# List of people from Flint, Michigan

The following is a list of notable people who were born, or lived for a significant period of time, in Flint, Michigan, United States.

## Movie, radio, television and theater figures

* Bob Bell, original WGN Bozo the Clown
* Sandra Bernhard, actress, author and comedian
* Howard Bragman, public relations practitioner, television pundit, writer and lecturer
* William David Brohn, Tony Award-winning music orchestrator
* Tony Burton, actor, football player, and boxer, Rocky films
* Kerry Conran, filmmaker, writer, director
* Terry Crews, actor, host and football player
* Erin Darke, TV and film actress
* Seamus Dever, actor, Castle
* Bob Eubanks, game show host, The Newlywed Game
* Casey Kasem, radio DJ who started his career in Flint; host of the long running American Top 40; voice actor, most notably as Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise and Robin in the Super Friends franchise
* Nancy Kovack, actress and wife of the conductor Zubin Mehta
* David Magee, Oscar-nominated screenwriter for Life of Pi and Finding Neverland
* Jerry Minor, comedian and actor
* Michael Moore, from the nearby town of Davison, liberal activist and filmmaker; writer and director of Roger & Me, Bowling For Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, Capitalism: A Love Story, Fahrenheit 11/9
* Marilyn Nash, actress, co-starred with Charlie Chaplin in film Monsieur Verdoux
* Charles Smith, born Flint, 1920
* Wendey Stanzler, editor and director, Roger & Me, Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives
* Maddie Taylor, voice actress, storyboard artist and comedian
* Charles Wolcott, film music composer

## Musicians and bands

* Bfb Da Packman, rapper
* Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz singer
* Betty Carter, jazz vocalist
* Chiodos, screamo/post-hardcore band on Equal Vision Records (Davison, MI)
* Jon Connor, rapper
* The Dayton Family, rap group
* DFC, hip hop duo
* Mark Farner, solo rock artist, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad
* Fredwreck, record producer of Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Britney Spears
* Grand Funk Railroad, rock group
* Greet Death, shoegaze band
* Mona Haydar, Syrian-American rapper, poet and songwriter
* LaKisha Jones, American Idol 2007 finalist, third runner-up
* Mario Judah, rapper
* King 810, metal band
* Miko Marks, country singer
* MC Breed, rapper
* Me Phi Me, rapper
* Geoff Moore, onetime member of Geoff Moore and the Distance, Christian rock band
* PBK, noise/experimental composer
* Don Preston, onetime member of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
* Question Mark and the Mysterians, rock group
* Ready for the World, R&B group
* Repulsion, death metal/grindcore band
* Rio da Yung Og, rapper
* Antwaun Stanley, R&B singer and songwriter
* The Swellers, punk rock band; members grew up in Fenton, Michigan, but got their start playing Flint Local 432
* Terry Knight and the Pack, rock group, predecessor to Grand Funk Railroad
* Top Authority, rap group
* Whitey Morgan and the 78's, honky tonk and outlaw country band
* Fleming Williams of The Hues Corporation; lead singer on disco hit "Rock the Boat"
* YN Jay, rapper

## Sports figures
### Baseball

* Jim Abbott, one-handed MLB pitcher famous for throwing a no-hitter despite his disability
* Scott Aldred, MLB pitcher
* Steve Boros, MLB infielder, manager and executive
* Geraldine Guest, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Jeff Hamilton, MLB infielder
* Rick Leach, MLB outfielder
* Joe Mays, MLB pitcher
* Ron Pruitt, MLB outfielder and catcher
* Merv Rettenmund, MLB outfielder
* Mickey Weston, MLB pitcher

