List of people from Ohio

The following is a list of famous people born in Ohio and people who spent significant periods of their lives living in Ohio.

Journalists, Photojournalists, Writers, Cartoonists, Poets, Authors, Playwrights, Screen Writers, Film Directors, Film Producers, Critics, etc.

• Berenice Abbott (journalist, photographer) (Springfield)
• 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)
• Hanne Blank (author) (Cleveland)
• 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)
• William H. Daniels (cinematographer) (Cleveland)
• Khashyar Darvich (film producer, director)(Oxford, Cleveland)
• 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)
• Henry J. Inman (author) (Cuyahoga Falls)
• Jim Jarmusch (film director) (Akron)
• Jerome Lawrence (writer) (Cleveland)
• Robert Edwin Lee (writer) (Elyria)
• Sorche Nic Leodhas - (writer, recipient of Newbery Honor and Caldecott Medal) (Youngstown)
• Farzana Moon (writer of historical sagas and biography of Prophet Muhammad) (Springfield)
• Toni Morrison (author) (Lorain)
• 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)
• Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman (Cleveland)
• Jeff Smith (cartoonist) (Columbus)
• 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)
• Paula Wagner (film producer) (Youngstown)
• Brad Warner (author)
• Jack Warner (movie mogul) (Youngstown)
• Lew Wasserman (studio executive)
• Bill Watterson (cartoonist)
• Tony Cochran (cartoonist - Agnes) (Upper Arlington)
• Chris Vaughn (author) (Steubenville)
• Virginia Wright (author, writer, editor) (Jacobsburg)
• Jay "Gambino" Esparza(Fashion Photographer) (Indianapolis, New York City)

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• Donald Emmerling (US Regional / Interpretive Dance Artist) (Columbus)

Politicians, Public Servants, Public Officeholders, etc.

See also: List of Ohio politicians

• Michael K. Allen (politician, lawyer)
• Charles Anderson (Ohio governor) (Dayton)
• Frank J. Battisti (judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio) (Youngstown)
• Autumn Conley (author]]) (Springfield)
• Henry Lawrence Burnett - (prosecutor in trial for Abraham Lincoln assassination) (Youngstown)
• 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)
• Warren G. Harding (U.S. president)
• 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)
• Nathaniel R. Jones (judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit) (Youngstown)
• Michael J. Kirwan (politician, U.S. representative) (Youngstown)
• 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
• David Tod (governor) (Youngstown)
• James Traficant (politician, U.S. representative) (Youngstown)
• Clement Vallandigham (politician, activist) (Dayton)
• George Voinovich (politician) (Cleveland)
• Daniel J Wagner (Police Union Leader)(Toledo)
• Brand Whitlock (politician, diplomat)
• Jay Williams, (mayor) (Youngstown)

Artists, Painters, Sculptors, Photographers, etc.

• William Jacob Baer (painter)
• George Bellows (painter) (Columbus)
• Jim Dine (painter, sculptor) (Cincinnati)
• Ann Hamilton (artist) (Lima)
• Robert Henri (painter)
• Jenny Holzer, (conceptual artist) (Gallipolis)
• Joseph Kosuth, (conceptual artist) (Toledo)
• 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)
• Julius VeaL (graphic arts pioneer) (Youngstown)
• Bill Dodson (portraiture-permaneant exhibition DC)(Youngstown)

