List of people from Ohio
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The following is a list of famous people born in Ohio and people who spent significant periods of their lives living in Ohio.
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[edit] Journalists, Photojournalists, Writers, Cartoonists, Poets, Authors, Playwrights, Screen Writers, Film Directors, Film Producers, Critics, etc.
- Berenice Abbott (journalist, photographer) (Springford)
- Karen Ackerman (author)
- Sherwood Anderson (author) (Camden/Clyde)
- R.W. Apple, Jr. (journalist and author) (Akron)
- Natalie Barney (author) (Dayton)
- Ambrose Bierce (author) (Meigs County)
- Erma Bombeck (newspaper columnist, author) (Dayton)
- Louis Bromfield (author) (Mansfield)
- Milton Caniff (cartoonist) (Dayton)
- Vincent J. Cardinal (playwright & director) (Kent)
- Alice Cary (poet)
- Charles Chesnutt (writer) (Cleveland)
- Chris Columbus (film director) (Warren)
- Hart Crane (poet) (Garrettsville)
- Wes Craven (film director) (Cleveland)
- Michael Cunningham (author)
- Stefan Czapsky (film director)
- William H. Daniels (cinematographer) (Cleveland)
- Carol Dixon (author) Marietta
- Stephen Donaldson (author) (Cleveland)
- Rita Dove (poet) (Akron)
- Paul Laurence Dunbar (poet) (Dayton)
- Harlan Ellison (author) (Cincinnati)
- Mel Epstein (film producer) (Dayton)
- Paul Gilger (playwright, set designer, architect) (Mansfield)
- Bob Greene (newspaper columnist) (Columbus)
- Zane Grey (author) (Zanesville)
- Cathy Guisewite (cartoonist) (Dayton)
- Virginia Hamilton (children's author) (Yellow Springs)
- Sean Holbrook (author) (Cincinnati)
- William Dean Howells (author, critic)
- Jim Jarmusch (film director) (Akron)
- Jerome Lawrence (writer) (Cleveland)
- Robert E. Lee (writer) (Elyria)
- Toni Morrison (author) (Lorain)
- Natalie Dee (artist) (Columbus)
- Paul Palnik {artist,cartoonist} (Cleveland)
- Harvey Pekar (author) (Cleveland)
- Dav Pilkey (author) (Cleveland)
- Terry Ryan (author) (Defiance) (wrote The Prize Winning Mother from Defiance, Ohio, which was made into a film starring Woody Harrelson and Julianne Moore)
- Helga Sandburg Crile (poet) (Cleveland Heights)(daughter, Carl Sandburg)
- Mark Sevi (screenwriter) (Youngstown)
- Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman (Cleveland)
- Steven Spielberg (film director, film producer) (Cincinnati)
- R. L. Stine (author)
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (author) (Cincinnati)
- James Thurber (author, cartoonist) (Columbus)
- Michael Wadleigh (film director) (Akron)
- Brad Warner (author)
- Lew Wasserman (studio executive)
- Bill Watterson (cartoonist)
- Loree Thomas Shell (author) (New Albany)
[edit] Politicians, Public Servants, Public Officeholders, etc.
See also: List of Ohio politicians
- Michael K. Allen (politician, lawyer)
- Charles Anderson (Ohio governor) (Dayton)
- Prescott Bush (U.S. Senator, businessman) (Columbus)
- Terry Cain (Garfield Heights)
- William Case (Cleveland)
- Steve Chabot (politician, U.S. representative) (Cincinnati)
- Charles G. Dawes (politician)
- James M. Cox (Governor, Presidential candidate, Media mogul) (Dayton)
- R. Michael DeWine (politician)
- James A. Garfield (Civil War general, U.S. president)
- James Rudolph Garfield (U.S. Interior Secretary)
- John J. Gilligan (politician, Ohio Governor)
- Bill Gradison (politician, U.S. representative)
- Ulysses S. Grant (soldier, politician, U.S. president) (Point Pleasant)
- Andrew L. Harris (Civil War general, U.S. Commissioner, Ohio Governor)
- Benjamin Harrison (soldier, politician, U.S. president) (North Bend)
- Dave Hobson (politician, U.S. representative) (Springfield)
- Rutherford B. Hayes (politician, U.S. president) (Delaware)
- Dennis Kucinich (politician)
- Kenesaw Mountain Landis (federal judge, baseball commissioner) (Millville)
- Frank Lausche (Ohio Senator and Governor)
- Neil H. McElroy (businessman, cabinet secretary)
- William McKinley (U.S. president) (Niles)
- Arthur Ernest Morgan (college president, hydraulic engineer, TVA administrator)
- James A. Rhodes (politician, Ohio Governor)
- William Saxbe (U.S. Senator, U.S. Attorney General, Ambassador to India)
- Donna Edna Shalala (U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1993 - 2001)
- William Howard Taft (politician, jurist, U.S. president, chief justice) (Cincinnati)
- Robert A. Taft I (politician) (Cincinnati)
- Robert Taft (Jr.)
- Robert A. Taft II (politician, Ohio governor)
- Charles Phelps Taft II, Mayor of Cincinnati
- Clement Vallandigham (politician, activist) (Dayton)
- George Voinovich (politician) (Cleveland)
[edit] Artists, Painters, Sculptors, Photographers, etc.
- William Jacob Baer (painter)
- George Bellows (painter) (Columbus)
- Harry Bonath (painter/commercial artist) (Bucyrus)
- Theodore Earl Butler (painter)
- Jim Dine (painter, sculptor) (Cincinnati)
- Ann Hamilton (artist) (Lima)
- Robert Henri (painter)
- Jenny Holzer, (conceptual artist) (Gallipolis)
- Maya Lin (sculptor) (Athens)
- Lily Martin Spencer (painter) (Avondale/Marietta)
- Ruth Ann Tillman (painter) (Lakewood)
- John Henry Twachtman (painter)
- Tom Wesselmann (pop artist) (Cincinnati)
- Clarence White (photographer) (West Carlisle/Newark)
- Dare Wright (photographer, children's author)
- Chris "Crazyhorse" Coleman (Tattoo Artist) (Scioto County / Dayton native)
[edit] Actors, Dancers, Comedians, Magicians, Performers, Models, Broadcasters, Commercial Spokespersons, Television Presenters/Hosts, etc.
- Lola Albright (actor) (Akron)
- Tom Aldredge (actor) (Dayton)
- Louis Aldrich (actor) (unknown)[1]
- Corey Allen (actor) (Cleveland)
- Catherine Bach (actor) (Warren)
- Jim Backus (actor) (Cleveland)
- Kaye Ballard (actor)
- Lisa Banes (actor) (Chagrin Falls)
- Theda Bara (actor) (Avondale)
- Majel Barrett (actor) (Columbus)
- Ned Bellamy (actor) (Dayton)
- Halle Berry (actor, fashion model) (Cleveland)
- Jonathan Bennet (actor) (Rossford)
- David Birney (actor) (Cleveland)
- John Bixler (actor) (Shaker Heights)
- Nina Blackwood (veejay) (Cleveland)
- J. Paul Boehmer (actor) (Dayton)
- Mark Boone Jr. (actor) {Cincinnati)
- John Bottoms (actor) (Dayton)
- Bill Boyd (actor)
- Bob Braun (talk show host)
- Clancy Brown (actor) (Urbana)
- Woody Brown (actor) (Dayton)
- Michelle Burke (actor) (Defiance)
- Tyreese Burnett (actor) (Dayton)
- Ralph Byrd (actor) (Dayton)
- Marion Byron (actor) (Dayton)
- Drew Carey (actor, comedian) (Cleveland)
- Nancy Cartwright (voice performer) (Kettering/Dayton)
- George Chakiris (actor) (Norwood)
- Damian Chapa (actor) (Dayton)
- Dave Chappelle (comedian, actor) (Yellow Springs)
- Marguerite Clark (actor) (Avondale)
- Mystro Clark (actor) (Dayton)
- Ray Combs (game show host) (Hamilton)
- Tim Conway (actor, comedian) (Willoughby)
- Christine Craft (broadcaster, radio talk show host)
- Yvonne Craig (actor) (Columbus)
- Beverly D'Angelo (actor) (Columbus)
- Dorothy Dandridge (actor)
- Frank Daniels (actor, Captain Jinks) (Dayton)
- Doris Day (actor) (Cincinnati)
- June Dayton (actor) (Dayton)
- Ruby Dee (actor) (Cleveland)
- Phyllis Diller (actor, comedian) (Lima)
- Jim Dine (painter, sculptor) (Cincinnati)
- Phil Donahue (talk show host) (Cleveland/Dayton)
- Mike Douglas (actor) (Cleveland)
- Hugh Downs (broadcaster) (Akron)
- Hugh Downs (broadcaster) (Lima)
- Keir Dullea (actor) (Cleveland)
- Micah Dyer (actor) (Dayton)
- Joe Estevez (actor) (Dayton)
- Angie Everhart (fashion model) (Akron)
- Sean Faris (actor, model) (Parma)
