# List of people from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

## Academics and engineering

| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association |
| John DeLorean | | Jan 6, 1925 | Mar 19, 2005 | Engineer and executive with General Motors; founder of the DeLorean Motor Company | Lived in Bloomfield Hills |
| Charles and Ray Eames | Link to image | 1907, 1912 | 1978, 1988 | Designers who worked in and made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture | Lived in Bloomfield Hills (attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art) |
| Florence Knoll | | May 24, 1917 | Jan 25, 2019 | Architect and furniture designer; co-founder of the Knoll design company; furniture manufacturer | Lived in Bloomfield Hills (attended Kingswood School and the Cranbrook Academy of Art) |
| Carl Milles | | Jun 23, 1875 | Sep 19, 1955 | Swedish sculptor | Lived in Bloomfield Hills (as sculptor in residence at Cranbrook Educational Community) |
| Eero Saarinen | | Aug 20, 1910 | Sep 1, 1961 | Finnish architect and industrial designer | Grew up and lived in Bloomfield Hills; took courses and worked at Cranbrook Educational Community |
| Eliel Saarinen | | Aug 20, 1873 | Jul 1, 1950 | Finnish architect known for his work with art deco buildings | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills |
| Minoru Yamasaki | | Dec 1, 1912 | Feb 7, 1986 | Chief architect of the World Trade Center | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills |

## Business

| Name | Birth | Death | Known for | Association |
| Stan Aldridge | | | Owner of Indianwood Golf and Country Club; outbid for the Detroit Red Wings by Mike Ilitch | Lives in Bloomfield Hills |
| George Gough Booth | Sep 24, 1864 | Apr 11, 1949 | Newspaper publisher (Evening News Association) | Founder of Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills |
| John Bugas | Apr 26, 1908 | Dec 2, 1982 | Second in command at Ford Motor Company | Lived in Bloomfield Hills |
| Philip Caldwell | Jan 27, 1920 | Jul 10, 2013 | President, Chairman, and CEO of Ford Motor Company (the first person to run the company who was not a member of the Ford family); senior managing director at Shearson Lehman Brothers; member of the President's Export Council | Lived in Bloomfield Hills |
| William Davidson | Dec 5, 1922 | Mar 13, 2009 | President, Chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries; chairman of Guardian Industries Corp; owner of the Detroit Pistons, the Detroit Shock and the Tampa Bay Lightning sports franchises | Lived and died in Bloomfield |
| Lee Iacocca | Oct 15, 1924 | Jul 2, 2019 | Business executive with Ford Motor Company and Chrysler | Lived in Bloomfield Hills |
| Christopher Ilitch | | | President and CEO of Ilitch Holdings | Lives in Bloomfield Hills |
| Semon Knudsen | Oct 2, 1912 | Jul 6, 1998 | Executive Vice President of General Motors Company and President of Ford Motor Company | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills |
| Scott McNealy | Nov 13, 1954 | | Co-founder and CEO of Sun Microsystems | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills and attended Cranbrook Kingswood School |
| Roger Penske | Feb 20, 1937 | | Founder of Penske Corporation and team Penske Racing auto racing | |
| William J. Pulte | May 16, 1932 | Mar 7, 2018 | Founder and Chairman of Pulte Homes | Lived in Bloomfield Hills |
| John Rakolta | Jun 15, 1947 | | CEO of Walbridge Construction | Lives in Bloomfield Hills |
| Mark Spitznagel | Mar 5, 1971 | | Hedge fund manager | Home in Bloomfield Hills |
| A. Alfred Taubman | Jan 31, 1924 | Apr 17, 2015 | Real estate developer (founder of Taubman Centers); philanthropist | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills |
| Robert S. Taubman | 1953 | | Chairman, President and CEO of Taubman Centers | Lives in Bloomfield Hills |

