Little Caesars Arena

Famous Detroiters

Famous people tied to this place 56

Lexicon entries for the people who lived, worked, performed or liked to spend time here.

• Eddie Murphy born 1961 · comedian, actor, singer

  Related place

  A Red Wings–Golden Knights game here on December 3, 2022 served as the backdrop for the Detroit prologue of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.

• Derrick Rose born 1988 · basketball player

  Played here

  His home arena for his two seasons with the Pistons.

• Blake Griffin born 1989 · basketball player, power forward

  Played here

  Where Griffin scored 50 points and set Pistons scoring records as the team's franchise player.

• Bojan Bogdanović born 1989 · basketball player, small forward

  Played here

  His home arena as a Piston, in downtown Detroit.

• Kid Rock born 1971 · singer, rapper, songwriter

  Founded

  Southern-style restaurant and bar he founded inside the arena that opened in September 2017; he closed it in December 2019.

• José Calderón born 1981 · basketball point guard, team executive

  Played here

  The Pistons' downtown arena where he closed out his NBA career.

• Big Sean born 1988 · rapper, songwriter

  Worked here

  Home arena of the Detroit Pistons, for whom he has been creative director since 2020; the team has staged a Big Sean Night here.

• Brandon Jennings born 1989 · basketball player

  Played here

  The Pistons' current downtown arena, opened after his Detroit tenure; during his three seasons the team played at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

• Patrick Kane born 1988 · ice hockey right winger

  Played here

  The Red Wings' current home, where Kane has played since signing in 2023.

• Tobias Harris born 1992 · basketball forward

  Played here

  The Pistons' downtown arena for the end of his first stint and his 2024 return.

• Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk born 1997 · basketball player, shooting guard

  Played here

  His home court for parts of two seasons with the Pistons.

• Andre Drummond born 1993 · basketball player, center

  Played here

  Pistons' downtown Detroit arena from 2017; Drummond played his final Detroit seasons there.

• Jerami Grant born 1994 · basketball player, forward

  Played here

  His home arena during his two Detroit seasons.

• Henrik Zetterberg born 1980 · ice hockey player, forward, team captain

  Played here

  The Red Wings' new downtown arena, where he played the final season of his career.

• Reggie Jackson born 1990 · basketball point guard

  Played here

  The Pistons' downtown arena for the second half of his Detroit tenure.

• Gustav Nyquist born 1989 · ice hockey forward

  Played here

  The Red Wings' new downtown arena for his final Detroit seasons.

• Valtteri Filppula born 1984 · ice hockey player, centre

  Played here

  Where he played during his second stint with the Red Wings.

• Frans Nielsen born 1984 · ice hockey forward

  Played here

  His home arena for most of his Red Wings tenure.

• Reggie Bullock born 1991 · basketball player

  Played here

  His home arena after the Pistons' 2017 move to downtown Detroit.

• Brandon Knight born 1991 · basketball player, guard

  Played here

  Where he briefly played during his 2020 return to Detroit.

• Thon Maker born 1997 · basketball player

  Played here

  Where he hit his game-winning three-pointer against Atlanta in 2019.

• Bruce Brown Jr. born 1996 · basketball guard-forward

  Played here

  The Pistons' downtown arena where he began his NBA career.

• Stanley Johnson born 1996 · basketball player, forward

  Played here

  His home arena after the Pistons moved downtown in 2017.

• Christian Wood born 1995 · basketball player

  Played here

  His home arena during his breakout season with the Pistons.

• Marvin Bagley III born 1999 · basketball player

  Played here

  His home court for nearly three seasons as a Pistons forward.

• Evan Bates born 1989 · ice dancer

  Played here

  Downtown arena that hosted the 2019 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where Chock and Bates won silver.

• Jimmy Howard born 1984 · ice hockey goaltender, broadcaster

  Played here

  Where he finished his playing career and later worked as a broadcaster.

