Actors/Entertainers (see musicians below)
Ellen Burstyn, Actress, Ellen's Hall of Fame Page Carla Cook, Jazz Singer/Songwriter, Honorable Mention Member, Link 2 Monifa Days, Stage Actress, Nominated Member, Photo
Robert Deman, Actor, portrayed Maturette in Papillon in 1973, Honorable Mention Member, Link David Alan Grier, Actor/Comedian, Grier's Hall of Fame Page
Bernard Johnson, Dancer and Costume Designer, Nominated Member (No Photo Available) Ella Joyce, Award-Winning Actress, Joyce's Hall of Fame Page Loni Love, Actress/Comedienne, Nominated Member, Link Sharon Lowen, Renowned Indian Dancer, Nominated Member Link
James Moss, Gospel Singer, Nominated Member, Photo Ed Nowinski (aka EJ Nolan), Actor/PA Announcer, Nominated Member, Link
Audra Polk, Actress and Production Assistant, Nominated Member, Photo Diana Ross, Superstar Singer/Actress, Diana's Hall of Fame Page Satori Shakoor, Actress/Comedienne, Nominated Member, Link
Marcia Smith, Class of 1981, Former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Lily Tomlin, Actress/Comedienne, Lily's Hall of Fame Page
Artists
Lennart Anderson, Class of 1946, Oil Painter, Nominated Member, Link Harry Bertoia,Sculptor, Designer, Honorable Mention Member, Link Leroy Foster, Painter/Muralist, Honorable Mention Member, (No Photo Available) Raymond Johnson, Class of 1945, Pop Artist, Nominated Member, Link Richard Kinney, Artist, Honorable Mention Member, (No Photo Available) Al Loving, Class of 1954, Material Abstractionist, Honorable Mention Member, Link Ron Robertson, Class of 1945, Assemblage Artist, Nominated Member, Link Art Sims, Graphic Artist, Nominated Member, Link
Carol Wald, Artist, Nominated Member, Photo
Charles Wysocki, Painter, Nominated Member, Link
Athletes
Curtis Greer, Former St. Louis Football Cardinal, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Wendy Hilliard, Class of 1978, Former Olympic Rhythmic Gymnast, Honorable Mention Member, Link
Harlan Huckleby, Former Green Bay Packer, Honorable Mention Member, Link Aaron Kyle, Former Dallas Cowboy (Super Bowl XII) and Denver Bronco, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Marty Letzmann, Basketball Player, Honorable Mention Member Link Helen Love, Olympic Gold Medalsist - Tae Kwon Do, Honorable Mention Member, (No Photo Available) Nikita Lowry, Ohio State Hall of Fame - Women's Basketball, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Thomas Seabron, Former San Francisco 49er, Honorable Mention Member, Link Eddie Tolan, Class of 1927, Two-Time Gold Medalist 1932 Summer Olympics (Track), Honorable Mention Member, Photo
Authors
Sybil Barkley-Staples, Author - She'll Learn, Honorable Mention Member, Link Helen Elaine Lee, Author, Honorable Mention Member, Photo
Gerald McDermott, Author and Illustrator, Nominated Member, Link Kurt Schindler, Author, Honorable Mention Member, Link
Vickie Stringer, Author, Nominated Member, Link Heather Ann Thompson, Author, Honorable Mention Member, (No Photo Available)
Clergymen
Rev. Dr. Charles Adams, Senior Pastor - Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Rev. Nicholas Hood III, Pastor of Plymouth United Church of Christ in Detroit, Honorable Mention Member, Photo
David G. Kincer, Pastor and Educator - Broadcast Ministries, Nominated Member (No Photo Available)
Designers
Niels Diffrient, Industrial Designer, Nominated Member, Photo
Educators
George Cohen, Former Cass Tech Principal, Honorary Member, Photo Robert Rockaway, Professor of Jewish History - Tel-Aviv University, Nominated Member, Photo David Snead, Former Superintendent - Detroit Public Schools, Former Cass Tech Principal, Honorable Mention Member, Photo
Tyrone Winfrey, School Board Member - Detroit Public Schools, Nominated Member, Photo Thomas Woodhouse, Principal - Detroit Cooley High School, Honorable Mention Member, Photo
Elected Officials/Office Holders
Richard Austin, Former Michigan Secretary of State, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Christine Beatty, Chief of Staff - City of Detroit, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Hansen Clarke, Representative, D-Detroit, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Barbara-Rose Collins, Detroit Councilwoman, Honorable Mention Member, Link George Cushingberry, Wayne County Commissioner, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Kay Everett, Detroit City Councilwoman, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Teola P. Hunter, Former Wayne County Clerk, Honorable Mention Mention, Photo Kwame Kilpatrick, Mayor of Detroit, Kilpatrick's Hall of Fame Page Derrick Miller, Advisor to Mayor - City of Detroit, Honorable Mention Member, Photo
Janice Winfrey, Detroit City Clerk, Nominated Member, Photo
Executives and Administrators
Marcus Collins, Co-Owner of Muse Recordings, Nominated Member, Photo (right)
