text: anyone from flint m.i.? this is not one of them pick up's i used to stay there i was just wonderin, hi there,  i'm not from flint, michigan, but here is a list of famous people that are:  famous persons and groups flint has produced a host of local artists and musicians, many taking on a political perspective. some examples include john sinclair, filmmaker michael moore from nearby davison, ben hamper, author edmund love from nearby flushing, musical acts such as terry knight and the pack, the grand funk railroad, ready for the world, and ? and the mysterians, and rap outfits m.c. breed, the dayton family (who've often collaborated with esham), pvt militant, troy garland, billy smokes, and top authority. flint has also produced actors such as terry crews, billy brandt, and bob bell (iv), model nichole arsenault, and pornstar allie sin.  notable athletes from flint include former professional baseball players: bobby reed, merv rettenmund, scott aldred, steve boros, jeff hamilton, joe mays, larry mitchell, leroy powell, ron pruitt, mickey weston, rick leach, herb washington, and jim abbott, a one armed left handed pitcher, basketball players: demetrius calip, butch feher, terry furlow, jeff grayer, darryl johnson, roy marble, eddie robinson, trent tucker, keith smith, barry stevens, cory hightower, glen rice, antonio smith, morris peterson, mateen cleaves, and charlie bell, (smith, peterson, cleaves, and bell were known as the flintstones during their tenure at michigan state university) football players: leroy bolden, ricky patton, clarence peaks, lynn chandnois, don coleman, terry crews, andre rison, andre weathers, robaire smith, jon runyan, todd lyght, booker moore, carl banks, and mark ingram, hockey players: brian rolston, and bobby reynolds, volleyball player rashal baz, and boxers: chris byrd, and andre dirrell.  stephen smale is a mathematician from flint.  flint is the subject of a sufjan stevens song, from his album greetings from michigan: the great lakes state.