List of people from Akron, Ohio
The following people were all born in or were residents of the city of Akron, Ohio.
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| Name | Description | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Eugene Abbey | Theatre manager and producer | Born in Akron | [1] |
| Richard F. Abel | U.S. Air Force Brigadier General | Born in Akron | |
| John R. Adams | Federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | Practiced in Akron | |
| James E. Akins | The U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1973-76 | Born in Akron | [2] |
| Lola Albright | Singer and actress | Born in Akron | [3] |
| Andy Alleman | Football center for Miami Dolphins | Born in Akron | [4] |
| Harold Anderson | Basketball coach at Bowling Green State University and University of Toledo | Born in Akron | [5] |
| R. W. Apple, Jr. | Editor, writer for The New York Times | Born in Akron | |
| Joseph Arthur | Musician and artist | Born in Akron | [6] |
| Dan Auerbach | Solo musician, guitarist for The Black Keys, owner of Akron Analog Recording Studios | Born in Akron | [7] |
| William Hanes Ayres | Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives | Represented Akron in Congress | |
| Josh Azzarella | Artist | Born in Akron | |
| Melissa Baker | Model | Born in Akron | |
| E.T. Barnette | Founder of Fairbanks, Alaska and its first mayor | Born in Akron | |
| Alice M. Batchelder | Attorney and jurist, currently chief judge of United States Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit | Practiced in Akron | |
| Elsworth R. Bathrick | U.S. Representative | ||
| Tom Batiuk | Comic strip creator (Funky Winkerbean, Crankshaft) | ||
| Cliff Battles | Football player | ||
| Margaret Baxtresser | Classical pianist | ||
| Art Becker | Basketball player | ||
| Samuel H. Bell | Federal judge on U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio | Practiced in Akron | |
| Terry Bevington | Baseball player and manager | ||
| George Bliss | Congressman | ||
| Ray C. Bliss | Republican Party leader | ||
| Jim Boeke | Football player | ||
| Mark Bloch | Artist | Raised in Akron | |
| Phil Boggs | Diver, 1976 Olympic gold medalist | ||
| Dante Booker | Football player | ||
| Rosario Borgio | Mobster | ||
| William Boyett | Actor | ||
| Dave Brown | Football player | ||
| John Brown | Abolitionist | ||
| Walter Hermann Bucher | Geologist and paleontologist | ||
| Michael Buckley | Author of The Sisters Grimm and NERDS series | ||
| E. J. Burt | Football player | ||
| Jimmy Butler | Actor | ||
| Glen Buxton | Guitarist for Alice Cooper | ||
| Patrick Carney | Drummer for The Black Keys, bassist for the band Drummer | Born in Akron | |
| Bob Casale | Musician, Devo | ||
| Gerald Casale | Musician, Devo | ||
| Len Chandler | Folk musician | Born in Akron | |
| David Allan Coe | Country music artist | ||
| Russell Coffey | World War I veteran | ||
| Arthur L. Conger | Theosophist | ||
| Deborah L. Cook | Federal judge on U.S. Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit | Practiced in Akron | |
| Jarrod Cooper | Football player | ||
| Cheryl Crawford | Director and producer | ||
| Mark Croghan | Athlete | ||
| Stephen Curry | Basketball player for Golden State Warriors, 1-time NBA MVP, 1-time NBA Champion | Born in Akron | |
| Ruby Nash Curtis | Singer of Ruby & The Romantics | ||
| Hammer Damage | Rock band | ||
| Keith Dambrot | Basketball coach | ||
| Jimmy Darrow | Basketball player | ||
| John Dean | White House counsel to Richard Nixon | ||
| Charles W. F. Dick | U.S. Senator (Republican) | ||
| Frank Dicopoulos | Actor | ||
| Michael Dokes | Boxer, WBA World Heavyweight Champion 1982-1983 | Born in Akron | |
| Lloyd C. Douglas | Minister, author | ||
| Rita Dove | Poet | ||
| Hugh Downs | TV journalist and personality, 20/20 | ||
| Peter C. Economus | Federal judge on U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio | Practiced in Akron | |
| Sidney Edgerton | 19th Century politician | ||
| Eddie Elias | Founder of Professional Bowlers Assn. | ||
| Harold G. Epperson | Decorated U.S. Marine | ||
| Eugene C. Eppley | Hotel mogul | ||
| Angie Everhart | Model and actress | ||
| Fritzi Fern | Actress | ||
| Harvey Samuel Firestone | Founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company | Lived in Akron | |
