Founded 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, it underwent various awkward name changes and in 1964 became Michigan State University.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Spencer Abraham |
Politician |
12-Jun-1952 |
|
US Secretary of Energy, 2001-05 |
| Herb Adderley |
Football |
8-Jun-1939 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Darryl F. Allen |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CEO of Aeroquip-Vickers, 1986-99 |
| Dennis Archer |
Politician |
1-Jan-1942 |
|
Mayor of Detroit, 1994-2001 |
| George Ariyoshi |
Politician |
12-Mar-1926 |
|
Governor of Hawaii, 1974-86 |
| William Bagley |
Educator |
15-Mar-1874 |
1-Jul-1946 |
Opponent of Dewey's progressive education |
| Ray Stannard Baker |
Journalist |
17-Apr-1870 |
12-Jul-1946 |
Biographer of Woodrow Wilson |
| W. Scott Bales |
Judge |
c. 1956 |
|
Justice, Arizona Supreme Court |
| Richard C. Barkley |
Diplomat |
23-Dec-1932 |
|
US Ambassador to East Germany, 1988-90 |
| James J. Blanchard |
Politician |
8-Aug-1942 |
|
Governor of Michigan, 1983-91 |
| Ivan Boesky |
Business |
6-Mar-1937 |
|
Investment banker did insider trades |
| Debra Bowen |
Politician |
27-Oct-1955 |
|
California Secretary of State |
| Eli Broad |
Business |
6-Jun-1933 |
|
Billionaire |
| Robert K. Burgess |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Pulte Homes, 1993-2001 |
| Plaxico Burress |
Football |
12-Aug-1977 |
|
NFL free agent |
| Joseph J. Buttigieg III |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
Vice Chairman of Comerica |
| James Caan |
Actor |
26-Mar-1940 |
|
Vegas |
| Michael R. Cannon |
Business |
1953 |
|
Dell President of Global Operations |
| Bob Carr |
Politician |
27-Mar-1943 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 1975-95 |
| Stephen I. Chazen |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
President and CFO, Occidental Petroleum |
| Michael Cimino |
Film Director |
3-Feb-1939 |
2-Jul-2016 |
The Deer Hunter |
| Gary L. Convis |
Business |
22-Sep-1942 |
|
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky |
| Donald G. Cook |
Military |
1946 |
|
Retired USAF General |
| Richard Cordray |
Government |
3-May-1959 |
|
Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| James M. Cornelius |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| William H. Cunningham |
Educator |
5-Jan-1944 |
|
Chancellor, UT System, 1992-2000 |
| Gerald M. Czarnecki |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
Deltennium Group |
| William J. Danhof |
Attorney |
c. 1949 |
|
Miller, Canfield, Paddock, & Stone |
| Joe DeLamielleure |
Football |
16-Mar-1951 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Dan Devine |
Football |
22-Dec-1924 |
9-May-2002 |
Packers, NCAA head coach |
| Anthony Diekema |
Educator |
3-Dec-1933 |
|
President of Calvin College, 1976-95 |
| Charles Diggs, Jr. |
Politician |
2-Dec-1922 |
24-Aug-1998 |
Congressman from Michigan, 1955-80 |
| Carol Duvall |
TV Personality |
? |
|
HGTV's Carol Duvall Show |
| Anthony S. Earl |
Politician |
12-Apr-1936 |
|
Governor of Wisconsin, 1983-87 |
| Dale F. Elliott |
Business |
c. 1957 |
|
CEO of Snap-on, 2001-04 |
| John Engler |
Politician |
12-Oct-1948 |
|
Governor of Michigan, 1991-2003 |
| William C. Van Faasen |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts |
| Chuck Fairbanks |
Football |
10-Jun-1933 |
2-Apr-2013 |
New England Patriots Head Coach, 1973-78 |
| Kevin M. Farr |
Business |
c. 1958 |
|
CFO of Mattel |
| Richard A. Fennessy |
Business |
c. 1964 |
|
CEO of Insight Enterprises |
| Carolyn Forché |
Poet |
28-Apr-1950 |
|
The Country Between Us |
| Richard Ford |
Novelist |
16-Feb-1944 |
|
Independence Day |
| John D. Forsyth |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield |
| Dennis E. Foster |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Vice Chairman of Alltel, 1998-2000 |
| William Friedman |
Scientist |
