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.

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Journalists, photojournalists, writers, cartoonists, poets, authors, playwrights, screenwriters, film directors, film producers, critics, etc.

• Berenice Abbott (journalist, photographer) (Springfield)
• Karen Ackerman (author) (Cincinnati)
• Dede Allen (film editor) (Cleveland)
• Sherwood Anderson (author) (Camden/Clyde)
• R.W. Apple, Jr. (journalist and author) (Akron)
• Brian Azzarello (comic book writer) (Cleveland)
• Natalie Barney (author) (Dayton)
• Billy Bass (radio host, program director) (Cleveland)
• Brian Michael Bendis (comic book writer) (Cleveland)
• Greg Berg (character actor-voce talent) (Cleveland/Akron)
• Ambrose Bierce (author) (Meigs County)
• Hanne Blank (author) (Cleveland)
• Erma Bombeck (newspaper columnist, author) (Dayton)
• Matthew Brandeburg (author) (Perrysburg, Columbus)
• Douglas Brinkley (author and professor) (Perrysburg)
• Louis Bromfield (author) (Mansfield)
• Raymond Buckland (author) (Warren)
• Michael Buckley (author) (Akron)
• Milton Caniff (cartoonist) (Dayton)
• Vincent J. Cardinal (playwright & director) (Kent)
• Alice Cary (poet) (Cincinnati)
• Charles Chesnutt (writer) (Cleveland)
• Gail Collins (journalist) (Cincinnati)
• Chris Columbus (film director) (Warren)
• Jerome Corsi (author) (East Cleveland)
• Carol Costello (CNN correspondent) (Minerva)
• Hart Crane (poet) (Garrettsville)
• Wes Craven (film director) (Cleveland)
• Michael Cunningham (author) (Cincinnati)
• 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)
• Joe Eszterhas (screenwriter) (Cleveland)
• George Fett (cartoonist) (Cleveland)
• Atul Gawande (journalist, physician) (Athens)
• Paul Gilger (playwright, set designer, architect) (Mansfield)
• Bob Greene (newspaper columnist) (Columbus)
• Zane Grey (author) (Zanesville)
• Cathy Guisewite (cartoonist) (Dayton)
• Stephen Gyllenhaal (film director, poet) (Cleveland)
• Margaret Peterson Haddix (Author) (Columbus)
• Virginia Hamilton (children's author) (Yellow Springs)
• Benjamin Hanby (writer, composer) (Rushville, Westerville)
• Bill Hemmer (news anchor for Fox News) (Cincinnati)
• William Dean Howells (author, critic)
• Langston Hughes (poet) (Cleveland)
• Jim Jarmusch (film director) (Akron)
• Joe Kernen (CNBC news anchor) (Cincinnati)
• Katharine Kerr (sci-fi/fantasy author) (Cleveland)
• Eric Kripke (writer, director) (Toledo)
• Robert Kurtzman (film director/screenwriter) (Crestline)
• Jerome Lawrence (writer) (Cleveland)
• Robert Edwin Lee (writer) (Elyria)
• Brett Leonard (film director) (Toledo)
• Mark L. Lester (film director) (Cleveland)
• Dwight H. Little (director) (Cleveland)
• Sorche Nic Leodhas – (writer, recipient of Newbery Honor and Caldecott Medal) (Youngstown)
• Bryan Malessa (author) (Chagrin Falls)
• Robin Meade (CNN news anchor) (New London)
• Nick G. Miller (screenwriter, film producer, film director) (Dayton)\
• Christopher Moore (Author) (Toledo)\
• Toni Morrison (author) (Lorain)
• Nema (author, liturgist) (Logan)
• Dudley Nichols (screenwriter) (Wapakoneta)
• Andre Norton (author) (Cleveland)
• Frederick Burr Opper (cartoonist, creator of Happy Hooligan) (Madison)
• P. J. O'Rourke (political satirist, author) (Toledo)
• Paul Palnik {artist,cartoonist} (Cleveland)
• Harvey Pekar (author) (Cleveland)
• Bob Peterson (animator, director) (Wooster/Dover)
• Dav Pilkey (author) (Cleveland)
• David Pogue (columnist) (Shaker Heights)
• Dawn Powell (author) (Mount Gilead)
• Ted Rall (editorial cartoonist) (Kettering)
• Robert Rehme (film producer) (Cincinnati)
• Terry Ryan (author) (Defiance) wrote The Prize Winning Mother from Defiance, Ohio, later made into a film
• Bill Sammon (Fox News Washington Managing Editor) (Cleveland)
• Martin Savidge (television journalist) (Rocky River)
• Dominic Sena (film director) (Niles)
• Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman (Cleveland)
• Marisa Silver (film director) (Shaker Heights)
• David C. Smith (novelist) (Youngstown)
• Jeff Smith (cartoonist) (Columbus)
• Al Snow (professional wrestler) (Lima)
• Tony Snow (news anchor) (Cincinnati)
• Stephen Sommers (film director, screenwriter) (Dayton)
• Steven Spielberg (film director, film producer) (Cincinnati)
• R. L. Stine (author) (Columbus )
• Harriet Beecher Stowe (author) (Cincinnati)
• Nick Sturm (poet) (Akron)
• Lowell Thomas (commentator/author) (Woodington)
• James Thurber (author, cartoonist) (Columbus)
• George Trendle (radio/TV producer) (Norwalk)
• Lee Unkrich (film director and editor) (Cleveland)
• Michael Wadleigh (film director) (Akron)
• Paula Wagner (film producer) (Youngstown)
• Brad Warner (author) (Akron)
• Jack Warner (movie mogul) (Youngstown)
• Harvey Wasserman (author, political activist) (Columbus)
• Lew Wasserman (studio executive) (Cleveland)
• Daniel Waters (screenwriter) (Cleveland)
• Bill Watterson (cartoonist) (Chagrin Falls)
• David Whitney (author) (Youngstown)
• Gerri Willis (news anchor for Fox Business Network) (Cincinnati)
• John Yang (news correspondent) (Chillicothe)

Politicians, public servants, public officeholders, etc.