| Leonard Firestone | Industrialist | ||
| Steve Fitzhugh | Football payer | ||
| Art Fleming | TV game show host, Jeopardy | ||
| Carol Folt | Chancellor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Born in Akron | |
| Trent Ford | Actor, model | ||
| Mike Fox | Football player | ||
| Elizabeth Franz | Actress | ||
| Shirley Fry | Tennis player | ||
| Clark Gable | Oscar-winning actor, Mutiny on the Bounty, Gone with the Wind, World War II major | Born in Cadiz, worked in Akron | |
| Ruby Nash Garnett | Singer of Ruby & the Romantics | Born in Akron | |
| William H. Gerstenmaier | NASA administrator | ||
| Joe Glazer | Musician | ||
| Dick Goddard | Meteorologist | ||
| Harvey Gold | Musician | ||
| Bob Golic | Football player, radio personality | ||
| Mike Golic | Football player | ||
| Benjamin Goodrich | Founder of B.F. Goodrich Company | ||
| Jim Graner | Sports anchor at WKYC; color commentator for Cleveland Browns radio | Born in Akron | [8] |
| Charlie Greer | Radio personality | ||
| Brad Guigar | Cartoonist | ||
| James S. Gwin | Federal judge on U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio | Practiced in Akron | |
| Kris Haines | Football player | ||
| Dave Hampton | Football player | ||
| Leon Harris | Television journalist | ||
| James Harrison | Football player | ||
| Dow W. Harter | U.S. Representative | ||
| Umar Bin Hassan | Poet | ||
| Anne Heche | Actress | ||
| Carol Heiss | Figure skater | ||
| Daniel Hesidence | Painter | ||
| Howard Hewett | Gospel and R&B singer | ||
| Michael Holley | Sports journalist | ||
| M. Herbert Hoover | Politician | ||
| Roger Hoover | Singer, musician | ||
| Walter B. Huber | U.S. Representative | ||
| Rex Humbard | Televangalist | ||
| Craig Hummer | Sportscaster | ||
| Chrissie Hynde | Musician, leader of The Pretenders | ||
| James Ingram | Musician | ||
| Shirley Fry Irvin | Hall of Fame tennis player | Born in Akron | |
| Sandi Jackson | Politician | ||
| LeBron James | Basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers, 4-time NBA MVP, 2-time Olympic gold medalist, 2-time NBA champion | Born in Akron | |
| Jim Jarmusch | Film director | ||
| David Jenkins | Figure skater | ||
| Hayes Alan Jenkins | Figure skater, 1956 Olympic gold medalist | ||
| Helen Jepson | Soprano | ||
| Gus Johnson | Basketball player, television sportscaster | ||
| Steve Johnson | Basketball player | ||
| Grandpa Jones | Musician, comedian (Hee-Haw) | ||
| Melina Kanakaredes | Actress | ||
| Maynard James Keenan | Singer, Tool, A Perfect Circle | Born in Akron | |
| Dean Keener | Basketball coach | ||
| Herman Keiser | Golfer, 1946 Masters champion | ||
| Charlton Keith | Football player | ||
| Phil Kline | Composer | ||
| Bob Knepper | Major League Baseball pitcher | ||
| Charles Landon Knight | Publisher, politician | ||
| James L. Knight | Publisher | ||
| John S. Knight | Publisher | ||
| Parke Kolbe | College president | ||
| Heather Kozar | Model; former Barker's Beauty on The Price Is Right | ||
| Brock Kreitzburg | Bobsledder | ||
| Art Kusnyer | Baseball player and coach | ||
| Jani Lane | Lead singer of Glam metal band Warrant | Born in Akron | |
| Jerome Lane | Basketball player | ||
| Bob Lape | Television journalist | ||
| Mortimer Dormer Leggett | Civil War officer | ||
| Bob Lewis | Founder of Devo | ||
| Thomas Lewis | Football player | ||
| Liam Lynch | Musician, puppeteer, Sifl and Olly | ||
| Doug Marsh | Football player | ||
| Thomas E. Martin | Iowa politician | ||
| Mike Massie | Wyoming politician | ||
| Banjo Matthews | NASCAR driver | ||
| Frank W. Mayborn | Publisher | ||
| Andy McCollum | Football player | ||
| Frances McGovern | U.S. Representative | ||
| Marian Mercer | Actress | ||
| Gene Mingo | Football player | ||
| Dan Moldea | Journalist and author | ||
| Vaughn Monroe | Singer | ||
| Michael Morell | ICIA director, TV analyst | ||
| Brian Mosteller | Director of Oval Office Operations for President Barack Obama | ||
| Bob Mothersbaugh | Musician, member of Devo | ||
| Jim Mothersbaugh | Musician, member of Devo | ||
| Mark Mothersbaugh | Musician, member of Devo | ||
| Scott Muni | Radio personality | ||
| Thurman Munson | Baseball player | ||
| Ron Negray | Baseball player | ||
| John Neidert | Football player | Born in Akron | |
| Donnie Nickey | Football player | ||
| Pete Nischt | Musician | ||
