Philip Breitmeyer was born on May 13, 1864, and died on November 8, 1941. He was a florist who helped start Florists’ Telegraph Delivery, a company that now operates as Florists’ Transworld Delivery, or FTD. He also served as the mayor of Detroit, Michigan.
The land speed record (LSR) or absolute land speed record is the fastest speed ever reached by a person using a vehicle on land. In 1964, an agreement was made between the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), the groups in charge of automobile and motorcycle racing. Both groups agree that the absolute LSR is the highest speed achieved in any of their categories.
George Pierre Codd was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was born on December 7, 1869, and he died on February 16, 1927.
William Cotter Maybury (November 20, 1848 – May 6, 1909) was an American politician who lived in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Michael Edward Duggan was born on July 15, 1958. He is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 75th mayor of Detroit from 2014 to 2026. Before becoming mayor, Duggan worked as the Wayne County Prosecutor from 2001 to 2004 and as the deputy county executive of Wayne County from 1987 to 2001.
Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (born June 8, 1970) was an American politician who served as the 72nd mayor of Detroit from 2002 to 2008. He was a member of the Democratic Party and had previously worked as a representative for the 9th district in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1997 to 2002. Kilpatrick stopped being mayor in September 2008 after being found guilty of lying under oath and blocking the justice system.
Dennis Wayne Archer (born on January 1, 1942) is an American lawyer, judge, and politician from Michigan. As a member of the Democratic Party, Archer worked as a Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court and as the mayor of Detroit. Later, he became president of the American Bar Association, making him the first African-American leader of the organization.
Coleman Alexander Young was born on May 24, 1918, and died on November 29, 1997. He was an American politician who served as the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 1974 to 1994. Young was the first African-American mayor of Detroit and is often called the “single most influential person in Detroit’s modern history.” Before becoming mayor, Young was part of a group with strong left-wing views.
Richard Dale Snyder (born August 19, 1958) is an American business leader, investor, lawyer, accountant, and politician who served as the 48th governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, and started his career in business in 1982. From 2005 to 2007, he was chairman of the board of Gateway.
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-born American politician who served as the 16th United States secretary of energy from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously worked as the 47th governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011 and as the 51st attorney general of Michigan from 1999 to 2003. She was the first woman to hold either of these positions.