love Story'', ''Fahrenheit 11/9'' *Marilyn Nash, actress, co-starred with Charlie Chaplin in film ''Monsieur Verdoux''*Wendey Stanzler, editor and director, ''Roger & Me'', ''Sex and the City'', ''Desperate Housewives''*Maddie Taylor, voice actress, storyboard artist and comedian*Charles Wolcott, film music composer * Michael Wylie, multi-award-winning Art Director in TV and Film*Erin Darke, tv & film actress
Musicians and bands *Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz singer*Betty Carter, jazz vocalist*Chiodos, screamo/post-hardcore band on Equal Vision Records (Davison, MI)*Jon Connor, rapper*The Dayton Family, rap group*DFC, hip hop duo*Mark Farner, solo rock artist, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad*Fredwreck, record producer of Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Britney Spears*Grand Funk Railroad, rock group*Greet Death, shoegaze band*Mona Haydar, Syrian-American rapper, poet and songwriter *LaKisha Jones, ''American Idol'' 2007 finalist, third runner-up*Mario Judah, rapper*Bfb Da Packman, rapper*King 810, metal band*Miko Marks, country singer*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*Question Mark and the Mysterians, rock group*Ready for the World, R&B group*Repulsion, death metal/grindcore band*Rio Da Yung OG, rapper*RMC Mike, rapper*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*Vincent "Shane" Fielder, R.I.P. July 7, 2017 - Composer, Writer, Producer, Musician, Singer; Owner of Gold Tracks Studio and Fielder Institute; Member of The Music Box; #1 for Rising Artist on the Queens Calendar- Whitney Houston 2nd, Mary J. Blige 3rd, Recorded many groups in Flint, MI, wrote "Iced Tea" for Dizzy Gillespie, which is the theme song for the movie "The Big Score"-Directed by Fred Williamson*Whitey Morgan and the 78's, honky tonk and outlaw country band*Fleming Williams of The Hues Corporation; lead singer on disco hit "Rock the Boat"*YN Jay, rapper
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*Geraldine Guest, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player*Jeff Hamilton, MLB infielder*Rick Leach, MLB outfielder*Joe Mays, MLB pitcher*Ron Pruitt, MLB outfielder and catcher*Merv Rettenmund, MLB outfielder*Mickey Weston, MLB pitcher===Basketball===James Young*Charlie Bell, one of Michigan State University's "Flintstones"*Miles Bridges, professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets*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*Marty Embry, played for DePaul University, drafted by Utah Jazz, 13-year pro career, chef, author*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*Kyle Kuzma, professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards*Tamika Louis, Fresno State player*Roy Marble, former Iowa and NBA player*Thad McFadden, American-born Georgian national basketball player*JaVale McGee, former Nevada and current Phoenix Suns player*Pamela McGee, USC women's basketball star*Monté Morris, professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves *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*Barry Stevens, Iowa State player*Stacey Thomas, WNBA player*Trent Tucker, Minnesota and NBA player*Coquese Washington, WNBA player; first President of WNBA players association; current head coach of Penn State women's basketball team*James Young, NBA player, 2019-20 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League===Track and field===*Herb Washington, four-time All-American sprinter, world record holder, professional baseball player===Boxing===*Tony Burton, also football player and actor*Chris Byrd, world champion*Tracy Byrd, world champion*Andre Dirrell, pro middleweight boxer, Olympic bronze medalist in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens*Anthony Dirrell, pro middleweight boxer *Claressa Shields, first back-to-back two-time Olympic gold medalist in 2012 Summer Olympics in London and 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro===Football===*Carl Banks, linebacker, two-time Super Bowl champion*Tony Branoff, Running Back and MVP University fo Michigan*Tony Burton, also boxer and actor*Brandon Carr, cornerback for Baltimore Ravens, 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 II, NFL 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 back, Notre Dame assistant coach*Thad McFadden, NFL wide receiver*Mike Miller, NFL wide receiver*Booker Moore, running back for Penn