Film & TV · born 2004Kaitlyn Mahersinger, actressSinger and actress born in Novi, northwest of Detroit, who became the youngest top-10 finalist in America's Got Talent history at age four.DETROIT / A living lexicon / ¼
Famous Detroiters
People who were born here, moved here or built their careers in Detroit: musicians, carmakers, athletes, writers, inventors, civil-rights leaders and a few notorious names. With their dates, their Detroit story and the places where they lived, worked and played, closed ones included.
- 1,743 famous people
- 96 Detroit places
- 8 fields
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Clear filtersFilm & TV · born 2004Kaitlyn Mahersinger, actressSinger and actress born in Novi, northwest of Detroit, who became the youngest top-10 finalist in America's Got Talent history at age four.
Press & broadcasting · born 1991Ninjalivestreamer, YouTuber, professional gamerThe Fortnite streamer who became the most famous gamer in America in 2018 was born in Taylor, a Downriver suburb of Detroit.
Film & TV · born 1991Garrett Claytonactor, singer, dancerDearborn-born actor and singer who started out in his high school drama club and starred in Disney's Teen Beach Movie and NBC's Hairspray Live!
Film & TV · born 2005Ella Andersonactress, singer-songwriterActress and singer-songwriter born in Ypsilanti, west of Detroit, best known as Piper Hart on Nickelodeon's Henry Danger.
Music · born 1991Angel Hazerapper, singerDetroit-born rapper and singer (now performing as ROES) known for the album Dirty Gold and raw, confessional verses; they grew up in the city before moving to New York at 15.
Music · born 1997Bazzisinger-songwriter, record producerCanton-born, Dearborn-raised Lebanese-American pop singer whose 2017 song “Mine” went viral and reached the Billboard top 20.
Sports · born 1996Kyle Connorice hockey forwardMetro Detroit-born NHL forward for the Winnipeg Jets who learned the game in the Belle Tire youth hockey program before starring at the University of Michigan.
Sports · born 1990Will Clyburnbasketball playerDetroit-born forward who starred at Romulus High School before a college career at three schools and a long professional career in Europe, winning EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 2019.
Film & TV · born 1996Sarah PidgeonactressTony- and Emmy-nominated actress (Stereophonic, Love Story) who grew up in Birmingham, acting at the Community House and attending Groves High School.
Sports · born 1991Ray McCallum Jr.basketball playerDetroit-born guard who won a state title at Detroit Country Day School and played college basketball for his father at the University of Detroit Mercy.
Film & TV · born 1996Chase Sui Wondersactress, director, screenwriterStar of The Studio and Bodies Bodies Bodies, born in Bloomfield Hills and educated at Cranbrook; niece of Detroit-born designer Anna Sui.
Music · born 2002Chloe Moriondosinger-songwriter, YouTuberMetro Detroit singer-songwriter who began posting ukulele covers on YouTube as a child in 2014 and grew into an indie pop and pop-punk artist with millions of followers.
Music · born 1991Dej Loafrapper, singer, songwriterEast-side Detroit rapper and singer whose soft-spoken 2014 hit “Try Me” made her one of the first Detroit women in hip-hop to break nationally in the streaming era.
Music · born 2000BabyTronrapper, songwriterYpsilanti rapper of the ShittyBoyz whose joke-dense, pop-culture-packed bars made him a breakout star of the Detroit rap scene and an Eminem collaborator.
Music · born 1994Tee GrizzleyrapperWest-side Detroit rapper whose 2017 prison-release anthem “First Day Out” went viral and opened the national door for a new wave of Detroit street rap.
Sports · born 2000Aidan HutchinsonAmerican football defensive endMetro Detroit native and University of Michigan star whom the Lions drafted second overall in 2022; a hometown face of the team's revival.
Music · born 199442 DuggrapperEast-side Detroit rapper who signed with Yo Gotti and Lil Baby and scored a top-ten hit with “We Paid” in 2020.
Music · born 1997DDGrapper, YouTuber, streamerPontiac-raised rapper and YouTube star whose 2020 hit “Moonwalking in Calabasas” went double platinum.
Music · born 1996Jena Irenesinger-songwriter, pianistFarmington Hills singer-songwriter who was runner-up on American Idol in 2014 and then signed with the Detroit label Original 1265 Recordings.
Politics · born 1990Abdullah Hammoudpolitician, mayor of DearbornDearborn-born son of Lebanese immigrants who in 2022 became the city's first Arab American and first Muslim mayor, in the hometown of Henry Ford.
Music · born 1991Babyface RayrapperEast-side Detroit rapper whose laid-back, luxurious flow made him a central figure of 2020s Detroit hip-hop, peaking with the album Face in 2022.
Music · born 1995Veezerapper, singerWest-side Detroit rapper whose hazy, understated flow on Navy Wavy and Ganger made him one of the most influential Detroit voices of the 2020s.
Music · born 1990Icewear Vezzorapper, entrepreneur, film producerEast-side Detroit rapper and businessman behind Iced Up Records and the Rich Off Pints series, named one of Detroit's most influential figures by Axios in 2022.The lexicon keeps growing. Every entry lists its sources at the bottom. Dates were checked against Wikidata and Wikipedia. The texts are our own.