Religion · born 1952Joseph W. TobinCatholic cardinal, Archbishop of NewarkDetroit-born Redemptorist priest who served Southwest Detroit's Holy Redeemer parish for eleven years before becoming a cardinal and Archbishop of Newark.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.
- 1,743 famous people
- 96 Detroit places
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Clear filtersReligion · born 1952Joseph W. TobinCatholic cardinal, Archbishop of NewarkDetroit-born Redemptorist priest who served Southwest Detroit's Holy Redeemer parish for eleven years before becoming a cardinal and Archbishop of Newark.
Film & TV · born 1955Rob Tapertfilm and television producer, writer, directorRoyal Oak-born producer who co-founded Renaissance Pictures with Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, produced The Evil Dead and co-created Xena: Warrior Princess.
Sports · born 1958Pinklon Thomasboxer, WBC heavyweight championPontiac-born heavyweight who held the WBC world title from 1984 to 1986, known for his pink trunks and a punishing left jab.
Sports · born 1958Alan Trammellbaseball shortstop, managerHall of Fame shortstop who spent all 20 seasons of his career with the Tigers, MVP of the 1984 World Series and later the club's manager.
Politics · born 1955Shri Thanedarchemist, entrepreneur, politicianIndian-born chemist and entrepreneur who moved to Michigan in 2010, won the city of Detroit in the 2018 governor's primary and represented Detroit in Congress from 2023.
Sports · born 1953Frank Tananabaseball pitcherNorthwest Detroit native who came home to pitch for his boyhood team and threw the 1–0 shutout that clinched the 1987 division title on the season's final day.The lexicon keeps growing. Every entry lists its sources at the bottom. Dates were checked against Wikidata and Wikipedia. The texts are our own.