24-Sep-1891 |
12-Nov-1969 |
Cryptography pioneer |
| Mark T. Gaffney |
Labor Leader |
18-Oct-1955 |
|
President, Michigan State AFL-CIO |
| Steve Garvey |
Baseball |
22-Dec-1948 |
|
Former LA Dodger |
| Yousif B. Ghafari |
Business |
27-Sep-1952 |
|
US Ambassador to Slovenia |
| Kirk Gibson |
Baseball |
28-May-1957 |
|
1988 National League MVP |
| Jeffrey C. Girard |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
Vice Chairman of ShopKo, 2002-04 |
| Ronald E. Goldsberry |
Business |
12-Sep-1942 |
|
Former VP, Ford |
| Linda A. Goodspeed |
Business |
c. 1962 |
|
Former EVP, Lennox International |
| Lloyd V. Hackley |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
|
Chancellor of Fayetteville State University |
| Edward E. Hagenlocker |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Vice Chairman of Ford, 1996-99 |
| Chris Hansen |
Journalist |
26-Mar-1959 |
|
To Catch A Predator |
| Jim Harrison |
Novelist |
11-Dec-1937 |
26-Mar-2016 |
Legends of the Fall |
| Thom Hartmann |
Radio Personality |
7-May-1951 |
|
The Thom Hartmann Program |
| Clare M. Hasler |
Educator |
c. 1957 |
|
Director, Robert Mondavi Institute |
| Anthony Heald |
Actor |
25-Aug-1944 |
|
Scott Guber on Boston Public |
| Alfred D. Hershey |
Scientist |
4-Dec-1908 |
22-May-1997 |
Molecular structure of viral genes |
| Jon-Erik Hexum |
Actor |
5-Nov-1957 |
18-Oct-1984 |
Actor accidently shot himself |
| Walter Hill |
Film Director |
10-Jan-1942 |
|
48 Hrs. |
| James P. Hoffa |
Labor Leader |
19-May-1941 |
|
Jimmy Hoffa's son |
| Paul L. Howes |
Business |
c. 1955 |
|
CEO of Newpark Resources |
| Donna Hrinak |
Diplomat |
c. 1950 |
|
US Ambassador, Latin America |
| Stanley O. Ikenberry |
Educator |
1935 |
|
University of Illinois President, 1979-95 |
| Susan Jacoby |
Author |
4-Jun-1945 |
|
Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism |
| Wallace B. Jefferson |
Judge |
22-Jul-1963 |
|
Texas Chief Justice |
| Jay Johnson |
Politician |
30-Sep-1943 |
17-Oct-2009 |
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1997-99 |
| Magic Johnson |
Basketball |
14-Aug-1959 |
|
Lakers star, AIDS spokesman |
| Tim Johnson |
Politician |
28-Dec-1946 |
|
Former Senator from South Dakota |
| David Cay Johnston |
Journalist |
24-Dec-1948 |
|
Perfectly Legal |
| Michael F. Johnston |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Visteon |
| Gregory P. Josefowicz |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CEO of Borders, 1999-2006 |
| Howard Kaloogian |
Politician |
30-Dec-1959 |
|
Conservative activist |
| Daniel P. Kearney |
Business |
1939 |
|
EVP at Aetna, 1991-98 |
| Andrew Kehoe |
Criminal |
1-Feb-1872 |
18-May-1927 |
Bath School Bomber |
| Kenneth E. Keiser |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
President of PepsiAmericas |
| Tommy Kelly |
Actor |
6-Apr-1925 |
26-Jan-2016 |
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
| James L. Kemerling |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Riiser Oil Company |
| Kwame Kilpatrick |
Politician |
8-Jun-1970 |
|
Mayor of Detroit, 2002-08 |
| Jack Kingston |
Politician |
24-Apr-1955 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 1st |
| Fred Kleisner |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Wyndham International |
| Kay Koplovitz |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
Co-Founder, USA Network |
| John Kornblum |
Diplomat |
6-Feb-1943 |
|
US Ambassador to Germany, 1997-2001 |
| Frank Kush |
Football |
20-Jan-1929 |
|
ASU Head Coach, 1958-79 |
| Philip E. Lippincott |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
CEO of Scott Paper, 1982-94 |
| Mitchel D. Livingston |
Educator |
c. 1944 |
|
Diversity Officer, University of Cincinnati |
| Frank E. Macher |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Former CEO of Collins & Aikman, Federal Mogul |
| Timothy L. Main |
Business |
c. 1957 |
|
CEO of Jabil Circuit |
| Jackie Martling |
Comic |