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)
• Corey Allen (actor) (Cleveland)
• Catherine Bach (actor) (Warren)
• Jim Backus (actor) (Cleveland)
• Ron Jeremy (Porn Star) (Clintonville)
• 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)
• Michael Jackson (Singer)
• 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)
• Brian Carter (comedian) (Oakwood/Dayton)
• 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)
• Yvonne Craig (actor) (Columbus)
• Tom Cruise - actor (Ottawa Hills)
• 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)
• Ryan Dunn (actor) (Medina)
• Micah Dyer (actor) (Dayton)
• Jonathan Eldell (actor) (Warren)
• Joe Estevez (actor) (Dayton)
• Angie Everhart (fashion model) (Akron)
• Kim Faris (Radio personality and Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame member) (Dayton)
• Sean Faris (actor, model) (Parma)
• Jamie Farr (actor) (Toledo)
• Suzanne Farrell (dancer) (Cincinnati)
• Joe Flynn (actor) (Youngstown)
• 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)
• Scott Hamilton (ice skater) (Bowling Green)
• 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) (Akron)
• 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)
• Robert Knepper (actor in Prison Break)
• A. J. Langer (actor) (Columbus)
• Walter Law (actor) (Dayton)
• Hudson Leick (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Ted Levine (actor) (Parma)
• RuDee Lipscomb (actor) (Dayton)
• John Lithgow (actor) (Yellow Springs)
• Chad Lowe (actor) (Dayton)
• Rob Lowe (actor) (Dayton)
• Paul Lynde (actor)
• Diane McBain (actor) (Cleveland)
• Timm McCoy (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)
• Devin Rumer (actor) (Lima)
• Tyrone Power (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Gary Sandy (actor) (Dayton)
• Sherri Saum (actor) (Dayton)
• Fred Scott (broadcaster, "Uncle Fred") (Dayton)
• William H. 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 Wesselmann (painter) (Cincinnati)
• Jack Weston (actor) (Cleveland)
• Fred Willard (actor) (Cleveland Heights)
• Debra Winger (actor) (Cleveland Heights)
• Jonathan Winters (comedian, actor) (Dayton)
• Ray Wise (actor) (Akron)
• 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)
• Raven Riley (adult entertainment performer)

Miscellaneous Celebrities

• Judith Resnik (astronaut) (Akron)
• 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)
• Jason Papp (astronaut)
• 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)

Singers, Musicians, Composers, Songwriters, Conductors, etc.