James A. Garfield

Ulysses S. Grant

William Howard Taft

See also: List of Ohio politicians

• Charles Anderson (Ohio governor) (Dayton)
• Frank J. Battisti (judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio) (Youngstown)
• Albert J. Beveridge (political leader) (Highland)
• Ken Blackwell (politician) (Cincinnati)
• Blue Jacket (Shawnee Indian Chief) (presently known as Ross County)
• William Jennings Bryan (U.S. presidential candidate) (Salem)
• Henry Lawrence Burnett – (prosecutor in trial for Abraham Lincoln assassination) (Youngstown)
• Prescott Bush (U.S. Senator, businessman) (Columbus)
• William Case (Cleveland)
• Steve Chabot (politician, former U.S. representative) (Cincinnati)
• James M. Cox (Governor, Presidential candidate, Media mogul) (Dayton)
• Charles G. Dawes (politician)
• William R. Day (US Supreme Court Justice) (Ravenna/Canton)
• John Dean (White House Counsel to President Nixon) (Akron)
• R. Michael DeWine (politician, U.S. Senator) (Cedarville)
• Steve Driehaus (politician, U.S. representative) (Cincinnati)
• 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) (Blooming Grove/Caledonia)
• 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)
• Darrell Issa (politician, U.S. representative) (Cleveland)
• Nathaniel R. Jones (judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit) (Youngstown)
• Michael J. Kirwan (politician, U.S. representative) (Youngstown)
• Dennis Kucinich (politician) (Cleveland)
• Kenesaw Mountain Landis (federal judge, baseball commissioner) (Millville)
• Frank Lausche (Ohio Senator and Governor)
• Lucile Petry Leone (Cadet Nurse Corps, Assistant Surgeon General) (Preble County)
• Neil H. McElroy (businessman, cabinet secretary)
• William McKinley (U.S. president) (Niles)
• Arthur Ernest Morgan (college president, hydraulic engineer, TVA administrator)
• Chief Pontiac (Ottawa Indian Chief)
• James A. Rhodes (politician, Ohio Governor) (Jackson)
• Christina Romer (chair of Council of Economic Advisers) (Canton)
• William Saxbe (U.S. Senator, U.S. Attorney General, Ambassador to India)
• Kathleen Sebelius (U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, former Governor of Kansas) (Cincinnati)
• Donna Edna Shalala (U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1993–2001)
• Tony Snow (White House Press Secretary) (Cincinnati)
• 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
• Norman Thomas (politician) (Marion)
• David Tod (governor) (Youngstown)
• James Traficant (politician, U.S. representative) (Youngstown)
• Clement Vallandigham (politician, activist) (Dayton)
• George Voinovich (politician) (Cleveland)
• Brand Whitlock (politician, diplomat)
• Jay Williams, (mayor) (Youngstown)
• Mary Ellen Withrow, (U.S. Treasurer) (Marion)
• Victoria Claflin Woodhull (first woman to be nominated President) (Homer, Licking County)

Artists, painters, sculptors, photographers, etc.

• William Jacob Baer (painter)
• George Bellows (painter) (Columbus)
• Charles E. Burchfield, (painter) (Ashtabula Harbor)
• Joseph DeCamp, (painter) (Cincinnati)
• Jim Dine (painter, sculptor) (Cincinnati)
• John R. Ellis (animator, producer, director, filmmaker, special effects artist (Wilmington)
• Carl Gaertner (painter) (Cleveland)
• Ann Hamilton (artist) (Lima)
• Robert Henri (painter) (Cincinnati)
• Jenny Holzer, (conceptual artist) (Gallipolis)
• Joseph Kosuth, (conceptual artist) (Toledo)
• Curtis Lovell II (1981–) illusionist, escape artist and endurance artist. (Columbus, Ohio)
• Maya Lin (sculptor) (Athens)
• Robert E. L. Rainey (artist) (North Canton)
• Aminah Robinson (artist) (Columbus)
• Herb Roe (painter) (Portsmouth)
• Alice Schille (painter) (Columbus)
• Fred Schrier (comic book artist) (Kirtland)
• Dave Sheridan (comic book artist) (Cleveland)
• Lily Martin Spencer (painter) (Avondale/Marietta)
• Tom Tsuchiya (sculptor) (Cincinnati)
• John Henry Twachtman (painter) (Cincinnati)
• Tom Wesselmann (pop artist) (Cincinnati)
• Clarence White (photographer) (West Carlisle/Newark)
• Worthington Whittredge (painter) (Springfield)
• Dare Wright (photographer, children's author)

Actors, models, and miscellaneous performers

• Jake Abel (actor) (Canton)
• Lola Albright (actor) (Akron)
• Tom Aldredge (actor) (Dayton)
• Louis Aldrich (actor) (unknown)
• Corey Allen (actor) (Cleveland)
• Catherine Bach (actor) (Warren)
• Jim Backus (actor) (Cleveland)
• Kaye Ballard (actor) (Cleveland)
• Gerry Bamman (actor) (Toledo)
• Lisa Banes (actor) (Chagrin Falls)
• Theda Bara (actor) (Avondale)
• Majel Barrett (actor) (Columbus)
• Thom Barry (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Richard Basehart (actor) (Zanesville)
• Billy Bass (broadcaster) (Cleveland)
• Vanessa Bayer (actor, comediene) (Cleveland)
• Ned Bellamy (actor) (Dayton)
• Halle Berry (actor, fashion model) (Cleveland)
• Jonathan Bennett (actor) (Rossford)
• David Birney (actor) (Cleveland)
• John Bixler (actor) (Shaker Heights)
• James R. Black (actor) (Lima)
• Susan Blackwell (actor) (Dayton)
• Nina Blackwood (veejay) (Cleveland)
• Randy Blair (actor, writer) (Ironton)
• Tina Bockrath (model) (Dayton)
• J. Paul Boehmer (actor) (Dayton)
• Mark Boone Junior (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Andrea Bowen (actor) (Columbus)
• Bill Boyd (actor)
• Bob Braun (talk show host) (Cincinnati)
• Thom Brennaman (sportscaster) (Cincinnati)
• Richard Brooks (actor) (Cleveland)
• Charles Brown (actor) (Cleveland)
• Clancy Brown (actor) (Urbana)
• Woody Brown (actor) (Dayton)
• Yvette Nicole Brown (actor) (East Cleveland)
• Jarrod Bunch (actor, ex-football player) (Ashtabula)
• Michelle Burke (actor) (Defiance)
• Brandy Burre (actor) (Sandusky)
• Steve Burton (actor) (Cleveland)
• Ralph Byrd (actor) (Dayton)
• Marion Byron (actor) (Dayton)
• Mary Katherine Campbell (Miss America 1922, 1923)
• Drew Carey (actor, comedian) (Cleveland)
• Rocky Carroll (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Nancy Cartwright (voice performer) (Kettering/Dayton)
• George Chakiris (actor) (Norwood)
• Damian Chapa (actor) (Dayton)
• Cullen Chambers (actor) (Lima)
• Justin Chambers (actor) (Springfield)
• Dave Chappelle (comedian, actor) (Yellow Springs)
• Marguerite Clark (actor) (Avondale)
• Mystro Clark (actor) (Dayton)
• George Clooney (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Ray Combs (game show host) (Hamilton)
• Tim Conway (actor, comedian) (Willoughby)
• Chuck Cooper (actor) (Cleveland)
• Franklin Cover (actor) (Cleveland)
• Laura Cover (model)
• Yvonne Craig (actor) (Columbus)
• Catalina Cruz (former fitness model turned porn star)
• Beverly D'Angelo (actor) (Columbus)
• Dorothy Dandridge (actor)
• Frank Daniels (actor, Captain Jinks) (Dayton)
• Duane Davis (actor) (Cleveland)
• Doris Day (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Carmella DeCesare (model) (Avon Lake)
• Brooklyn Decker (model) (Kettering)
• Ruby Dee (actor) (Cleveland)
• Alana de la Garza (actor) (Columbus)
• John Diehl (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Phyllis Diller (actor, comedian) (Lima)
• Jim Dine (painter, sculptor) (Cincinnati)
• Phil Donahue (talk show host) (Cleveland/Dayton)
• Brian Donlevy (actor) (Cleveland)
• Mike Douglas (actor) (Cleveland)
• Sue Downey (Miss USA 1965)
• Hugh Downs (broadcaster) (Lima, Akron)
• Keir Dullea (actor) (Cleveland)
• Ryan Dunn (actor) (Medina)
• Carmen Electra (model, actor) (Cincinnati/White Oak)
• Joe Estevez (actor) (Dayton)
• Angie Everhart (fashion model) (Akron)
• Sean Faris (actor, model) (Parma)
• Jamie Farr (actor) (Toledo)
• Suzanne Farrell (dancer) (Cincinnati)
• Susan Floyd (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Joe Flynn (actor) (Youngstown)
• Alan Freed (radio show host, namer of "Rock 'n Roll") (Cleveland)
• Clark Gable (actor) (Cadiz)
• Mike Gallagher (syndicated talk radio host) (Dayton)
• Teri Garr (actor) (Lakewood)
• Dorothy Gish (actor)
• Lillian Gish (actor) (Springfield)
• Carlin Glynn (actor) (Cleveland)
• Dody Goodman (actor) (Columbus)
• Maggie Grace (actor) (Columbus)
• David Graf (actor) (Lancaster)
• Joel Grey (actor, singer, dancer) (Cleveland)
• Julie Hagerty (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Kathryn Hahn (actor) (Cleveland Heights)
• Arsenio Hall (comedian, talk show host, actor) (Cleveland)
• Porter Hall (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Margaret Hamilton (actor) (Cleveland)
• Scott Hamilton (ice skater) (Bowling Green)
• Dorian Harewood (actor) (Dayton)
• Woody Harrelson (actor) (Lebanon)
• Rachael Harris (actress/comedienne) (Worthington)
• Steve Harvey (comedian/actor) (Cleveland)
• Taylor Hayes (cheesecake model)
• Patricia Heaton (actor) (Bay Village)
• Anne Heche (actor) (Aurora)
• Eileen Heckart (actor) (Columbus)
• Tim Henson (Internet Microcelebrity) (Ashtabula)
• Hugh Hewitt (radio talk show host) (Warren)
• Tiffany Hines (actress, singer) (Cincinnati)
• Michael Hitchcock (actor) (Defiance)
• John Hockenberry (broadcaster) (Dayton)
• Stephanie Hodge (actress) (Wilmington)
• Hal Holbrook (actor) (Cleveland)
• Lindsay Hollister (actress) (Columbus)
• John Holmes (adult entertainment performer)(Ashville)
• Katie Holmes (actor) (Toledo)
• Bob Hope (comedian, actor) (Cleveland)
• John Howard (actor) (Cleveland)
• Terrence Howard (actor) (Cleveland)
• Chrissie Hynde (musician) (Akron)
• Dean Jagger (actor) (Columbus Grove)
• Elsie Janis (actor) (Columbus)
• Allison Janney (actor) (Dayton)
• Ken Jenkins (actor) (Dayton)
• Ron Jeremy (Porn Star) (Clintonville)
• Toccara Elaine Jones (contestant on America's Next Top Model)(Dayton)
• Gordon Jump (actor) (Dayton)
• Carol Kane (actor) (Cleveland)
• Melina Kanakaredes (actor) (Akron)