14-Feb-1949 |
|
Writer for Howard Stern |
| Rollo May |
Psychologist |
21-Apr-1909 |
22-Oct-1994 |
Love and Will |
| James A. McClung |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Former VP at FMC |
| Michael W. McConnell |
Attorney |
18-May-1955 |
|
Stanford Constitutional Law Center |
| Thomas McGuane |
Novelist |
11-Dec-1939 |
|
The Sporting Club |
| M. Peter McPherson |
Business |
27-Oct-1940 |
|
President of Michigan State University, 1993-2004 |
| Roger A. Meece |
Diplomat |
1949 |
|
US Ambassador to Congo, 2004-07 |
| Michael G. Morris |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of American Electric Power |
| Dennis Muchmore |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Muchmore Harrington Smalley & Associates |
| Frederick H. Mueller |
Government |
22-Nov-1893 |
31-Aug-1976 |
US Commerce Secretary, 1959-61 |
| Judith A. Muhlberg |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
Public relations consultant, Gagen MacDonald |
| Tyler Oakley |
YouTube Personality |
22-Mar-1989 |
|
YouTuber, LGBT activist |
| James E. Oesterreicher |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CEO of JC Penney, 1995-2000 |
| Russell E. Palmer |
Business |
13-Aug-1934 |
|
Dean of the Wharton School, 1983-90 |
| Eugene Parker |
Astronomer |
10-Jun-1927 |
|
Solar winds |
| Roy E. Parrott |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Simpson Industries, 1994-2000 |
| Gary Peters |
Politician |
1-Dec-1958 |
|
Congressman, Michigan 9th |
| Gilbert Plass |
Physicist |
22-Mar-1922 |
1-Mar-2004 |
Climate change scientist |
| James Quello |
Government |
21-Apr-1914 |
24-Jan-2010 |
FCC Commissioner, 1974-97 |
| Sam Raimi |
Film Director |
23-Oct-1959 |
|
Spider-Man |
| John Ramsey |
Relative |
7-Dec-1943 |
|
JonBenét's father |
| Robert K. Ressler |
Author |
15-Feb-1937 |
|
Whoever Fights Monsters |
| Don Riegle |
Politician |
4-Feb-1938 |
|
US Senator from Michigan, 1976-95 |
| Andre Rison |
Football |
18-Mar-1967 |
|
Bad Moon Rison |
| Ross E. Roeder |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Smart & Final, 1999-2004 |
| Craig A. Rogerson |
Business |
c. 1957 |
|
CEO of Hercules |
| David Safavian |
Government |
c. 1967 |
|
Former OMB administrator |
| Thomas A. Sansone |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
Vice Chairman of Jabil Circuit |
| Gloria Santona |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
General Counsel for McDonald's |
| Glenn S. Schafer |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
President of Pacific Life, 1995-2005 |
| Mark Schauer |
Politician |
2-Oct-1961 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 2009-11 |
| Ulrich Schmidt |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CFO of Goodrich, 2000-05 |
| Peter Secchia |
Diplomat |
15-Apr-1937 |
|
US Ambassador to Italy, 1989-93 |
| Gary L. Seevers |
Economist |
c. 1938 |
|
Council of Economic Advisers, 1973-75 |
| David L. Shedlarz |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
Vice Chairman of Pfizer |
| Lou Sheldon |
Activist |
1934 |
|
Traditional Values Coalition |
| Lou Anna K. Simon |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
President, Michigan State University |
| Scott Skiles |
Basketball |
5-Mar-1964 |
|
Head Coach, Milwaukee Bucks |
| Theda Skocpol |
Educator |
4-May-1947 |
|
Harvard sociologist, political scientist |
| Bubba Smith |
Football |
28-Feb-1945 |
3-Aug-2011 |
Athlete, Police Academy star |
| Nick Smith |
Politician |
5-Nov-1934 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 1993-2005 |
| Debbie Stabenow |
Politician |
29-Apr-1950 |
|
US Senator from Michigan |
| David Stockman |
Government |
10-Nov-1946 |
|
Ronald Reagan's chief economist |
| Paul Stookey |
Singer/Songwriter |
30-Dec-1937 |
|
The Paul in Peter, Paul, and Mary |
| Teresa A. Sullivan |
Educator |
9-Jul-1949 |
|
President, University of Virginia |
| Glendon Swarthout |
Novelist |
8-Apr-1918 |
