Music · 1948–2004Rick Jamessinger, songwriter, producerFunk star of “Super Freak” and “Mary Jane,” who first came to Detroit's Motown in 1966 with the Mynah Birds and later wrote and produced there as Ricky Matthews.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.
- 1,912 famous people
- 135 Detroit places
- 4 fields
Hungarian ties 22 Detroiters with Hungarian ties →
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Clear filtersMusic · 1948–2004Rick Jamessinger, songwriter, producerFunk star of “Super Freak” and “Mary Jane,” who first came to Detroit's Motown in 1966 with the Mynah Birds and later wrote and produced there as Ricky Matthews.
Science & invention · 1944–1986Gregory Jarvisengineer, astronautDetroit-born satellite engineer who died as a payload specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in January 1986.
Music · 1941–1981Hubert JohnsonsingerOriginal bass singer of the Contours and cousin of Jackie Wilson, whose connection helped the group sign with Motown.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 ↗