• Michael Kent (comedian/magician) (Urbana)
• Perry King (actor) (Alliance)
• Scott Klace (actor) (Westerville)
• Robert Knepper (actor in Prison Break)(Maumee)
• Heather Kozar (model) (Akron)
• Allie LaForce (Miss Teen USA 2005) (Vermilion)
• Eric Lange (actor) (Hamilton)
• A. J. Langer (actor) (Columbus)
• Dick Latessa (actor) (Cleveland)
• Joshua LeBar (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Reggie Lee (actor) (Cleveland)
• Rex Lee (actor) (Warren)
• Hudson Leick (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Braeden Lemasters (actor) (Warren)
• Gloria LeRoy (actor) (Bucyrus)
• Ted Levine (actor) (Parma)
• Clea Lewis (actress) (Cleveland Heights)
• Mitchell Lichtenstein (actor) (Cleveland)
• John Lithgow (actor) (Yellow Springs)
• Traci Lords (actress) (Steubenville)
• Curtis Lovell II (escape artist) (Columbus)
• Todd Louiso (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Chad Lowe (actor) (Dayton)
• Rob Lowe (actor) (Dayton)
• Paul Lynde (actor) (Mount Vernon)
• Mike Malloy (radio talk show host) (Toledo)
• Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth (reality television star)(Youngstown)
• Marie Masters (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Dean Martin (actor) (Steubenville)
• Jacquelyn Mayer (Miss America 1963) (Sandusky)
• Diane McBain (actor) (Cleveland)
• Gates McFadden (actor) (Cuyahoga Falls)
• Maeve McGuire (actor) (Cleveland)
• Eve McVeagh (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Robin Meade (news anchor, Miss Ohio 1992) (New London)
• Burgess Meredith (actor) (Cleveland)
• Marilyn Meseke (Miss America 1938)
• Mark Metcalf (actor) (Findlay)
• W. Chrystie Miller (actor) (Dayton)
• Walter Miller (actor) (Dayton)
• Ryan Mitchell (actor)
• David Monahan (actor) (North Olmsted)
• Debra Monk (actor) (Middletown)
• Greg Morris (actor) (Columbus)
• Martin Mull (comedian, actor) (North Ridgeville)
• John Newland (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Paul Newman (actor) (Cleveland)
• Stephen Nichols (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Danielle Nicolet (actor) (Ashtabula)
• Don Novello (comedian, actor) (Lorain)
• Ed O'Neill (actor) (Youngstown)
• Maila Nurmi, Vampira (actor) (Ashtabula)
• Annie Oakley (markswoman) (Greenville)
• Jack Paar (talk show host) (Canton)
• Lawanda Page (actor) (Cleveland)
• Adrianne Palicki (actor) (Toledo)
• Eleanor Parker (actor) (Cedarville)
• Sarah Jessica Parker (actor) (Cincinnati/Nelsonville)
• Dan Patrick (sportscaster, talk show host) (Mason)
• Robert Patrick (actor) (Cleveland)
• Scott Paulin (actor) (Steubenville)
• Austin Pendleton (actor) (Warren)
• Ce Ce Peniston (model, Miss Black Arizona 1989) (Dayton)
• Susan Perkins (Miss America 1978)
• Max Perlich (actor) (Cleveland)
• Luke Perry (actor) (Fredericktown)
• James Pickens, Jr. (actor) (Cleveland)
• Tom Poston (actor) (Columbus)
• Monica Potter (actor) (Cleveland)
• Mark Povinelli (actor) (Elyria)
• Tyrone Power (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Nicole Pulliam (actor) (Columbus)
• Josh Radnor (actor) (Bexley)
• Victor Raider-Wexler (actor) (Toledo)
• Marge Redmond (actor) (Cleveland)
• Sy Richardson (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Gigi Rice (actor) (Westerville)
• Raven Riley (adult entertainment performer)
• Jess Robbins (actor) (Dayton)
• Jenny Robertson (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Roy Rogers (actor) (Cincinnati/Lucasville)
• Ted Ross (actor) (Dayton)
• Mike Rotch (porn star)
• Alan Ruck (actor) (Cleveland)
• Jeffrey D. Sams (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Gary Sandy (actor) (Dayton)
• Sherri Saum (actor) (Dayton)
• Kim Seelbrede (Miss USA 1981)
• William Edwin Self (actor) (Dayton)
• Joe Seneca (actor) (Cleveland)
• Molly Shannon (comedian) (Shaker Heights/Cleveland)
• Martin Sheen (actor) (Dayton)
• Victor Slezak (actor) (Youngstown)
• Candace Smith (actress / model) (Dayton)
• Mamie Smith (singer) (Cincinnati)
• Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder (sports handicapper) (Steubenville)
• Rich Sommer (actor) (Toledo)
• Hal Sparks (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Jerry Springer (television talk show host/former mayor of Cincinnati) (Cincinnati)
• Dina Spybey (actor) (Columbus)
• Jeff Staron (actor) (Cleveland)
• Mark Stevens (actor) (Cleveland)
• Shannon Niquette Stewart (model) (Franklin)
• Alyson Stoner (actress/dancer) (Toledo)
• Brandy Talore (porn star) (Toledo)
• Amanda Tepe (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Philip Michael Thomas (actor) (Columbus)
• Andrea Thompson (model, broadcaster)
• Howard Thurston (Magician/Illusionist) (Columbus)
• Vera-Ellen (actress) (Norwood)
• Daniel von Bargen (actor) (Cincinnati)
• David Wain (comedian, actor) (Shaker Heights)
• Lucille Ward (actor) (Dayton)
• Ted Wass (actor) (Lakewood)
• Jerry Wasserman (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Jack Weston (actor) (Cleveland)
• Kym Whitley (actor) (Shaker Heights)
• Lee Wilkof (actor) (Canton)
• Fred Willard (actor) (Shaker Heights)
• Katt Williams (comedian, actor) (Dayton)
• De'Angelo Wilson (actor) (Dayton)
• Wendy Barrie-Wilson (actress) (Loveland)
• Debra Winger (actor) (Cleveland Heights)
• Jonathan Winters (comedian, actor) (Dayton/Springfield)
• Ray Wise (actor) (Akron)
• Daniel Wisler (actor) (Fairfield)
• Amy Yasbeck (actor) (Cincinnati)
• Barrie Youngfellow (actor) (Cleveland)
• Chad Zumock (comedian, radio personality) (Kent)
• Mark Foster (singer/ band name= foster the people) (Cleveland)