- Jamie Farr (actor) (Toledo)
- Suzanne Farrell (dancer) (Cincinnati)
- Alan Freed (radio show host, namer of "Rock 'n Roll") (Cleveland)
- Clark Gable (actor) (Cadiz)
- Teri Garr (actor) (Lakewood)
- Dorothy Gish (actor)
- Lillian Gish (actor) (Springfield)
- Carlin Glynn (actor) (Cleveland)
- Maggie Grace (actor) (Columbus)
- David Graf (actor) (Lancaster)
- Joel Grey (actor, singer, dancer) (Cleveland)
- Julie Hagerty (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Arsenio Hall (comedian, talk show host, actor) (Cleveland)
- Margaret Hamilton (actor)
- Dorian Harewood (actor) (Dayton)
- Woody Harrelson (actor) (Lebanon)
- Rachael Harris (actress/comedienne) (Worthington)
- Steve Harvey (comedian/actor) (Cleveland)
- Patricia Heaton (actor) (Bay Village)
- Anne Heche (actor) (Aurora)
- Eileen Heckart (actor) (Columbia)
- John Hockenberry (broadcaster) (Dayton)
- Hal Holbrook (actor) (Cleveland)
- Katie Holmes (actor) (Toledo)
- Bob Hope (comedian, actor) (Cleveland)
- Kevin Lee Hughes (Magician) (Cincinnati)
- Chrissie Hynde (musician)
- Rule Janice (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Elsie Janis (actor) (Columbus)
- Allison Janney (actor) (Dayton)
- Ken Jenkins (actor) (Dayton)
- Gordon Jump (actor) (Dayton)
- Carol Kane (actor) (Cleveland)
- Melina Kanakaredes (actor) (Akron)
- Michael Kent (comedian/magician) (Urbana)
- Perry King (actor) (Alliance)
- A. J. Langer (actor) (Columbus)
- Walter Law (actor) (Dayton)
- Hudson Leick (actor) (Cincinnati)
- RuDee Lipscomb (actor) (Dayton)
- John Lithgow (actor) (Yellow Springs)
- Chad Lowe (actor) (Dayton)
- Rob Lowe (actor) (Dayton)
- Paul Lynde (actor)
- Diane McBain (actor) (Cleveland)
- Gates McFadden (actor) (Cuyahoga Falls)
- Mark Metcalf (actor) (Findlay)
- W. Chrystie Miller (actor) (Dayton)
- Walter Miller (actor) (Dayton)
- Ryan Mitchell (actor)
- Bill Moor (actor) (Toledo)
- Greg Morris (actor) (Columbus)
- Martin Mull (comedian, actor) (North Ridgeville)
- Rick Nasal (actor) (Cuyahoga Falls)
- John Newland (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Paul Newman (actor) (Cleveland)
- Stephen Nichols (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Don Novello (comedian, actor) (Ashtabula)
- Ed O'Neill (actor) (Youngstown)
- Annie Oakley (markswoman) (Greenville)
- Jack Paar (talk show host) (Canton)
- Lawanda Page (actor) (Cleveland)
- Suzee Pai (actor) (Toledo)
- Eleanor Parker (actor) (Cedarville)
- Sarah Jessica Parker (actor) (Cincinnati/Nelsonville)
- Dan Patrick (sportscaster, talk show host) (Mason)
- Robert Patrick (actor) (Cleveland)
- Austin Pendleton (actor) (Warren)
- Luke Perry (actor) (Fredericktown)
- Tom Poston (actor) (Columbus)
- Monica Potter (actor) (Cleveland
- Jess Robbins (actor) (Dayton)
- Roy Rogers (actor) (Cincinnati/Lucasville)
- Ted Ross (actor) (Dayton)
- Alan Ruck (actor) (Cleveland)
- Tyrone Power (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Gary Sandy (actor) (Dayton)
- Sherri Saum (actor) (Dayton)
- Fred Scott (broadcaster, "Uncle Fred") (Dayton)