### Basketball

* Charlie Bell, one of Michigan State University's "Flintstones"
* Miles Bridges, professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets
* Demetrius Calip, player for 1989 University of Michigan championship team
* Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State player, one of the "Flintstones"
* JuJuan Cooley, pro player in Eastern Europe
* Tonya Edwards, European and WNBA player
* Marty Embry, played for DePaul University, drafted by Utah Jazz, 13-year pro career, chef, author
* Desmon Farmer, professional basketball player with Ironi Ashkelon
* Terry Furlow, MSU and NBA player
* Jeff Grayer, Olympic and NBA player
* Cory Hightower, Flint high school star
* Darryl Johnson, MSU player
* Kyle Kuzma, professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks
* Tamika Louis, Fresno State player
* Roy Marble, former Iowa and NBA player
* Thad McFadden, American-born Georgian national basketball player
* JaVale McGee, former Nevada and current Vaqueros de Bayamón player
* Pamela McGee, USC women's basketball star
* Monté Morris, professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves
* Deanna Nolan, WNBA player
* Morris Peterson, Michigan State player, one of the "Flintstones"
* Glen Rice, Michigan and NBA player
* Eddie Robinson, NBA player
* Keith Smith, Loyola Marymount player
* Barry Stevens, Iowa State player
* Stacey Thomas, WNBA player
* Trent Tucker, Minnesota and NBA player
* Coquese Washington, WNBA player; first president of WNBA players association; current head coach of Penn State women's basketball team
* James Young, NBA player, 2019-20 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League

### Track and field

* Herb Washington, four-time All-American sprinter, world record holder, professional baseball player

### Boxing

* Tony Burton, also football player and actor
* Chris Byrd, world champion
* Tracy Byrd, world champion
* Andre Dirrell, pro middleweight boxer, Olympic bronze medalist in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
* Anthony Dirrell, pro middleweight boxer
* Claressa Shields, first back-to-back two-time Olympic gold medalist in 2012 Summer Olympics in London and 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

### Football

* Carl Banks, linebacker, two-time Super Bowl champion
* Tony Branoff, running back and MVP University fo Michigan
* Tony Burton, also boxer and actor
* Brandon Carr, cornerback for Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys
* Todd Carter, kickoff specialist for Carolina Panthers
* Lynn Chandnois, Pro Bowl player for Pittsburgh Steelers
* Don Coleman, Michigan State player, member of College Football Hall of Fame
* Terry Crews, NFL defensive end; actor
* Courtney Hawkins, NFL wide receiver
* Mark Ingram II, NFL running back; 2009 Heisman Trophy winner; born and raised in Grand Blanc, attended Flint Southwestern Academy
* Mark Ingram Sr., NFL wide receiver
* Stephen Jones, CFL player
* David Kircus, pro football wide receiver
* Paul Krause, NFL Hall of Famer
* Todd Lyght, NFL defensive back, Notre Dame assistant coach
* Thad McFadden, NFL wide receiver
* Mike Miller, NFL wide receiver
* Booker Moore, running back for Penn State
* Jim Morrissey, NFL linebacker for Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears
* Don Morton, head coach, North Dakota State, Wisconsin
* Ricky Patton, NFL running back for Super Bowl XVI champion San Francisco 49ers
* Clarence Peaks, NFL fullback
* Thomas Rawls, NFL running back for Seattle Seahawks
* Harold "Tubby" Raymond, member of College Football Hall of Fame; 300 wins as head coach at University of Delaware
* Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver, 5-time Pro Bowl selection, Super Bowl champion
* Bob Rowe, NFL lineman
* Jon Runyan, 14-year NFL lineman; politician
* Dan Skuta, NFL player
* Fernando Smith, NFL defensive lineman
* Robaire Smith, NFL defensive lineman
* Barry Stokes, NFL offensive lineman
* Andre Weathers, cornerback, University of Michigan and New York Giants
* Brent Williams, NFL defensive end
* Reggie Williams, NFL linebacker
* Chris Wilson, Canadian Football League player
* Lonnie Young, NFL defensive back