• Dead Poetic, (band) (Dayton)
• Morgan Phelps, Warr Guitar, Chapman Stickist, Bass guitarist for Co_conspirator (musicians) (Akron)
• Clarence Adler (musicians) (Cincinnati)
• Bone Thugs N Harmony (musicians) (Cleveland)
• Steven Adler (musician) (Cleveland)
• Ray Anthony (musician) (Cleveland)
• Dan Auerbach, Guitarist and Singer of the Black Keys, (Akron)
• Avant (musician) (Cleveland)
• Albert Ayler (musician) (Cleveland)
• David Baerwald (musician) (Oxford)
• Bobby Bare (singer) (Ironton)
• Lou Barlow (musician) (Dayton)
• Stiv Bators (musician) (Youngstown)
• Kathleen Battle (singer) (Portsmouth)
• Cindy Blackman (musician) (Yellow Springs)
• Bow Wow (musician) (Reynoldsburg)
• Jerry Brightman Formerly with Buck Owens (musician)
• Mike Callahan of Earshot-Band (musician) (Akron)
• Eric Carmen (musician) (Cleveland)
• Patrick Carney, drummer and producer of the Black Keys (Akron)
• Michael Cartellone, drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd (musician) (Solon)
• Lionel Cartwright (musician, singer) (Gallipolis)
• Tracy Chapman (musician) (Cleveland)
• Gilby Clarke (musician) (Cleveland)
• Tammy Cochran (singer) (Austinburg)
• David Allan Coe (singer, musician) (Akron)
• Bootsy Collins (musician) (Cincinnati)
• Earl Thomas Conley (singer) (Portsmouth)
• Cowboy Copas (singer) (Adams County)
• Gavin Creel, Broadway Star (Findlay)
• Martin Dillon, Tenor and Professor of Music at Rutgers University (Portsmouth)
• Louis "Chip" Davis Jr. (musician) (Sylvania)
• Lucky Harrison Dayton (musician) (Dayton)
• Kim Deal and Kelley Deal of The Breeders (musicians) (Huber Heights/Dayton)
• Jay DeMarcus, singer, bassist and keyboardist of Rascal Flatts (musician, singer) (Columbus)
• Bethany Dillon (Christian singer/songwriter) (Bellefontaine)
• Conya Doss (R&B singer/songwriter) (Cleveland)
• Jerry Douglas (musician) (Warren)
• Greg Dulli (singer, musician) (Hamilton)
• Donald Erb (composer) (Youngstown)
• Michael Feinstein (Columbus)
• Craig Fuller (musician) (Waverly/Columbus)
• Sonny Geraci (Cleveland)
• Neil Geraldo,guitarist of Pat Benatar (Parma/Cleveland)
• Andy Graham (musician) (Cuyahoga Falls)
• Macy Gray (musician) (Canton)
• Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters (musician) (Warren)
• Henry Fillmore (composer) (Cincinnati)
• Robert Lee Fitzgerald III (musician)
• Screamin' Jay Hawkins (musician) (Cleveland)
• Hawthorne Heights (band) (Dayton)
• Chrissie Hynde (musician) (Akron)
• Lux Interior (musician) (born Erick Purkhiser, Stow)
• Chester Jennings AKA Lyfe (musician, singer) (Toledo)
• Maynard James Keenan (musician) (Ravenna)
• Mark Kozelek (singer, musician) (Massillon)
• Nick Lachey (musician) (Cincinnati)
• Jani Lane (musician) (Akron)
• John Legend (musician) (Springfield)
• Gerald Levert (R&B singer) (Cleveland)
• James Levine (conductor, musician) (Cincinnati)
• Gary LeVox, lead singer of Rascal Flatts (Columbus/Lewis Center)
• Marilyn Manson (musician) (Canton)
• Brad Martin (singer) (Greenfield)
• Dean Martin (singer, actor) (Steubenville)
• Billy Mason (drummer) (Fairborn)
• Maureen McGovern (singer) (Youngstown)
• Mark Miller, lead singer of Sawyer Brown (singer) (Dayton)
• The Mills Brothers (band) (Piqua)
• Bob Mothersbaugh (musician) (Akron)
• Mark Mothersbaugh (musician) (Akron)
• Gary Patterson (musician) (Cleveland)
• Johnny Paycheck (singer) (Greenfield)
• Danielle Peck (singer) (Coshocton)
• Robert Pollard (composer) (Dayton)
• Pure Prairie League (band) (Columbus)
• Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails (musician) (Cleveland)
• Marty Roe, lead singer of Diamond Rio (singer) (Lebanon)
• Roy Rogers (singer, actor) (Cincinnati/Portsmouth/Lucasville/McDermott)
• JD Samson of Le Tigre (musician) (Cleveland)
• Scott Savol (singer) (Cleveland)
• Tom Scholz of Boston (band) (musician, inventor) (Toledo)
• Scott Shriner of Weezer (musician) (Toledo)
• Connie Smith (singer) (Marietta)
• Michael Stanley (musician) (Youngstown)
• Billy Strayhorn (musician) (Dayton)
• Rachel Sweet (musician) (Akron)
• Art Tatum (musician) (Toledo)
• David Thomas (musician) (Akron)
• Joe Trohman, guitarist of Fall Out Boy (musician) (South Russell)
• Roger Troutman and Larry Troutman (composers) (Hamilton)
• Joe Walsh (musician) (Cleveland)
• Scott Weiland (musician) (Cleveland)
• Jon Frederic West (singer) (Dayton)
• Sally Wilfert, singer (Cincinnati)
• Dana Williams, singer and bassist of Diamond Rio (musician, singer) (Dayton)
• Vesta Williams (singer) (Coshocton)
• Yankee Grey (band) (Cincinnati)
• Frank Yankovic (musician) (Cleveland)
• Dwight Yoakam (singer, actor) (Columbus)
• Julius "Julio" Veal Guiitarist,vocalist,studio composer,publisher(youngstown)
• Relient K The band (Canton, Ohio)
• Ray Cash (musician) (cleveland)

Soldiers, Sailors, etc.

• George Custer (cavalry officer) (New Rumley)
• James "Matt" Green (Hurricane Katrina/Rita Relief Soldier) (Columbus)
• James E. Power (Kosovo Soldier) (Circleville)
• Ulysses S. Grant (soldier, politician) (Point Pleasant, Ohio)
• Philip Sheridan (soldier) (Somerset)
• William Tecumseh Sherman (soldier, politician) (Lancaster)
• Tecumseh (soldier)
• Curtis LeMay (Founder of Strategic Air Command) (Columbus)
• 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)
• Wes Gomez (Sailor) (Holgate) (Ohio)
• Dominic S. Gentile (WWII flying ace, 1st to break Rickenbacker's wartime kill record) (Piqua)

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)
• Dominic S. Gentile (WWII flying ace, 1st to break Rickenbacker's wartime kill record) (Piqua)
• 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)
• Jerome Moore (inventor) (East Cleveland)