## Media and music

| Name | Birth | Death | Known for | Association |
| Jessica Ashley | Dec 8, 1989 | | Playboy Playmate, June 2014; appeared in FHM | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills |
| Paul Banks | May 3, 1978 | | Lead singer, lyricist and guitarist of Interpol | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills |
| Selma Blair | Jun 23, 1972 | | Actress (Cruel Intentions, Hellboy, Legally Blonde) | Attended Cranbrook Kingswood School; grew up in Bloomfield Hills |
| Rob Cantor | Aug 26, 1983 | | Singer and songwriter, yellow-tied vocalist and guitarist of band Tally Hall | Born and raised in Bloomfield Hills |
| Aretha Franklin | Mar 25, 1942 | Aug 16, 2018 | Singer and songwriter | Lived Bloomfield Hills, died in her Detroit condo. |
| Carolyn Franklin | May 13, 1944 | Apr 25, 1988 | Singer and songwriter; younger sister of Aretha Franklin | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills |
| Chris Hansen | Mar 26, 1959 | | Television infotainment personality (Dateline NBC, To Catch a Predator) | Attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills |
| Dana Jacobson | Nov 5, 1971 | | CBS anchorwoman | Attended Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills |
| Cullen Landis | Jul 9, 1896 | Aug 26, 1975 | Motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early years of the silent film era | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills |
| Greg Mathis | Apr 5, 1960 | | Television personality (Judge Mathis) | |
| Elizabeth Reaser | Jul 2, 1975 | | Actress (Esme in Twilight) | Born and raised in Bloomfield Hills |
| Tatum Reed | Aug 8, 1980 | | Adult film actress and producer | Born in Bloomfield Hills |
| Chad Smith | Oct 25, 1961 | | Drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills and attended Lahser High School |
| Robin Williams | Jul 21, 1951 | Aug 11, 2014 | Actor and comedian (Mork & Mindy, Dead Poets Society, Mrs. Doubtfire) | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills, attended Detroit Country Day School |
| Alex Winston | Sep 28, 1987 | | Indie pop-rock musician | Born in Bloomfield Hills |
| Bob Woodruff | Aug 18, 1961 | | Television journalist | Born in Bloomfield Hills |
| Dey Young | Jul 28, 1955 | | Actress and sculptor | Born in Bloomfield Hills |

## Politics and law

| Name | Birth | Death | Known for | Association |
| Geoffrey Fieger | Dec 23, 1950 | | Attorney | Lives in Bloomfield Hills |
| David T. Fischer | 1946 | | United States Ambassador to Morocco | Lives in Bloomfield Hills |
| Perry Johnson | Jan 23, 1948 | | 2024 Republican presidential candidate; 2023 Michigan gubernatorial candidate; businessman; entrepreneur | Lives in Bloomfield Hills |
| George W. Romney | Jul 8, 1907 | Jul 26, 1995 | 43rd Governor of Michigan; Republican presidential candidate in 1968; father of Mitt Romney | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills |
| Mitt Romney | Mar 12, 1947 | | 70th Governor of Massachusetts; 2008 Republican presidential candidate; 2012 Republican presidential nominee, junior U.S. Senator from Utah | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills and attended Cranbrook Kingswood School |
| Steve Stockman | Nov 14, 1956 | | U.S. congressman from Texas's 9th congressional district (1995-1997) | Born in Bloomfield Hills |

## Sports
### Baseball

| Name | Birth | Death | Known for | Association |
| Dave Dombrowski | Jul 27, 1956 | | President, CEO, and General Manager of the Detroit Tigers | Lives in Bloomfield Hills |
| Charlie Gehringer | May 11, 1903 | Jan 21, 1993 | Hall of Fame second baseman for the Detroit Tigers, World Series champion (1935) | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills |
| Al Kaline | Dec 19, 1934 | Apr 6, 2020 | Hall of Fame outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, World Series champion (1968) | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills |
| Dave Rozema | Aug 5, 1956 | | Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers | Salesman for Disposal Management LLC of Bloomfield Hills |

### Basketball

| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
| Joe Dumars | | May 24, 1963 | | All-Star guard for the Detroit Pistons; two-time NBA champion (1989–1990) | | |
| Richard Hamilton | | Feb 14, 1978 | | All-Star shooting guard and small forward for the Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, and Chicago Bulls | | |

### Football

| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
| Pete Dawkins | | Mar 8, 1938 | | 1955 Heisman Trophy winner; Rhodes Scholar; U.S. Army Brigadier General | Attended Cranbrook School | |

### Hockey

| Name | Birth | Death | Known for | Association |
| Chris Chelios | Jan 25, 1962 | | Defenseman with the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, and Detroit Red Wings | |
| Pavel Datsyuk | Jul 20, 1978 | | Alternate captain for the Detroit Red Wings | |
| Sergei Fedorov | Dec 13, 1969 | | Centre for the Detroit Red Wings | |
| Gordie Howe | Mar 31, 1928 | Jun 10, 2016 | Right wing for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers | |
| Steve Yzerman | May 9, 1965 | | Centre and captain for the Detroit Red Wings; general manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings | Lived in Bloomfield Hills |
| Henrik Zetterberg | Oct 9, 1980 | | Center and left wing for the Detroit Red Wings | |

### Tennis

| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
| Michael Russell | | May 1, 1978 | | International tennis player | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills | |