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Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County
Wayne County, Michigan

Wayne County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, its population was 2,061,162....
 in the U.S. state
U.S. state

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 of Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. Livonia is a very large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 100,545 at the 2000 census. The municipality is a part of the Detroit metropolitan area
Metro Detroit

The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the United States metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan Michigan centered on the city of Detroit....
, and located approximately northwest from downtown Detroit
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
, and two miles (3 km) from the western city limits of Detroit (Redford Township
Redford Township, Michigan

Redford Township is a charter township in Wayne County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 51,622 at the United States Census 2000....
 lies in between the two).

History
First settled by pioneers from New England
New England

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 and New York
New York

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, an act by the Legislature
Legislature

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 of the Territory of Michigan established the borders of Livonia Township on March 17, 1835.






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Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County
Wayne County, Michigan

Wayne County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, its population was 2,061,162....
 in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. Livonia is a very large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 100,545 at the 2000 census. The municipality is a part of the Detroit metropolitan area
Metro Detroit

The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the United States metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan Michigan centered on the city of Detroit....
, and located approximately northwest from downtown Detroit
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
, and two miles (3 km) from the western city limits of Detroit (Redford Township
Redford Township, Michigan

Redford Township is a charter township in Wayne County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 51,622 at the United States Census 2000....
 lies in between the two).

History


First settled by pioneers from New England
New England

New England is a region of the United States located in the northeastern corner of the country, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Canada and New York State, and consisting of the modern U.S....
 and New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
, an act by the Legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 of the Territory of Michigan established the borders of Livonia Township on March 17, 1835. The settlers brought with them the name "Livonia", a name that had already been given to Livonia, New York
Livonia, New York

Livonia, New York refers to two locations in Livingston County, New York:*Livonia , New York*Livonia , New York, within the Town of Livonia...
, Livonia, Pennsylvania and a region of the Baltic Sea named Livonia
Livonia

Livonia was once the land of the Finnic Livonians inhabiting the principal ancient Livonian County Metsepole with its center at Turaida Castle....
 in present day Estonia
Estonia

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 and Latvia
Latvia

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, from which many early settlers came.

Livonia was incorporated into a city on May 23, 1950, by vote of the citizens of the township
Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county . Specific responsibilities and the degree of Wiktionary:autonomy vary based on each U.S....
. A significant motivation was to gain tax revenues from the DRC (Detroit Race Course), which was Michigan's only thoroughbred horse racetrack that closed in 1998.

Livonia has been visited by six U.S. presidents, Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the only president to resign the office....
, Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974....
, Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan

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, George W. Bush
George W. Bush

George Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was the 46th List of Governors of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being United States presidential inauguration as President on January 20, 2001....
, Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
, and George H.W. Bush.

Politics

Livonia is located in Michigan's 11th Congressional District, and is represented in Congress by Thaddeus McCotter (Republican), who was first elected to Congress in 2002. Livonia's mayor is Jack Kirksey. On November 6, 2007, Livonia's mayoral election took place between Jack Kirksey and Maureen Miller Brosnan, with Kirksey the winner.

Livonia is Michigan's 6th State Senate District, and is represented by Glenn S. Anderson (Democrat), who was elected to the State Legislature in 2006.

Livonia is Michigan's 19th State House District, and is represented by incumbent John R. Pastor (Republican), who is term-limited as of 2008. John Walsh, Executive Director of Development and Governmental Relations at Schoolcraft College
Schoolcraft College

Schoolcraft College is a two-year community college located in Livonia, Michigan with a satellite campus in Garden City, MI. Schoolcraft College was established in 1961....
, is expected to run as Representative Pastor's successor.

Infrastructure

In addition to its schools, colleges, churches, parks, recreation center, libraries, and St. Marys Mercy Hospital, Livonia also has commercial and industrial sectors, restaurants, and shopping.

Laurel Park Place
Laurel Park Place

Laurel Park Place is an enclosed shopping mall located in the city of Livonia, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The mall, which is managed by CBL & Associates Properties, features over 70 restaurants and stores, with Parisian and Von Maur as anchor stores....
, a mall with appoximately 70 stores, is located at 6 Mile Road and Newburgh Road. Livonia has a number of shopping centers, including a Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is an American Public company that runs a chain of large, discount department stores. It is the world's largest public corporation by revenue, according to the 2008 Fortune Global 500....
 Supercenter, two Target
Target Corporation

Target Corporation is an United States retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 under the name of Dayton Dry Goods Company....
 stores, one Meijer
Meijer

Meijer is a regional United States hypermarket chain based in Walker, Michigan. Founded in 1934 as a supermarket chain, Meijer is credited with pioneering the modern supercenter concept in 1962....
 store, and many other smaller stores.