John DeLorean, Automotive Engineer, Founder of DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) DeLorean's Hall of Fame Page Esther Gordy Edwards, Founder of Motown Museum, Motown Records Executive, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Ron Hall, President and CEO of Bridgewater Interiors L.L.C., Honorable Mention Member, Photo Kim Harris-Jones, Vice President of Product Finance - Chrysler Group, Nominated Member, Photo
Lawrence King, Vice President of Deblar & Associates, Inc. of Atlanta, GA., Honorable Mention Member, Link Ray Litt, Owner of Litt Electric Co., Honorable Mention Member, Photo
Deborah Nowinski, Founder and Artistic Director of Dionysus Theatre in Houston, TX, Nominated Member, Link Art Sims, Advertising Executive, Nominated Member, Link Rick Talley, Substance Abuse Administrator, Honorable Mention Member, (No Photo Available) Tom Wilson, President of Sports and Entertainment - The Palace of Auburn Hills, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Norman Woods, Executive - Michigan National, Honorable Mention Member, (No Photo Available)
Judges and Lawyers
Alex Allen, Jr., Former Chief Judge - 36th District Court, Photo Ulysses Boykin, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Ray Reynolds Graves, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Eastern District of Michigan, Honorable Mention Member, (No Photo Available) Conrad Mallet, Jr., Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Wade McCree III, Wayne County Third Circuit Judge, Honorable Mention Member, Photo
Lawrence Patrick, Attorney, CTAA President, Former Detroit School Board President, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Cynthia D. Stephen,, Judge, Honorable Mention Member, (No Photo Available) Craig Strong, Wayne County Circuit Judge, Honorable Mention Member, Photo
Vesta Svenson,, Former 36th District Judge, Honorable Mention Member, (No Photo Available)
Media (Television, Radio, Film and Print)
Eric Albertson, Film Editor, Nominated Member, Link Lesli Foster, News Anchor, Nominated Member, Photo
Ed Gordon, Award- winning Newscaster, Gordon's Hall of Fame Page Gary Hardwick, , Film Director and Writer, Nominated Member, Link Pat Harvey, Award-winning Newscaster, Pat's Hall of Fame Page Aviva Kempner, Film Director, Nominated Member, Link Woody King, Class of 56/57, Film Director, Nominated Member, (No Photo Available)
Peter Pilafian, Film Director and Cinematographer, Nominated Member, Photo
Shaun Robinson, Class of 1980, Entertainment Broadcaster, Shaun's Hall of Fame Page Richard Smith, Editor-in-Chief, Newsweek Magazine, Honorable Mention Member, Video
Jill Tracey, Radio Personality, Nominated Member, Link
Medicine and Science
Gerald A Shiener, MD, Pychiatrist, Nominated Member, Photo
Military
Ponce De Leon Clay, LCDR, U.S. Navy, Nominated Member, Link Reggie Knight, Retired Sergeant Major - US Marine Corp, Link Vincent W. Patton III, Retired Eighth Master Chief Petty Officer - U.S. Coast Guard, Nominated Member, Photo
Musicians
Geri Allen, Jazz Pianist, Geri's Hall of Fame Page Darwin Apple, Violinist, Honorable Mention Member, (No Photo Available) Dorothy Ashby, Jazz Harpist, Link
Kenny Burrell, Jazz Guitarist, Nominated Member, Photo
Dr. Cedric Dent, Baritone Member of Take 6, Link Wardell Gray, Jazz Tenor Saxophonist, Nominated Member, Link Sir Roland Hanna, Jazz Pianist, Honorable Mention, Link Frances Kaye, Violinist, Honorable Mention Member, Photo
Eric Lamb, Flutist, Nominated Member, Photo
Nathaniel Ligons II, Music Producer, Link Kirk Lightsey, Jazz Pianist, Nominated Member, Photo
The Miracles, Pete Moore, Ronnie White, Bobby Rodgers, Class of 1956/57, Nominated Members, Photo w/SmokeyRobinson
Greg Phillinganes, Session Keyboard Player, Phillinganes's Hall of Fame Page Ernest Rodgers, Class of 1952, Jazz Musician, Music Professor, Nominated Member, (No Photo Available) Paul Schoenfield, Compuser, Honorable Mention Member, Link
Joseph Stripland, Violinist, Nominated Member, (No Photo Available) Doug Watkins, Jazz Bassist, Nominated Member, Link The White Stripes, Grammy Winning Rock Band, The White Stripes' Hall of Fame Page Gerald Wilson, Jazz Composer, Arranger and Bandleader, Nominated Member, Link Paul Wingert, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Cellist, Nominated Member, Photo
Stas Wisniach, Master Accordionist, Nominated Member, Photo
Police Chiefs/Law Enforcers
James E. Craig, LAPD Area Commanding Officer, Nominated Member, Photo
Ella Bully Cummings, Current Detroit Police Chief, Honorable Mention Member, Link Isiah McKinnon, Former Detroit Police Chief, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Benny Napoleon, Former Detroit Police Chief, Honorable Mention Member, Photo Col. Tadarial Sturdivant, Director - Michigan State Police, Nominated Member, Photo
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