Science & invention · 1912–2004Herbert C. BrownchemistNobel Prize–winning chemist of boron compounds who taught at Wayne University in Detroit from 1943 to 1947, early in his career.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.
- 1,940 famous people
- 366 Detroit places
- 11 fields
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Clear filtersScience & invention · 1912–2004Herbert C. BrownchemistNobel Prize–winning chemist of boron compounds who taught at Wayne University in Detroit from 1943 to 1947, early in his career.
Civil rights & activism · 1915–2015Grace Lee Boggsactivist, philosopher, authorChinese American philosopher and activist who lived on Detroit's East Side for 62 years, shaping Black Power, labor and community-renewal movements.
Visual art · 1915–1978Harry Bertoiasculptor, furniture and jewelry designerItalian-born artist who grew up in Detroit, studied at Cass Tech and Cranbrook, and later created the Diamond Chair and sounding sculptures.
Politics · 1914–1972Cora Brownsocial worker, policewoman, lawyer, state senatorCass Tech graduate, Detroit social worker and policewoman who in 1952 became the first African American woman elected to any state senate in the United States.The lexicon keeps growing. Every entry lists its sources at the bottom. Dates were checked against Wikidata and Wikipedia. The texts are our own. Famous people's places among the sights ↗