Wonderland Mall was a former mall that opened in 1959 as an outdoor shopping mall on the site of an airport. It was eventually turned into an indoor shopping mall. Wonderland Mall was shuttered in 2003, except for three stores. The mall was demolished in 2006 and the property was redeveloped as Wonderland Village, which features a Wal-Mart Supercenter, a Target store, and three islands of retail buildings along Plymouth Road and Middlebelt Road. Another former shopping mall, Livonia Mall
Livonia Mall

Livonia Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located in Livonia, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Located at the corner of 7 Mile Road and Middlebelt Road, the mall opened in 1964 with Sears, Roebuck and Company and Crowley's as its anchor stores....
, opened in 1964 and was closed in May 2008 with its new owner planning to raze and redevelop the property.

Livonia is home to the Livonia Hockey Association
Livonia Hockey Association

Livonia Hockey Association is an amateur hockey league located in Livonia, MI. It is a part of Michigan Amateur Hockey Association and resides with MAHA?s district four....
, the largest amateur hockey association in Michigan.

Education

Livonia is currently home to Madonna University
Madonna University

Madonna University is a private, non-profit, Catholic university located in suburban Livonia, Michigan, Michigan, on the western perimeter of metropolitan Detroit....
 and Schoolcraft College
Schoolcraft College

Schoolcraft College is a two-year community college located in Livonia, Michigan with a satellite campus in Garden City, MI. Schoolcraft College was established in 1961....
 a small University of Phoenix
University of Phoenix

The University of Phoenix is a For-profit school that specializes in adult education. The largest private university in North America, it has an enrollment of more than 345,300 students....
 campus also a Continuing Education Center of Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The university is governed by an eight-member Board of Regents, who are appointed by the Governor of Michigan for eight-year terms....
 and a branch of Davenport University
Davenport University

Davenport University is a Private university, non-profit, multi-location university located Northern Indiana and throughout Michigan. It was established in 1866 and currently offers Master's Degrees, Bachelor's Degrees, Associate's Degrees, diplomas, and post-grad certification programs in business, technology, health professions, and gradua...
, which opened on September 26, 2008.

The Livonia Public Schools
Livonia Public Schools

Livonia Public Schools is a public school district in southeastern Michigan Metro Detroit area, serving the city of Livonia, Michigan and portions of Westland, Michigan....
 District currently consists of two Early Childhood Centers, 13 elementary schools, four Upper Elementary Schools, three middle schools, four high schools, and one Career Center. Since the 1960s, the district has consistently been ranked in the top 5 school districts statewide.

There are currently five high schools in Livonia, four of which are public: Franklin
Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan)

Benjamin Franklin High School, also referred to as Franklin High School, Livonia Franklin and FHS, is a public high school located in Livonia, Michigan, Michigan, United States....
, Churchill
Winston Churchill High School (Wayne County, Michigan)

Churchill High School, named after Winston Churchill, is one of the three main public high schools in the city of Livonia, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit....
, and Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)

Adlai E. Stevenson High School is a public high school in Livonia, Michigan. About 2200 students currently attend Stevenson. Its mascot is "Sparty" the Spartan, and its school colors are Columbia blue , Navy blue , and white The school motto is "Striving for Excellence; Learning for Life."...
 High Schools in the Livonia district. Bentley High School, the first high school built in the district, was closed in 1985. Clarenceville High School in the Clarenceville Public School District
Clarenceville School District

Clarenceville School District was founded in 1837. As of 2006, the district has approximately 1940 students and 270 teachers/staff and 10 bus drivers....
, and one private: Ladywood High School, a Catholic all-girls school run by the Felician Sisters
Felician Sisters

The Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice, or Felician Sisters, are one branch of the Third Order of St. Francis. The active-contemplative order was founded in Warsaw, Poland, in 1855, by Sophia Truszkowska, and named for a shrine of Felix of Cantalice, a 16th century Franciscan saint especially devoted to children....
.

