List of people from Shaker Heights, Ohio
The following is a list of natives, residents and former residents of Shaker Heights, Ohio.
A
- Danesha Adams, soccer player[1]
- Griff Allen, auto racing promoter, broadcaster, engineer[2]
- Erick Anderson, football linebacker
B
- Jamie Babbit, director, producer, and screenwriter[3]
- Newton D. Baker, politician[4]
- Bill Balas, screenwriter and director
- William Bayer, crime fiction writer
- Carter Bays, television writer, creator of How I Met Your Mother[3]
- David Mark Berger, weightlifter, one of 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Arab commandos at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games[5]
- Peter Bergman, a member of The Firesign Theatre
- Wrestlers The Beverly Brothers (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom) were billed as hailing from Shaker Heights
- Leon Bibb, television anchor[6]
- John Bixler, actor[7]
- Keith Black, neurosurgeon[8]
- John Blackburn, songwriter
- Sara Bloomfield, Executive Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum[9][10]
- Roberts Blossom, actor and poet[11]
- Andy Borowitz, comedian and satirist[12]
- Jim Brickman, musician[13]
- Aris Brimanis, ice hockey defenseman[14]
- Paul Brown, football coach and owner[15]
- Dick Brubaker, football player for the Chicago Cardinals and Buffalo Bills[16]
- Judith Butler, gender theorist and philosopher
C
- Jane L. Campbell, politician; 56th Mayor of Cleveland[17]
- James Card, film preservationist[18]
- Martha Chase, geneticist[19]
- Adrien Clarke, Virginia Destroyers offensive lineman[20]
- Ward Cleaver, fictional character in Leave It to Beaver
- Nate Clements, Cincinnati Bengals cornerback[20]
- Wat T. Cluverius, diplomat[21]
- Anne Cochran, singer[22]
- Gary Cohn, President and COO of Goldman Sachs[23]
- Jim Cohn, poet
- Bruce Cole, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities[8]
- Constance Cook, Republican Party politician
D
- Marc Dann, former Ohio Attorney General[24]
- William Daroff, director of the Washington, D.C. office of the Jewish Federations of North America[25]
- Arthur Carter Denison, federal judge[26]
- Cheri Dennis, the Princess of Bad Boy Entertainment
- Derf, John Backderf, cartoonist[27]
- Samuel Deutsch, jeweler and sports franchise owner[28]
- Maximilian Dimoff, principal bassist of the Cleveland Orchestra[29]
- Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor[29]
E
- Eric Ehrmann, author and columnist
- Harry Eisenstat, baseball pitcher[30]
- James Emery, jazz guitarist
F
- Michelle Federer, theatre and film actress[3]
- Danny Ferry, former NBA player; former General Manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Bobby Few, jazz pianist
- Craig Finn, singer and guitarist[31]
- Lee Fisher, former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio[32]
- James Frey, author[33]
- Devin Friedman, journalist[34]
- Marcia Fudge, congresswoman[35]
G
- Zelma Watson George, actress, philanthropist[36]
- Jeff Gerth, journalist[17]
- Nicole Gibbs, tennis player[37]
- Anand Giridharadas, writer and newspaper columnist[38]
- Samuel Glazer, co-developer of Mr. Coffee[39]
- Maurice Goldman, composer
- Stuart Goldman, journalist, screenwriter, musician
- Derrick Green, musician, singer of the band Sepultura and Maximum Hedrum
- Richard J. Green, chemist
- Tom Griswold, co-host of The Bob & Tom Show
- Matt Guerrier, baseball player[40]
H
- Jamey Haddad, percussionist[41]
- Margaret Hamilton, actress
- Dorothy Hart, actress[9]
- Jerry Heller, rap manager[9]
- Caroline Hoxby, economist[9]
I
- David Icove, former FBI Academy Instructor[42]
J
- Paul Jones, judge[43]
- Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County commissioner[44]
K
- Paul Kantor, violin teacher[45]
- Kid Cudi, born Scott Mescudi, rapper[46]
- Donald James Kirk, accountant[47]
- Archibald Klumph, founder of the Rotary Foundation[48]
- Ralph Kohl, football player, coach and scout[49]
- Ralph Kovel, antiques writer[50]
L
