List of people from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John DeLorean | Jan 6, 1925 | Mar 19, 2005 | Engineer and executive with General Motors; founder of the DeLorean Motor Company | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | [1] | |
| Charles and Ray Eames | Link to image | 1907, 1912 | 1978, 1988 | Designers who worked in and made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture | Lived in Bloomfield Hills (attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art) | |
| Florence Knoll | May 24, 1917 | Jan 25, 2019 | Architect and furniture designer; co-founder of the Knoll design company; furniture manufacturer | Lived in Bloomfield Hills (attended Kingswood School and the Cranbrook Academy of Art) | ||
| Carl Milles | Jun 23, 1875 | Sep 19, 1955 | Swedish sculptor | Lived in Bloomfield Hills (as sculptor in residence at Cranbrook Educational Community) | ||
| Eero Saarinen | Aug 20, 1910 | Sep 1, 1961 | Finnish architect and industrial designer | Grew up and lived in Bloomfield Hills; took courses and worked at Cranbrook Educational Community | ||
| Eliel Saarinen | Aug 20, 1873 | Jul 1, 1950 | Finnish architect known for his work with art deco buildings | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Minoru Yamasaki | Dec 1, 1912 | Feb 7, 1986 | Chief architect of the World Trade Center | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | ||
Business
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Aldridge | Owner of Indianwood Golf and Country Club; outbid for the Detroit Red Wings by Mike Ilitch | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | ||||
| George Gough Booth | Sep 24, 1864 | Apr 11, 1949 | Newspaper publisher (Evening News Association) | Founder of Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| John Bugas | Apr 26, 1908 | Dec 2, 1982 | Second in command at Ford Motor Company | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Philip Caldwell | Jan 27, 1920 | Jul 10, 2013 | President, chairman, and CEO of Ford Motor Company (the first person to run the company who was not a member of the Ford family); senior managing director at Shearson Lehman Brothers; member of the President's Export Council | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| William Davidson | Dec 5, 1922 | Mar 13, 2009 | President, chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries; chairman of Guardian Industries Corp; owner of the Detroit Pistons, the Detroit Shock and the Tampa Bay Lightning sports franchises | Lived and died in Bloomfield | ||
| Lee Iacocca | Oct 15, 1924 | Jul 2, 2019 | Business executive with Ford Motor Company and Chrysler | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | [1] | |
| Christopher Ilitch | President and CEO of Ilitch Holdings | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | ||||
| Semon Knudsen | Oct 2, 1912 | Jul 6, 1998 | Executive vice president of General Motors Company and president of Ford Motor Company | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Scott McNealy | Nov 13, 1954 | Co-founder and CEO of Sun Microsystems | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills and attended Cranbrook Kingswood School | [2] | ||
| Roger Penske | Feb 20, 1937 | Founder of Penske Corporation and team Penske Racing auto racing | [citation needed] | |||
| William J. Pulte | May 16, 1932 | Mar 7, 2018 | Founder and chairman of Pulte Homes | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| John Rakolta | Jun 15, 1947 | CEO of Walbridge Construction | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Mark Spitznagel | Mar 5, 1971 | Hedge fund manager | Home in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| A. Alfred Taubman | Jan 31, 1924 | Apr 17, 2015 | Real estate developer (founder of Taubman Centers); philanthropist | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Robert S. Taubman | 1953 | Chairman, president and CEO of Taubman Centers | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | |||
Media and music
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Ashley | Dec 8, 1989 | Playboy Playmate, June 2014; appeared in FHM | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Paul Banks | May 3, 1978 | Lead singer, lyricist and guitarist of Interpol | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Selma Blair | Jun 23, 1972 | Actress (Cruel Intentions, Hellboy, Legally Blonde) | Attended Cranbrook Kingswood School; grew up in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Rob Cantor | Aug 26, 1983 | Singer and songwriter, yellow-tied vocalist and guitarist of band Tally Hall | Born and raised in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Aretha Franklin | Mar 25, 1942 | Aug 16, 2018 | Singer and songwriter | Lived in Bloomfield Hills, died in her Detroit condo | ||
| Carolyn Franklin | May 13, 1944 | Apr 25, 1988 | Singer and songwriter; younger sister of Aretha Franklin | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Chris Hansen | Mar 26, 1959 | Television infotainment personality (Dateline NBC, To Catch a Predator) | Attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Dana Jacobson | Nov 5, 1971 | CBS anchorwoman | Attended Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Cullen Landis | Jul 9, 1896 | Aug 26, 1975 | Motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early years of the silent film era | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | ||
| Greg Mathis | Apr 5, 1960 | Television personality (Judge Mathis) | [citation needed] | |||
| Elizabeth Reaser | Jul 2, 1975 | Actress (Esme in Twilight) | Born and raised in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Chad Smith | Oct 25, 1961 | Drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills and attended Lahser High School | |||
| Robin Williams | Jul 21, 1951 | Aug 11, 2014 | Actor and comedian (Mork & Mindy, Dead Poets Society, Mrs. Doubtfire) | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills, attended Detroit Country Day School | ||
| Alex Winston | Sep 28, 1987 | Indie pop-rock musician | Born in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Bob Woodruff | Aug 18, 1961 | Television journalist | Born in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Dey Young | Jul 28, 1955 | Actress and sculptor | Born in Bloomfield Hills | |||