Each Livonia Public Schools high school offers a different educational program. Stevenson High School
Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)

Adlai E. Stevenson High School is a public high school in Livonia, Michigan. About 2200 students currently attend Stevenson. Its mascot is "Sparty" the Spartan, and its school colors are Columbia blue , Navy blue , and white The school motto is "Striving for Excellence; Learning for Life."...
 is the home of the school of Global Education, an alternative education model which combines students' English and Social Studies classes with a focus on the student's role in the world. Churchill houses the MSC program, (Math, Science, and Computers) and CAPA (Creative and Performing Arts). Franklin is currently in the process of adopting an International Baccalaureate program.

Frost Middle School houses the Middle Alternative Classrooms for the Academically Talented (MACAT) program. The public K-6 Webster Elementary School is home to the Alternative Classes for the Academically Talented (ACAT) program, as well as many afterschool programs.

  • Madonna University
    Madonna University

    Madonna University is a private, non-profit, Catholic university located in suburban Livonia, Michigan, Michigan, on the western perimeter of metropolitan Detroit....
     
  • Schoolcraft Community College
  • University of Phoenix
    University of Phoenix

    The University of Phoenix is a For-profit school that specializes in adult education. The largest private university in North America, it has an enrollment of more than 345,300 students....
     


  • Clarenceville School District
    Clarenceville School District

    Clarenceville School District was founded in 1837. As of 2006, the district has approximately 1940 students and 270 teachers/staff and 10 bus drivers....
     
  • Livonia Public Schools
    Livonia Public Schools

    Livonia Public Schools is a public school district in southeastern Michigan Metro Detroit area, serving the city of Livonia, Michigan and portions of Westland, Michigan....
      (LPS
    Livonia Public Schools

    Livonia Public Schools is a public school district in southeastern Michigan Metro Detroit area, serving the city of Livonia, Michigan and portions of Westland, Michigan....
     also serves parts of Westland
    Westland, Michigan

    Westland is a city in Wayne County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located about west of downtown Detroit, Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 86,602....
    .)
  • Academy of Westland Charter Schools (In Westland, but serving Livonia)
  • Warren Dale Charter Academy (In Detroit, but serving Livonia)
  • CAPA, a performance art program at Churchill high school


There are a number of parochial grade schools attached to Catholic and Lutheran churches around Livonia, including:

  • Ladywood High School
    Ladywood High School

    Ladywood High School is a private school, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school in Livonia, Michigan. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit....
  • , and Catholic grade schools


Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 35.8 square mile
Square mile

The square mile is an Imperial system and US customary system of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one mile. It should not be confused with miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared....
s (92.8 km˛), of which, 35.8 square miles (92.5 km˛) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km˛) of it (0.33%) is water.

Demographics


As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 100,545 people, 38,089 households, and 28,071 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 2,815.0 per square mile (1,086.8/km˛). There were 38,658 housing units at an average density of 1,082.3/sq mi (417.9/km˛). The racial makeup of the city was 95.45% White, 0.95% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.94% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.72% of the population. 16.3% were of Polish
Poles

The Polish people, or Poles , are a West Slavs ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. Poles are sometimes defined as people who share a common Polish culture and are of Polish descent....
, 15.9% German
Germans

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, 11.2% Irish
Irish people

The Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha D? Danann and the Milesians ?the last group supposedly representing the "pure" Gaelic a...
, 8.6% Italian and 8.5% English
English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England who speak English language in England. The English identity as a people is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn....
 ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 38,089 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% was from 18 to 24, 28.7% was from 25 to 44, 24.3% was from 45 to 64, and 16.9% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $70,844, and the median income for a family was $83,452. Males had a median income of $54,137 versus $35,273 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $27,923. About 2.0% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Major employers

  • American Community Mutual Insurance
  • Awrey Bakeries
  • Comerica Bank
    Comerica

    Comerica Incorporated is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA with locations in other states including Michigan, California, Texas, Arizona and Florida....
  • Ford Motor Company
    Ford Motor Company

    The Ford Motor Company is an United States multinational corporation and the world's List of automobile manufacturers#World Motor Vehicle Production by Manufacturer based on worldwide vehicle sales, following Toyota, General Motors, and Volkswagen Group....
  • General Motors
    General Motors

    General Motors Corporation , founded in 1908, is the world's second-largest automaker after Toyota, ranked by 2008 global unit sales. GM was the global sales leader for 77 consecutive calendar years from 1931 to 2008....
  • The Harvard Drug Group
  • Livonia Public Schools
    Livonia Public Schools

