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	38.9%	23
actor	18.5%	14
television actor	8.6%	10
musician	7.4%	21
singer-songwriter	6.5%	3
Canadian football player	6.1%	4
basketball player	5.8%	6
songwriter	5.6%	5
model	5.6%	6
record producer	5.4%	6
composer	5.1%	16
film actor	4.9%	10
singer	4.4%	5
jazz musician	3.6%	23
writer	3.3%	5

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
music educator	6.9×	5
graphic artist	6.4×	3
jazz musician	4.6×	23
double-bassist	4.1×	3
artist	4.0×	9
sculptor	2.7×	5
pianist	2.3×	5
recording artist	2.3×	8
record producer	2.1×	6
bandleader	2.0×	5
fashion designer	2.0×	3
painter	1.9×	11
singer-songwriter	1.9×	3
Canadian football player	1.7×	4
model	1.6×	6

Employers

Most common

Employer	% of its alumni	People
University of Michigan	1.0%	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	7.2×	4

Awards

Most common

Award	% of its alumni	People
Guggenheim Fellowship	1.2%	6
NEA Jazz Masters	0.8%	5
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame	0.8%	6

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
NEA Jazz Masters	52.4×	5
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame	33.6×	6
Guggenheim Fellowship	2.0×	6

Offices held

Most common

Office	% of its alumni	People
member of the Michigan House of Representatives	1.4%	3
member of the State Senate of Michigan	0.3%	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 Michigan House of Representatives	7.5×	3
member of the State Senate of Michigan	6.2×	3

Sports

Most common

Sport	% of its alumni	People
American football	38.9%	23
basketball	5.8%	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.