- William Self (actor) (Dayton)
- Molly Shannon (comedian) (Shaker Heights/Cleveland)
- Martin Sheen (actor) (Dayton)
- Lew Short (actor) (Dayton)
- Mamie Smith (singer) (Cincinnati)
- Hal Sparks (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Dina Spybey (actor) (Columbus)
- Mark Stevens (actor) (Cleveland)
- Shannon Niquette Stewart (model) (Franklin)
- Alyson Stoner (actress/dancer) (Toledo)
- Philip Michael Thomas (actor) (Columbus)
- Andrea Thompson (model, broadcaster)
- Lucille Ward (actor) (Dayton)
- Tom Wesselman (painter) (Cincinnati)
- Jack Weston (actor) (Cleveland)
- Fred Willard (actor) (Cleveland Heights)
- Debra Winger (actor) (Cleveland Heights)
- Jonathan Winters (comedian, actor) (Dayton)
- Amy Yasbeck (actor) (Cincinnati)
The Rest Not Listed in Alphabetical Order:
- Tina Bockrath (model) (Dayton)
- Deanna Brooks (model)
- Mary Katherine Campbell (Miss America 1922, 1923)
- Laura Cover (model)
- Carmella DeCesare (model) (Avon Lake)
- Sue Downey (Miss USA 1965)
- Carmen Electra (model, actor) (Cincinnati/White Oak)
- Angie Everhart (fashion model) (Akron)
- Taylor Hayes (cheesecake model)
- John Holmes (adult entertainment performer)
- Toccara Elaine Jones (contestant on America's Next Top Model)(Dayton)
- Heather Kozar (model) (Akron)
- Allie LaForce (Miss Teen USA 2005) (Vermilion)
- Jacquelyn Mayer (Miss America 1963) (Sandusky)
- Marilyn Meseke (Miss America 1938)
- Shannon Niquette Stewart (model) (Franklin)
- Ce Ce Peniston (model, Miss Black Arizona 1989) (Dayton)
- Susan Perkins (Miss America 1978)
- Laurel Lea Schaefer (Miss America 1972)
- Kim Seelbrede (Miss USA 1981)
- Hlee Xiong (Miss Lao Hmong 2004) (Akron)
[edit] Miscellaneous Celebrities
- Christina Angel (adult entertainment performer) (Dayton)
- Tina Bockrath (cheesecake model) (Dayton)
- Deanna Brooks (cheesecake model)
- Mary Katherine Campbell (Miss America 1922, 1923)
- Laura Cover (cheesecake model)
- Carmella DeCesare (cheesecake model) (Avon Lake)
- Amee Donovan (adult entertainment performer) (Dayton)
- Sue Downey (Miss USA 1965)
- Carmen Electra (cheesecake model, actor) (Cincinnati/White Oak)
- Leo Ford (adult entertainment performer) (Dayton)
- Felicia Fox (adult entertainment performer) (Springfield)
- Taylor Hayes (cheesecake model)
- John Holmes (adult entertainment performer)
- Toccara Elaine Jones (contestant on America's Next Top Model)(Dayton)
- Heather Kozar (cheesecake model) (Green)
- Allie LaForce (Miss Teen USA 2005) (Vermillion)
- Traci Lords (adult entertainment performer, actor, author) (Steubenville)
- Jacquelyn Mayer (Miss America 1963)
- Marilyn Meseke (Miss America 1938)
- Ce Ce Peniston (model, Miss Black Arizona 1989) (Dayton)
- Susan Perkins (Miss America 1978)
- Danielle Reyes (contestant on Big Brother 3) (Dayton)
- Matthew Rush (adult entertainment actor) (Columbus)
- Laurel Lea Schaefer (Miss America 1972)
- Kim Seelbrede (Miss USA 1981)
- Dean Roll (professional wrestler) (Dayton)
- Hlee Xiong (Miss Lao Hmong 2004) (Akron)
[edit] Singers, Musicians, Composers, Songwriters, Conductors, etc.