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)
• Cameron Bowman (football player) (Centerville)
• Earl Boykins (basketball player) (Cleveland)
• Paul Brown (football coach) (Norwalk)
• Ray Brown (baseball player) (Alger)
• Jim Brown (football player) (Cleveland)
• George Cappuzzello (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Rob Carpenter (football player) (Junction City)
• Butch Carter (basketball player, coach) (Middletown)
• Cris Carter (football player) (Middletown)
• Drew Carter (football player) (Solon)
• Ezzard Charles (boxer) (Cincinnati)
• Marco Coleman (football player) (Dayton)
• Maurice Clarett (football player) (Warren)
• Roger Clemens (baseball player} (Dayton)
• Cris Collinsworth (football player) (Dayton)
• Sylvia Crawley (basketball player/coach) (Steubenville)
• Larry Csonka (Hall-of-fame football player) (Stow)
• Ben Curtis (golf player)
• Thom Darden (football player) (Sandusky)
• Len Dawson (football player) (Alliance)
• Andy Dorris (football player) (Bellaire)
• Bob Dove (lineman, College Football Hall of Fame) (Youngstown)
• Dave Dravecky (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Rob Dyrdek (skateboarder) (Kettering)
• James "Buster" Douglas (boxer) (Columbus)
• Nat Emerson (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
• Evan Eschmeyer (basketball player) (New Knoxville)
• Billy Evans (Hall-of-Fame umpire) (Youngstown)
• James Farragher (football player, coach) (Youngstown)
• Charlie Frye (football player) (Willard)
• Rollie Fingers (baseball player) (Steubenville)
• Sarah Fisher (race car driver) (Columbus)
• Dan Fritsche (hockey player) (Parma)
• Joey Galloway (football player) (Bellaire)
• Ted Ginn, Jr. (football player) (Cleveland)
• Terry Glenn (football player) (Columbus)
• Bob Golic (football player, actor) (Cleveland)
• Mike Golic (football player, sports talk host) (Cleveland)
• Ken Griffey Jr. (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
• Archie Griffin (football player) (Columbus)
• Lou Groza (football player) (Martins Ferry)
• Jim Harbaugh (football player) (Toledo)
• John Havlicek (basketball player) (Martins Ferry)
• A.J. Hawk (football player) (Centerville)
• Woody Hayes (football coach) (Clifton/Newcomerstown/Upper Arlington)
• Tommy Henrich (baseball player) (Massillon)
• Kim Herring (football player) (Solon)
• Larry Hisle (baseball player) (Portsmouth)
• Marty Hogan (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Lou Holtz (Football coach) (East Liverpool)
• Sam Hornish, Jr. (indy car driver, 2-time IRL champion, winner of 2006 Indianapolis 500) (Defiance)
• Desmond Howard (football player) (Cleveland)
• Dummy Hoy (deaf baseball player) (Houcktown)
• Bob Huggins (basketball coach) (Gnadenhutten)
• Jim Jackson (basketball player) (Toledo)
• Lebron James (basketball player) (Akron)
• Lance Johnson (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
• Home Run Johnson (baseball player) (Findlay)
• Cal Jones (football player) (Steubenville)
• Clarence Jones (baseball player, coach) (Zanesville)
• Don King (fight promoter) Cleveland
• Jim Kotecki (softball manager) (Garfield Heights)
• Jack Kralick (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• 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)
• Mike Nugent (football player) (Centerville)
• Barry Mackay (tennis player, broadcaster) (Cincinnati)
• Paul Maguire (football player, announcer) (Youngstown)
• Ray Mancini (boxer, former WBA lightweight champion) (Youngstown)
• Nick Mangold (football player) (Centerville)
• Scott May (basketball player) (Sandusky)
• Bill Mazeroski (baseball player) (Tiltonsville)
• Jimmy McAleer (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Deacon McGuire (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Urban Meyer (football coach) (Ashtabula)
• Mike Mizanin (WWE wrestler)
• Edwin C. Moses (runner) (Dayton)
• Thurman Munson (baseball player) (Canton)
• Anthony Napolitan (BMX rider) (Youngstown)
• Jack Nicklaus (golfer) (Columbus)
• Joe Niekro (baseball player) (Blaine)
• Phil Niekro (baseball player) (Blaine)
• 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)
• Jerry Olsavsky (football player) (Youngstown)
• Jesse Owens (runner) (Cleveland)
• Orlando Pace (Football Player) (Sandusky)
• Ara Parseghian (football coach) (Akron)
• David Payne (Professional Wrestler (The Rage), real name David Vernier)(West Portsmouth)
• Jay Payton (baseball player) (Zanesville)
• Jim Paxson (basketball player) (Dayton)
• John Paxson (basketball player) (Dayton)
• Matthew Pustay (baseball player) (Gainesville)
• Brady Quinn (football player for Cleveland Browns)
• Bobby Rahal (race car driver) (Medina)
• Tim Rattay (football player) (Elyria)
• Jeff Reboulet (baseball player) (Kettering)
• 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)
• Bo Schembechler (football coach) (Barberton)
• Mike Schmidt (baseball player) (Dayton)
• George Shuba (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Don Shula (football coach) (Painesville)
• Frank Sinkwich (Heisman Trophy recipient) (Youngstown)
• George Sisler (baseball player) (Manchester)
• Troy Smith (football player) (Cleveland)
• Roger Staubach (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Shannon Stewart (baseball player)
• Bill Talbert (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
• Ben Taylor (football player) (Bellaire)
• Tim Thomas (high school cross country coach, track and field coach) (Ironton)
• Steve Tovar (football player) (Elyria)
• Tony Trabert (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
• 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)
• Jeff Wilkins (football player) (Youngstown)
• Charles Woodson (football player) (Fremont)
• Kevin Youkilis (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
• Cy Young (baseball player) (gilmore/Newcomerstown)
• Don Zimmer (baseball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
• Ron Zook (football coach) (Loudonville)
• Michael Zordich (football player) (Youngstown)
• Diamante Butler (Basketball player)(Cleveland)