Miscellaneous celebrities

• Clyde Beatty (animal trainer) (Chillicothe)
• Tina Bockrath (cheesecake model) (Dayton)
• Deanna Brooks (cheesecake model)
• Mary Katherine Campbell (Miss America 1922, 1923)
• Brenda Carlin (television producer, wife of George Carlin) (Dayton)
• Laura Cover (cheesecake model)
• Carmella DeCesare (cheesecake model) (Avon Lake)
• 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)
• Jack Hanna (zoo director, animal expert) (Columbus)
• Taylor Hayes (cheesecake model)
• John Holmes (adult entertainment performer)
• Toccara Elaine Jones (contestant on America's Next Top Model)(Bucyrus)
• Heather Kozar (cheesecake model) (Green)
• Jacquelyn Mayer (Miss America 1963)
• Marilyn Meseke (Miss America 1938)
• The Naked Cowboy (entertainer) (Cincinnati)
• Daniel Nardicio (VP Playgirl, NYC nightlife party promoter and celebrity) (Cleveland)
• Susan Perkins (Miss America 1978) (Monroe)
• Christopher Pfaff (producer/actor/clothing designer) (Akron)
• Judith Resnik (astronaut) (Akron)
• Danielle Reyes (contestant on Big Brother 3) (Dayton)
• Matthew Rush (adult entertainment actor) (Columbus)
• Kim Seelbrede (Miss USA 1981)
• Dean Roll (professional wrestler) (Dayton)
• Jake Whittenberg (Reporter)
• Ryan Dunn (actor, stuntman) (Brecksville)

Singers, musicians, composers, songwriters, conductors, etc.

• Steven Adler (musician, original drummer for Guns N' Roses) (Cleveland)
• Harley Allen (singer-songwriter) (Dayton)
• Anointed (musicians) (Columbus)
• Ray Anthony (musician) (Cleveland)
• Joseph Arthur (musician) (Akron)
• 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)
• John Bassette (singer, musician) (Cleveland)
• Stiv Bators (musician) (Youngstown)
• Kathleen Battle (singer) (Portsmouth)
• Andrew Biersack Vocalist in Black Veil Brides, (Cincinnati)
• Cindy Blackman (musician) (Yellow Springs)
• Bone Thugs N Harmony (musicians) (Cleveland)
• Crystal Bowersox (musician) (Toledo)
• Bow Wow (rapper) (Reynoldsburg)
• Jim Brickman (musician, songwriter) (Cleveland)
• Glen Buxton (guitarist for the original Alice Cooper band) (Akron)
• Jerry Brightman Formerly with Buck Owens (producer, musician) (Akron)
• Eric Carmen (musician) (Cleveland)
• Patrick Carney, drummer and producer of the Black Keys (Akron)
• Lionel Cartwright (musician, singer) (Gallipolis)
• Gerald Casale (musician) (Kent)
• Tracy Chapman (singer, songrwriter) (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)
• Susan Cowsill (Singer) Canton
• Gavin Creel (Broadway Star) (Findlay)
• Tadd Dameron (jazz composer) (Cleveland)
• Ce Ce Peniston (singer) (Dayton)
• Dead Poetic (band) (Dayton)
• Kim Deal and Kelley Deal of The Breeders (musicians) (Huber Heights/Dayton)
• Bill DeArango (jazz guitarist) (Cleveland)
• Jay DeMarcus, singer, bassist and keyboardist of Rascal Flatts (musician, singer) (Columbus)
• Jerry DePizzo, saxophonist of O.A.R. (musician) (Youngstown)
• Rick Derringer (singer) (Fort Recovery)
• The Devil Wears Prada (band) (Dayton)
• Devo (band) (Akron)
• Frank DeVol (composer/Actor) Canton
• Greg Dewey Country Joe and the Fish (drummer) (Yellow Springs)
• Bethany Dillon (Christian singer/songwriter) (Bellefontaine)
• Martin Dillon, Tenor and Professor of Music at Rutgers University (Portsmouth)
• Jerry Douglas (musician) (Warren)
• Greg Dulli (singer, musician) (Hamilton)
• Halim El-Dabh (composer, musician, ethnomusicologist) (Kent)
• ekoostik Hookah (band) (Columbus)
• James Emery (jazz guitarist) (Youngstown/Shaker Heights)
• Donald Erb (composer) (Youngstown)
• Michael Feinstein (Columbus)
• Jim Ferguson, classical/jazz guitarist, composer, author, educator, music journalist (Dayton)
• Craig Fuller (musician) (Waverly/Columbus)
• Sonny Geraci (Cleveland)
• Macy Gray (singer) (Canton)
• Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters (musician) (Warren)
• Henry Fillmore (composer) (Cincinnati)
• Keith Harrison of Dazz Band(singer/musician) (Dayton)
• Screamin' Jay Hawkins (musician) (Cleveland)
• Joe Henderson (jazz saxophonist) (Lima)
• Howard Hewett (singer) (Akron)
• Hit The Lights (band) (Lima)
• Chrissie Hynde (musician) (Akron)
• Ernie Isley (singer) (Cincinnati)
• Ron Isley (singer) (Cincinnati)
• Sonya Isaacs (singer) (Morrow)
• Tommy James (musician) (Dayton)
• Lyfe Jennings (R&B musician) (Toledo)
• Howard Jones, lead singer of Killswitch Engage (singer) (Columbus)
• Maynard James Keenan (musician, lead singer for Tool (band), A Perfect Circle, etc.) (Ravenna)
• Kid Cudi (musician) (Cleveland)
• Roland Kirk, musician (Columbus)
• Chris Kirkpatrick (singer) (Dalton)
• Josh Krajcik (singer,songwriter,musician) (Wooster)
• Mark Kozelek (singer, musician) (Massillon)
• Nick Lachey (musician) (Cincinnati)
• Jani Lane (musician) (Akron)
• Drew Lachey (musician) (Cincinnati)
• 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)
• Bob Lewis (musician) (Akron)
• Lexi, (gospel singer) (Canton)
• Robert Lockwood Jr. (Grammy award winning Bluesman) (Cleveland)
• Ty Longley (musician/guitarist Great White) (Brookfield)
• Lux Interior (musician) (born Erick Purkhiser, Stow)
• Eli Maiman Walk the Moon (guitarist) (Cincinnati)
• Marilyn Manson (musician) (Canton)
• Brad Martin (singer) (Greenfield)
• Dean Martin (singer, actor) (Steubenville)
• Billy Mason (drummer) (Fairborn)
• Maureen McGovern (singer) (Youngstown)
• Allen McKenzie (bass guitar, vocals, FireHouse) (Jackson)
• Andrew McMahon (musician, lead singer of Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin) (Bexley)
• Sylvia McNair (classical singer) (Mansfield)
• The Mills Brothers (band) (Piqua)
• Miss May I (band) (Troy)
• Junie Morrison (Original Lead Singer Ohio Players) (Dayton)
• Bob Mothersbaugh (musician) (Akron)
• Mark Mothersbaugh (musician) (Akron)
• Mushroomhead (band) (Cleveland)
• Shirley Murdock (singer) (Toledo)
• Frank J. Myers (singer, songwriter) (Dayton)
• Phil Ochs (protest singer) (Columbus)
• Jamie O'Hara (singer, songwriter) (Toledo)
• The Ohio Players (Band) (Dayton)
• The O'Jays (band) (Canton)
• Benjamin Orr (musician) (Lakewood)
• Tim "Ripper" Owens (singer, Judas Priest) (Akron)
• Gary Patterson (musician) (Cleveland)
• Johnny Paycheck (singer) (Greenfield)
• Danielle Peck (singer) (Coshocton)
• Nicholas Petricca Walk the Moon(singer, songwriter, synth, drums) (Cincinnati)
• Robert Pollard (composer) (Dayton)
• Pure Prairie League (band) (Columbus)
• Joshua Radin (singer, songwriter) (Shaker Heights)
• Kevin Ray Walk the Moon (bass) (Columbus
• Raspberries (band) (Cleveland)
• Antonio "L.A." Reid ( record executive, songwriter, and record producer) (Cincinnati)
• Relient K (band) (Canton, Ohio)
• 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)
• Boz Scaggs (singer, songwriter) (Canton)
• Tom Scholz (musician, inventor) (Toledo)
• Jimmy Scott (jazz singer) (Cleveland)
• Scott Shriner of Weezer (musician) (Toledo)
• Eric Singer of KISS (musician) (Cleveland)
• Connie Smith (singer) (Marietta)
• Hale Smith (jazz composer) (Cleveland)
• Michael Stanley (musician) (Cleveland)
• Billy Strayhorn (musician) (Dayton)
• Rachel Sweet (musician) (Akron)
• Chad Szeliga (drummer) Breaking Benjamin (Elyria)
• Art Tatum (musician) (Toledo)
• David Thomas (musician) (Akron)
• Jeff Timmons (singer, songwriter, producer) (Cleveland)
• Joe Trohman, guitarist of Fall Out Boy (musician) (South Russell)
• Roger Troutman (musician, singer, songwriter, producer, composer) (Dayton/Hamilton)
• Joseph Victor (composer) (Cincinnati)
• Kate Voegele (singer, songwriter, musician) (Bay Village)
• Joe Walsh (musician) (Cleveland)
• Sean Waugaman Walk the Moon(drums) (Columbus)
• Scott Weiland (musician) (Cleveland)
• Vesta Williams (singer) (Coshocton)
• Nancy Wilson (singer) (singer) (Chillicothe)
• Yankee Grey (band) (Cincinnati)
• Frank Yankovic (musician) (Cleveland)
• Jimmy Yeary (singer) (Hillsboro)
• Dwight Yoakam (singer, actor) (Columbus)
• JT Woodruff (Singer of Hawthorne Heights and A Day In The Life) (Dayton)
• Casey Calvert (Backing vocalist of Hawthorne Heights) (Dayton)
• MGK (rapper) (musician) (Cleveland)

Soldiers, sailors, etc.

• "Mad" Ann Bailey (scout and spy for pioneers) (Harrison)
• George Custer (cavalry officer) (New Rumley)
• Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. (First African-American general in the United States Air Force) (Cleveland)
• Dominic S. Gentile (WWII flying ace, 1st to break Rickenbacker's wartime kill record) (Piqua)
• Ulysses S. Grant (Civil War general, politician) (Point Pleasant, Ohio)
• Andrew L. Harris (Civil War general, U.S. Commissioner, Ohio Governor)
• Simon Kenton (soldier, frontiersman, friend of Daniel Boone) (Urbana)
• Isaac C. Kidd (Rear Admiral USN) (Killed on USS Arizona, Medal of Honor) (Cleveland)
• Ernest Joseph King (Commander in Chief, United States Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations (COMINCH-CNO) during World War II) (Lorain)
• Justin LeHew (Gunnery Sergeant USMC) (Hero of Nasiriyah – Awarded the Navy Cross, Bronze Star, Nominated for the Medal of Honor) (Columbus Grove)
• Curtis LeMay (Founder of Strategic Air Command) (Columbus)
• Eddie Rickenbacker (pilot) (Columbus)
• Robert C. Schenck (Civil War general, politician, diplomat) (Dayton)
• Philip Sheridan (Civil War general) (Somerset)
• William Tecumseh Sherman (Civil War general, politician) (Lancaster)
• Tecumseh (Native American leader)
• Paul Tibbets (pilot-Enola Gay WWII) (Columbus)
• Robert B. Wood (Civil War sailor, Medal of Honor) (New Garden)
• Rodger Young (WWII soldier) (Fremont)
• Donald Russell Long (Medal of Honor Vietnam)

Architects, inventors, explorers, adventurers, astronauts, aviators, spies, etc.

• Conrad Keene Allen (exploration geologist) (Norwalk)
• Neil Armstrong (astronaut) (Wapakoneta/Lebanon)
• George Bartholomew (inventor)
• Mark N. Brown (astronaut) (Dayton)
• Charles Brush (inventor, industrialist) (Cleveland)
• Guion S. Bluford Jr. (astronaut)
• Nancy Currie (astronaut)
• Thomas Edison (inventor) (Milan)
• Donn F. Eisele (astronaut)
• Harvey Firestone (inventor, industrialist) (Columbiana/Akron)
• Dave Canterbury (Co-star of *Dual Survival)
• Michael L. Gernhardt (astronaut)
• Dominic S. Gentile (WWII flying ace, 1st to break Rickenbacker's wartime kill record) (Piqua)
• Cass Gilbert (architect) (Zanesville)
• Paul Gilger (architect, set designer, playwright) (Mansfield)
• 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)
• Frederick McKinley Jones (inventor) (Cincinnati)
• Charles Kettering (inventor) (Loudenville/Dayton)
• Whitmore Knaggs (soldier, spy)
• Jim Lovell (astronaut) (Cleveland)
• G. David Low (astronaut) (Cleveland)
• Garrett Morgan (inventor) (Cleveland)
• Russell C. Newhouse (inventor) (Clyde)
• Robert F. Overmyer (astronaut)
• Ronald A. Parise (astronaut)
• James Polshek (architect) (Akron)
• Judith Resnick (astronaut) (Akron)
• Eddie Rickenbacker (aviator, race car driver) (Columbus)
• Ron Sega (astronaut) (Cleveland)
• Howard Dwight Smith (architect) (Dayton/Columbus)
• Oberlin Smith (engineer) (Cincinnati)
• Robert C. Springer (astronaut) (Ashland)
• Kathryn D. Sullivan (astronaut)
• Don Thomas (astronaut)
• Paul Tibbets (aviator-Enola Gay) (Columbus)
• Ernest H. Volwiler (inventor) (Hamilton)
• Carl Walz (astronaut) (Cleveland)
• Mary Ellen Weber (astronaut) (Cleveland)
• Alexander Winton (inventor) (Cleveland)
• Granville Woods (inventor) (Columbus/Cincinnati)
• Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (inventors) (Dayton)

Athletes, coaches, etc.