- Martin Dillon, Tenor and Professor of Music at Rutgers University, (Portsmouth, Ohio)
- Steven Adler (musician) (Cleveland)
- Ray Anthony (musician) (Cleveland)
- Albert Ayler (musician) (Cleveland)
- Avant (musician) (Cleveland)
- David Baerwald (musician) (Oxford)
- Lou Barlow (musician) (Dayton)
- Stiv Bators (musician) (Cleveland)
- Kathleen Battle (singer) (Portsmouth, Ohio)
- The Black Keys (musicians) (Akron)
- Cindy Blackman (musician) (Yellow Springs)
- Bone Thugs N Harmony (musician group) (Cleveland)
- Bow Wow (musician) (Columbus)
- Mike Callahan of Earshot-Band (musician) (Akron)
- Eric Carmen (musician) (Cleveland)
- Tracy Chapman (musician) (Cleveland)
- Bootsy Collins (musician)
- Gilby Clarke (musician) (Cleveland)
- Louis "Chip" Davis Jr. (musician) (Sylvania)
- Lucky Harrison Dayton (musician) (Dayton)
- Kim Deal and Kelley Deal of The Breeders (musicians) (Huber Heights/Dayton)
- Devo (musicians) (Kent)
- Bethany Dillon (Christian singer/songwriter) (Bellefontaine)
- Michael Feinstein (Columbus)
- Craig Fuller (musician) (Waverly/Columbus)
- Andy Graham (musician) (Cuyahoga Falls)
- Macy Gray (musician) (Canton)
- Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters (musician) (Warren)
- Guided by Voices (musicians) (Dayton)
- Henry Fillmore (composer)
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (musician) (Cleveland)
- Heartless Bastards
- Chrissie Hynde (musician) (Akron)
- The Isley Brothers (musicians) (Cincinnati)
- Lux Interior (musician) (Kent)
- Nick Lachey (musician) (Cincinnati)
- Jani Lane (musician) (Akron)
- John Legend (musician) (Springfield)
- James Levine (conductor, musician) (Cincinnati)
- Marilyn Manson (musician) (Canton)
- Dean Martin (singer, actor) (Steubenville)
- Maureen McGovern (singer) (Youngstown)
- McGuffey Lane (musical group)
- Mills Brothers (musicians)
- Mushroomhead (musical group) (Cleveland)
- Nine Inch Nails (musical group) (Cleveland)
- Ohio Players (musicians) (Dayton)
- Oxymoronatron (musicians) (Dayton)
- Gary Patterson (musician) (Cleveland)
- Pere Ubu (musical group) (Cleveland)
- Robert Pollard (composer) (Dayton)
- Pure Prairie League (musicians) (Columbus)
- Rascal Flatts (musical group) (Columbus)
- The Raspberries (musicians) (Cleveland)
- Relient K, (band) (Canton)
- Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails (musician) (Cleveland)
- JD Samson of Le Tigre (musician)
- Scott Savol (singer) (Cleveland)
- Scott Shriner of Weezer (musician) (Toledo)
- Snowden Family Band (musical group) (Clinton)
- Michael Stanley (musician) (Youngstown)
- Billy Strayhorn (musician)
- Rachel Sweet (musician) (Akron)
- Art Tatum (musician) (Toledo)
- David Thomas (musician) (Akron)
- Joseph Trohman of Fall Out Boy (musician) (Cleveland)
- Roger Troutman and Larry Troutman (composers)
- Joe Walsh (musician)
- Scott Weiland (musician) (Cleveland)
- Jon Frederic West (singer) (Dayton)
- Dwight Yoakam (singer, actor) (Columbus)
- Chester Jennings AKA Lyfe (musician, singer) (Toledo)
- The Ojays (Canton)
- Gerald Levert (Cleveland)
- Maynard James Keenan (musician) (Ravenna)
- The Quintessentials (musical group) (Dayton)
- Hawthorne Heights (musical group) (Dayton)
- Black Rose Hill (musical group) (Twinsburg)
[edit] Soldiers, Sailors, etc.
