This is a list of athletes, coaches, managers and officials who were born or raised in the state of Michigan, categorized by their most prominent sport and alphabetized.
Baseball
A–L Jim Abbott, pitcher born with one hand who played for four MLB teams, threw no-hitter for New York Yankees (born in Southfield; raised in Flint) Bill Allington, manager of minor-league teams and women's baseball's Rockford Peaches (born in St. Clair County) Joe Altobelli, MLB player, manager of 1983 World Series champion Baltimore Orioles (born in Detroit) Billy Ashley, outfielder for Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox (born in Trenton) Paul Assenmacher, pitcher for Cleveland Indians (born in Detroit, played for Aquinas College in Grand Rapids) Steve Avery, pitcher for 1995 World Series champion Atlanta Braves (born in Trenton; raised in Taylor) Neal Ball, famed for first unassisted triple play in Major League Baseball history (born in Grand Haven) Anthony Bass, relief pitcher for Texas Rangers (born in Trenton) Duane Below, pitcher for New York Mets (born in Britton) Augie Bergamo, outfielder for St. Louis Cardinals in the 1940s (born in Detroit) Neil Berry, infielder for Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox in 1950s (born in Kalamazoo) Mike Bordick, infielder for Oakland A's (born in Marquette) Dave Borkowski, relief pitcher for Houston Astros (born in Detroit) Steve Boros, infielder, coach, manager for Oakland Athletics (1983–84) and San Diego Padres (1986) and farm system official (born in Flint) Frank Bowerman, catcher for several teams (born in Romeo) George Brunet, pitcher for nine teams (born in Houghton) Bob Buhl, pitcher for Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies (born in Saginaw) James D. Burns, first owner of Detroit Tigers (born in Springwells district of Detroit) Greg Cadaret, relief pitcher for several teams (born in Detroit) Count Campau, player and manager (born in Detroit) Bill Campbell, pitcher for several MLB teams (born in Highland Park) Dave Campbell, infielder and MLB broadcaster (born in Manistee) Bernie Carbo, outfielder, famed for pinch-hit, game-tying, three-run homer in 1975 World Series for Cincinnati Reds (born in Detroit) Eddie Cicotte, early 20th-century pitcher primarily with Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox (born in Springwells) Terry Collins, manager for New York Mets (born in Midland) Josh Collmenter, relief pitcher for several MLB teams (born in Homer, Michigan) Tim Crabtree, pitcher for Toronto Blue Jays (born in Jackson) Todd Cruz, infielder for six MLB teams (born in Highland Park) Roy Cullenbine, outfielder and first baseman (born in Nashville, Tennessee, raised in Detroit) Chad Curtis, outfielder (raised in Middleville; taught in Lake Odessa) Kiki Cuyler, Hall of Fame outfielder for several teams (born in Harrisville) Dave DeBusschere, pitcher for Chicago White Sox, also pro basketball player (born in Detroit) Ike Delock, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (born in Highland Park) Tommy Edman, utility player for the Los Angeles Dodgers (born in Pontiac) Wish Egan, MLB player and scout (born in Evart) Jim Essian, catcher and Chicago Cubs manager (born in Detroit) Bill Fahey, player and coach (born in Detroit) Carmen Fanzone, player for Chicago Cubs (born in Detroit) Brad Fischer, bench coach for Pittsburgh Pirates (born in Blissfield) Ira Flagstead, outfielder primarily with Boston Red Sox (born in Montague) Jack Fournier, first baseman, 1924 American League home run leader, 1925 AL leader in walks (born in Au Sable) Bill Freehan, five-time Gold Glove-winning catcher for Detroit Tigers (born in Detroit) John Ganzel, first baseman and manager (born in Kalamazoo) Brent Gates, infielder for several teams (born in Grand Rapids) Charlie Gehringer (known as The Mechanical Man), second baseman Hall of Famer for Detroit Tigers (born in Fowlerville) Chris Getz, second baseman for Kansas City Royals (born in Southfield; raised in Grosse Pointe) Jay Gibbons, outfielder for