    Livonia Public Schools is a public school district in southeastern Michigan Metro Detroit area, serving the city of Livonia, Michigan and portions of Westland, Michigan....
  • Madonna University
    Madonna University

    Madonna University is a private, non-profit, Catholic university located in suburban Livonia, Michigan, Michigan, on the western perimeter of metropolitan Detroit....
  • McKesson Pharmaceuticals
  • NYX, Inc.
  • Quicken Loans
    Quicken Loans

    Quicken Loans Inc. consists of the QuickenLoans.com online lending site, the Rock Financial brand in southeast Michigan, One Reverse Mortgage, based in San Diego, California, and Title Source, a mortgage settlement service provider....
  • Roush Industries
  • Schoolcraft College
    Schoolcraft College

    Schoolcraft College is a two-year community college located in Livonia, Michigan with a satellite campus in Garden City, MI. Schoolcraft College was established in 1961....
  • Sears, Roebuck & Co.
  • St. Mary Mercy Hospital
  • Technicolor Video Services
  • TRW Automotive
    TRW Automotive

    TRW Automotive. , based in Livonia, MI, is a supplier of automotive parts to manufacturers and aftermarket dealers. It was created out of a sell-off of parts of the former TRW corporation....
  • United Parcel Service
    United Parcel Service

    United Parcel Service, Inc. , commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company. UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the world....
  • Valassis


Notable people


Fine Arts

  • Dana Schutz
    Dana Schutz

    Dana Schutz is a painter in New York.She graduated with a BFA the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2000 and an MFA from Columbia University in 2002....
    : Painter whose works are in the permanent collections of several important museums around the world. Stevenson High School
    Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)

    Adlai E. Stevenson High School is a public high school in Livonia, Michigan. About 2200 students currently attend Stevenson. Its mascot is "Sparty" the Spartan, and its school colors are Columbia blue , Navy blue , and white The school motto is "Striving for Excellence; Learning for Life."...
    , Class of 1995


Broadcasting

  • Sean Baligian
    Sean Baligian

    Sean Baligian is a sports radio broadcaster who has been on the Detroit sports airwaves, for WDFN and WJR, since the 1990s. He is a native of Livonia, Michigan and graduated from Livonia Stevenson High School....
    , sports radio host (WDFN
    WDFN

    WDFN is a sports-talk radio station in the Detroit, Michigan, market. It broadcasts in the AM broadcasting at 1130 kHz. WDFN is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and is the flagship for the Detroit Pistons....
    ), Detroit News Fantasy Sports Expert Stevenson High School
    Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)

    Adlai E. Stevenson High School is a public high school in Livonia, Michigan. About 2200 students currently attend Stevenson. Its mascot is "Sparty" the Spartan, and its school colors are Columbia blue , Navy blue , and white The school motto is "Striving for Excellence; Learning for Life."...
  • Dennis Fithian, Detroit radio personality (WXYT-FM) (Franklin High School Class of 1988
    Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan)

    Benjamin Franklin High School, also referred to as Franklin High School, Livonia Franklin and FHS, is a public high school located in Livonia, Michigan, Michigan, United States....
    )
  • Scott Geiger, Syndicated radio personality. Stevenson High School Class of 1989). 1077 KNDD and 965 krbz
  • Rob Pascoe, Sports Radio 1130 WDFN. Host of "On The Track", Detroit's only NASCAR Nextel Cup radio show
  • Art Regner
    Art Regner

    Art Regner is a sports radio broadcaster and author who has been on the Detroit sports airwaves, for WDFN and WXYT , since the 1990s. He is a native of Livonia, Michigan and graduated from Franklin High School ....
    , WDFN
    WDFN

    WDFN is a sports-talk radio station in the Detroit, Michigan, market. It broadcasts in the AM broadcasting at 1130 kHz. WDFN is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and is the flagship for the Detroit Pistons....
     Radio
    Radio

    Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
     in Detroit, Michigan (Franklin High School)
  • Shaffee, WKLS in Atlanta, Stevenson High School graduate
  • Jim Harper, Detroit radio personality (WMGC-FM), attended Churchill High School (Livonia, Michigan)
  • Jenny Amadore, Detroit–Windsor radio personality (CIDR-93.9 FM), attended Livonia Stevenson High School (Class of 1991)
  • Mike Bradley, Detroit radio personality (WMGC-FM), Franklin High School Class of (1969)
  • Mike Brandt, Radio personality "TicTak" at Wild 100.7 (WYDL
    WYDL

