List of people from Flint, Michigan

The following is a list of notable people who were born, or lived for a significant period of time, in Flint, Michigan, United States.

Movie, radio, television and theater figures

 * Bob Bell, original WGN Bozo the Clown
 * Sandra Bernhard, actress, author and comedian
 * Howard Bragman, public relations practitioner, television pundit, writer and lecturer
 * William David Brohn, Tony Award-winning music orchestrator
 * Tony Burton, actor, football player, and boxer, Rocky films
 * Kerry Conran, filmmaker, writer, director
 * Terry Crews, actor, host and football player
 * Erin Darke, TV and film actress
 * Seamus Dever, actor, Castle
 * Bob Eubanks, game show host, The Newlywed Game
 * Casey Kasem, radio DJ who started his career in Flint; host of the long running American Top 40; voice actor, most notably as Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise and Robin in the Super Friends franchise
 * Nancy Kovack, actress and wife of the conductor Zubin Mehta
 * David Magee, Oscar-nominated screenwriter for Life of Pi and Finding Neverland
 * Jerry Minor, comedian and actor
 * Michael Moore, from the nearby town of Lapeer, liberal activist and filmmaker; writer and director of Roger & Me, Bowling For Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, Capitalism: A Love Story, Fahrenheit 11/9
 * Marilyn Nash, actress, co-starred with Charlie Chaplin in film Monsieur Verdoux
 * Charles Smith, born Flint, 1920
 * Wendey Stanzler, editor and director, Roger & Me, Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives
 * Maddie Taylor, voice actress, storyboard artist and comedian
 * Charles Wolcott, film music composer

Musicians and bands

 * Bfb Da Packman, rapper
 * Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz singer
 * Betty Carter, jazz vocalist
 * Chiodos, screamo/post-hardcore band on Equal Vision Records (Davison, MI)
 * Jon Connor, rapper
 * The Dayton Family, rap group
 * DFC, hip hop duo
 * Mark Farner, solo rock artist, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad
 * Fredwreck, record producer of Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Britney Spears
 * Grand Funk Railroad, rock group
 * Greet Death, shoegaze band
 * Mona Haydar, Syrian-American rapper, poet and songwriter
 * LaKisha Jones, American Idol 2007 finalist, third runner-up
 * Mario Judah, rapper
 * King 810, metal band
 * Miko Marks, country singer
 * MC Breed, rapper
 * Me Phi Me, rapper
 * Geoff Moore, onetime member of Geoff Moore and the Distance, Christian rock band
 * PBK, noise/experimental composer
 * Don Preston, onetime member of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
 * Question Mark and the Mysterians, rock group
 * Ready for the World, R&B group
 * Repulsion, death metal/grindcore band
 * Antwaun Stanley, R&B singer and songwriter
 * The Swellers, punk rock band; members grew up in Fenton, Michigan, but got their start playing Flint Local 432
 * Terry Knight and the Pack, rock group, predecessor to Grand Funk Railroad
 * Top Authority, rap group
 * Whitey Morgan and the 78's, honky tonk and outlaw country band
 * Fleming Williams of The Hues Corporation; lead singer on disco hit "Rock the Boat"
 * YN Jay, rapper

Baseball

 * Jim Abbott, one-handed MLB pitcher famous for throwing a no-hitter despite his disability
 * Scott Aldred, MLB pitcher
 * Steve Boros, MLB infielder, manager and executive
 * Geraldine Guest, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
 * Jeff Hamilton, MLB infielder
 * Rick Leach, MLB outfielder
 * Joe Mays, MLB pitcher
 * Ron Pruitt, MLB outfielder and catcher
 * Merv Rettenmund, MLB outfielder
 * Mickey Weston, MLB pitcher

