List of people associated with Grand Rapids, Michigan

List of people associated with Grand Rapids, Michigan

The following is a list of people associated with Grand Rapids, Michigan. These people were born, lived, or worked in and around Grand Rapids.

Architects

* Hugh Newell Jacobsen – Modernist architect

Artists and artisans

* Mathias Alten – impressionist painter
* Jeffrey Brown – comic book artist
* Frederick Stuart Church – illustrator
* Paul Collins – painter
* Dirk Gringhuis – illustrator
* Serinity Knight – sculptor

Business, industry, academic and labor figures

* Clayton Allen – entrepreneur
* Steve Belkin – founder and chairman of Trans National Group
* Hattie Beverly – teacher
* Owen Bieber – president of the United Auto Workers
* Anna Sutherland Bissell – chief executive officer of Bissell
* Jack Clifford – founder of the Food Network
* Dick DeVos – chief executive officer of Amway
* Richard DeVos – co-founder of Amway
* Keith DeVries – archaeologist
* Mary de Young – professor of sociology and author
* Anthony Diekema – president of Calvin College
* Gerald Rudolff Ford – businessman and chairman of the Kent County Republican Committee
* Arnold Gingrich – founder of Esquire Magazine
* John A. Hannah – president of Michigan State College
* H. Wayne Huizenga – entrepreneur
* Jack Loeks – movie theater entrepreneur
* M. Peter McPherson – president of Michigan State University and chairman of Dow Jones
* John Pease – professor of sociology
* Marshall Purnell – president of the American Institute of Architects
* John Herman Randall, Jr. – professor of philosophy
* Henry F. Schaefer, III – professor of chemistry
* L. William Seidman – economist and financial commentator
* Ossian Cole Simonds – landscape designer
* Mel Trotter – rescue mission director
* Jay Van Andel – co-founder of Amway
* Roger Wilkins – civil rights leader and professor
* Charles Sumner Burch – editor of the Grand Rapids' Evening Press

Entertainment figures

* Toni Jo Abbenante Farmer – Miss Michigan 1967
* Gillian Anderson – television and film actress
* Otto Brower – film director
* James T. Callahan – film and television actor
* Horace B. Carpenter – film actor and director
* Riley Chamberlin – silent film actor
* Rex Cherryman – stage and film actor
* Shawn Christian – television and film actor
* Wanda Cochran – soprano
* Patrick Elkins – performance artist and musician
* Steven Ford – television and film actor
* Becky Gable – martial artist
* Stephen Goosson – film set designer
* Lorna Gray – film actress
* Stacey Haiduk – television actress
* Adam Herz – screenwriter and producer
* Jimmy Jacobs – professional wrestler
* Matt Keeslar – television and film actor
* James Kirkwood, Sr. – film actor and director
* Eric Allan Kramer – television, film and stage actor
* Taylor Lautner – television and film actor
* Victor Lundberg – radio personality
* Violet MacMillan – vaudeville, stage and silent film actress
* Kevin Matthews – radio personality
* Ryan O'Reilly – professional wrestler
* Colleen O'Shaughnessey – voice actress
* Wally Phillips – radio personality
* Andy Richter – television and film actor
* Leonard Schrader – screenwriter and director
* Paul Schrader – screenwriter and director
* Richard Shoberg – television actor
* Jackie Swanson – television and film actress
* Ray Teal – television and film actor
* Jess Walton – television actress
* Elizabeth Wilson – stage, television and film actress
* Dick York – television, stage, radio and film actor
* Kim Zimmer – television and stage actress

Government officials, politicians and activists

* Russell A. Alger – governor of Michigan and U.S. Secretary of War
* John Ball – pioneer and member of the Michigan State Legislature
* Charles E. Belknap – Union Army Captain and U.S. Congressman
* Harvey Hollister Bundy – Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of War
* Charles C. Comstock – U.S. Congressman from Michigan and mayor of Grand Rapids
* Vern Ehlers – U.S. Congressman from Michigan
* Gerald R. Ford – 38th President of the United States
* Betty Ford – 37th First Lady of the United States
* Wilder D. Foster – U.S. Congressman from Michigan and mayor of Grand Rapids
* Rick Hill – U.S. Congressman from Montana
* Julius Houseman – U.S. Congressman from Michigan and mayor of Grand Rapids
* Bartel J. Jonkman – U.S. Congressman from Michigan
* Frank Knox – U.S. Secretary of the Navy
* Terri Lynn Land – Michigan Secretary of State
* John H. Logie – mayor of Grand Rapids
* Frederick Henry Mueller – U.S. Secretary of Commerce
* Agnes Nestor – women's suffrage and workers' rights activist
* Michael Sak – Michigan State Representative
* William Alden Smith – U.S. Senator from Michigan
* K. William Stinson – U.S. Congressman from Washington
* Edwin F. Sweet – U.S. Congressman from Michigan and mayor of Grand Rapids
* Jerald terHorst – press secretary under President Gerald Ford
* Edwin F. Uhl – U.S. Assistant Secretary of State and mayor of Grand Rapids
* Arthur H. Vandenberg – 88th President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate
* Guy Vander Jagt – U.S. Congressman from Michigan
* Richard VanderVeen – U.S. Congressman from Michigan
* Martha Lee Walters – 98th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court

