- Iggy Pop
James Newell Osterberg, Jr. (born April 21, 1947), better known by his stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Although he has had only limited commercial success, Iggy Pop is considered one of the most important innovators of punk rock and related styles. He is sometimes referred to by the nicknames "the Godfather of Punk" and "the Rock Iguana", … - Doug Kalitta
Doug Kalitta (b. August 20 1964, Ypsilanti, Michigan) is an American auto racing driver. He was the 1994 USAC National Sprint Car Champion and is a current NHRA top fuel drag racer. Doug Kalitta is the nephew of Hall of Fame driver Connie Kalitta. He owns the airline Kalitta Charters. - Tom Monaghan
Thomas S. "Tom" Monaghan (born March 25, 1937 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an entrepreneur and Catholic philanthropist who founded Domino's Pizza in 1960. Monaghan sold Domino's in 1998 and has subsequently dedicated his time and considerable fortune to Catholic philanthropy and political causes. A champion of the pro-life cause, Monaghan has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on philanthropy and activism, which has garnered both appreciation and criticism. - Elijah McCoy
Elijah J. McCoy(May 2 1843 - October 10, 1929) was a Afro-Canadian inventor. McCoy had wanted to work as an engineer but was repeatedly frustrated in this goal due to racial discrimination. After studying engineering in Edinburgh, Scotland, and returning home to Canada, he found work as a fireman and oiler at the Michigan Central Railroad. Working in a home-based machine shop in Ypsilanti, McCoy invented an automatic lubricator for oiling the steam engines of locomotives, … - Patrick Elkins
Patrick Ryan Elkins (b. 1976) is an American author, performance artist, puppeteer, and singer-songwriter. He has played with a number of other groups, including "Catch A Wave", "Ever Will You Get There", "The Aleise Barnett Good-Bye Band", "Dyslexic Bob", "The Posh Boys", "Orgasmic Cookies", "The John Merrick Appreciation Society", "Mischief Mouse", "Video Games", "Rainbow Island", "Jimes", … - Winsor McCay
Winsor McCay (September 26 1867(?) – July 26 1934) was a prolific artist and pioneer in the art of comic strips and animation. His comic strip work has influenced generations of artists, including creators such as Moebius, Chris Ware, William Joyce, and Maurice Sendak. His early animated films far outshone the work of his contemporaries, and set the model to be followed by Walt Disney and others. - Faz Husain
Faizi Faz Husain (January 21, 1952 - March 9, 2006) was a pizza shop owner, Muslim community leader, and local politician in the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti area of Michigan. He was born and grew up in the Patna Museum in Patna, Bihar, India, where his grandfather, Mr. Tajamul Husain, was curator. Aged 14, he immigrated to the United States and settled in Ypsilanti, Michigan, where he learned the pizza business and opened his own shop, called "Hello Faz Pizza", first in Ypsilanti, … - Joseph Sobran
M. Joseph Sobran (b. February 23 1946, Ypsilanti, Michigan) is an American journalist and writer, formerly with "National Review" and currently a syndicated columnist. - Kris Jenkins
Kristopher Rudy-Charles Jenkins (born August 3, 1979 in Ypsilanti, Michigan) is an American football defensive tackle who plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He is the older brother of Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins. Both he and his brother played at Belleville High School under Bob LaPointe. - Jason Voss
Jason A. Voss (b. 1981) is an American musician and radio host. Not to be confused with Jason S. Voss (b. 1963) the published Illustrator, Artist and Filmmaker. Voss has been an active participant in the Ann Arbor music scene since the late 1990s. Voss is a long-time DJ at the University of Michigan's WCBN freeform radio station. Aside from holding various positions of authority at the station (music director, program director, general manager, … - Edwin F. Uhl