Businesspeople, Entrepreneurs, etc.

• Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (developer, real estate magnate) (Youngstown)
• Herbert H. Dow (chemist, industrialist) (Cleveland)
• John W. Galbreath (real estate mogul and former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Darby Dan Farm) (Columbus)
• B. F. Goodrich (industrialist) (Akron)
• 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)
• Carl Stevens (Software Developer) (Hamilton/Fairfield)
• Leslie "Les" H. Wexner (founder of the Limited Brands Corporation) (Dayton)
• Lance Mehl (Linebacker from N.Y. Jets) (Bellaire)

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)

Activists, Philanthropists, Public Agitators, Advocates, Lawyers, etc.

• The Friedman Law Firm (American Trial Lawyers' Association) (Cuyahoga County Bar Association)(Ohio State Bar Association)(Cleveland Ohio)
• John Brown (abolitionist) (Hudson)
• Clarence Darrow (lawyer) (Kinsman)
• Ronald Daniels (activist) (Youngstown)
• 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)
• Bob Smith (doctor) (founder of Alcoholics Anonymous) (Akron)

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)

Scholars, Scientists, Historians, Theorists, Philosophers, Opinionists, etc.

• Thomas Alva Edison (scientist, inventor)
• William A. Fowler (physicist, Nobel Prize Winner) (The Ohio State University, Lima)
• 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)
• Thomas J. Silhavy (molecular biologist) (Wauseon)
• Sander Vanocur (commentator) (Cleveland)
• Michael S. Witherell - particle physicist, president of Fermilab (Toledo)
• Elizabeth Witherell - editor-in-chief of The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau (Toledo)

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)
• Don Hall (Historian) (Cincinnati)

Others

• Clyde Beatty (animal trainer) (Chillicothe)
• Brenda Carlin (television producer, wife of George Carlin) (Dayton)
• John Dean (White House Counsel to President Nixon) (Akron)
• Jack Hanna (zoo director, animal expert) (Columbus)
• Walter J. Halchak III (IRON CHEF OHIO) (Cleveland)
• Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder (sports handicapper) (Steubenville)
• James LaPlaca (CEO Hair Club For Men) (Cleveland)

References

Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who. 1967.

The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills

See also

• List of people from Cincinnati
• List of people from Cleveland, Ohio
• List of people associated with Columbus, Ohio
• List of people from Youngstown, Ohio