List of notable people from Cincinnati, Ohio
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This is a list of notable people from Cincinnati, Ohio and the Greater Cincinnati area.
| Name | Interest |
|---|---|
| Glenn Allen Jr. | NASCAR driver |
| Shaun Alexander | A NFL football player born in Florence, Kentucky. |
| Neil Armstrong | Astronaut |
| Marty Balin | Musician (Founding member of Jefferson Airplane) |
| Daniel Carter Beard | The founder of the Boy Scouts of America. |
| John Boehner | House Minority Leader |
| Bob Braun | A variety show entertainer. |
| Bootsy Collins | Musician |
| Robin T. Cotton | ENT |
| Powel Crosley Jr. | An inventor, industrialist, and entrepreneur. |
| Doris Day | Actress |
| Big Joe Duskin | Blues musician |
| Frank Duveneck | Painter |
| Carmen Electra | Actress |
| Suzanne Farrell | Ballerina |
| Larry Flynt | Publisher of Hustler Magazine. |
| Thomas Fogarty | The inventor of the Fogarty® balloon embolectomy catheter used for angioplasty. Also a noted cardiovascular surgeon and vintner. |
| Rich Franklin | A fighter and one involved in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). |
| Nikki Giovanni | Poet |
| Shari Goldhagen | Novelist |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Once President of the United States and General. |
| Ken Griffey, Jr. | A baseball player born in Pennsylvania but raised in Cincinnati. |
| Julie Hagerty | Actress |
| William Henry Harrison | Once President of the United States. |
| Henry Heimlich | A co-developer of the Heimlich maneuver. |
| Bill Hemmer | Fox News Channel Anchor |
| DJ Hi-Tek | Hip Hop DJ |
| The Isley Brothers | Rhythm-and-Blues group |
| Pigmeat Jarret | Blues musician |
| Justin Jeffre | Member of 98 Degrees. |
| Kenneth Koch | Poet |
| Drew Lachey | Member of 98 Degrees and ABC's Dancing with the Stars Champion. |
| Nick Lachey | Singer and member of 98 Degrees. |
| Barry Larkin | A baseball player. |
| William McGuffey | A 19th century writer of the McGuffey Readers. |
| Charles Manson | Infamous murderer. |
| Freddie Miller | A featherweight boxing champion. |
| Heather Mitts | A USWS soccer player. |
| Mood | Hip Hop Group |
| Heidi Mueller | Actress on NBC's Passions. |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | Actress |
| Point 19 | Rock/Alternative Music Band |
| Rob Portman | Director of the Office of Management and Budget |
| Tyrone Power | Actor |
| Oscar Robertson | A former Cincinnati guard and NBA player. |
| Roy Rogers | "The Singing Cowboy" |
| Pete Rose | A baseball player. |
| Albert Sabin | The developer of the oral polio vaccine. |
| Mamie Smith | Singer and Blues musician. |
| Tony Snow | The White House Press Secretary, a former Fox News Channel Anchor and radio host. |
| Steven Spielberg | Producer and director. |
| Jerry Springer | A talk show host and former mayor of Cincinnati. |
| Roger Staubach | A football player. |
| Milt Stegall | A football player. |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe | Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin and noted abolitionist. |
| William Howard Taft | Once President of the United States, and Chief Justice of the United States |
| Ted Turner | Founder of CNN. |
| Thomas Tsuchiya | Sculputor |
| Linda Vester | Journalist |
| Leon Wesley Walls | Singer and songwriter. |
| Andy Williams | Singer |
| Katt Williams | Comedian |
| Thomas Worthington Whittredge | Painter [1] |
Carl H. Lindner Jr. Businessman, Investor
