People from Detroit

The list People from Detroit includes Kid Rock, Diana Ross, Tom Selleck, Nicole Alexander and Jana Kramer. The list consists of 2,188 members and 5 sublists.

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Detroit

City in Michigan, United States

People from British Detroit
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DeBarge family
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Fictional characters from Detroit, Michigan
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Gordy family
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People from Detroit, Michigan by occupation
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Kenya Moore

American actress, author, and entrepreneur

Overview: Kenya Summer Moore (born January 24, 1971) is an American actress, and former beauty pageant titleholder, who won Miss USA 1993. She is a main cast member on the TV reality series, The Real Housewives ...

Date of birth: 24 January 1971

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Roi Shlomo (Dating)

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The Real Housewives (franchise) cast members 102T

20th-century African-American women 4,459T

21st-century African-American women 4,720T
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Dax Shepard

Actor

Overview: Dax Randall Shepard (born January 2, 1975) is an American actor, writer, director and podcast host. He is best known for his work in the feature films Without a Paddle (2004), Zathura: A Space Adventure ...

Date of birth: 2 January 1975

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

Partner: Kristen Bell (Married)

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Comedy film directors 154T

American men podcasters 461T

Screenwriters from Michigan 116T
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Kid Rock

American singer

Overview: Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, c ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1971

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Audrey Berry (1) (Engaged)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,654T

American rap rock musicians 42T

Swamp rock musicians 9T
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Diana Ross

American singer (born 1944)

Overview: Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one ...

Date of birth: 26 March 1944

Age: 80

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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American ballad musicians 117T

Michigan Women's Hall of Fame inductees 204T

Special Tony Award recipients 132T
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Tom Selleck

American actor

Overview: Thomas William Selleck (born January 29, 1945) is an American actor and film producer who has starred in a number of television series and films.

Date of birth: 29 January 1945

Age: 80

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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Male actors of English descent 380T

Grant High School (Los Angeles) alumni 32T

Military personnel from Detroit 77T
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Nicole Alexander

Reality television contenstant

Overview: Nicole "Hoopz" Alexander is an American reality TV show contestant best known for winning the VH1 reality television shows Flavor of Love and I Love Money.

Date of birth: 12 July 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Reality TV

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Lucky Whitehead (Dating)

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Actresses from Michigan 154T

Actresses from Detroit, Michigan 111T

Flavor of Love 10T
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Jana Kramer

American country singer and actress

Overview: Jana Rae Kramer (born December 2, 1983) is an American country music singer and actress. She is known for her role as Alex Dupre on the television series One Tree Hill.

Date of birth: 2 December 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Allan Russell (Married)

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Singer-songwriters from Michigan 180T

21st-century American women singers 3,013T

Singers from Detroit 249T
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Marvin Gaye

American, Singer

Overview: Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and musician. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session ...

Date of birth: 2 April 1939

Date of death: 1 April 1984

Age: 44 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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African-American male pianists 1T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,297T

Progressive soul musicians 29T
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Chandra Davis

American model

Overview: Chandra Davis (born January 2, 1978 in Detroit, Michigan), a.k.a. London Charles and Deelishis, is an American model, and former reality show contestant. She is best known as the winner of VH1's hit reality ...

Date of birth: 2 January 1978

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Michigan 179T

21st-century African-American women singers 527T

20th-century African-American women 3,939T
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Suzi Quatro

American rock musician (born 1950)

Overview: Susan Kay Quatro (born June 3, 1950) is an American rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress. She was the first female bass player to become a major rock star.

Date of birth: 3 June 1950

Age: 74

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

Partner: Rainer Haas (Married)

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Cherry Red Records artists 46T

21st-century American women singers 2,630T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T
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Aretha Franklin

American singer

Overview: Aretha Louise Franklin ( ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in Rolling Stones ...

Date of birth: 25 March 1942

Date of death: 16 August 2018

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Northern High School (Detroit, Michigan) alumni 19T

21st-century women composers 620T

2018 deaths 9,212T
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Anita Baker

American singer-songwriter (born 1958)

Overview: Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for her soulful ballads, particularly from the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s.

Date of birth: 26 January 1958

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 4' 11" (150 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Michigan 188T

Singer-songwriters from Ohio 207T

21st-century African-American women singers 623T
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Tara Lipinski

American figure skater, television commentator, and actress

Overview: Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982) is an American former competitive figure skater, actress, sports commentator and documentary film producer. A former competitor in women's singles, she is the ...

Date of birth: 10 June 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

Partner: Todd Kapostasy (Married)

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Catholics from Michigan 113T

Catholics from Pennsylvania 190T

Olympic gold medalists for the United States in figure skating 15T
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Robert Wagner

American, Actor

Overview: Robert John Wagner Jr. (born February 10, 1930) is an American actor of stage, screen, and television. He is known for starring in the television shows It Takes a Thief (1968–1970), Switch (1975–1978) ...

Date of birth: 10 February 1930

Age: 95

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Santa Monica High School alumni 27T

21st-century American memoirists 491T

21st-century memoirists 381T
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Gail O'Grady

American actor

Overview: Gail Ann O'Grady (born January 23, 1963), an American actress and producer, is best known for her roles on television. Her roles include Donna Abandando in the ABC police drama NYPD Blue, and Helen Pryor ...

Date of birth: 23 January 1963

Age: 62

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Josef Shamir (Long-Term)

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Actors from Wheaton, Illinois 11T

Actresses from Illinois 217T

21st-century American actresses 5,090T
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Elisabeth Harnois

American actress

Overview: Elisabeth Rose Harnois ( arn-WAH; born May 26, 1979) is an American actress. Her career started at the age of five, where she began appearing in a number of film and television roles. As a child, she ...

Date of birth: 26 May 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Oliver Beqaj (Engaged)

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Actresses from Detroit, Michigan 111T

21st-century American actresses 5,090T

20th-century American actresses 6,858T
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Sherilyn Fenn

American actress (born 1965)

Overview: Sherilyn Fenn (born Sheryl Ann Fenn; February 1, 1965) is an American actress. She played Audrey Horne on the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe ...

Date of birth: 1 February 1965

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Actresses of Irish descent 597T

Actresses of Italian descent 658T

Actresses from Detroit, Michigan 121T
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Jack White

American musician (born 1975)

Overview: John Anthony White (né Gillis; born July 9, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes ...

Date of birth: 9 July 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Olivia Jean (Married)

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The Raconteurs members 5T

The Dead Weather members 4T

21st-century American drummers 530T
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Chris Webber

American basketball player

Overview: Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III (born March 1, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a 5-time NBA All-Star, a 5-time All-NBA Team member, a former NBA Rookie of the Year ...

Date of birth: 1 March 1973

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 10" (208 cm)

Partner: Erika Dates (Married)

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Basketball players from Detroit 170T

All-American college men's basketball players 1,429T

African-American sports announcers 38T
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Les Gold

American pawnbroker, reality TV star, author, and media personality

Overview: Leslie Gold (born June 20, 1950) is an American pawnbroker, reality TV star, author, and media personality. He is known for his role on cable and satellite television truTV's reality series, Hardcore Pawn ...

Date of birth: 20 June 1950

Age: 74

Nationality: American

Occupation: Reality TV

Gender: Male

Partner: Lili Gold (Married)

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Jewish American philanthropists 637T

Writers from Detroit, Michigan 272T

Participants in American reality television series 1,782T