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The following is a list of notable people associated with
Grand Rapids, Michigan . These people were born or lived in Grand Rapids.
Artists and artisans
Business, industry, academic and labor figures
Criminals
Entertainment figures
Government officials, politicians and activists
Gretchen Whitmer - Governor of Michigan
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Military figures
Musicians and bands
Religious figures
Science
Sports figures
Writers, novelists, poets and journalists
References
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"Frederick Stuart Church: Holiday Illustrations from the Horst Collection" . Traditional Fine Arts Organization. Retrieved April 3, 2010 .
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"Grand Rapids History & Special Collections" (PDF) . Grand Rapids Public Library. Archived from
the original (PDF) on June 13, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010 .
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"Fashion whiz Daniel Vosovic returns home to promote new book" . The Grand Rapids Press . November 28, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2010 .
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"History of the Bissell Carpet Sweeper" . Kent County Michigan Genweb Project. Retrieved April 5, 2010 .
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"Richard DeVos" . Forbes . September 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2013 .
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"Anthony J. Diekema" . Calvin College. Retrieved April 5, 2010 .
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"Movie theater may return to downtown GR" . Grand Rapids:
WOOD-TV . April 11, 2012. Archived from
the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012 .
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"Hank & Doug Meijer" . Forbes . Retrieved September 30, 2015 .
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"Historical Background" . Billy Graham Center. Retrieved April 4, 2010 .
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"Biography Jay Van Andel" . Alticor. Archived from
the original on March 16, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010 .
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"Biography" . The Official Gillian Anderson Website . Retrieved April 4, 2010 .
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"Taylor Lautner Biography" . TV Guide . Retrieved April 4, 2010 .
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"Andy Richter Biography" . TV Guide . Retrieved April 4, 2010 .
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"Grand Rapids native Reed Timmer leads viewers into the eye of a tornado on 'Storm Chasers' " . The Grand Rapids Press . Retrieved December 31, 2009 .
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"Mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan" . The Political Graveyard . Retrieved March 10, 2010 .
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"Congressman Vern Ehlers Announces Retirement" . February 10, 2010. Archived from
the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010 .
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"A Common Man on an Uncommon Climb" (PDF) . The New York Times . August 19, 1976. Retrieved April 4, 2010 .
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"Mayor George Heartwell" . City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Archived from
the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010 .
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"Henry, Paul B." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 4, 2010 .
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"Land to Run for Governor" . Lansing, MI:
WILX-TV . Associated Press. February 19, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2010 .
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"John H. Logie" . Warner Norcross & Judd LLP. Archived from
the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010 .
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"Index to Politicians" . The Political Graveyard . Retrieved June 8, 2010 .
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"Working Her Fingers to the Bone: Agnes Nestor's Story" . History Matters. Retrieved June 8, 2010 .
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"Glenn Steil obituary" . Grand Rapids Press . May 11, 2010.
Archived from the original on August 1, 2020.
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"Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg / Vandenberg Center" . The Michigan Historical Marker Web Site . Retrieved June 8, 2010 .
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"Former U.S. Congressman Guy Vander Jagt Dies" . Hope College Office of Public Relations. June 22, 2007. Archived from
the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2010 .
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"Index to Politicians" . The Political Graveyard . Retrieved June 8, 2010 .
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"The Honorable Martha L. Walters" . Oregon Judicial Department. 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2010 .
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^ Haraburda, Scott S. (2013).
Christian Controversies: Seeking the Truth . Meaningful Publications. pp.
50–53, 103, 221, 226 .
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"Al Green: Biography" . Retrieved February 27, 2008 .
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"La Dispute: Profile" . AbsolutePunk.net Archived on
archive.is . Archived from
the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2010 .
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"Whirlwind Heat Profile Apple iTunes" .
iTunes .
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"Roger B. Chaffee" . Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 1997. Retrieved April 5, 2010 .
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"Albrey Battle" . all-xfl.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014 .
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"Grand Rapids native Allie Dragoo wins stage 1 at Tour of Utah" ,
The Grand Rapids Press , August 4, 2015. Accessed May 19, 2017. "Allie Dragoo, a Grand Rapids native who attended East Grand Rapids High School, won stage 1 of the two-day Tour of Utah Women's Edition: Criterium Classic on Tuesday."
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"Rick Kreuger" . baseball.com. Retrieved July 4, 2010 .
^ Johnson, Chuck (December 6, 2007).
"Mayweather dancing with success in and out of ring" . USA Today . Retrieved April 5, 2010 .
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"Sparky's Total Athlete Factory" . sparkystotalathletefactory.com. Archived from
the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2015 .
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"Dathan Ritzenhein" . U.S. Olympic Athletes . United States Olympic Committee. 2009. Archived from
the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010 .
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"Jared Veldheer" . NFL. Retrieved August 17, 2010 .
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"Casper Wells Stats" . Baseball Almanac . Retrieved November 6, 2012 . *
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"Jack Wisner Stats" .
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"William Brashler Collection, 1968-1993 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library" .
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"The late Gary Bond, friend and mentor" . ESPN. Retrieved April 19, 2011 .
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"Chris Van Allsburg Biography" . Chris Van Allsburg. Retrieved April 5, 2010 .
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