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	21.0%	23
jazz musician	13.0%	23
musician	12.9%	21
actor	12.2%	14
composer	10.0%	16
television actor	8.1%	10
film actor	7.4%	10
painter	5.7%	11
artist	5.2%	9
model	5.0%	6
basketball player	5.0%	6
record producer	4.9%	6
politician	4.9%	8
recording artist	4.9%	8
university professor	4.5%	8

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	41.2×	3
graphic artist	21.4×	3
music educator	16.5×	5
jazz musician	14.7×	23
bandleader	10.7×	5
sculptor	10.5×	5
saxophonist	9.4×	4
artist	9.1×	9
painter	8.1×	11
recording artist	7.7×	8
fashion designer	7.3×	3
designer	6.2×	3
conductor	5.4×	4
pianist	4.9×	5
composer	3.1×	16

Employers

Most common

Employer	% of its alumni	People
University of Michigan	2.7%	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	19.4×	4

Awards

Most common

Award	% of its alumni	People
Guggenheim Fellowship	3.8%	6
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame	3.4%	6
NEA Jazz Masters	2.9%	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	101.2×	6
NEA Jazz Masters	50.7×	5
Guggenheim Fellowship	3.2×	6

Offices held

Most common

Office	% of its alumni	People
member of the Michigan House of Representatives	2.3%	3
member of the State Senate of Michigan	1.5%	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	27.8×	3
member of the Michigan House of Representatives	22.3×	3

Sports

Most common

Sport	% of its alumni	People
American football	21.0%	23
basketball	5.0%	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.