Smokey Robinson

American r&b singer, songwriter and producer (born 1940).

Born February 19th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Detroit.

Steve Ballmer

American businessman, former chief executive officer of microsoft.

Born March 24th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Detroit. ^[ref]

Ted Nugent

American rock musician.

Born December 13th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Detroit.

Courtney B. Vance

American actor.

Born March 12th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Detroit.

Sherilyn Fenn

American actress and author.

Born February 1st, 1965 (age 61 years) in Detroit.

Sufjan Stevens

American singer and musician (born 1975).

Born July 1st, 1975 (age 51 years) in Detroit.

Berry Gordy

American record producer, founder of motown records.

Born November 28th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Detroit.

Suzi Quatro

American rock musician (born 1950).

Born June 3rd, 1950 (age 76 years) in Detroit.

Jana Kramer

American singer and actress.

Born December 2nd, 1983 (age 42 years) in Detroit.

Richard Kiel

American actor (1939–2014).

Born September 13th, 1939 in Detroit.

Died September 10th, 2014 at 74 years old in Fresno (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]