| Name |
Sport
|
Birthplace |
Date |
| Bob Buhl |
Milwaukee Braves All-Star pitcher, 1953-62; also pitched for Chicago and Philadelphia |
Saginaw |
1928 |
| Kirk Gibson |
Michigan State University football and baseball star; played for Detroit Tigers |
Pontiac |
1957 |
| George ("The Gipper") Gipp |
Football |
Laurium |
1895-1920 |
| Mark Grimmette |
He and partner Brian Martin were Bronze medallists in luge at 1998 Olympics; 2002 winter Olympics participants; began luge career on a track in Muskegon which he calls "home"; now lives in Lake Placid, NY |
Ann Arbor |
1971 |
| Earvin "Magic" Johnson |
Basketball |
Lansing |
1959 |
| Marion Ladewig |
Bowling |
Grand Rapids |
1914 |
| Shelley Looney |
Women's ice hockey forward; played on 1998 winter Olympics gold medal winning team; 2002 winter Olympics participant; currently lives in Massachusetts |
Lincoln Park (Trenton?) |
1972 |
| Jean Racine |
Former luge slider; current bobsled driver and winner of 9 World Cup races; 2002 winter Olympics participant |
Pontiac (Hometown: Waterford) |
1978 |
| Sugar Ray Robinson |
Boxing |
Detroit |
1920-1989 |
| John Smoltz |
Baseball pitcher, Atlanta Braves |
Warren (grew up in Lansing) |
1967 |
| Serena Williams |
Tennis champion (French Open 2002, US Open 1999); lives in Florida |
Saginaw |
1981 |
| Adolph "Ad" Wolgast ("The Michigan Wildcat") |
Boxing; lightweight champion 1910-1912 |
Cadillac |
1888-1955 |