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==Notable people== This list includes people from Orion Township and the Village of Lake Orion *[[Hunter Hartsoe]], former professional hockey player<ref name="lssu">{{cite web|url=https://www.lssu.edu/foundation/events/hockeyreunion.php|title=Lake Superior State University :: Foundation :: Laker Hockey Reunion|publisher=lssu.edu|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Murder of Scott Amedure|Scott Amedure]], ''[[The Jenny Jones Show]]'' guest and murder victim<ref name="people">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20105369,00.html|title=TV's Fatal Attraction - Murder, Too Crazy to Believe, Real People Stories, Jenny Jones : People.com|publisher=people.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Wyatt J. Gibson]], American [[Pair skating|pair skater]]<ref name="freep">{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20120126/SPORTS17/201260584/Local-skaters-Alexandra-Aldridge-Daniel-Eaton-win-U-S-junior-dance-title|title=Local skaters Alexandra Aldridge, Daniel Eaton win U.S. junior dance title | Detroit Free Press | freep.com|publisher=freep.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[2015 Eglin Air Force Base helicopter crash|Trevor Blaylock]], [[United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wxyz.com/news/marine-from-lake-orion-trevor-blaylock-believed-dead-following-black-hawk-crash-in-florida |title=Marine from Lake Orion, Trevor Blaylock, believed dead following Black Hawk crash in Florida - WXYZ.com |access-date=March 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317105522/http://www.wxyz.com/news/marine-from-lake-orion-trevor-blaylock-believed-dead-following-black-hawk-crash-in-florida |archive-date=March 17, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Christopher Bowman]], U.S. Winter Olympian, National Champion, World Medalist champion figure skater<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2008-01-11-bowman-obit_N.htm?csp=34|title=Former U.S. skating champ Christopher Bowman found dead - USATODAY.com|publisher=usatoday30.usatoday.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[William Broomfield]], former [[United States House of Representatives|congressman]]<ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=Congressional Record, V. 146, Pt. 12, July 27, 2000 to September 13, 2000|date=2005|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|isbn=9780160749476|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vLg4iJR0J9kC|page=17138|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Pat Caputo]], [[sportswriter]] for ''[[The Oakland Press]]'', radio personality at [[WXYT-FM]]<ref name="blogger">{{cite web|url=https://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439|title=Blogger: User Profile: Pat Caputo|publisher=blogger.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Rolla C. Carpenter]], engineer, academic, writer<ref name="genwebsite">{{cite web|url=http://oakland.genwebsite.net/documents/0EC8839BE9B612EB3D1344579B879EE002855E25.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714192450/http://oakland.genwebsite.net/documents/0EC8839BE9B612EB3D1344579B879EE002855E25.html |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |title=The History of Clark School|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Dave Collins (baseball)|Dave Collins]], former professional baseball player, former coach at [[Lake Orion High School]]<ref name="lakeorionreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.lakeorionreview.com/Articles-i-2004-09-29-100847.112112-sub-Looking-Back.html|title=Looking Back|publisher=lakeorionreview.com|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026142513/http://www.lakeorionreview.com/Articles-i-2004-09-29-100847.112112-sub-Looking-Back.html|archive-date=October 26, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Barbara Ann Crancer]], associate circuit court judge, daughter of [[Jimmy Hoffa]]<ref name="news.google.com">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F3IcAAAAIBAJ&pg=3639%2C4509234|title=The Dispatch β Google News Archive Search|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Nicole Curtis]], host of DIY and HGTV's home renovation show ''Rehab Addict''<ref name="clarkstonnews2">{{cite web|url=http://www.clarkstonnews.com/Articles-i-2010-10-13-238177.113121-sub-LO-grad-is-a-Rehab-Addict.html|title=LO grad is a "Rehab Addict"|publisher=clarkstonnews.com|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015123746/http://www.clarkstonnews.com/Articles-i-2010-10-13-238177.113121-sub-LO-grad-is-a-Rehab-Addict.html|archive-date=October 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Matthew Dear]], musician<ref name="metrotimes">{{cite web|url=http://www2.metrotimes.com/music/story.asp?id=6575|title=Dear Tadd | Local Music | Detroit Metro Times|publisher=www2.metrotimes.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Andrew J. Feustel]], [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]<ref name="nasa">{{cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/feustel-aj.html|title=Astronaut Bio: Andrew J. Feustel (6/2011)|publisher=jsc.nasa.gov|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Frontier Ruckus]], art-folk band<ref name="mlive">{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/06/local_spin_of_the_week_lake_or.html|title=Local Spin of the Week: Lake Orion's Frontier Ruckus |date=June 18, 2010 |publisher=mlive.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Tom Gillis]], professional golfer<ref name="clarkstonnews3">{{cite web|url=http://www.clarkstonnews.com/Articles-News-i-2012-03-14-246219.113121-sub-Recalls-working-with-pro-golfer-Gillis.html|title=Recalls working with pro golfer Gillis|publisher=clarkstonnews.com|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207120902/http://www.clarkstonnews.com/Articles-News-i-2012-03-14-246219.113121-sub-Recalls-working-with-pro-golfer-Gillis.html|archive-date=December 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Jeff Heath (American football)|Jeff Heath]], professional football player<ref name="mlive2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/bay-city/index.ssf/2013/10/former_svsu_safety_and_lake_or.html|title=Former SVSU safety and Lake Orion grad Jeff Heath returns home to face Detroit Lions in first start with Dallas Cowboys|date=October 27, 2013|publisher=mlive.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref><ref name="nfl">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jeffheath/2541832/profile|title=Jeff Heath, SS for the Dallas Cowboys at NFL.com|work=nfl.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Frederick Henderson]], former CEO of [[General Motors]]<ref name="popularmechanics">{{cite web|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/industry/4325064|title=Questions for General Motors' CEO Fritz Henderson β Popular Mechanics|date=July 16, 2009|publisher=popularmechanics.