    WYDL is a radio station licensed to Middleton, Tennessee, USA serving Corinth, Mississippi with a Contemporary hit radio format. The station is currently owned by Flinn Broadcasting Corporation.....
    ) near Memphis, Tennessee. (Livonia Stevenson Class of 1994)
  • P. J. Gradowski, Athletic Media Relations Contact at University of Detroit Mercy
  • Dan Martin, News Director, WAAM
    WAAM

    WAAM is a radio station in Ann Arbor, Michigan that broadcasts on AM 1600. Known as "WAAM Talk 1600" , WAAM broadcasts with 5,000 watts of power....
    , Clarenceville High School
  • Thayrone X, DJ & Talk Show Host, WAAM
    WAAM

    WAAM is a radio station in Ann Arbor, Michigan that broadcasts on AM 1600. Known as "WAAM Talk 1600" , WAAM broadcasts with 5,000 watts of power....
    , Franklin High School
  • Jay Hudson, Detroit radio personality 89X, Churchill High School
  • Jim Kerr, morning show DJ at WAXQ (Q104.3), New York City (Churchill High School)
  • Tullio, Detroit Radio Personality (WDVD
    WDVD

    WDVD is a hot adult contemporary radio station in Detroit, Michigan, broadcasting at 96.3 MHz on the FM dial. WDVD's studios and offices are located in the Fisher Building near downtown Detroit....
    ) (Livonia Stevenson High School) Livonia
  • Brian Hatfield Detroit Radio Personality (WYCD, WWWW) (Livonia Churchill High School) Livonia


Film and television production

  • Brett Voss: Sound Supervisor, Foley Mixer, Churchill High School, Class of 1994


Webisodic

  • 'the LoveNest' consists of thirteen webisodes based out of Livonia. The series is named after the house the main characters live in. 'The LoveNest' can be seen at LoveNestTV.com


Acting

  • Olivia Brown
    Olivia Brown

    Olivia Margarette Brown is an American actor.Brown was born in Frankfurt, Germany and raised in Livonia, Michigan. She played Det. Trudy Joplin on Miami Vice and Vanessa Hargraves on Designing Women....
    , actress
  • David Burtka
    David Burtka

    David Burtka is an United States actor....
    , actor
  • Nicole Forester
    Nicole Forester

    Nicole Forester is an Emmy Award-nominated United States actor who was born on November 19, 1972 in Ann Arbor, Michigan as Nicole Theresa Schmidt....
    , actress on Guiding Light
    Guiding Light

    Guiding Light is an United States television program credited by the Guinness World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television and radio history....
    , graduated from Stevenson High School
    Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)

    Adlai E. Stevenson High School is a public high school in Livonia, Michigan. About 2200 students currently attend Stevenson. Its mascot is "Sparty" the Spartan, and its school colors are Columbia blue , Navy blue , and white The school motto is "Striving for Excellence; Learning for Life."...
     in 1990
  • Judy Greer
    Judy Greer

    Judy Evans Greer is an United States actor....
    , popular young actress, studied in Churchill High School's renowned Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) program
  • Jonathan B. Wright
    Jonathan B. Wright

    Jonathan B. Wright is an United States actor who is best known for his performance as Hanschen, in the Tony Award Broadway theatre Musical theatre Spring Awakening ....
    , actor, studied in Churchill High School's CAPA program. Broadway's Spring Awakening and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
  • Dennis B. Martell, actor, graduated from UDM. Starred in numerous roles at Grosse Pointe Theatre and Off Broadway productions.


Sports

  • Bernie Carbo
    Bernie Carbo

    Bernardo "Bernie" Carbo is a former Major League Baseball right fielder/designated hitter who played with the Cincinnati Reds , St. Louis Cardinals , Boston Red Sox , Milwaukee Brewers , Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates ....
    , former MLB
    Major League Baseball

    Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
     player who played for six teams, including the Cincinnati Reds
    Cincinnati Reds

    The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. They are members of the National League Central of the National League....
    , Boston Red Sox
    Boston Red Sox

    The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in . The Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball?s American League East. Since , the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park....
    , and St. Louis Cardinals
    St. Louis Cardinals

    The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the National League Central in the National League of Major League Baseball....
    ; he hit a game-tying pinch-hit
    Pinch hitter

    In baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute Batting . Batters can be substituted at any time while the dead ball ; the manager may use any player that has not yet entered the game as a substitute....
     three-run home run
    Home run

