The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineer and executive with General Motors; founder of the DeLorean Motor Company | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | [1] | ||||
| Link to image | 1907, 1912 | 1978, 1988 | Designers who worked in and made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture | Lived in Bloomfield Hills (attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art) | ||
| Jan 25, 2019 | Architect and furniture designer; co-founder of the Knoll design company; furniture manufacturer | Lived in Bloomfield Hills (attended Kingswood School and the Cranbrook Academy of Art) | ||||
| Swedish sculptor | Lived in Bloomfield Hills (as sculptor in residence at Cranbrook Educational Community) | |||||
| Finnish architect and industrial designer | Grew up and lived in Bloomfield Hills; took courses and worked at Cranbrook Educational Community | |||||
| Finnish architect known for his work with art deco buildings | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Chief architect of the World Trade Center | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner of Indianwood Golf and Country Club; outbid for the Detroit Red Wings by Mike Ilitch | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Newspaper publisher (Evening News Association) | Founder of Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Second in command at Ford Motor Company | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| President, Chairman, and CEO of Ford Motor Company (the first person to run the company who was not a member of the Ford family); senior managing director at Shearson Lehman Brothers; member of the President's Export Council | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| President, Chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries; chairman of Guardian Industries Corp; owner of the Detroit Pistons, the Detroit Shock and the Tampa Bay Lightning sports franchises | Lived and died in Bloomfield | |||||
| Business executive with Ford Motor Company and Chrysler | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| President and CEO of Ilitch Holdings | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Executive Vice President of General Motors Company and President of Ford Motor Company | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Co-founder and CEO of Sun Microsystems | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills and attended Cranbrook Kingswood School | [2] | ||||
| Founder of Penske Corporation and team Penske Racing auto racing | ||||||
| May 16, | Mar 7, 2018 | Founder and Chairman of Pulte Homes | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Jun 15, 1947 | CEO of Walbridge Construction | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | ||||
| Hedge fund manager | Home in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Real estate developer (founder of Taubman Centers); philanthropist | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Chairman, President and CEO of Taubman Centers | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playboy Playmate, June 2014; appeared in FHM | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Lead singer, lyricist and guitarist of Interpol | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Actress (Cruel Intentions, Hellboy, Legally Blonde) | Attended Cranbrook Kingswood School; grew up in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Rob Cantor | Aug 26, 1983 | Singer and songwriter, yellow-tied vocalist and guitarist of band Tally Hall | Born and raised in Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Singer and songwriter | Lived Bloomfield Hills, died in her Detroit condo. | |||||
| Singer and songwriter; younger sister of Aretha Franklin | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Television infotainment personality (Dateline NBC, To Catch a Predator) | Attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| CBS anchorwoman | Attended Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early years of the silent film era | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Television personality (Judge Mathis) | ||||||
| Actress (Esme in Twilight) | Born and raised in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Adult film actress and producer | Born in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills and attended Lahser High School | |||||
| Actor and comedian (Mork & Mindy, Dead Poets Society, Mrs. Doubtfire) | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills, attended Detroit Country Day School | |||||
| Indie pop-rock musician | Born in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Television journalist | Born in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Actress and sculptor | Born in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | ||||||
| United States Ambassador to Morocco | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | ||||||
| Perry Johnson | Jan 23, 1948 | 2024 Republican presidential candidate; 2023 Michigan gubernatorial candidate; businessman; entrepreneur | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | ||||
| 43rd Governor of Michigan; Republican presidential candidate in 1968; father of Mitt Romney | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | ||||||
| 70th Governor of Massachusetts; 2008 Republican presidential candidate; 2012 Republican presidential nominee, junior U.S. Senator from Utah | Grew up in Bloomfield Hills and attended Cranbrook Kingswood School | ||||||
| U.S. congressman from Texas's 9th congressional district (1995-1997) | Born in Bloomfield Hills |
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President, CEO, and General Manager of the Detroit Tigers | Lives in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Hall of Fame second baseman for the Detroit Tigers, World Series champion (1935) | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Apr 6, 2020 | Hall of Fame outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, World Series champion (1968) | Lived and died in Bloomfield Hills | ||||
| Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers | Salesman for Disposal Management LLC of Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Star guard for the Detroit Pistons; two-time NBA champion (1989–1990) | ||||||
| All-Star shooting guard and small forward for the Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, and Chicago Bulls | ||||||
| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defenseman with the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, and Detroit Red Wings | ||||||
| Alternate captain for the Detroit Red Wings | ||||||
| Centre for the Detroit Red Wings | ||||||
| Right wing for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers | ||||||
| Centre and captain for the Detroit Red Wings; general manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings | Lived in Bloomfield Hills | |||||
| Center and left wing for the Detroit Red Wings | ||||||