Basketball

 * Charlie Bell, one of Michigan State University's "Flintstones"
 * Miles Bridges, professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets
 * Demetrius Calip, player for 1989 University of Michigan championship team
 * Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State player, one of the "Flintstones"
 * JuJuan Cooley, pro player in Eastern Europe
 * Tonya Edwards, European and WNBA player
 * Marty Embry, played for DePaul University, drafted by Utah Jazz, 13-year pro career, chef, author
 * Desmon Farmer, professional basketball player with Ironi Ashkelon
 * Terry Furlow, MSU and NBA player
 * Jeff Grayer, Olympic and NBA player
 * Cory Hightower, Flint high school star
 * Darryl Johnson, MSU player
 * Kyle Kuzma, professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards
 * Tamika Louis, Fresno State player
 * Roy Marble, former Iowa and NBA player
 * Thad McFadden, American-born Georgian national basketball player
 * JaVale McGee, former Nevada and current Phoenix Suns player
 * Pamela McGee, USC women's basketball star
 * Monté Morris, professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves
 * Deanna Nolan, WNBA player
 * Morris Peterson, Michigan State player, one of the "Flintstones"
 * Glen Rice, Michigan and NBA player
 * Eddie Robinson, NBA player
 * Keith Smith, Loyola Marymount player
 * Barry Stevens, Iowa State player
 * Stacey Thomas, WNBA player
 * Trent Tucker, Minnesota and NBA player
 * Coquese Washington, WNBA player; first president of WNBA players association; current head coach of Penn State women's basketball team
 * James Young, NBA player, 2019-20 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League

Track and field

 * Herb Washington, four-time All-American sprinter, world record holder, professional baseball player

Boxing

 * Tony Burton, also football player and actor
 * Chris Byrd, world champion
 * Tracy Byrd, world champion
 * Andre Dirrell, pro middleweight boxer, Olympic bronze medalist in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
 * Anthony Dirrell, pro middleweight boxer
 * Claressa Shields, first back-to-back two-time Olympic gold medalist in 2012 Summer Olympics in London and 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

Football

 * Carl Banks, linebacker, two-time Super Bowl champion
 * Tony Branoff, running back and MVP University fo Michigan
 * Tony Burton, also boxer and actor
 * Brandon Carr, cornerback for Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys
 * Todd Carter, kickoff specialist for Carolina Panthers
 * Lynn Chandnois, Pro Bowl player for Pittsburgh Steelers
 * Don Coleman, Michigan State player, member of College Football Hall of Fame
 * Terry Crews, NFL defensive end; actor
 * Courtney Hawkins, NFL wide receiver
 * Mark Ingram II, NFL running back; 2009 Heisman Trophy winner; born and raised in Grand Blanc, attended Flint Southwestern Academy
 * Mark Ingram Sr., NFL wide receiver
 * Stephen Jones, CFL player
 * David Kircus, pro football wide receiver
 * Paul Krause, NFL Hall of Famer
 * Todd Lyght, NFL defensive back, Notre Dame assistant coach
 * Thad McFadden, NFL wide receiver
 * Mike Miller, NFL wide receiver
 * Booker Moore, running back for Penn State
 * Jim Morrissey, NFL linebacker for Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears
 * Don Morton, head coach, North Dakota State, Wisconsin
 * Ricky Patton, NFL running back for Super Bowl XVI champion San Francisco 49ers
 * Clarence Peaks, NFL fullback
 * Thomas Rawls, NFL running back for Seattle Seahawks
 * Harold "Tubby" Raymond, member of College Football Hall of Fame; 300 wins as head coach at University of Delaware
 * Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver, 5-time Pro Bowl selection, Super Bowl champion
 * Bob Rowe, NFL lineman
 * Jon Runyan, 14-year NFL lineman; politician
 * Dan Skuta, NFL player
 * Fernando Smith, NFL defensive lineman
 * Robaire Smith, NFL defensive lineman
 * Barry Stokes, NFL offensive lineman
 * Andre Weathers, cornerback, University of Michigan and New York Giants
 * Brent Williams, NFL defensive end
 * Reggie Williams, NFL linebacker
 * Chris Wilson, Canadian Football League player
 * Lonnie Young, NFL defensive back

