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==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline --> <!-- NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * *NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * NOTICE Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here as Notable people. This establishes notability. The biographical article should say how they are associated with THIS CITY examples = born, raised, residing etc. An external reliable source of their association with THIS CITY should be cited in their Article and MUST be cited HERE. All others will be deleted without further explanation. Alphabetical by last name please. Use a short one line description of Notability. If the person you think is Notable and does not have a Wikipedia Article for themselves create one. Guidelines for the Notability of a person can be found by entering WP:PEOPLE in the wiki search. Guidelines on what is needed and how to write the Article can be found by entering WP:MOSBIO in the wiki search. END OF NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * * END OF NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * *END OF NOTICE --> {{unreferenced section|date=March 2024}} * [[Gregg Alexander]], singer, frontman of the [[New Radicals]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leahey |first1=Andrew |title=Gregg Alexander |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gregg-alexander-mn0000195040/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref> * [[Anita Baker]], singer, winner of eight [[Grammys]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Grosse Pointe police: Peeper at Anita Baker's window was mistaken |url=http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Grosse-Pointe-police-Peeper-at-Anita-Baker-s-window-was-mistaken/-/1719418/8580760/-/10a3xqyz/-/index.html |access-date=1 May 2024 |work=WDIV-TV |date=1 Feb 2012 |archive-date=10 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610002607/http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Grosse-Pointe-police-Peeper-at-Anita-Baker-s-window-was-mistaken/-/1719418/8580760/-/10a3xqyz/-/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Antonio Cipriano]], American actor and singer * [[Edward A. Batchelor]], early 20th Century journalist, resided in Grosse Pointe * [[Miguel Cabrera]], MLB player for [[Florida Marlins]] and [[Detroit Tigers]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/story/money/2015/09/02/cabrera-grosse-pointe-farms-mansion/71603158/|title = Cabrera linked to $3.2M Grosse Pointe Farms mansion}}</ref> * [[Roy D. Chapin Jr.]], chairman and CEO of [[American Motors Company]] * [[Laura Devon]], actress * [[Jeffrey Eugenides]], Pulitzer-Prize winning author, attended [[University Liggett School]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gibbons |first1=James |title=Jeffrey Eugenides, The Art of Fiction No. 215 |url=http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/6117/the-art-of-fiction-no-215-jeffrey-eugenides |access-date=2 May 2024 |work=The Paris Review |issue=Winter 2011}}</ref> * [[Edsel Ford]], automaker, resided and died in Grosse Pointe Shores<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ford Family |url=http://www.fordhouse.org/about/the-ford-family |publisher=Edsel & Eleanor Ford House}}</ref> * [[Edsel Ford II]], automaker, resides in Grosse Pointe Farms<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=The Ford Family |url=http://gphistorical.org/autobarons/ford/index.htm |website=gphistorical.org |publisher=Grosse Pointe Historical Society}}</ref> * [[Elena Ford]], auto executive, granddaughter of [[Henry Ford II]], resides in Grosse Pointe Farms * [[Henry Ford II]], auto executive, lived in Grosse Pointe<ref>{{cite news |title=100 Close Relatives, Friends at Rites for Henry Ford II |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-02-mn-7753-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 2, 1987}}</ref> * [[Martha Firestone Ford]], principal owner and chairwoman of the [[Detroit Lions]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), widow of William Clay Ford Sr., and daughter of [[Harvey S. Firestone Jr.]]<ref name=":0" /> * [[William Clay Ford Sr.]], principal owner and chairman of the [[Detroit Lions]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), resided and died in Grosse Pointe Shores<ref name=":0" /> * [[Chris Getz]], professional baseball player, [[Toronto Blue Jays]] * [[Kirk Gibson]], MLB player for [[Detroit Tigers]] and [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], former [[manager (baseball)|manager]] of [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], resides in Grosse Pointe<ref>{{cite web|url= http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=ari&coachorstaffid=114752|title= Kirk Gibson #23|publisher= Arizona Diamondbacks|access-date= March 11, 2014|archive-date= April 28, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140428180512/http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=ari&coachorstaffid=114752|url-status= dead}}</ref> * [[Jared Lee Gosselin]], Grammy-winning music producer * [[Julie Harris (American actress)|Julie Harris]], actress, Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winner and Oscar nominee, born in Grosse Pointe * [[Edward Herrmann]], actor, attended [[Grosse Pointe High School]] * [[Hal Hudson]], professional baseball pitcher, [[Chicago White Sox]] and [[St. Louis Browns]] * [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]], American film director, producer, and screenwriter famous for numerous films including ''[[Home Alone]]'', ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'', ''[[Sixteen Candles]]'', grew up in Grosse Pointe * [[Julanne Johnston]], silent-film actress * [[Maya Joint]], professional tennis player * [[Bill Kennedy (actor)|Bill Kennedy]], actor, TV Talk Show Host (Bill Kennedy at the Movies, channel 50, 1pm, in the 60's thru 80's), resided in Grosse Pointe * [[Aaron Krickstein]], professional tennis player * [[David Legwand]], NHL hockey player * [[Matt Letscher]], actor * [[Lisa LoCicero]], actress, ''[[General Hospital]]'' * [[John 5 (guitarist)|John Lowery]], guitarist for [[Rob Zombie]], [[David Lee Roth]], [[Marilyn Manson]], [[Rob Halford]]'s [[2wo]], and [[K.d. lang]], among others * [[Debbie Massey]], LPGA Tour golfer, twice winner of [[Women's British Open]], born in Grosse Pointe * [[Michael McCarron]], professional ice hockey player * [[Jim Miller (quarterback)|Jim Miller]], former NFL quarterback * [[Carly Piper]], swimmer, gold medalist at [[2004 Athens Olympics]] * [[J.K. Simmons]], actor, Academy Award winner for ''[[Whiplash (2014 film)|Whiplash]]'', born in Grosse Pointe * [[Geralin Thomas]], organizer, consultant * [[Mark Tremonti]], guitarist for [[Creed (band)|Creed]] and [[Alter Bridge]] * [[Corey Tropp]], NHL hockey player * [[Zach Werenski]], Hockey player in the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] organization * [[Meg White]], drummer of [[the White Stripes]] * [[Armani Williams]], racing driver * [[Ralph Wilson]], owner of the [[Buffalo Bills]], resided and died in Grosse Pointe Shores
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