Edwin Fuller Uhl (August 14 1841 - May 17 1901) was a prominent Michigan lawyer and politician. He served as Mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ambassador to Germany, United States Assistant Secretary of State and, for thirteen days, Acting U.S. Secretary of State. Uhl was born in the township of Rush, New York, the son of David M. and Catherine (De Garmo) Uhl. The family moved to a farm near Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1844. - Lowell W. Perry
Lowell Perry (December 5, 1931 - January 7, 2001) was the NFL's first African American assistant coach, the first African American NFL broadcaster, and Chrysler's first African American plant manager. He was appointed EEOC Commissioner by President Ford, served as the director of Michigan's Department of Labor, and served on the board of the NFL Board of Charities. Perry was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan and attended college at the University of Michigan. - Bob Schneider
Bob Schneider (born October 12, 1965) is an Austin, Texas-based musician and artist, born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and raised in Munich, Germany. The son of an opera singer, his parents moved to Germany, when he was two. He was taught guitar and piano at an early age. He kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career. He dropped out of the University of Texas at El Paso to front his first band, the funk-and-rap outfit Joe Rockhead. - Frank Martin
Frank M. Martin (b. August 30 1958, Ypsilanti, Michigan) is an author. He has written or co-authored 15 books, including "Embracing Eternity: Living Each Day With a Heart Toward Heaven", with Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, a 365-day devotional book based on the best-selling Left Behind series of novels. Other books include "One Holy Fire", and "Soul Obsession", with Nicky Cruz, "Heart of a Golfer" with Wally Armstrong, "War In the Pews", … - Naomi Long Madgett
Naomi Long Madgett (born July 5, 1923) is an African American poet, born Naomi Cornelia Long in Norfolk, Virginia. Madgett was a teacher and an award winning poet, she is also the senoior editor of Lotus Press, which is a publisher of poetry books by black poets. - David P. Weikart
David P. Weikart (August 26, 1931 - December 9, 2003) was an American psychologist and founder of the High/Scope Cognitively-Oriented Curriculum, an early childhood education program. Weikart was born on August 26, 1931, in Youngstown, Ohio. His parents were Hubert and Catherine Weikart. One of four children, he had an older sister and two younger brothers. - William D. Ford
William David Ford was a U.S. Representative from Michigan. Ford was born in Detroit and attended Henry Ford Trade School, Melvindale High School, Nebraska State Teachers College, and Wayne State University. He interrupted his studies to serve in the United States Navy during World War II, 1944–1946. He also served in the United States Air Force Reserve from 1950 to 1958. After the war, he received a B.A. from the University of Denver in 1949, … - Tony Jackson
Tony Jackson (born July 5, 1982) is an NFL tight end for the Oakland Raiders - Clayton Eshleman
Clayton Eshleman is an American poet, translator, and editor. Eshleman has been translating since the early 1960's. He is the recipient (with José Rubia Barcia) of the National Book Award in 1979 for his co-translation of César Vallejo's "Complete Posthumous Poetry". He has also translated books by Aimé Césaire (with Annette Smith), Pablo Neruda, Antonin Artaud, Vladimir Holan, Michel Deguy and Bernard Bador. - Walter O. Briggs Sr.