Hockey

 * Ken Morrow, defenseman, Davison, Michigan native, part of Miracle on Ice and four-time Stanley Cup champion with New York Islanders
 * Brian Rolston, won 1995 Stanley Cup championship with New Jersey Devils
 * Tim Thomas, goaltender; Davison native; former goalie for Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins; 2010 Olympics silver medalist, 2011 Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe award winner

Mixed martial arts

 * Mike Perry, UFC fighter since 2016

Tennis

 * MaliVai Washington, 1996 Wimbeldon finalist

Weightlifting

 * Lamar Gant Powerlifter, first person in history to deadlift five times his own bodyweight

Writers, journalists, and poets

 * David W. Blight, author and Sterling Professor at Yale University, 2019 Pulitzer Prize winner for Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
 * Christopher Paul Curtis, author of books for children and young adults
 * Jeremy Drummond, mystery, urban fiction author
 * William M. Gallagher, photographer, 1953 Pulitzer Prize winner for Flint Journal
 * Ben Hamper, writer, Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line
 * E. Lynn Harris, author
 * Patrick Jones, author of books for young adults, library textbooks, and resource guides
 * Adam Kotsko, author and professor at Shimer College
 * Edmund G. Love, author (Subways Are for Sleeping)
 * Steve Mariotti, author of several books; founder of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
 * Marcus Sakey, author and host of the Travel Channel show Hidden City
 * Jon Scieszka, children's author
 * John Sinclair, poet and activist
 * Theodore Weesner, novelist, best known for his coming-of-age novel The Car Thief

Others

 * Todd Beamer, passenger on United 93 flight who attempted to foil hijacking and reclaim aircraft on 9/11
 * Benjamin Bolger, student, second-most-credentialed person in modern history
 * David Sheldon Boone, former U.S. Army signals analyst who was convicted of espionage-related charges in 1999
 * Paul L. Brady, first African American Federal Administrative Law Judge
 * William E. Bryan Jr., United States Air Force major general and World War II flying ace
 * Henry Howland Crapo, 14th Governor of Michigan, founder of Flint and Holly Railroad
 * William Crapo Durant, founder of General Motors
 * Arthur Jerome Eddy, art collector and critic
 * Jerome Eddy, mayor of Flint, 1878–79; diplomat
 * Barry Edmonds, photographer
 * Thomas M. George, M.D., former Michigan State Representative and State Senator
 * Mary Henrietta Graham, the first African-American woman to be admitted to the University of Michigan (graduated from Flint High School in 1876)
 * Duane D. Hackney, most decorated airman in history of the Air Force
 * Amir Mirza Hekmati, U.S. Marine who spent time in prison in Iran as falsely accused CIA spy, went to high school in Flint and Flint Township
 * Dale Kildee, former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives
 * Dan Kildee, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
 * Sidney Redding Mason, Minnesota state legislator and businessman
 * Floyd J. McCree, first African American mayor of Flint, namesake of Floyd J. McCree building in downtown Flint
 * Samuel B. McKinney, civil rights leader, Baptist pastor
 * Donald R. McMonagle, decorated pilot, astronaut, NASA launch manager
 * Craig Menear, chairman and CEO of The Home Depot
 * Charles Stewart Mott, two-time mayor of Flint, businessman, philanthropist; namesake of Mott Community College, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Charles S. Mott Prize, the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, and Mott Lake
 * Stewart Rawlings Mott, philanthropist
 * Eric Ogden, photographer
 * Betty Lou Reed, Illinois state representative
 * Kelly Reemtsen, contemporary artist
 * Donald Riegle, former U.S. Senator and Congressman
 * Stephen Smale, mathematician
 * Tim Sneller, member of the Michigan House of Representatives
 * Jay Springsteen, motorcycle national champion
 * Andrew J. Transue, Genesee County Prosecutor, U.S. Congressman and attorney (Morissette v. United States)
 * Karen Weaver, psychologist, businesswoman, and first female mayor of Flint
 * Michael M. Wood, former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, grew up in Flint
 * Eric Mays, former auto worker and politician. Acted as city council member representing North East Flint