State*Jim Morrissey, NFL linebacker for Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears*Don Morton, head coach, North Dakota State, Wisconsin*Ricky Patton, NFL running back for Super Bowl XVI champion San Francisco 49ers*Clarence Peaks, NFL fullback*Thomas Rawls, NFL running back for Seattle Seahawks*Harold "Tubby" Raymond, member of College Football Hall of Fame; 300 wins as head coach at University of Delaware*Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver, 5-time Pro Bowl selection, Super Bowl champion*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, University of Michigan and New York Giants*Brent Williams, NFL defensive end*Reggie Williams, NFL linebacker*Chris Wilson, Canadian Football League player*Lonnie Young, NFL defensive back===Hockey===*Ken Morrow, defenseman, Davison, Michigan native, part of Miracle on Ice and four-time Stanley Cup champion with New York Islanders*Brian Rolston, won 1995 Stanley Cup championship with New Jersey Devils*Tim Thomas, goaltender; Davison native; former goalie for Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins; 2010 Olympics silver medalist, 2011 Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe award winner===Mixed martial arts===*Mike Perry, UFC fighter since 2016===Tennis===*MaliVai Washington, 1996 Wimbeldon finalist===Weightlifting===*Lamar Gant Powerlifter, first person in history to deadlift five times his own bodyweight
Writers, journalists, and poets *David W. Blight, author and Sterling Professor at Yale University, 2019 Pulitzer Prize winner for ''Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom''*Christopher Paul Curtis, author of books for children and young adults*Jeremy Drummond, mystery, urban fiction author*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*Edmund G. Love, author (''Subways Are for Sleeping'')*Steve Mariotti, author of several books; founder of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship*Marcus Sakey, author and host of the Travel Channel show ''Hidden City''*Jon Scieszka, children's author*John Sinclair, poet and activist*Theodore Weesner, novelist, best known for his coming-of-age novel ''The Car Thief''
Others *Todd Beamer, passenger on United 93 flight who attempted to foil hijacking and reclaim aircraft on 9/11*Benjamin Bolger, student, most credentialed person in modern history*David Sheldon Boone, former U.S. Army signals analyst who was convicted of espionage-related charges in 1999*Paul L. Brady, first African American Federal Administrative Law Judge*William E. Bryan Jr., United States Air Force major general and World War II flying ace *Henry Howland Crapo, 14th Governor of Michigan, founder of Flint and Holly Railroad*William Crapo Durant, founder of General Motors*Arthur Jerome Eddy, art collector and critic*Jerome Eddy, mayor of Flint, 1878–79; diplomat*Barry Edmonds, photographer*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)*Duane D. Hackney, most decorated airman in history of the Air Force*Sidney Redding Mason, Minnesota state legislator and businessman*Amir Mirza Hekmati, U.S. Marine who spent time in prison in Iran as falsely accused CIA spy, went to high school in Flint and Flint Township *Dale Kildee, former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives*Dan Kildee, member of the U.S. House of Representatives *Sinnamon Love, pornographic actress*Floyd J. McCree, first African American mayor of Flint, namesake of Floyd J. McCree building in downtown Flint*Samuel B. McKinney, civil rights leader, Baptist pastor*Donald R. McMonagle, decorated pilot, astronaut, NASA launch manager*Craig Menear, chairman and CEO of The Home Depot*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*Betty Lou Reed, Illinois state representative*Kelly Reemtsen, contemporary artist*Donald Riegle, former U.S. Senator and Congressman*Eric Ogden, photographer *Stephen Smale, mathematician*Tim Sneller, member of the Michigan House of Representatives*Jay Springsteen, motorcycle national champion*Andrew J. Transue, Genesee County Prosecutor, U.S. Congressman and attorney (''Morissette v. United States'')*Karen Weaver, psychologist, businesswoman, and first female mayor of Flint*Michael M. Wood, former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, grew up in Flint
See also *List of mayors of Flint, Michigan
References
External links * Larry Page's University of Michigan Commencement Address