- Jaime Laredo, violinist[45]
- Al Lerner, late owner of the Cleveland Browns and former chairman of MBNA[51]
- Michael Lesy, writer and professor[52]
- Eddie Levert, lead singer of The O'Jays
- Gerald Levert, musician[9]
- Sean Levert, musician
- Matthew Luckiesh, physicist
M
- Lorin Maazel, conductor[29]
- Machine Gun Kelly, born Richard Colson Baker, rapper[53]
- Kevin Mackey, college basketball coach[54]
- Gordon Macklin, businessman[55]
- Wade Manning, NFL wide receiver[56]
- Elaine Martone, music producer[57][58]
- Bill Mason, jewel thief
- Lance Mason, politician[59]
- Michael McElroy, actor[9]
- Marc Mencher, video game industry executive
- Howard Metzenbaum, U.S. senator[60]
- Creighton Miller, attorney who helped organize the National Football League Players Association
- Ted Mosby, fictional character in How I Met Your Mother
- Otis Moss III, pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ[61]
N
- Paul Newman, actor and auto racer[20]
- Billy Newton-Davis, R&B, jazz and gospel singer-songwriter
- Celeste Ng, writer[62]
O
- Susan Orlean, journalist[9][63]
- Peter Ostrum, actor
P
- Paula Jai Parker, actress
- Thomas Patton, former president and chief executive of Republic Steel[15]
- Harvey Pekar, comic book writer[64]
- Roger Penske, race car driver, team owner, and business entrepreneur[9]
- David Pogue, technology writer, journalist and commentator[9]
- James Alan Polster, novelist, movie producer and journalist[9]
- Greg Pruitt, football running back[65]
R
- Joshua Radin, singer-songwriter[66]
- Bruce Ratner, philanthropist and real estate developer; on the board of directors for Forest City Enterprises[67]
- Ellen Ratner, news analyst on the Fox News Channel[68]
- Mark Ratner, chemist[69]
- Michael Ratner, attorney and human rights activist[70]
- Laurel J. Richie, current president of the Women's National Basketball Association[71]
- Sharon Robinson, cellist[45]
- Michael Roizen, physician[72]
- Chris Rose, host of The Best Damn Sports Show Period[73]
- Terry Rozier, basketball player[74]
- Campy Russell, basketball player[75]
- John Morris Russell, conductor[76]
- Rachel Ryan, porn actress[77]
S
- Marlene Sanders, journalist[78]
- Scott Savol, American Idol finalist
- Michael Scharf, law professor and director of Frederick K. Cox International Law Center[9]
- Alan Schechter, film producer[3]
- Kathryn Schulz, journalist and writer[79]
- Molly Shannon, comedian[20]
- Maria Siemionow, surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic
- Charlie Sifford, African American former professional golfer who helped to desegregate the PGA of America[80]
- Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, rabbi, Zionist spokesman and leader
- Marisa Silver, author, screenplay writer, and director
- Ben Simon, NHL ice hockey center[20]
- Joe Solo, record producer, songwriter, composer, musician[9][81]
- Charles E. Spahr, Sohio President and CEO[82]
- David Spero, DJ, music manager[83]
- Stephen Stucker, actor
- Bob Switzer, inventor[84]
- Michael Symon, Iron Chef, restaurateur, and television host[85]
- George Szell, former conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra[86]
T
- Bill Taft, rock musician
- Kingsley A. Taft, politician[87]
- Milan Tiff, Olympic triple jumper[88]
- Steve Trevor, Olympic fencer[89]
U
- Loung Ung, Cambodian American human rights activist and author[90]
V
- William R. Van Aken, politician[9]
- Ralph Vince, football player and coach[91]
- Daniel Vovak, political comedian and author
- Vronsky & Babin, duo-piano team[92]
W
- David Wain, actor, filmmaker and comedian[93]
- Clay Weiner, director[94]
- Dr. Robert J. White, neurosurgeon[95]
- Shereé Whitfield, from The Real Housewives of Atlanta[96]
- Kym Whitley, comedian and actress[97]
- Fred Willard, comedian[98]
- Milton A. Wolf, real estate developer and U.S. Ambassador[99]
- Sidney M. Wolfe, drug safety activist
Z
- Jack Zwerner, professional poker player and entrepreneur
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