- George Custer (cavalry officer) (New Rumley)
- Ulysses S. Grant (soldier, politician)
- William Tecumseh Sherman (soldier, politician)
- Tecumseh (soldier)
- Andrew L. Harris (Civil War general, U.S. Commissioner, Ohio Governor)
- Eddie Rickenbacker (pilot) (Columbus)
- Robert C. Schenck (Civil War general, politician, diplomat) (Dayton)
- Rodger Young (WWII soldier) (Fremont)
[edit] Architects, Inventors, Explorers, Adventurers, Astronauts, Aviators, Spies, etc.
- Neil Armstrong (astronaut) (Wapakoneta/Lebanon)
- George Bartholomew (inventor)
- Charles A. Bassett II (astronaut)
- Mark N. Brown (astronaut) (Dayton)
- Charles Brush (inventor, industrialist) (Cleveland)
- Guion S. Bluford Jr. (astronaut)
- Ken Cameron (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Nancy Currie (astronaut)
- Thomas Edison (inventor) (Milan)
- Donn F. Eisele (astronaut)
- Harvey Firestone (inventor, industrialist) (Columbiana/Akron)
- Michael J. Foreman (astronaut)
- Michael L. Gernhardt (astronaut)
- Cass Gilbert (architect) (Zanesville)
- John Glenn (astronaut, politician) (Cambridge/New Concord)
- Michael T. Good (astronaut)
- Elisha Gray (inventor) (Barnesville)
- Greg Harbaugh (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Karl G. Henize (astronaut)
- Thomas J. Hennen (astronaut)
- Terence T. Henricks (astronaut)
- Tom Henricks (astronaut)
- Charles O. Hobaugh (astronaut) (North Ridgeville)
- Philip Johnson (architect) (Cleveland)
- Charles Kettering (inventor) (Loudenville/Dayton)
- Whitmore Knaggs (soldier, spy)
- Kevin P. Layman (astronaut)
- Jim Lovell (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- G. David Low (astronaut) {Cleveland)
- Stanley A. Meyer (inventor) (Fayette County)
- Garrett Morgan (inventor) (Cleveland)
- Robert F. Overmyer (astronaut)
- Ronald A. Parise (astronaut)
- Judith Resnick (astronaut) (Akron)
- Eddie Rickenbacker (aviator, race car driver) (Columbus)
- Ron Sega (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Howard Dwight Smith (architect) (Dayton/Columbus)
- Robert C. Springer (astronaut)
- Kathryn D. Sullivan (astronaut)
- Don Thomas (astronaut)
- Carl Walz (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- D. Thomas Walz (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Mary Ellen Weber (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Sunita L. Williams (astronaut)
- Alexander Winton (inventor) (Cleveland)
- Granville Woods (inventor) (Columbus/Cincinnati)
- Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (inventors) (Dayton)
[edit] Athletes, Coaches, etc.