| Gabe Norwood | Basketball player | ||
| Russell Oberlin | Musician | ||
| Les Olsson | Football player | ||
| Stanford R. Ovshinsky | Inventor and scientist | ||
| Chris Owens | Basketball player | ||
| Tim "Ripper" Owens | Singer, replaced Rob Halford in Judas Priest; inspiration for movie Rock Star | Born in Akron | |
| Paige Palmer | Fitness expert, TV personality | ||
| John Parry | Football official | ||
| Ara Parseghian | Football coach, Notre Dame | ||
| Jaroslav Pelikan | Christianity scholar | ||
| Simon Perkins | Settler, surveyor | ||
| Chris "Drama" Pfaff | Music producer | ||
| Antonio Pittman | Football player | ||
| Terry Pluto | Sports journalist | James Stewart Polshek
Architect | |
| Shawn Porter | Professional boxer | ||
| Ricky Powers | Football player | ||
| Edward Pramuk | Artist | Born in Akron | |
| Richard Quick | Swimming coach | ||
| Robert Quine | Guitarist | ||
| Willard Van Orman Quine | Philosopher | ||
| Ron Rector | Football player | ||
| James W. Reilly | Politician | ||
| Nikola Resanovic | Composer | ||
| Judith Resnik | Astronaut, killed in Challenger explosion. | Born and raised in Akron | |
| Butch Reynolds | Athlete | ||
| Jennifer Niederst Robbins | Web designer | ||
| Sydne Rome | Actress | ||
| Edmund Rowe | U.S. Representative | ||
| Wilbur F. Sanders | Montana politician | ||
| Thomas C. Sawyer | Politician | ||
| Bo Schembechler | Football coach, University of Michigan | ||
| Francis Seiberling | U.S. Representative | ||
| Frank Seiberling | Founder of Goodyear Tire and Rubber | Born in Akron | |
| John F. Seiberling | U.S. Representative | ||
| Luke Sewell | Baseball player and manager | ||
| Chuck Share | Basketball player | ||
| Denny Shute | Golfer | ||
| Matt Simon | Football player | ||
| Harry Simpson | Baseball player | ||
| George Sisler | Baseball player, member of Hall of Fame | ||
| Richard Smalley | Physicist, winner of Nobel Prize | ||
| Bob Smith | Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous | ||
| Neal Smith | Musician | ||
| Donald Ray Snodgrass | Author | ||
| Mark Stevens | Actor | ||
| Betty Sutton | U.S. Representative for 13th Congressional District | Practiced in Akron | |
| Tyrell Sutton | Football player | ||
| Rachel Sweet | Singer, actress and TV writer | ||
| Gene Thomas | Football player | ||
| Nate Thurmond | Basketball player, member of Hall of Fame | ||
| Todd Tobias | Musician | ||
| Aiden Wilson Tozer | Preacher, author | ||
| Bill Upham | Baseball player | ||
| William H. Upson | 19th Century politician | ||
| Claude Virden | Basketball player | ||
| Mike Vrabel | Football player | ||
| Michael Wadleigh | Director and cinematographer, filmed documentary of 1969 Woodstock Festival, Woodstock | ||
| Ramon Walker | Football player | ||
| Brad Warner | Zen priest, musician | ||
| Chris Wells | Football player for Arizona Cardinals | ||
| Michael Tarver | Professional wrestler | ||
| George Dexter Whitcomb | Manufacturer | ||
| Jesse White | Actor, known as the Maytag Repairman in 1967-1988 commercials | Raised in Akron | |
| Wendell Willkie | Presidential candidate, lawyer | Worked in Akron | |
| Melinda Windsor | Playboy model | ||
| Antoine Winfield | Football player | ||
| Ray Wise | Actor | ||
| Sam Wise | Baseball player | ||
| Gene Woodling | Baseball player | ||
| Kim Zurz | Politician |
Fictional people from Akron, Ohio
- Jiminy Glick - fictional talk-show host portrayed by Martin Short on film and TV
References
- ↑ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who. 1967.
- ↑ "Features". Akron Update. University of Akron. 2004-02-02. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ↑ "Peter Gunn Digs a Canary--That 'Way Out' Lola Albright". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1958-12-27. p. 1.
- ↑ "Andy Alleman - Stats, Bio". CNN. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame Feature- W. Harold Anderson". Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Joseph Arthur - Overview )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ↑ Easton, Max (2009-01-12). "The Black Keys, Gomez & Ash Grunwald". Soulshine.com.au. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ↑ "Jim Graner dies". Associated Press (AP) via The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co.). January 16, 1976. p. 1.
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