Sports · born 1972Grant Hillbasketball player, team executiveHall of Fame forward the Pistons drafted third overall in 1994; for six seasons he was Detroit's franchise player before an injury and free agency sent him to Orlando.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 filtersSports · born 1972Grant Hillbasketball player, team executiveHall of Fame forward the Pistons drafted third overall in 1994; for six seasons he was Detroit's franchise player before an injury and free agency sent him to Orlando.
Sports · born 1978Richard Hamiltonbasketball player, shooting guardThree-time All-Star shooting guard who anchored the Pistons for nine seasons, led Detroit to the 2004 NBA championship, and had his No. 32 retired by the team.
Film & TV · born 1979Elisabeth HarnoisactressFormer child star of Disney's Adventures in Wonderland and CSI investigator Morgan Brody, born in Detroit.
Music · born 1970Richie HawtinDJ, electronic musician, label founderWindsor-raised techno producer who crossed the river into Detroit's clubs, co-founded Plus 8 and became a leading figure of minimal techno as Plastikman.
Sports · born 1972Derian Hatcherice hockey defensemanSterling Heights native who captained Dallas to the 1999 Stanley Cup and later came home to play for the Red Wings.
Music · born 1979Mayer Hawthornesinger, producer, DJ, multi-instrumentalistAnn Arbor-raised hip-hop DJ turned soul singer whose Motown-inspired records on Stones Throw revived classic Detroit soul for a new generation.
Sports · born 1970Jason HansonAmerican football placekickerLions kicker for 21 seasons, 1992–2012, who holds the NFL record for most games played with a single team.
Music · born 1976Carla Harveysinger, writerDetroit-raised metal singer, a former co-vocalist of Butcher Babies, who has spoken about loving hard rock as a biracial kid in the Detroit area.
Music · born 1973Deitrick Haddongospel singer, songwriter, producer, pastorDetroit-born progressive gospel singer and producer, leader of Voices of Unity, known for "Sinner's Prayer" and the reality series Preachers of L.A.
Press & broadcasting · born 1970Stephen Hendersonjournalist, columnist, radio and TV hostDetroit-born editorial writer who won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for commentary on the city's bankruptcy and hosts WDET's Detroit Today.The lexicon keeps growing. Every entry lists its sources at the bottom. Dates were checked against Wikidata and Wikipedia. The texts are our own.