Muskegon, Michigan

1. Frank Stanton (1908)

Entrepreneur

Helped grow CBS to greatness as its president from 1946 until 1971.

2. Earl Morrall (1934)

American Football Player

Former NFL quarterback who spent twenty-one years in the league as a member of teams like the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins. He won one Super Bowl with the Colts...

3. Chas Taylor (2002)

Instagram Star

Social media star who has gained fame for his chastaylor74 Instagram account. He has garnered massive popularity for his modeling photos and clips from his everyday life.

4. Jim Bakker (1940)

Religious Leader

Televangelist and a former co-host, with his then-wife Tammy Faye Bakker, of The PTL Club, a popular evangelical Christian television program. He infamously was forced to step down from his...

5. Bettye LaVette (1946)

American Soul Singer-songwriter

Award-winning soul singer best known for albums like I've Got My Own Hell to Raise and The Scene of the Crime.

6. David Leestma (1949)

American Astronaut

Former U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who served on three Space Shuttle missions. He flew aboard the Challenger, Columbia, and Atlantis.

7. Bobby Grich (1949)

American Baseball Player

All-Star MLB second baseman and Gold Glove Award winner during a 17-year career with the Baltimore Orioles and Anaheim Angels.

8. Justin Abdelkader (1987)

American Ice Hockey Player

NHL winger known for his toughness and all around hustle. He helped the Detroit Red Wings reach the Stanley Cup Finals in 2008-09, contributing two goals in two consecutive games.

9. Nate McLouth (1981)

American Baseball Player

Gold Glove-winning All-Star outfielder who began his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2005.

10. Matthew Crouch (1961)

American Broadcaster And Filmmak

Vice president of Trinity Broadcasting Network. He co-founded the Christian film studio Gener8Xion Entertainment.

11. Iggy Pop (1947)

American Singer Songwriter Music

Frontman of one of the most influential protopunk bands of all time, The Stooges. He also had a successful solo career. 

12. Wayne Static (1965)

Metal Singer

Former lead singer and guitarist for the industrial metal band Static-X who also pursued a solo career, releasing his album Pighammer in 2011.

13. Steve Gorman (1965)

American Musician

Former drummer with the hard rock band The Black Crowes, as well as the group Stereophonics.

14. Drew Naymick (1985)

American Basketball Player

Drew Naymick is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Atléticos de San Germán of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He played collegiately at Michigan State. He played college...

15. Vonda Kay Van Dyke (1943)

American Model

Vonda Kay Van Dyke was crowned the 1965 Miss America on September 13 1964. Earlier in the year she had taken a break as a 21-year-old junior at Arizona State...

16. Joseph Beyrle (1923)

Recipient Of The Purple Heart Me

Joseph R. Beyrle is thought to be the only American soldier to have served with both the United States Army and the Soviet Army in World War II. Born in...

17. Beatrice Allard (1930)

All-american Girls Professional

Beatrice Jean Allard is a former pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1949 season.

18. Ruvell Martin (1982)

American Football Player

Ruvell Martin is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Diego Chargers in 2004. He...

19. Carl Russ (1953)

American Football Player

James Carlton Carl Russ is a former American football player. He played professional football as a linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons and New York Jets from 1975 to 1977. He...

20. John Beyrle (1954)

American Diplomat

John Ross Beyrle a career Foreign Service Officer and specialist in Russian and Eastern European affairs was Ambassador of the United States to the Russian Federation from July 3 2008...

21. Jim Slezak (1966)

American Politician

James Michael Jim Slezak is a Michigan politician who served in Michigan State's House of Representatives.

22. Bobby Morse (1965)

American Football Player

Robert J. Bobby Morse is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints.

23. John Frederick Nims (1913)

American Writer

John Frederick Nims was an American poet and academic.

24. Terrance Taylor (American football) (1986)

Player Of American Football

Terrance Terlie Taylor is an American football defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of...

25. Bennie Oosterbaan (1906)

American College Football Coach

Benjamin Gaylord Bennie Oosterbaan was a three-time first team All-American football end for the Michigan Wolverines football team two-time All-American basketball player for the basketball team and an All-Big Ten...

26. Doris Cook (1931)

All-american Girls Professional

Doris Cook is a former pitcher and outfielder who played from 1949 through 1953 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

27. John Dobb (1901)

Major League Baseball Pitcher

John Kenneth Dobb nicknamed Lefty was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1924.

28. Donna Cook (1928)

All-american Girls Professional

Donna Jean Cook was a pitcher and outfielder who played from 1946 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 2 in 121 lb....

29. Don Nelson (screenwriter) (1927)

American Screenwriter

Don Nelson was an American screenwriter film producer and jazz musician. He is best known for his work on the American sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet for which...

30. Curtis Adams (American football) (1962)

American Football Player

Curtis Ladonn Adams is a former American football player. He played running back at Central Michigan University and with the San Diego Chargers of the NFL.

31. Gilles Chiasson (1966)

American Actor And Writer

Gilles Chiasson is an American producer director composer writer and actor. While he first came to prominence as an actor particularly in the original cast of the Tony Award and...

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