Baltimore Orioles, batter at plate in film Wedding Crashers (born in Rochester) Kirk Gibson, outfielder for Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers, manager of Arizona Diamondbacks (born in Pontiac; raised in Waterford) Jim Gosger, outfielder for 1969 and 1973 champion New York Mets (born in Port Huron) Dolly Gray, early 20th-century pitcher (born in Houghton) Ted Gray, All-Star pitcher for Detroit Tigers (born in Detroit) Lenny Green, outfielder for several teams (born in Detroit) Bobby Grich, four-time Gold Glove-winning second baseman for Baltimore Orioles and California Angels (born in Muskegon) Jason Grilli, pitcher for Texas Rangers (born in Royal Oak) Steve Gromek, pitcher and member of National Polish-American Hall of Fame (born in Hamtramck) Charlie Haeger, pitcher for Seattle Mariners (born in Livonia) Jeff Hamilton, third baseman for Los Angeles Dodgers (born in Flint) Brad Havens, MLB pitcher for Minnesota Twins (born in Highland Park) Charlie Hemphill, early 20th-century outfielder with New York Highlanders and Saint Louis Browns (born in Greenville) Pat Hentgen, Cy Young Award-winning pitcher (born in Detroit) Ray Herbert, pitcher and 1963 American League shutout leader (born in Detroit) Don Hopkins, outfielder for Oakland A's (attended high school in Benton Harbor) Art Houtteman, All-Star pitcher for Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians (born in Detroit) Steve Howe, relief pitcher, primarily with Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees (born in Pontiac) Ken Howell, pitcher with Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies (born in Detroit) Clint Hurdle, outfielder for several MLB teams and manager for Pittsburgh Pirates (born in Big Rapids) Derek Jeter, 14-time All-Star shortstop for New York Yankees (born in Pequannock, New Jersey; raised in Kalamazoo) Alex Johnson, outfielder for California Angels (born in Arkansas, attended Northwestern High School in Detroit) Jeff Jones, pitcher for Oakland A's, coach for the Detroit Tigers (born in Detroit) Jim Kaat, three-time All-Star pitcher who played primarily for Minnesota Twins, sportscaster for MLB Network (born in Zeeland) Scott Kamieniecki, pitcher primarily for New York Yankees (born in Mount Clemens) Jim Kern, pitcher for several MLB teams (born in Gladwin) Bill Killefer, early 20th-century catcher primarily for Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs (born in Bloomingdale) Red Killefer, early 20th-century infielder for Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators and Cincinnati Reds (born in Bloomingdale) Maxine Kline, pitcher in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (born in North Adams) Joe Koppe, infielder for Milwaukee Braves and Los Angeles Angels (born in Detroit) Ron Kramer, All-Pro Tight End for Green Bay Packers (raised in East Detroit) Bill Lajoie, general manager of 1984 World Series champion Detroit Tigers (born in Wyandotte) Hobie Landrith, catcher for several MLB teams (born in Illinois, attended Northwestern High School in Detroit and Michigan State) Charley Lau, catcher for Detroit Tigers and hitting coach for many Major League teams (born in Romulus) Ron LeFlore, outfielder for Detroit Tigers and Montreal Expos, subject of the movie One in a Million (born in Detroit) DJ LeMahieu, second baseman for New York Yankees (attended high school in Bloomfield Township) Dick Littlefield, MLB player of 1950s, traded for Jackie Robinson (born in Detroit) Stan Lopata, two-time All-Star catcher (born in Delray district of Detroit) Derek Lowe, two-time All-Star pitcher (born in Dearborn)
