Some prominent figures named in a DetroitYES! thread:
- Rosa Parks
- Sophie Lyons, "Queen of the underworld"
- Mary Beck, first woman elected to Detroit City Council
- Lily Tomlin went to Eastman, Hutchenson, and Cass Tech
- Laura Osborne, Detroit School Board representative and namesake of Osborne
- Emily Gail, an early cheerleader for Detroit
- Millie Jeffrey, worker's rights activist
- Irma Henderson of Detroit City Council
- Stella Paris, who lived on the streets in Greektown
- Barbra-Rose Collins, U.S. House of Representatives
- Mary Ann Mahaffey, long-serving Detroit City Council representative and president.
- Margaret Mather, actress
- Matilda Dodge of Dodge
- Viola Liuzzo, activist murdered by white supremacists
- Martha Jean, radio host
- Ruby M. Zahn, activist