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Tim Allen (1953 -
) Actor, famous for the T.V.
series Home Improvement;
grew up in Birmingham.
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Chris Van Allsburg
(1949 - ) Writer of
children’s books who won
Caldecott Awards for
drawings in The Polar
Express and Jumanji; born in
Grand Rapids.
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Madonna Louise Ciccone
(1958 - ) Singer with hit
singles “Material Girl,” and
“Vogue.” She has also acted
in such movies as A League
of Their Own, and Evita;
born in Bay City.
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Ty Cobb (1886 -
1961) Baseball star, played
22 seasons (1905 - 1926) for
the Detroit Tigers.
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Francis Ford Coppola
(1939 - ) Writer, producer,
and director, most famous
for The Godfather; born in
Detroit.
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Nelson Algren
author, Detroit
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Ellen Burstyn
actress, Detroit
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Francis Ford Coppola
film director, Detroit
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Edna Ferber
author, Kalamazoo
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Julie Harris
actress, Grosse Pointe Park
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Ring Lardner
writer, Niles
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Dick Martin
comedian, Detroit
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Ted Nugent
singer, Detroit
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Gilda Radner
comedienne, Detroit
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Della Reese
singer, Detroit
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Diana Ross
singer, Detroit
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Thomas Schippers
conductor, Kalamazoo
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Steven Seagal
actor, Lansing
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Bob Seger singer,
Detroit
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Tom Selleck
actor, Detroit
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Potter Stewart
jurist, Jackson
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Lily Tomlin
actress, Detroit
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Danny Thomas
entertainer, Deerfield
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Margaret Whiting
singer, Detroit
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Stevie Wonder
singer, Saginaw
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