- Kurt Abbott (baseball player) (Zanesville)
- Randy Ayers (basketball coach) (Springfield)
- Coy Bacon (football player) (Ironton)
- Chris Bando (baseball player) (Solon)
- Tim Belcher (baseball player) (Mount Gilead)
- Dave Blaney (race car driver) (Hartford)
- Earl Boykins (basketball player) (Cleveland)
- Paul Brown (football coach) (Norwalk)
- Ray Brown (baseball player) (Alger)
- Jim Brown (football player) (Cleveland)
- Rob Carpenter (football player) (Junction City)
- Butch Carter (basketball player, coach) (Springfield)
- Cris Carter (football player) (Troy)
- Drew Carter (football player) (Solon)
- Ezzard Charles (boxer) (Cincinnati)
- Marco Coleman (football player) (Dayton)
- Roger Clemens (baseball player} (Dayton)
- Cris Collinsworth (football player) (Dayton)
- Ben Curtis (golf player)
- Tom Darden (football player) (Sandusky)
- Len Dawson (football player) (Alliance)
- Rob Dyrdek (skateboarder) (Kettering)
- James "Buster" Douglas (boxer) (Columbus)
- Charlie Frye (football player) (Willard)
- Sarah Fisher (race car driver) (Columbus)
- Dan Fritsche (hockey player) (Parma)
- Bob Golic (football player, actor) (Cleveland)
- Mike Golic (football player, sports talk host) (Cleveland)
- Archie Griffin (football player) (Columbus)
- Lou Groza (football player) (Martins Ferry)
- Jim Harbaugh (football player) (Toledo)
- John Havlicek (basketball player) (Martins Ferry)
- Woody Hayes (football coach) (Clifton/Newcomerstown/Upper Arlington)
- Kim Herring (football player) (Solon)
- Larry Hisle (baseball player) (Portsmouth)
- Lou Holtz (Football coach) (East Liverpool)
- Sam Hornish, Jr. (indy car driver, 2-time IRL champion, winner of 2006 Indianapolis 500) (Defiance)
- Dummy Hoy (deaf baseball player) (Houcktown)
- Bob Huggins (basketaball coach) (Gnadenhutten)
- Jim Jackson (basketball player) (Toledo)
- Lebron James (basketball player) (Akron)
- Lance Johnson (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Home Run Johnson (baseball player) (Findlay)
- Bobby Knight (basketball coach) (Massilon/Orrville)
- Chuck Noll (football coach)
- Bernie Kosar (football player) (Boardman)
- Jack Lambert (football player) (Mantua)
- Barry Larkin (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Jerry Lucas (basketball player) (Middletown)
- Scott May (basketball player) (Sandusky)
- Mike Mizanin (WWE wrestler)
- Edwin C. Moses (runner) (Dayton)
- Thurman Munson (baseball player) (Canton)
- Jack Nicklaus (golfer) (Columbus)
- Joe Nuxhall (baseball player and announcer) (Hamilton)
- Jim Leyland (baseball manager) (Perrysburg)
- Al Oliver (baseball player) (Portsmouth)
- Paul O'Neill (baseball player) (Columbus)
- Doug Mientkiewicz (baseball player) (Toledo)
- Jesse Owens (runner) (Cleveland)
- Orlando Pace (Football Player) (Sandusky)
- Ara Parseghian (football coach) (Akron)
- Jay Payton (baseball player) (Zanesville)
- Jim Paxson (basketball player) (Dayton)
- John Paxson (basketball player) (Dayton)
- Bobby Rahal (race car driver) (Medina)
- Tim Rattay (football player) (Elyria)
- Tim Richmond (race car driver) (Ashland)
- Branch Rickey (baseball manager) (Stockdale)
- Ben Roethlisberger (football player) (Findlay)
- Pete Rose (baseball player, manager) (Cincinnati)
- Mike Rupp (hockey player) (Cleveland Heights)
- Mike Schmidt (baseball player) (Dayton)
- Don Shula (football coach) (Painesville)
- George Sisler (baseball player) (Manchester)
- Roger Staubach (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Shannon Stewart (baseball player)
- Tim Thomas (high school cross country coach, track and field coach) (Ironton)
- Steve Tovar (football player) (Elyria)
- Jim Tracy (baseball player, manager) (Hamilton)
- Jim Tressel (football coach) (Mentor)
- Moses Fleetwood Walker (baseball player) (Mount Pleasant)
- Randy Walker (college football coach) (Troy)
- Paul Warfield (football player) (Warren)
- Sol White (baseball player, manager, executive) (Bellaire)
- Matt Wilhelm (football player) (Lorain)
- Kevin Youkilis (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Cy Young (baseball player) (gilmore/Newcomerstown)
- Don Zimmer (baseball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
- Ron Zook (football coach) (Loudonville)
- Clarence Jones (baseball player, coach) (Zanesville)
- Don King (fight promoter) Cleveland
[edit] Businesspeople, Entrepreneurs, etc.