    In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batting is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring run for himself and each baserunning who was already on base, with no error by the defensive team on the play....
     in the eighth inning of the historic Game 6 of the 1975 World Series
    1975 World Series

    The 1975 World Series was between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. It was ranked as the second greatest World Series by ESPN. Cincinnati won the series four games to three....
     (Franklin High School)
  • Jeff Cassar
    Jeff Cassar

    Jeff Cassar is a former American soccer goalkeeper, who last played for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. He is now the Real Salt Lake goalkeeper coach following his retirement from active play....
    , former goal keeper and current assistant coach for Real Salt Lake
    Real Salt Lake

    Real Salt Lake is an American soccer club that is based in the Salt Lake City, Utah suburb of Sandy, Utah that began playing in Major League Soccer in 2005....
  • Mike Donnelly
    Mike Donnelly

    Michael Donnelly is a former ice hockey winger . He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars, and New York Islanders....
    , Los Angeles Kings
    Los Angeles Kings

    The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
     (Franklin High School
    Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan)

    Benjamin Franklin High School, also referred to as Franklin High School, Livonia Franklin and FHS, is a public high school located in Livonia, Michigan, Michigan, United States....
    )
  • Zach Gowen
    Zach Gowen

    Zachary Gowen is an American Professional wrestling. Gowen has competed for World Wrestling Entertainment on their WWE Friday Night SmackDown brand, as well as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
    , former World Wrestling Entertainment
    World Wrestling Entertainment

    World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated arts and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales....
     (WWE) Professional Wrestler and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
    Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

    Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is an United States professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002....
     (TNA) Wrestler (Churchill High School)
  • Charlie Haeger
    Charlie Haeger

    Charles Wallis Haeger is a Major League Baseball knuckleball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He is a 2001 graduate of Detroit Catholic Central High School in Redford, Michigan ....
    , Major League Baseball player for the Chicago White Sox. A notable knuckleball pitcher. (Catholic Central High School Class of 2001)
  • Al Iafrate
    Al Iafrate

    Albert Anthony "Al" Iafrate is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1999. He is perhaps most famous for his rocket slap shot that set the NHL Skills Competition record, which stood for 16 years, at ....
    , former NHL
    National Hockey League

    The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
     All-Star for Toronto, Washington, Boston, and San Jose. Multiple winner of NHL's Hardest Shot Contest (Bentley High School)
  • Ryan Kesler
    Ryan Kesler

    Ryan Kesler is an American professional ice hockey Centre who has served as an Captain #Alternate captains for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League since October 2008....
    , NHL
    National Hockey League

    The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
     player for the Vancouver Canucks
    Vancouver Canucks

    The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference , of the National Hockey League ....
  • Mike Kinkade
    Mike Kinkade

    Michael Arthur Kinkade is a free agent Major League Baseball player who is primarily a left fielder, but has also spent time as a first baseman, right fielder, third baseman, designated hitter, and catcher....
    , Major League Baseball player
  • David Moss, NHL player for the Calgary Flames
    Calgary Flames

    The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
     (Catholic Central High School)
  • Mike Modano
    Mike Modano

    Michael Thomas Modano, Jr. is a professional United States ice hockey player and captain for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. He is the all-time goal-scoring and points leader amongst American-born players in the NHL....
    , star NHL
    National Hockey League

    The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
     player for the Dallas Stars
    Dallas Stars

    The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference ....
     (Franklin High School)
  • Casey Rogowski
    Casey Rogowski

    Casey Daniel Rogowski is a minor league first baseman who is currently a free agent.He is married to his highschool sweetheart Libby Voshell and they have one son, Cael....
    , Chicago White Sox
    Chicago White Sox

    The Chicago White Sox are a Major North American professional sports teams baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox presently play in the American League's American League Central in Major League Baseball....
    ; first base prospect
  • F.P. Santangelo, former MLB
    Major League Baseball

    Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
     outfielder
    Outfielder

    Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder....
  • Tim Shaw
    Tim Shaw (football)

    Timothy Bruce Shaw is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft....
    , Jacksonville Jaguars
    Jacksonville Jaguars

    The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team located in Jacksonville, Florida. They are currently members of the American Football Conference South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
     linebacker, Penn State and (Clarenceville High School)
  • Sheila Taormina
    Sheila Taormina

