Founded in 1868, Wayne State University is located in Detroit. It’s no insight to write that it’s a lesser-known Michigan college relative to University of Michigan, Michigan State, and perhaps even Eastern, Central, and Western Michigan.
What’s interesting about Wayne State is that despite it being not as well-known as other Michigan schools, it can claim more than a few famous alums. There’s Ernie Hudson of Ghostbusters fame, the late Casey Kasem (arguably the most famous voice of the U.S.’s radio era), actor Tom Skerritt (Top Gun, among others), actress Lily Tomlin, musician extraordinaire Jack White, and even a billionaire in real estate developer Stephen Ross (Related Cos.).
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