Military · 1912–1987Della H. Raneymilitary nursePioneering Army nurse, the first African American nurse to report for duty in World War II and the first appointed chief nurse, who died in Detroit in 1987.DETROIT / A living lexicon / ¼
Famous Detroiters
People who were born here, moved here or built their careers in Detroit: musicians, carmakers, athletes, writers, inventors, civil-rights leaders and a few notorious names. With their dates, their Detroit story and the places where they lived, worked and played, closed ones included.
- 1,940 famous people
- 366 Detroit places
- 21 fields
Hungarian ties 22 Detroiters with Hungarian ties →
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Clear filtersMilitary · 1912–1987Della H. Raneymilitary nursePioneering Army nurse, the first African American nurse to report for duty in World War II and the first appointed chief nurse, who died in Detroit in 1987.
Politics · 1918–1997Coleman Younglabor organizer, state senator, mayor of DetroitDetroit's first Black mayor (1974–1994), a Tuskegee Airman and fiery labor radical who reshaped the city with the Renaissance Center, the People Mover and new auto plants.
Military · 1917–1944Raymond Zussmansoldier, Medal of Honor recipientHamtramck-born Jewish tank officer who received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a French village in September 1944; a park in front of Hamtramck City Hall bears his name.The lexicon keeps growing. Every entry lists its sources at the bottom. Dates were checked against Wikidata and Wikipedia. The texts are our own. Famous people's places among the sights ↗