Editing Bay City, Michigan (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Bob Allman]] – [[Chicago Bears]] player (1936) (Bay City Central HS)
* [[Emil Anneke]] – German [[Forty-Eighter]] and US politician
* [[Robert Armstrong (actor)|Robert Armstrong]] (1890–1973) - actor, best known for starring role in ''[[King Kong (1933)|King Kong]]''
* [[Rolf Armstrong]] (1889–1960) – painter and pin-up artist
* [[Edmund Arnold]] – father of modern [[news design]]
* [[Warren Avis]] – founder of [[Avis Rent A Car]]
* [[Howie Auer]] — [[Philadelphia Eagles]] player (1933)
* [[James A. Barcia]] – [[U.S. Representative]], [[Michigan House of Representatives|state representative]], and [[Michigan State Senate|state senator]].
* [[Gary Bautell]] – military radio broadcaster with the [[American Forces Network]]
* [[Lester O. Begick]] - Michigan state legislator and businessman
*  [[James G. Birney]] (1792–1857) - presidential candidate 1844 and 1848 [[Liberty Party (United States, 1840)|Liberty Party]], a founder of Bay City
* [[Ruth Born]] (1925–2020) - [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]] player
* [[Nathan B. Bradley]] - first mayor of Bay City, [[U.S. Representative]], [[Michigan State Senate|state senator]]
* [[Betsy Brandt]] - actress, ''[[Breaking Bad]]'', ''[[The Michael J. Fox Show]]''
*[[William L. Clements]]-businessman, book collector, founder, and donor to the [[William L. Clements Library]] at the [[University of Michigan]]
* [[Joseph Danks]] - spree/serial killer
* [[Eric Devendorf]] – [[McDonald's All-American]] basketball recruit from [[Bay City Central]] HS, former starter at [[Syracuse University]]
* [[Mary L. Doe]]- (1836-1913) - suffragette
* [[Marie Dressler]]- (1868-1934) - Academy Award-winning actress lived in Bay City for a short time as a child.
* [[Spoke Emery]] – [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Eric Esch]] – [[Super Heavyweight Champion]] boxer, kickboxer, and martial artist
* [[Troy Evans (American football)|Troy Evans]] (b.1977) – NFL linebacker, Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints
* [[John Garrels]] – silver and bronze Olympic medal winner
* [[Sanford M. Green]], Michigan jurist and politician
* [[Ernie Gust]] – [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Harriet Hammond]] (1899–1991) - silent-film actress
* [[Bill Hewitt (American football)|Bill Hewitt]] – [[Chicago Bears]] 1932–1936, [[Philadelphia Eagles]] 1937–1939, [[Phil-Pitt Steagles]], [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
* [[George W. Hotchkiss]] - nineteenth century lumber dealer and journalist
* [[Alex Izykowski]] – [[2006 Winter Olympics]] bronze medalist in [[short track speed skating]]
* [[Edward Jablonski]] (1923–2004) - author, music archivist and aviation-aerial warfare historian
* [[Jim Kanicki]] – [[Cleveland Browns]], and [[New York Giants]] 1960–62 (Bay City Central HS)
* [[Thomas G. Kavanagh]] - Michigan Supreme Court justice
* [[Bruce LaFrance]] – [[Tantric (band)|Tantric]] musician
* [[Bob LaLonde]] - Wyoming state representative
* [[John List (serial killer)|John List]] – mass murderer<ref>{{cite news|first=Kathy |last=Halverson |url=http://www.goleader.com/list/ |title=The List Murders Stun Westfield In 1971 |work=The Westfield Leader (archived at goleader.com) |date=May 5, 2001 |access-date=June 1, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060321184241/http://www.goleader.com/list/ |archive-date=March 21, 2006 }}</ref>
* George [[Kid Lavigne]] – boxer, world lightweight champion 1896, and inductee of [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] (1998)
* Jason "The Michigan Kid" Lynch – professional billiards trick-shot artist<ref>{{cite web | last = Kohut | first = Alex | title = Renowned Trick Shot Pool Player Headlining Saturday Bay County Toys for Tots Fundraiser | publisher = Bay City Times | date = November 11, 2010 | url = http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2010/11/renowned_trick_shot_pool_playe.html | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160205044336/http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2010/11/renowned_trick_shot_pool_playe.html | archive-date = February 5, 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Madonna]] (born 1958) – singer-songwriter, actress, member of the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], Grammy and Golden Globe award winner, was born in Bay City; she grew up in [[Rochester Hills, Michigan|Rochester Hills]]<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.askmen.com/women/singer/5_madonna.html |title = Singer of the Week: Madonna |work = AskMen.com |publisher = IGN Entertainment, Inc. |access-date = June 1, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060613094455/http://www.askmen.com/women/singer/5_madonna.html |archive-date = June 13, 2006 |url-status = dead |df = mdy-all }}</ref>
* [[Terry McDermott (speed skating)|Terry McDermott]] – 500m speed skating gold medalist in [[Innsbruck]] [[1964 Winter Olympics]]
* [[John McGraw (merchant)|John McGraw]] – businessman, co-founder of [[Wenona, Michigan|Wenona]], now part of Bay City, [[Cornell University]] philanthropist
* [[Tyler McVey]] (1912–2003) - actor
* [[Isaac Marston]] - Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
* [[Richard R. Murray]] - founder of Equity Schools Inc., inventor of [[Cristo Rey Network]] school model
* [[James J. Raby|James Joseph Raby]] – Rear Admiral, [[United States Navy|USN]].
* [[Emil F. Reinhardt]] (1888–1969) - Major General, US Army, commander of [[69th Infantry Division (United States)|69th Infantry Division]] during WWII; first US commander to make connection with allied Russian troops
* [[Trenton Robinson]] - safety, Michigan State football player and [[2012 NFL draft]] pick<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/bay-city/index.ssf/2012/04/michigan_state_universitys_tre.html|title=Michigan State University's Trenton Robinson poised to become first player from Bay City taken in NFL Draft since 1973|work=MLive.com|date=April 25, 2012|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Doug Sharp]] –  2002 Olympic bronze medal winner
* [[Rick Steiner|Robert Rechsteiner]] (Rick Steiner) and [[Scott Steiner|Scott Rechsteiner]] (Scott Steiner) – [[professional wrestling|professional wrestlers]]
* [[Doug Taitt]] (1902-1970) - MLB outfielder
* [[Annie Edson Taylor]]  – first person to go over [[Niagara Falls]] in a barrel, and live to tell the tale
* [[Bob Traxler]] – [[U.S. Representative]], [[Michigan House of Representatives|state representative]]
*[[Charles B. Warren]] (1870–1936) - [[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Distinguished Service Medal]] recipient, U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Mexico
* [[Dennis Wirgowski]] – NFL player 1970–1973 New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/denniswirgowski/profile?id=WIR415291 |title=All-Time Players|website=[[NFL.com]]|access-date=February 21, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Elizebeth Thomas Werlein]] (1883–1946), conservationist of the French Quarter of New Orleans.
* [[Patrick Yandall]] – jazz guitarist
* [[Frederick Morrell Zeder]] – Automotive Hall of Fame member; engineer for Allis Chalmers, Willys, and Chrysler
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