Walter Owen Briggs, Sr. was an American entrepreneur and professional sports owner. He was owner of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1952. Briggs was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan and grew up a Detroit Tigers fan. In his early youth he worked at the Michigan Central Railroad and later opened Briggs Manufacturing Company in 1908, which specialized in the manufacturing of automobile bodies for the auto industry. - Dave Coverly
Dave Coverly (born 1964) is the creator of the one panel comic Speed Bump. He grew up in Plainwell, Michigan and graduated from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan with a degree in philosophy. At EMU, he worked for the student newspaper, the Eastern Echo. He went on to get a master's degree in English from Indiana University. - Larry Soderquist
Larry D. Soderquist (b. July 20 1944, Ypsilanti, Michigan - d. August 20 2005) was a noted author & Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School from 1981 - 2005 and director at Corporate and Securities Law Institute from 1993-2005. - P. W. Long
Preston Wright Long is the lead singer and guitar player for the bands Wig, Mule and Reelfoot (also known as P.W. Long's Reelfoot). Purported to be the brother of the frontman of The Laughing Hyenas but this is untrue. Long, who is very close with his personal details appears to have been reared in the Ypsilanti area. He eventually wound up in Detroit. - Edward P. Allen
Edward Payson Allen was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Allen was born in Sharon Township, Michigan and attended the district and select schools. He graduated from the State normal school (now Eastern Michigan University) in 1864. After graduating near the end of the American Civil War, Allen enlisted and helped to raise a company for the Twenty-ninth Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry. He was commissioned first lieutenant in September 1864 and later, … - Lyman R. Casey
Lyman Rufus Casey (May 6, 1837 - January 26, 1914) was a United States Senator from North Dakota. Born in York, New York, he moved with his parents to Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1853. He received a classical education and engaged in the hardware business for many years; in 1882, he moved to Carrington, Foster County, Territory of Dakota, and became a rancher. He was chairman of the North Dakota Committee on Irrigation and was commissioner of Foster County in 1887. - Frank Owen
Frank Malcolm Owen was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played eight seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox. Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, he pitched the final six innings of Game 2 of the 1906 World Series, replacing Doc White. In 194 career games, Owen had a 82-67 won-loss record with a 2.55 ERA. - Andy Seitz
Andy Seitz (born December 13, 1985 in Davenport, Iowa) is an American pairs figure skater. He competed with Kendra Moyle. Together, they are the 2006 US Junior national champions and won the silver medal at the 2006 World Junior championships. They skated on both the Junior Grand Prix and senior Grand Prix circuit in the 2006/2007 season. He previously skated with sister Lindsey Seitz. Seitz announced his retirement from competitive skating on April 4th, 2007. - Ayman Lseeq
Ayman Lseeq is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing third in "Super Star 3", the pan-Arabic version of "Pop Idol".</br> Ayman includes Warda as his main musical inspiration.<;/br> - Edward Sidlow
Edward I. Sidlow, Ph.D., is associate professor of Political science at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA. He also is the Political Science Department's Honors Advisor. Sidlow has published three books, "America at Odds", "Freshman Orientation: House Style and Home Style", and "Challenging the Incumbent". The former is a textbook co-authored with Beth Henschen, … - Matt Siegfried
Matt Siegfried (1972, Cincinnati) is a socialist and trade union activist and writer in Ypsilanti, Michigan. - Heather Poppink
This is now my official blog ... but I also have my family site going at www.poppinks.com. Check out the kids' updates there (except for Courtney - she doesn't have a blog yet). - James Marks
SHIRTS. - Melissa
I LIVE in Alexander (Music Building) Room 116 (Marimba room 1) whenever I'm not sleeping. - Anthony Lopez
Well i just started school at michigan institute of aviation and technology (MIAT). so for anyone who flies u have nothing to worry about..i will be working on the planes in about a year and a half.... i love to hunt, fish, hangout with friends, watch football, basketball..... i am engaged and have 2 girls 4 and 1 1/2 and have a lil boy that was born on march 29th he is very healthy and verry cute.. he looks just like his momma. im down to earth and like to have fun. - Jared
One of the more publically visible Jareds on the Internet. - Kayla
KIM JONG-IL is the illest of the bitches. - Amanda White
I hate thinking up profiles. No one reads them anyway. I've found that regret is an utter waste of time. Christopher Walken is quite possibly the greatest man alive. Touchy-feely people creep me out. I'm the most loyal person you'll ever lay eyes on. I'm still scared of the dark. Unless you're a close friend your opinions mean absolutely squat to me. I'm a hermit. Like June Cleaver, I'm high in moral fiber. - Matt Fleming
I used to do things. Now, I don't do as many things. - Kevin
new myspace... www.myspace.com/birdb0y. - Dominique Stewart
I'm a young, down to earth cat from ypsilanti, Michigan. I live in Ann Arbor. I'm here for networking and possible dates (if I see someone that I like). I'm a rapper/producer working on my career as a recording artist. I'm currently involved with three ventures as far as music goes. one venture is called "writerz bloque syndicate" (it's trademarked so don't bite). WBS is run by myself and my mentor DJ Scenario. It's based in ann Arbor.
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