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Arts and entertainment
- Curtis Armstrong – film and TV actor
- Steve Blackwood – actor, Days of our Lives
- Mike Bruner – keyboardist for rock band Rare Earth
- Regina Carter – jazz violinist, winner of MacArthur Fellowship
- Robert Englund – film and TV actor (attended)
- David Hasselhoff – actor (attended)
- Jayne Houdyshell – Broadway actress, Tony Award nominee
- Christopher Howe – film and theater actor
- Hank Jones – jazz pianist and composer (honorary doctorate)
- Thomas Lynch – poet and author, National Book Award finalist
- Karen Newman – singer and actress
- Elizabeth Reaser – film and TV actress (attended)
- Doris Eaton Travis – dancer and actress (honorary doctorate)
- Kim Bell Jr – actor, writer and director (degree in Political Science c/o 2003)
Sports and media
- Keith Benson - NBA player
- Andrew Good - former MLB pitcher, Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers
- Brian Gregory – men's head basketball coach, Georgia Tech
- Seb Harris – professional footballer for Northampton Town
- Mike Helms – professional basketball player
- Don Kirkwood – former MLB pitcher, Angels, White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays (attended)
- Rawle Marshall – former NBA player, Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers
- Jasna Reed – four-time Olympian, degree in political science
- Tom Stanton – author and journalist
- Jennifer Valoppi – TV journalist
- Kelly Williams – professional basketball player
- Lauren Podell – TV journalist (WDIV- Detroit)
- Cortney Scott – Romania pro club professional basketball player (CS Otopeni)
Government and politics
- Jane Abraham – Michigan politician
- Fran Amos – State Representative, Michigan House of Representatives
- Deborah Cherry – Senator, Michigan Senate
- APJ Abdul Kalam – India's 11th President (honorary doctorate)
- David J. Doyle – Michigan politician
- Renee Ellmers – Member of Congress from North Carolina
- Gordon R. England – former Secretary of the Navy (honorary doctorate)
- Ruth Johnson – Michigan politician
- Carl Levin – U.S. Senator (honorary doctorate)
- Justin McCarthy – Admiral, U.S. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
- Michael W. Michalak – United States Ambassador to Vietnam
- G. Mennen Williams – former Governor of Michigan (honorary doctorate)
- Gary Yourofsky – animal rights activist
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Law
- Marcia Cooke – U.S. District Judge, Miami, Florida
- Damon Keith – Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals (honorary doctorate)
- Deborah Servitto – Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals
Business
- Howard Birndorf – founder and CEO, Nanogen, Inc.
- John G. Denison – CEO of ATA Airlines
- N.R. Narayana Murthy – founder, CEO, and Ex Chairman, Infosys Limited (honorary doctorate)
- Maximiliano Larroquette – designer of Chevrolet Volt
- James E. Schrager – Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago
- Jacqueline V. Daniels – VP of Human Resources, Supreme Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: STS), a leading manufacturer of specialized commercial vehicles, including truck bodies, shuttle buses and armored vehicles
Education
- Kevin R. Grazier (BS, Oakland; PhD, UCLA) – Prof., NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Caltech
- Janet L. Holmgren (BA, Oakland; PhD, Princeton) – President, Mills College
- James E. Schrager (BA, Oakland; PhD, Chicago) – Prof., Business, University of Chicago
- Richard T. Sullivan (BA, Oakland; PhD, Harvard) – Assoc. Prof., History, University of Notre Dame
- Thomas J. Volgy (BA, Oakland; PhD, Minnesota) – Prof., Political Science, University of Arizona
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