List of people from Detroit

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The following is a list of people from Detroit, Michigan. These people were born, lived, or worked in and around Metro Detroit.

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[edit] Architects

[edit] Architectural sculptors

[edit] Artists and photographers[1]

[edit] Business, industry, academics, and labor

  • John Anthon, (1784-1863), born in Detroit, noted lawyer and author[2]

[edit] Government officials, politicians, and activists

[edit] Movie, radio, television figures, and journalists

[edit] Musicians and bands

[edit] Sports figures

*Chris Sabin

*Alex Shelley

[edit] Writers, novelists, poets

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Baulch, Vivian M. (January 31, 1998).Detroit is fertile ground for art. Michigan History, The Detroit News. Retrieved on June 6, 2008.
  2. ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 

[edit] References and further reading

  • Gavrilovich, Peter and Bill McGraw (2000). The Detroit Almanac. Detroit Free Press. ISBN 0937247341. 
  • Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3. 
  • Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4. 

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