Military · 1769–1812Isaac BrockBritish Army generalBritish general who captured Detroit and General Hull's army on August 16, 1812, with his Shawnee ally Tecumseh.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.
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Clear filtersMilitary · 1769–1812Isaac BrockBritish Army generalBritish general who captured Detroit and General Hull's army on August 16, 1812, with his Shawnee ally Tecumseh.
Religion · 1826–1890Caspar Henry Borgesssecond Catholic Bishop of Detroit (1871–1887)German-born bishop who led the Diocese of Detroit from 1871 to 1887, invited the Jesuits to found the future University of Detroit and clashed with Polish parishioners.
City history · 1853–1932Clarence M. Burtonlawyer, businessman, historian and collectorDetroit title lawyer and historian whose private archive became the Burton Historical Collection, the backbone of Detroit history research.
Politics · 1773–1813Elijah Brushlawyer, mayor of Detroit, territorial treasurerEarly Detroit lawyer and second mayor (1806) whose ribbon farm beside the town became Brush Park; Brush Street carries his family 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 ↗