### Hockey

* Ken Morrow, defenseman, Davison, Michigan native, part of Miracle on Ice and four-time Stanley Cup champion with New York Islanders
* Brian Rolston, won 1995 Stanley Cup championship with New Jersey Devils
* Tim Thomas, goaltender; Davison native; former goalie for Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins; 2010 Olympics silver medalist, 2011 Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe award winner

### Mixed martial arts

* Mike Perry, UFC fighter since 2016

### Tennis

* MaliVai Washington, 1996 Wimbeldon finalist

### Weightlifting

* Lamar Gant Powerlifter, first person in history to deadlift five times his own bodyweight

## Writers, journalists, and poets

* David W. Blight, author and Sterling Professor at Yale University, 2019 Pulitzer Prize winner for Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
* Christopher Paul Curtis, author of books for children and young adults
* William M. Gallagher, photographer, 1953 Pulitzer Prize winner for Flint Journal
* Ben Hamper, writer, Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line
* E. Lynn Harris, author
* Patrick Jones, author of books for young adults, library textbooks, and resource guides
* Adam Kotsko, author and professor at Shimer College
* Edmund G. Love, author (Subways Are for Sleeping)
* Steve Mariotti, author of several books; founder of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
* Marcus Sakey, author and host of the Travel Channel show Hidden City
* Jon Scieszka, children's author
* John Sinclair, poet and activist
* Theodore Weesner, novelist, best known for his coming-of-age novel The Car Thief

## Others

* Todd Beamer, passenger on United 93 flight who attempted to foil hijacking and reclaim aircraft on 9/11
* Benjamin Bolger, student, second-most-credentialed person in modern history
* David Sheldon Boone, former U.S. Army signals analyst who was convicted of espionage-related charges in 1999
* Paul L. Brady, first African American Federal Administrative Law Judge
* William E. Bryan Jr., United States Air Force major general and World War II flying ace
* Henry Howland Crapo, 14th Governor of Michigan, founder of Flint and Holly Railroad
* Genora Johnson Dollinger, union organizer
* William Crapo Durant, founder of General Motors
* Arthur Jerome Eddy, art collector and critic
* Jerome Eddy, mayor of Flint, 1878–79; diplomat
* Barry Edmonds, photographer
* Thomas M. George, M.D., former Michigan State Representative and State Senator
* Mary Henrietta Graham, the first African-American woman to be admitted to the University of Michigan (graduated from Flint High School in 1876)
* Duane D. Hackney, most decorated airman in history of the Air Force
* Amir Mirza Hekmati, U.S. Marine who spent time in prison in Iran as falsely accused CIA spy, went to high school in Flint and Flint Township
* Dale Kildee, former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives
* Dan Kildee, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
* Sidney Redding Mason, Minnesota state legislator and businessman
* Floyd J. McCree, first African American mayor of Flint, namesake of Floyd J. McCree building in downtown Flint
* Samuel B. McKinney, civil rights leader, Baptist pastor
* Donald R. McMonagle, decorated pilot, astronaut, NASA launch manager
* Craig Menear, chairman and CEO of The Home Depot
* Charles Stewart Mott, two-time mayor of Flint, businessman, philanthropist; namesake of Mott Community College, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Charles S. Mott Prize, the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, and Mott Lake
* Stewart Rawlings Mott, philanthropist
* Eric Ogden, photographer
* Betty Lou Reed, Illinois state representative
* Kelly Reemtsen, contemporary artist
* Donald Riegle, former U.S. Senator and Congressman
* Stephen Smale, mathematician
* Tim Sneller, member of the Michigan House of Representatives
* Jay Springsteen, motorcycle national champion
* Andrew J. Transue, Genesee County Prosecutor, U.S. Congressman and attorney (Morissette v. United States)
* Karen Weaver, psychologist, businesswoman, and first female mayor of Flint
* Michael M. Wood, former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, grew up in Flint
* Eric Mays, former auto worker and politician. Acted as city council member representing North East Flint