Michiganians

Michigan Born:
Ralph BUNCHE	U.S. diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Betty CARTER	Jazz singer
Christopher Paul CURTIS	Newbery Award winning author of books for young people
Henry FORD	Inventor, industrialist, Automobile manufacturer
George "The Gipper" GIPP	Football player
Berry GORDY	Musician
Bill HALEY	Musician
Earvin "Magic" JOHNSON	Professional Basketball Player
W. K. KELLOGG	Food products manufacturer
Charles LINDBERGH	World famous aviator
MADONNA	Musician
Terry MCMILLAN	Novelist; editor of anthology of contemporary African-American fiction
Patricia POLACCO	Writer and illustrator of children's books
Chief PONTIAC	Leader of Ottawa at Detroit
Harriet QUIMBY	First licensed American female pilot, first woman in the world to fly solo over the English Channel
Gilda RADNER	Actress, Comedienne
Lily TOMLIN	Actress, Comedienne
Chris VAN ALLSBURG	Caldecott award winning illustrator and author of children's books
Stevie WONDER	Musician
XZIBIT	Musician
Michigan Ties:
Muhammad ALI	Boxer
L. Frank BAUM	Author of The Wizard of Oz
Ty COBB	Hall-of-fame baseball player
Gerald FORD	38th president of the United States
Aretha FRANKLIN	Musician
Derek JETER	Professional baseball player
Louis JOLIET	Explorer
Joe LOUIS	Heavyweight boxing champion
Jacques MARQUETTE	Explorer, Jesuit Missionary
Rosa PARKS	Seamstress, Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
Sojourner TRUTH	Abolitionist
Serena & Venus WILLIAMS	Tennis Champions
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