• Luke Kennard born 1996 · basketball player

  Played here

  His home arena for all three of his Pistons seasons.

• Dylan Larkin born 1996 · ice hockey center

  Played here

  The Red Wings' home arena for most of his career, including his captaincy.

• Alex Delvecchio 1931–2025 · ice hockey player, coach and general manager

  Memorial

  His bronze statue, unveiled in 2008 at Joe Louis Arena, was relocated to the new arena's Legends Plaza in 2017.

• Jonathan Ericsson born 1984 · ice hockey defenceman

  Played here

  The Red Wings' downtown arena for his final NHL season.

• Langston Galloway born 1991 · basketball player, guard

  Played here

  His home arena for three seasons as a Pistons guard.

• Thomas Greiss born 1986 · ice hockey goaltender

  Played here

  His home ice for his two seasons with the Red Wings.

• Filip Hronek born 1997 · ice hockey defenseman

  Played here

  His NHL home rink for his entire Red Wings career.

• Tomáš Tatar born 1990 · ice hockey forward

  Played here

  Where he played his final months as a Red Wing before being traded.

• Kris Draper born 1971 · ice hockey forward and executive

  Worked here

  Where he continues his front-office work for the Red Wings.

• Ausar Thompson born 2003 · basketball player, guard/forward

  Played here

  His home arena since entering the NBA.

• Sam Gagner born 1989 · ice hockey forward

  Played here

  The Red Wings' home arena for his entire Detroit tenure.

• Mark Howe born 1955 · ice hockey defenseman and executive

  Worked here

  Where he continued his scouting work for the Red Wings until retiring from the club in 2021.

• Anthony Mantha born 1994 · ice hockey player, winger

  Played here

  His home arena after the Red Wings moved downtown in 2017.

• Vladislav Namestnikov born 1992 · ice hockey forward

  Played here

  His home arena during his Red Wings seasons.

• Marc Staal born 1987 · ice hockey defenseman and coach

  Played here

  His home rink for his two Detroit seasons.

• Anthony Tolliver born 1985 · basketball forward

  Played here

  The Pistons' downtown arena during his second Detroit stint.

• Justin Abdelkader born 1987 · ice hockey winger

  Played here

  His home rink for the final seasons of his career.

• Jonathan Bernier born 1988 · ice hockey goaltender

  Played here

  His home arena for all three Red Wings seasons.

• Andrew Copp born 1994 · ice hockey forward

  Played here

  The Red Wings' home arena since his 2022 signing.

• Sekou Doumbouya born 2000 · basketball player

  Played here

  Where he made his NBA debut in November 2019 and played both his Detroit seasons.

• Henry Ellenson born 1997 · basketball forward

  Played here

  The Pistons' downtown arena for the rest of his Detroit tenure.

• Mike Green born 1985 · ice hockey defenseman

  Played here

  His home arena for the later part of his Red Wings tenure.

• Mike Ilitch 1929–2017 · entrepreneur, founder of Little Caesars, sports team owner

  Memorial

  Arena of the Red Wings and Pistons in the District Detroit, developed by the Ilitch organization and named for their company; opened months after his death.

• Ken Holland born 1955 · hockey executive, former goaltender

  Worked here

  The Red Wings' new arena, which opened during his final seasons as GM.

• Tom Gores born 1964 · private equity investor, owner of the Detroit Pistons

  Related place

  The Pistons have played here since he moved them downtown in 2017.

• Mickey Redmond born 1947 · ice hockey right winger, TV color commentator

  Worked here

  The Red Wings' arena since 2017, where he continues to work home broadcasts.

• Omar-S · electronic producer, DJ, label owner

  Performed here

  He opened Madonna's Celebration tour stop here in January 2024.

• George Blaha born 1945 · sports broadcaster

  Worked here

  The Pistons' downtown arena since 2017.

• Karen Newman · singer

  Performed here

  The Red Wings' home since 2017, where she continues to sing the anthem.