Monday, April 16, 2018

Explore Detroit - N #atozchallenge

Come along with me and explore the beauty & general awesomeness of Detroit, A to Z !

There a lot of Notable People or groups that have ties to Detroit (and surrounding areas).  Some are surprising, others not so much. 

Listed by date of birth / founding. 


Henry Ford - founder of Ford Motor Company
born in Greenfield Twp, MI (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947)

Dodge Brothers Company - car company
founded in Hamtramck in 1900

born in Detroit (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)

General Motors - car company
founded in Flint in 1908

Rosa Parks - civil rights activist
born in Tuskegee AL, moved to Detroit in 1957
(February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005)

Joe Louis - boxer
born in LaFayette, AL, moved to Detroit at age 12 
(May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981)

Jimmy Hoffa - president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
born in Brazil IN, moved to Detroit in 1924 
(February 14, 1913 – disappeared July 30, 1975)

Casey Kasem - radio personality, disc jockey
born in Detroit (April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014)

Sonny Bono - musician, actor, politician
born in Detroit (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998)

Smokey Robinson - musician
born in Detroit (February 19, 1940)

Aretha Franklin - musician
born in Memphis TN (March 25, 1942) moved to Detroit before age 5

Diana Ross - musician
born in Detroit (March 26, 1944)

Bob Seger - musician
born in Detroit (May 6, 1945)

Gilda Radner - comedian, actress
born in Detroit (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989)

Alice Cooper - musician
born in Detroit (February 4, 1948)

Glenn Frey - musician
born in Detroit (November 6, 1948 - January 18, 2016)

Ted Nugent - musician, activist
born in Redford, MI (December 13, 1948)

Stevie Wonder - musician
born in Saginaw, MI (May 13, 1950)

Ben Carson - politician
born in Detroit (born September 18, 1951)

Tim Allen - actor
born in Denver, CO (June 13, 1953) moved to Birmingham MI at age 13.

Madonna - musician
born in Bay City, MI (August 16, 1958)

Kid Rock - musician
born in Romeo, MI (January 17, 1971)

Eminem - musician
born in St. Joseph, MO (October 17, 1972) moved to Detroit as a child

Uncle Kracker - musician
born in Mt Clemens, MI (June 6, 1974)

Insane Clown Posse - musicians
founded in Detroit 1989

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1 comment:

  1. Quite a list, Detroit has a lot of influencial people!
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