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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
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Religion · born 1937Ibrahim Namo IbrahimChaldean Catholic bishopIraqi-born Chaldean Catholic bishop who led the Chaldean church in the United States from Detroit for three decades as its first exarch and first eparch.Moved hereDetroit career

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