Born in Detroit

Detroit is the largest city in Michigan and the 27th-most populous city in the U.S. It's the principal city of the 14th-largest metro area in the country and known for being the center of the American automobile industry. The city is connected to Canada through a bridge and a tunnel and was once the fourth largest city in the U.S., but since 1950 the population has declined more than 65 percent. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Detroit.

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Commanding General of the U.S. Army from 1828 until his death in 1841, a Michigan county is named in his honor	1782	Alexander Macomb
Aviation pioneer and founder of Boeing	1881	William E. Boeing
President of the International Olympic Committe from 1952 to 1972	1887	Avery Brundage
Heir and President of Ford until his death of stomach cancer at the age of 49	1893	Edsel Ford
Aviator, known for the first solo transatlantic flight	1902	Charles Lindbergh
Civil rights movement activist, dipolomat, receiver of the Nobel Peace Prize and first African American to be awarded a Nobel Prize	1904	Ralph Bunche
Attorney General from 1969 to 1972, he was convicted as a result of his involvement in the Watergate scandal	1913	John N. Mitchell
Long-time CEO or President of Ford, the company became a publicly traded corporation under his leadership	1917	Henry Ford II
Former president and CEO of Guardian Industries and owner of the Detroit Pistons and Tampa Bay Lightning	1922	Bill Davidson
Founder of DeLorean Motor Company	1925	John DeLorean
Singer and lead vocalist of The Midnighters	1927	Hank Ballard
Founder of Little Caesars Pizza and owner of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings	1929	Mike Ilitch
Actress, "The Exorcist" "The Last Picture Show" "Requem For a Dream" "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"	1932	Ellen Burstyn
Actor, "Alien" "Top Gun" "Picket Fences" "MAS*H"	1933	Tom Skerritt
Senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015	1934	Carl Levin
Singer and prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul, nicknamed "Mr. Excitement"	1934	Jackie Wilson
Actor, "Faces" "Rushmore" "The Royal Tenenbaums"	1935	Seymour Cassel
Singer and politician who came to fame as a singing duo with Cher	1935	Sonny Bono
Director, "The Godfather" "Apocalypse Now"	1939	Francis Ford Coppola
Actress and comedian, "Grace and Frankie" "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"	1939	Lily Tomlin
Singer, front man of "The Miracles" and vice president of Motown Records	1940	Smokey Robinson
Billionaire, real estate developer and owner of the Miami Dolphins	1940	Stephen M. Ross
Film and television prodcuer, "Pirates of the Caribbean" "Bad Boys" and co-founder and co-owner of the Seattle Kraken	1943	Jerry Bruckheimer
Singer and member of The Supremes, she died at the age of 32 of a heart attack	1943	Florence Ballard
Lead singer of The Supremes and solo singer, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" "Touch Me in the Morning"	1944	Diana Ross
Singer, "Old Town Rock and Roll" "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" "Shakedown"	1945	Bob Seger
Actor, known for his role as Thomas Magnum in "Magnum, P.I."	1945	Tom Selleck
Senator from Utah since 2019, Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and Republican nominee for president in the 2012 election	1947	Mitt Romney
Singer and founding member of the Eagles	1948	Glenn Frey

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Singer, known for his raspy voice and stage shows, nicknamed "The Godfather of Shock Rock"	1948	Alice Cooper
Pioneer in the field of neurosurgery, Secreatry of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021 and presidential candidate in the 2016 Republican primaries	1951	Ben Carson
Principal owner of the Detroit Lions	1951	Sheila Ford Hamp
Singer, known for the theme song to "Ghostbusters"	1954	Ray Parker Jr.
Billionaire, CEO of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014 and owner of the Los Angeles Clippers	1956	Steve Ballmer
Chairman of Ford, vice chairman of the Detroit Lions and former CEO of Ford	1957	William Clay Ford Jr.
Author, "Middlesex" "The Virgin Suicides" "The Marriage Plot"	1960	Jeffrey Eugenides
Co-creator of "The Big Bang Theory"	1960	Bill Prady
Actor, "Heat" "Saving Private Ryan" "Black Hawk Down"	1961	Tom Sizemore
Billionaire, founder of Rock Ventures, co-founder of Quicken Loans and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers	1962	Dan Gilbert
Comedian, actor and physician, "Dr. Ken" "The Hangover" "Community"	1969	Ken Jeong
Former soccer player who played most of his career for LA Galaxy and is the all-time leader in caps for the U.S. national team	1970	Cobi Jones
Hall of Fame running back who played for the Steelers and Rams, nicknamed "The Bus"	1972	Jerome Bettis
Head Coach of the Detroit Red Wings from 2015 to 2022	1973	Jeff Blashill
Hall of Fame power forward who played most of his career for the Kings and Wizards	1973	Chris Webber
Director, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" "Sex Tape" "Bad Teacher"	1974	Jake Kasdan
Lead singer and guitarist of The White Stripes	1975	Jack White
Singer, "Mystery of Love" "Chicago"	1975	Sufjan Stevens
General manager of the San Jose Sharks and the first black general manager in the NHL	1975	Mike Grier
Actress, "Legally Blonde" "White Chicks"	1976	Jessica Cauffiel
Tight end who played 16 years for the Chargers and tight end with the most career touchdown receptions	1980	Antonio Gates
Head Coach of the New Orleans Pelicans	1981	Willie Green
Actress, known for her roles as Allison Argent in "Teen Wolf" and Sofia Falcone in "Gotham"	1985	Crystal Reed
Defensive End who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles	1988	Brandon Graham
Singer and rapper, "Truth Hurts" "Juice" "Good as Hell"	1988	Lizzo
Singer, "Cooler than Me" "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"	1988	Mike Posner
Wide receiver who plays for the Los Angeles Rams (former Bears and Jaguars player)	1993	Allen Robinson
Cornerback who plays for the New York Jets	2000	Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner
Actress best known for her role as Annabeth Chase in "Percy Jackson & the Olympians"	2009	Leah Jeffries

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