M–Z Duke Maas, pitcher primarily with New York Yankees (born in Utica) Larry MacPhail, Hall of Fame executive who introduced night game (at Crosley Field in Cincinnati), chief executive of Reds, Dodgers and Yankees (born in Cass City) Mitch Maier, outfielder for Kansas City Royals (born in Petoskey) Roger Mason, pitcher for Detroit Tigers (born in Bellaire) Charlie Maxwell, left fielder and first baseman for Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers, known as "Paw Paw" (born in Lawton) John Mayberry, 2-time All-Star first baseman (born in Detroit) Steve McCatty, pitcher for Oakland Athletics (raised in Troy) John McHale, player, general manager and team president (born in Detroit) John McHale Jr., MLB executive (born in Detroit) Nate McLouth, outfielder for Baltimore Orioles (born in Muskegon) Cass Michaels, infielder for Chicago White Sox (born in Detroit) Ed Mierkowicz, outfielder for Detroit Tigers (born in Wyandotte) Keith Miller, utility player for New York Mets and Kansas City Royals (born in Midland) Jason Motte, pitcher for Chicago Cubs (born in Port Huron) Bill Nahorodny, catcher for Chicago White Sox (born in Hamtramck) Frank Navin, owner of Detroit Tigers 1908–35 (born in Adrian) Hal Newhouser, Hall of Fame pitcher for Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians (born in Detroit) Jim Northrup, outfielder primarily for Detroit Tigers (born in Breckenridge) Frank Oberlin, early 20th-century pitcher for Boston Americans and Washington Senators (born in Elsie) Fred Olmstead, early 20th-century pitcher for Chicago White Sox (born in Grand Rapids) Scott Olsen, pitcher for Florida Marlins and Washington Nationals (born in Kalamazoo) Frank Owen, pitcher with Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox (born in Ypsilanti) Tom Paciorek, outfielder and first baseman for several major league teams (born in Detroit) Dick Pole, pitcher for Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners and coach (born in Trout Creek) Zach Putnam, pitcher for Chicago White Sox (born in Rochester) J. J. Putz, relief pitcher for Arizona Diamondbacks (born in Trenton) Earl Rapp, MLB pitcher, Pacific Coast League Hall of Famer (born in Corunna) Phil Regan, pitcher for several MLB teams, manager and coach (born in Otsego) Frank Reiber, catcher for Detroit Tigers (born in West Virginia, raised in Detroit) Merv Rettenmund, 3-time World Series champion outfielder and coach (born in Flint) Ed Reulbach, early 20th-century pitcher for Chicago Cubs, best known for all-Chicago 1906 World Series (born in Detroit) Dennis Ribant, pitcher for Detroit Tigers (born in Detroit) Vern Ruhle, pitcher for Detroit Tigers (born in Coleman) Chris Rusin, starting pitcher for Colorado Rockies (born in Detroit) Chris Sabo, N.L. Rookie of the Year third baseman for Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles (born in Detroit) Matt Shoemaker, pitcher for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (born in Wyandotte) Ted Simmons, 8-time All-Star catcher for several teams (born in Highland Park) Jim Skaalen, hitting coach for Oakland A's (born in Holland) John Smoltz, Hall of Fame pitcher primarily for Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young Award winner (born in Lansing) Jim Snyder, MLB player, coach and manager (born in Dearborn) Lary Sorensen, pitcher for seven MLB teams (born in Detroit) Mike Squires, 1970s Chicago White Sox player (born in Kalamazoo) Bill Stein, MLB infielder 1972–1985 (born in Battle Creek) Matt Thornton, relief pitcher for Washington Nationals (born in Three Rivers) Tom Tresh, 1962 American League Rookie of the Year, infielder and outfielder primarily with New York Yankees (born in Detroit) Steve Trout, pitcher primarily for Chicago Cubs (born in Detroit) Maurice Van Robays, outfielder for Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1940s (born in Detroit) Jason Varitek, 3-time All-Star catcher for Boston Red Sox (born in Rochester) Bob Welch, pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics, 1990 Cy Young Award winner (1990) (born in Detroit) Casper Wells, outfielder for Seattle Mariners (born in Grand Rapids) Lee Weyer, MLB umpire (born in Imlay City) Rick Wise, 2-time All-Star pitcher primarily with Philadelphia Phillies (born in Jackson) Connie Wisniewski, pitcher in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (born in Detroit) Tom Yawkey, Hall of Fame owner of Boston Red Sox; also AL vice president (born in Detroit)