Military figures

* Roger B. Chaffee – NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy lieutenant commander
* Eugene F. George – U.S. Navy sailor and Navy Cross recipient
* Jack Lousma – NASA astronaut and U.S. Marine Corps colonel
* John C. Sjogren – U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient
* Dirk J. Vlug – U.S. Army Private First Class and Medal of Honor recipient

Musicians and bands

* Ralston Bowles – folk musician
* Xavier Davis – jazz pianist
* DeBarge – R&B/soul group
* Al Green – R&B/soul singer
* Bob Hay – member of the Squalls
* Adina Howard – R&B singer
* Maynard James Keenan – lead singer of Tool
* Anthony Kiedis – lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Kevin Max – member of dc Talk
* Ken Medema – Christian musician
* John W. Peterson – Christian songwriter
* Mustard Plug – ska punk group
* Marvin Sapp – gospel singer
* Del Shannon – rock & roll musician
* Still Remains – metalcore group
* Leo Sowerby – composer and musician
* Casey Stratton – pop/rock musician
* Sam Stryke – composer and pianist
* Whirlwind Heat – alternative rock group
* Jason Wood – lead singer of It Dies Today

Religious figures

* Rob Bell – founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church and author
* Martin H. Carmody – Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
* Robert C. Gage – pastor of Wealthy Street Baptist Church and author
* Michael Gallagher – Bishop of Grand Rapids
* Francis J. Haas – Bishop of Grand Rapids
* Edward D. Kelly – Bishop of Grand Rapids
* Isaac McCoy – Baptist missionary
* Joseph G. Pinten – Bishop of Grand Rapids
* Edmund Szoka – President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

ports figures

* George Andrie – National Football League player
* Dan Archer – National Football League player
* Paul Assenmacher – Major League Baseball player
* Jim Avery – National Football League player
* John Barnum – PGA Tour golfer
* Terry Barr – National Football League player
* Johnny Benson – NASCAR driver
* Ray Bentley – National Football League player
* Harry Berrios – baseball player
* Jim Boylen – National Basketball Association assistant coach
* David Brandt – National Football League player
* Carlton Brewster – National Football League player
* Kelly Butler – National Football League player
* Geno Carlisle – basketball player
* Justin Clark – International Hockey League player
* Al DeVormer – Major League Baseball player
* Mark Dewey – Major League Baseball player
* Brian Diemer – track and field athlete
* Mike Donald – PGA Tour golfer
* Jim Dreyer – ultra marathon athlete
* Mike Dumas – National Football League player
* Katie Feenstra – Women's National Basketball Association player
* Julius Franks – All-American college football player
* Brent Gates – Major League Baseball player
* Paul G. Goebel – National Football League player, naval officer and mayor of Grand Rapids
* Paul Grasmanis – National Football League player
* Ben Handlogten – National Basketball Association player
* David Harris – National Football League player
* Josh Kalis – skateboarder
* Chris Kaman – National Basketball Association player
* Stanley Ketchel – middleweight boxer
* Mike Knuble – National Hockey League player
* Michael Kooreman – speed skater
* Marion Ladewig – bowler
* Doc Lavan – Major League Baseball player
* Buster Mathis, Jr. – heavyweight boxer
* Floyd Mayweather, Jr. – welterweight boxer
* Floyd Mayweather, Sr. – welterweight boxer
* Jeff Mayweather – super featherweight boxer
* Roger Mayweather – welterweight boxer
* Pete Mead – middleweight boxer
* Greg Meyer – distance runner
* Rick Miller – Major League Baseball player
* Terna Nande – National Football League player
* Drew Neitzel – Basketball Bundesliga player
* Jim Pace – National Football League player
* Wally Pipp – Major League Baseball player
* John Rienstra – National Football League player
* Rueben Riley – National Football League player
* Dave Rozema – Major League Baseball player
* Joe Soboleski – National Football League player
* Mickey Stanley – Major League Baseball player
* Matt Steigenga – National Basketball Association player
* Frank Steketee – All-American college football player
* Lou Stringer – Major League Baseball player
* Tony Tucker – heavyweight boxer
* John Vander Wal – Major League Baseball player
* Loy Vaught – National Basketball Association player

Writers, novelists, and poets

* Max Apple – short story writer, novelist and screenwriter
* Andrew Britton – novelist
* Robert Forrest Burgess – outdoors writer and photographer
* Peter De Vries – editor and novelist
* Lloyd Kropp – novelist, composer and educator
* Patrick Maher – novelist
* Ander Monson – novelist and poet
* Mary Jo Salter – poet
* Michael Talbot – science writer
* Chris Van Allsburg – children's author and illustrator
* Stewart Edward White – author


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