Cass Technical High School

Michigan · 141 alumni prominent enough for Wikipedia. Tables below need at least 3 people before a trait can appear.

All of history equally The last decade or two Recent decades The last half-century

The era pills change the weighting: "recent decades" (the default) counts someone who graduated around 2010 far more than someone from 1940.

Prominent alumni

Diana Ross b. 1944	Ellen Burstyn b. 1932	Lily Tomlin b. 1939
Jack White b. 1975	Big Sean b. 1988	Donald Byrd b. 1932
Alice Coltrane b. 1937	Ron Carter b. 1937	John DeLorean b. 1925
Della Reese b. 1931	Eddie Tolan b. 1908	David Alan Grier b. 1956

Occupations

Most common

Occupation	% of its alumni	People
American football player	16.3%	23
jazz musician	16.3%	23
musician	14.9%	21
composer	11.3%	16
actor	9.9%	14
painter	7.8%	11
film actor	7.1%	10
television actor	7.1%	10
artist	6.4%	9
politician	5.7%	8
recording artist	5.7%	8
university professor	5.7%	8
basketball player	4.3%	6
record producer	4.3%	6
model	4.3%	6

Most overrepresented

"3×" = this school's noted alumni are three times as likely to have this occupation as noted high-school alumni nationally.

Occupation	× the national rate	People
double-bassist	56.5×	3
graphic artist	22.2×	3
music educator	17.0×	5
jazz musician	16.9×	23
bandleader	12.3×	5
saxophonist	12.1×	4
sculptor	11.5×	5
artist	9.6×	9
recording artist	9.4×	8
designer	9.0×	3
fashion designer	8.8×	3
painter	8.2×	11
conductor	6.9×	4
pianist	4.8×	5
composer	3.6×	16

Employers

Most common

Employer	% of its alumni	People
University of Michigan	2.8%	4

Most overrepresented

"3×" = this school's noted alumni are three times as likely to have this employer as noted high-school alumni nationally.

Employer	× the national rate	People
University of Michigan	17.6×	4

Awards

Most common

Award	% of its alumni	People
Guggenheim Fellowship	4.3%	6
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame	4.3%	6
NEA Jazz Masters	3.5%	5

Most overrepresented

"3×" = this school's noted alumni are three times as likely to have this award as noted high-school alumni nationally.

Award	× the national rate	People
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame	102.9×	6
NEA Jazz Masters	45.6×	5
Guggenheim Fellowship	2.8×	6

Offices held

Most common

Office	% of its alumni	People
member of the State Senate of Michigan	2.1%	3
member of the Michigan House of Representatives	2.1%	3

Most overrepresented

"3×" = this school's noted alumni are three times as likely to have this office as noted high-school alumni nationally.

Office	× the national rate	People
member of the State Senate of Michigan	35.8×	3
member of the Michigan House of Representatives	22.0×	3

Sports

Most common

Sport	% of its alumni	People
American football	16.3%	23
basketball	4.3%	6

Most overrepresented

"3×" = this school's noted alumni are three times as likely to have this sport as noted high-school alumni nationally.

Sport	× the national rate	People

Notes for the methodologically curious. Shares and multiples use recency weighting (people who came of age recently count more, per the era pills) and shrinkage: each school gets 20 virtual alumni at national rates, so a school with 4 noted alumni can't post a 200× multiple. High-school data on Wikidata is far sparser than college data — a missing trait usually means Wikipedia editors didn't record it, not that no alumnus has it.