23-Sep-1992 |
Bless the Beasts and Children |
| Jerald F. ter Horst |
Government |
11-Jul-1922 |
31-Mar-2010 |
Gerald Ford's short-term press secretary |
| Larry D. Thompson |
Attorney |
15-Nov-1945 |
|
General Counsel of Pepsi |
| William R. Tiefel |
Business |
c. 1934 |
|
Vice Chairman of Marriott, 1998-2002 |
| Bob Traxler |
Politician |
21-Jul-1931 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 1974-93 |
| Niki Tsongas |
Politician |
26-Apr-1946 |
|
Congresswoman, Massachusetts 5th |
| Robert Urich |
Actor |
16-Dec-1946 |
16-Apr-2002 |
Dan Tanna on Vega$ |
| Sam Vincent |
Basketball |
18-May-1963 |
|
Former Coach, Charlotte Bobcats |
| Vernor Vinge |
Author |
10-Feb-1944 |
|
A Fire Upon The Deep |
| James Von Ehr |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
Nanotech entrepreneur |
| John Walters |
Government |
c. 1951 |
|
American Drug Czar, 2001-2009 |
| Lloyd D. Ward |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
CEO of Maytag, 1999-2000 |
| George E. Wardeberg |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
CEO of WICOR, 1994-2000 |
| Jane L. Warner |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
Illinois Tool Works executive |
| Kenneth L. Way |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Lear, 1988-2000 |
| Paul Welday |
Business |
c. 1959 |
|
Lobbyist, Strategic Public Affairs |
| Tyrone Willingham |
Football |
30-Dec-1953 |
|
Head Football Coach, Washington Huskies |
| Michael T. Yonker |
Business |
1942 |
|
CEO of Portec, 1988-98 |
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Cleveland Abbe |
Physicist |
3-Dec-1838 |
28-Oct-1916 |
America's first weatherman |
| Dennis Archer |
Politician |
1-Jan-1942 |
|
Mayor of Detroit, 1994-2001 |
| Frederick M. Bernthal |
Administrator |
10-Jan-1943 |
|
President, Universities Research Association |
| Andrew Brimmer |
Economist |
13-Sep-1926 |
7-Oct-2012 |
Federal Reserve Governor, 1966-74 |
| Warren I. Cohen |
Historian |
20-Jun-1934 |
|
America's Response to China |
| Avery O. Craven |
Historian |
12-Aug-1885 |
21-Jan-1980 |
The Growth of Southern Nationalism |
| William F. Durand |
Engineer |
5-Mar-1859 |
9-Aug-1958 |
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics |
| Homer S. Ferguson |
Politician |
25-Feb-1889 |
17-Dec-1982 |
US Senator from Michigan, 1943-55 |
| Erich Fromm |
Psychologist |
23-Mar-1900 |
18-Mar-1980 |
Psychoanalyst, Humanist |
| David F. Gordon |
Government |
? |
|
State Dept. Dir. Policy Planning, 2007-08 |
| Robert H. Grubbs |
Chemist |
27-Feb-1942 |
|
Metathesis |
| Clifford M. Hardin |
Government |
9-Oct-1915 |
4-Apr-2010 |
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1969-71 |
| Russell Kirk |
Author |
19-Oct-1918 |
29-Apr-1994 |
The Conservative Mind |
| Abba Lerner |
Economist |
28-Oct-1903 |
27-Oct-1982 |
The Economics of Control |
| Thomas Gale Moore |
Economist |
6-Nov-1930 |
|
Council of Economic Advisers, 1985-89 |
| Percy A. Pierre |
Educator |
3-Jan-1939 |
|
President, Prairie View A&M University, 1983-89 |
| Arthur F. Raper |
Sociologist |
8-Nov-1899 |
10-Aug-1979 |
The Tragedy of Lynching |
| Robert K. Ressler |
Author |
15-Feb-1937 |
|
Whoever Fights Monsters |
| Thomas A. Sansone |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
Vice Chairman of Jabil Circuit |
| Stanley K. Sheinbaum |
Activist |
12-Jun-1920 |
12-Sep-2016 |
Publisher, New Perspectives Quarterly |
| Lou Anna K. Simon |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
President, Michigan State University |
| Glendon Swarthout |
Novelist |
8-Apr-1918 |
23-Sep-1992 |
Bless the Beasts and Children |
| Diane Wakoski |
Poet |
3-Aug-1937 |
|
Coins & Coffins |
| John Walters |
Government |
c. 1951 |
|
American Drug Czar, 2001-2009 |
| Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. |
Business |
13-Sep-1926 |
|
CEO of TIAA-CREF, 1987-92 |
| George Will |
Columnist |
4-May-1941 |
|
Conservative pundit, baseball lover |
