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==People== {{Further|People from Detroit}} This list includes people from the area (Rochester Hills, Rochester, and Oakland Township) (48306, 48307, 48309, 48363) * [[Jimmy Carson]], former professional hockey player * [[Tommy Clufetos]], drummer for [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Rob Zombie]], [[Alice Cooper]] and [[Ted Nugent]]; graduated from Rochester Adams HS * [[Paul Davis (basketball)|Paul Davis]], former professional basketball player * [[Eminem]], Grammy-winning rapper, actor, producer, songwriter; owned a house in Oakland Township. * [[Eric Fisher (American football)|Eric Fisher]], former [[National Football League|NFL]] offensive lineman * [[Hal Foster]], award-winning artist and writer of comic strip ''[[Prince Valiant]]''; born in Canada, lived in Rochester during his work on comic strip * [[Amy Frazier]], former professional tennis player; career included 20 consecutive US Open appearances * [[Jay Gibbons]], former professional baseball player * [[Andrew Good]], former professional baseball player; graduated from Rochester High * [[Brothers Hildebrandt]], fantasy artists and painters of original ''Star Wars'' movie poster * [[Max Jones (ice hockey)|Max Jones]], professional ice hockey player * [[Bob Keselowski]], NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver * [[Brad Keselowski]], [[NASCAR]] driver, driver of #2 Miller Lite Dodge for [[Penske Racing]], 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion * [[Walt Kowalczyk]], former NFL player * [[Jana Kramer]], country artist * [[Tim Lelito]], former NFL offensive lineman * [[Elmore Leonard]], novelist and screenwriter * [[Madonna]], artist and entertainer grew up in [[Rochester Hills, Michigan|Rochester Hills]] and graduated from Rochester Adams HS * [[Alec Martinez]], professional ice hockey player * [[Dorthy Moxley]], educator and [[Murder of Martha Moxley|crime victim advocate]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=December 26, 2024 |title=Dorthy Moxley, Who Pursued Justice in Her Daughter's Murder, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/us/dorthy-moxley-dead.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> graduated from Rochester High * [[Karen Newman]], former [[The Star-Spangled Banner|U.S. national anthem]] singer for the [[Detroit Red Wings]] * [[Craig Owens (musician)|Craig Owens]], lead singer of [[Chiodos]] and Cinematic Sunrise * [[Kevin Pereira]], game show host * [[Roxy Petrucci]], drummer of all-female rock/metal band [[Vixen (band)|Vixen]] in 1980s * [[Jesse R. Pitts]], sociologist, founder of The Tocqueville Review, pioneered work on [[Marginalization|marginality]], [[deviance (sociology)|deviance]] and [[conformity]] * [[Zach Putnam]], former professional baseball pitcher * [[Rude Jude]], television and radio personality, graduated from Rochester High * [[Brian Sell]], retired marathoner, resides in Rochester Hills * [[Joey Sturgis]], record producer, resides in Oakland Township * [[Ron Teachworth]], educator, artist, writer and filmmaker * [[Jack Tocco]], [[Detroit Mafia]] boss * [[Jacob Trouba]], professional ice hockey player * [[Peter Vanderkaay]], swimmer, grew up in Oakland Township and graduated from Rochester Adams HS in 2002; won gold medal at [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in 4x200 [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics β Men's 4 Γ 200 metre freestyle relay|free style relay]]; in 2008 Beijing Olympics, won bronze medal in 200m freestyle and gold in 4 Γ 200 m freestyle relay * [[Jason Varitek]], former professional baseball catcher for [[Boston Red Sox]], team captain and 2-time World Series champion; was born in Rochester * [[Dita Von Teese]], burlesque artist, model and actress * [[Christian Wolanin]], professional ice hockey player; born in Canada, lived in Rochester * [[Robert Simpson Woodward]], physicist and mathematician, was born in Rochester; professor at [[Columbia University|Columbia]], president of [[American Mathematical Society]], dean of [[Carnegie Institution for Science|Carnegie Institute]] in Washington * [[Aileen Wuornos]], serial killer
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