    Sheila Taormina is an United States athlete, who competes in triathlon and swimming. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Taormina earned a gold medal as a member of the winning women's 4?200 meter freestyle swimming relay team....
    , 1996 Olympic
    Olympic Games

    The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece, Greece....
     gold medalist in swimming (4x200 freestyle relay), 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Triathlete and 2008 Olympic Modern Pentathlete
  • Paul Terek
    Paul Terek

    Paul Anthony Terek is an United States decathlon. He graduated from Livonia Franklin High School in Livonia, Michigan. His personal best in decathlon is 8312 points, achieved in July 2004 in Sacramento, California....
    , 2004 Olympic decathlete (Franklin High School)
  • Steve Warner, 2004 U.S. Men's Olympic Rowing team, men's lightweight fours (Stevenson High School
    Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)

    Adlai E. Stevenson High School is a public high school in Livonia, Michigan. About 2200 students currently attend Stevenson. Its mascot is "Sparty" the Spartan, and its school colors are Columbia blue , Navy blue , and white The school motto is "Striving for Excellence; Learning for Life."...
     Class of 1996)
  • Myles White Michigan State football, (Livonia Stevenson 2008)


Business

  • Daniel Gilbert, billionaire
    Billionaire

    A billionaire is a person who has a net worth of at least one 1000000000 units of currency, such as United States dollars , U.K. pound sterlings or euro ....
     founder of Quicken Loans
    Quicken Loans

    Quicken Loans Inc. consists of the QuickenLoans.com online lending site, the Rock Financial brand in southeast Michigan, One Reverse Mortgage, based in San Diego, California, and Title Source, a mortgage settlement service provider....
     and Fathead Wall Graphics
    Fathead (brand)

    Fathead is a brand name of oversized wall graphics manufactured by Fathead LLC and owned by Dan Gilbert , who also owns Quicken Loans. Currently, Fathead's product offerings include images of Major League Soccer, NBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA, NHL, WWE, and NASCAR athletes as well as Star Wars characters, which can be used to decorate flat surface...
  • Kevin O'Connor
    Kevin O'Connor (entrepreneur)

    Kevin O'Connor is a co-founder of DoubleClick, an Internet advertisement-technology company, and the founder of O'Connor Ventures.A graduate of Detroit_catholic_central , O'connor received his bachelor's degree in 1983 from the University of Michigan and co-founded Cincinnati, Ohio-based Intercomputer Communications Corporation, a microcom...
    , co-founder of DoubleClick
    DoubleClick

    DoubleClick is a company that develops and provides Internet ad serving services. Its clients include agencies, marketers and publishers who service customers like Microsoft, General Motors, Coca-Cola, Motorola, L'Or?al, Palm, Inc., Visa Inc....
    , an internet technology company
  • Lance Kortesoja, Millionaire CEO of dollar tree.


Politics

  • Thaddeus McCotter, US Congressman for Michigan's 11th district
  • John Pastor, State Representative for the majority of Livonia's population, excepting the South-Eastern portion, which is represented by House Speaker Andy Dillon (Redford)


Music

  • Warren Defever
    Warren Defever

    Warren Defever is a musician and producer from Livonia, Michigan. He is most known for his chameleonic project His Name Is Alive, though he is active in numerous other circles....
    , Founding member of the experimental band His Name Is Alive
    His Name Is Alive

    His Name Is Alive is an experimental rock band/ project from Livonia, Michigan. After several self-released cassettes, they debuted on 4AD Records in 1990, starting a long run at the label....
  • Ted Nugent
    Ted Nugent

    Theodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent is an United States hard rock guitarist and vocalist from Detroit, Michigan. He originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes....
    , guitar frontman for band of same name, (Clarenceville High School)


Writers–authors

  • Dean Bakopoulous: Author of Please Don't Come Back from the Moon, featured as part of Oprah's Book Club and National Bestseller. Stevenson High School, Class of 1993.
  • Laura Michaels: author of children's book, (Franklin High School)


Festivals

  • St. Andrew's Society of Detroit Highland Games
    Highland games

    Highland games are events held throughout the year in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage, especially that of the Scottish Highlands....
     at the Greenmead Historic Village. Usually the first Saturday each August.
  • Livonia Spree is located in Ford Field at the corner of Farmington Road and Lyndon in the last week each June, and includes Spree Fireworks. The Spree is put on with the help of Pugh Shows.
  • Music under the Stars. Held at various locations in Livonia throughout the summer.


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