- B. F. Goodrich (industrialist) (Akron)
- Herbert H. Dow (chemist, industrialist) (Cleveland)
- Charles Keating (banker, activist) (Cincinnati)
- Peter B. Lewis (prominent entrepreneur, political contributor, philanthropist, activist) (Cleveland)
- Carl Lindner (prominent entrepreneur, political contributor, philanthropist) (Dayton)
- Ransom Olds
- John H. Patterson (industrialist) (Dayton)
- William Procter (industrialist) (Cincinnati)
- John D. Rockefeller (industrialist) (Strongsville/Cleveland)
- Frank Seiberling (industrialist) (Western Star)
- George Steinbrenner (shipping magnate, sports club owner) (Cleveland)
- Leslie "Les" H. Wexner (founder of the Limited Brands Corporation) (Dayton)
- John Galbreath (real estate mogul and former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates) (Columbus)
- Joey Galloway ( NFL wide receiver: Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Bucs) (Bellaire)
- Lance Mehl (Defensive back from N.Y. Jets) (Bellaire)
- Andy Dorris ( DB for Houston Oilers) (Bellaire)
- Phil and Joe Neikro (Major League Baseball pitchers) (Bridgeport)
- Carl Stevens (Software Developer) (Hamilton/Fairfield)
[edit] Publishers, Media Moguls, etc.
- James M. Cox (publisher of Dayton Daily News, founder of Cox Communications, politician) (Jacksonburg)
- Larry Flynt (publisher of Hustler adult magazine) (Cincinnati)
- Ted Turner (founder of Turner Broadcasting, CNN) (Cincinnati)
[edit] Activists, Philanthropists, Public Agitators, Advocates, Lawyers, etc.
- John Brown (abolitionist) (Hudson)
- Clarence Darrow (lawyer) (Kinsman)
- Richard Dillingham (Quaker abolitionist) (Morrow County)
- Gloria Steinem (feminist)
- Irvin F. Westheimer (founder of Big Brothers Big Sisters)
- Victoria Woodhull (activist, stock broker, journalist, politician) (Homer/Mount Gilead)
[edit] Criminals
- Jeffrey Dahmer (serial killer) (lived in Bath)
- Donald DeFreeze (Patty Hearst kidnapper) (Cleveland)
- James Oliver Huberty (murderer) (Massillon)
- Charles Manson (murderer, cult leader) (Cincinnati/Walnut Hills)
- Nathan Brooks (murderer) (Bellaire)
[edit] Scholars, Scientists, Historians, Theorists, Philosophers, Opinionists, etc.
- William A. Fowler (physicist, Nobel Prize Winner) (Lima, The Ohio State University)
- Samuel Dana Horton (monetary theorist)
- Thomas Samuel Kuhn (science philosopher)
- Albert A. Michelson (physicist) (Case Institute of Technology)
- E. W. Morley (physicist) (Western Reserve University)
- Charles Richter (physicist) (Hamilton)
- Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr. (historian)
- Sander Vanocur (commentator) (Cleveland)
[edit] Educators, Religious Leaders, Lecturers, Motivational Speakers, Self-Help Gurus, etc.
- William Holmes McGuffey (educator, author)(Tuscarawas County/Oxford/Cincinnati)
- Norman Vincent Peale
- William Strunk Jr. (educator, author) (Cincinnati)
- Wayne W. Scott (pastor, scholar) (Parma)
- Don Hall (Historian) (Cincinnati)
[edit] Others
- Clyde Beatty (animal trainer) (Chillicothe)
- Brenda Carlin (television producer, wife of George Carlin) (Dayton)
- John Dean
- Jack Hanna (zoo director, animal expert) (Columbus)
- Sam Sheppard (murder suspect) (Cleveland)
- Richard Vishton
- Anastasia Beaverhausen (Former CEO of Walker Inc.)
[edit] References
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- ^ (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who.