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[James P. Hoffa]], [[International Brotherhood of Teamsters|International Brotherhood of Teamsters President]], son of [[Jimmy Hoffa]]<ref name="news.google.com"/> * [[Jimmy Hoffa]] (family summer home), former [[International Brotherhood of Teamsters|International Brotherhood of Teamsters President]]<ref name="news.google.com"/> * [[Zak Keasey]], former professional football player<ref name="neworleanssaints">{{cite web|url=http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/zak-keasey/90d5e1da-fa25-4c17-9c16-7b6eb1ed307a/|title=New Orleans Saints: Zak Keasey|publisher=neworleanssaints.com|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213035730/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/zak-keasey/90d5e1da-fa25-4c17-9c16-7b6eb1ed307a/|archive-date=December 13, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="sfgate">{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Keasey-has-ridden-the-waives-3273495.php|title=Keasey has ridden the waives β SFGate|date=August 14, 2008|publisher=sfgate.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Scott Kowalkowski]], former professional football player<ref name="themichigancatholic">{{cite web|url=http://themichigancatholic.com/2014/10/no-price-too-high-to-pay-for-a-career-in-the-nfl/|title=No price too high to pay for a career in the NFL | The Michigan Catholic|publisher=themichigancatholic.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Mickey Lolich]], former professional baseball player and donut shop owner<ref name="mlive3">{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/loons/index.ssf/2010/06/durable_lefty_and_tigers_hero.html|title=Durable lefty and Detroit Tigers hero Mickey Lolich to visit Dow Diamond Thursday|date=June 15, 2010|publisher=mlive.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[James Marcinkowski]], politician, attorney, former [[CIA]] case officer<ref name="boomantribune">{{cite web|url=http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2006/2/12/20058/1260|title=Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community|publisher=boomantribune.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show|Chris "Hot Wings" Michels]], syndicated radio show host<ref name="freebeerandhotwings">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebeerandhotwings.com/pg/jsp/general/cast.jsp|title=Free Beer and Hot Wings: Cast and Crew|author=Free Beer and Hot Wings|publisher=freebeerandhotwings.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Jamie Milam]], professional hockey player<ref name="insidecollegehockey">{{cite web|url=http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/7Archives/az/milam_0252.htm|title=Inside College Hockey | College Hockey A to Z|publisher=insidecollegehockey.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Troy Milam]], professional hockey player<ref name="theahl">{{cite web|url=http://theahl.com/stats/player.php?id=457|title=TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League|publisher=theahl.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Frank Novak (American football)|Frank Novak]], former NFL coach<ref name="frank-novak">{{cite web|url=http://www.frank-novak.com/About%20Frank.htm|title=About Frank|publisher=frank-novak.com|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-date=June 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628023336/http://www.frank-novak.com/About%20Frank.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Shannon Pettypiece]], White House correspondent for [[Bloomberg LP]] * [[Raymond Plouhar]], [[Staff Sergeant#United States|staff sergeant]], [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]]<ref name="clarkstonnews4">{{cite web|url=http://www.clarkstonnews.com/Articles-i-2006-07-12-167268.112112-sub-A-heros-farewell.html|title=A hero's farewell|publisher=clarkstonnews.com|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207120223/http://www.clarkstonnews.com/Articles-i-2006-07-12-167268.112112-sub-A-heros-farewell.html|archive-date=December 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[William Edmund Scripps]], [[The Detroit News|newspaper magnate]]<ref name="orionhistoricalsociety4">{{cite web|url=http://www.orionhistoricalsociety.org/Scripps%20Brief%20History.htm|title=Scripps Estate β A Brief History|publisher=orionhistoricalsociety.org|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924061656/http://www.orionhistoricalsociety.org/Scripps%20Brief%20History.htm|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Rich Strenger]], lawyer, former professional football player<ref name="strengerlaw">{{cite web|url=http://strengerlaw.com/|title=Lawyer and Attorney Serving The Metro Detroit Area | Law Offices of Rich Strenger PLLC in Lake Orion, Michigan|publisher=strengerlaw.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Rod Taylor (ice hockey)|Rod Taylor]], former professional hockey player<ref name="norfolkadmirals">{{cite web|url=http://www.norfolkadmirals.com/hall_of_fame.php?id=taylor|title=Norfolk Admirals Official Website|publisher=norfolkadmirals.com|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209204621/http://www.norfolkadmirals.com/hall_of_fame.php?id=taylor|archive-date=December 9, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Ron Tripp]], World [[Sambo (martial art)|sambo]] and [[judo]] champion; president of USA Judo<ref name="ussambo">{{cite web|url=http://www.ussambo.com/pioneers.html|title=Pioneer Awards|publisher=ussambo.com|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209113905/http://www.ussambo.com/pioneers.html|archive-date=December 9, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Cynthia Watros]], actress<ref name="oxfordleader">{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordleader.com/Articles-i-2010-05-19-235918.113121-sub-House-actor-calls-Lake-Orion-home.html|title="House" actor calls Lake Orion home|publisher=oxfordleader.com|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217080559/http://www.oxfordleader.com/Articles-i-2010-05-19-235918.113121-sub-House-actor-calls-Lake-Orion-home.html|archive-date=December 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Mike Weger]], business owner, real estate developer, former professional football player<ref name="toledoblade">{{cite web|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/BGSU/2006/06/04/Mike-Weger-All-American-and-music-man.html|title=Mike Weger: All-American, and music man β Toledo Blade|publisher=toledoblade.com|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> * [[Della Woods]], drag racer
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