Mackinac Island - Notable People

Notable People

• John Penn Arndt, merchant, member of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature.
• William Beaumont, a surgeon in the U.S. Army who became known as the "Father of Gastric Physiology" following his research on human digestion.
• Michael Cudahy, meatpacking CEO and land developer.
• Hercules L. Dousman, fur trader and real estate financier.
• Frank Dufina, Native American golf professional.
• Thomas W. Ferry, member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan in 1865–1871, and of the United States Senate from Michigan in 1871–1883, was born on the island.
• William Montague Ferry, Presbyterian minister and missionary established a mission on the island.
• William Montague Ferry, Jr., Michigan and Utah politicians, was born on the island.
• Philip Hart, member of the U.S. Senate from Michigan in 1959–1976.
• Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard, fur trader and pioneer Chicago CEO.
• Madeline La Framboise, fur trader and businesswoman, inducted in 1984 into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.
• Jacques Marquette, Jesuit priest and missionary.
• Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, noted ethnographer and U.S. Indian agent, named many counties and places in Michigan in his official capacity; husband of Jane Johnston Schoolcraft.
• Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, Native American ethnographer, folklorist and poet; inducted in 2008 into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.
• G. Mennen Williams, governor of Michigan in 1949–1961. In fact, the state owns a residence on the island for the current governor's use; some governors use it extensively, while others have used it only for special occasions.