Chad Billingsley

Dave Blaney

Paul Brown

Brent Celek

Chris Chambers

Norris Cole

Daequan Cook

Roger Clemens

Rollie Fingers

Sarah Fisher

Ken Griffey, Jr.

Derek Holland

LeBron James

Don King

Bobby Knight

Ray Mancini

Paul O'Neill

Don Shula

Bill Willis

Kevin Youkilis

• Dan Abbott (baseball player) (Portage County)
• Fred Abbott (baseball player) (Versailles)
• Kurt Abbott (baseball player) (Zanesville)
• Chet Adams (football player) (Cleveland)
• Alex Albright (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Will Allen (football player) (Dayton)
• Nick Altrock (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
• Allan Anderson (baseball player) (Lancaster)
• Eddie Arcaro (jockey) (Cincinnati)
• Randy Ayers (basketball coach) (Springfield)
• Luke Babbitt (basketball player) (Cincinnati)
• Coy Bacon (football player) (Ironton)
• Doc Baker (football player) (Akron)
• Jake Ballard (football player) (Springboro)
• Chris Bando (baseball player) (Solon)
• Sal Bando (baseball player) (Cleveland)
• Mike Barnett (baseball coach) (Columbus)
• Cliff Battles (HOF football player, coach) (Akron)
• Tim Belcher (baseball player) (Mount Gilead)
• Chad Billingsley (baseball player) (Defiance)
• Chase Blackburn (football player) (Marysville)
• Todd Blackledge (football player/announcer) (North Canton)
• Dave Blaney (race car driver) (Hartford)
• Jerry Blevins (baseball player) (Arcadia)
• Brock Bolen (football player) (Germantown)
• Alex Boone (football player) (Lakewood)
• Justin Boren (football player) (Pickerington)
• Stan Boroski (baseball coach) (Martins Ferry)
• Earl Boykins (basketball player) (Cleveland)
• Andrew Brackman (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
• Bob Brenly (baseball player, manager) (Coshocton)
• Robert Brewster (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Diyral Briggs (football player) (Mount Healthy)
• Aris Brimanis (hockey player) (Cleveland)
• Matt Brown (UFC fighter) (Xenia)
• Mike Brown (basketball head coach) (Columbus)
• Paul Brown (football coach) (Norwalk)
• Ray Brown (baseball player) (Alger)
• Carl Brumbaugh (football player) (West Milton)
• Jarrod Bunch (football player) (Ashtabula)
• Dave Burba (baseball player) (Springfield)
• Carter Camper (hockey player) (Rocky River)
• Dom Capers (football coach) (Cambridge)
• George Cappuzzello (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Steve Cargile (football player) (Cleveland)
• Bobby Carpenter (football player) (Lancaster)
• Rob Carpenter (football player) (Junction City)
• Joseph Carr (NFL president) (Columbus)
• Butch Carter (basketball player, coach) (Middletown)
• Cris Carter (football player) (Middletown)
• Drew Carter (football player) (Solon)
• Howard Cassady (Football Player) (Columbus)
• Matt Cavanaugh (football player) (Youngstown)
• Brent Celek (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Chris Chambers (football player) (Cleveland)
• Chris Chambliss (football player, coach) (Dayton)
• Dean Chance (baseball player) (Wooster)
• Ezzard Charles (boxer) (Cincinnati)
• Galen Cisco (baseball player) (St.Marys)
• Maurice Clarett (football player) (Warren)
• Roger Clemens (baseball player) (Dayton)
• Barry Cofield (football player) (Cleveland Heights)
• Norris Cole (basketball player) (Dayton)
• Trent Cole (football player) (Xenia)
• Kurt Coleman (football player) (Clayton)
• Marco Coleman (football player) (Dayton)
• Cris Collinsworth (football player) (Dayton)
• John Conner (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Daequan Cook (basketball player) (Dayton)
• Jim Cordle (football player) (Lancaster)
• Shawn Crable (football player) (Massillon)
• Tom Crabtree (football player) (Columbus)
• Sylvia Crawley (basketball player/coach) (Steubenville)
• Larry Csonka (Hall-of-fame football player) (Stow)
• Jeff Cumberland (football player) (Youngstown)
• Scott Cursi (baseball coach) (Columbus)
• Ben Curtis (golf player) (Columbus)
• Jack Cusack (football coach and general manager) (Canton)
• Alissa Czisny (US Figure Skater) (Bowling Green)
• Mark Dantonio (Michican State head football coach) (Zanesville)
• Thom Darden (football player) (Sandusky)
• Nate Davis (football player) (Bellaire)
• Len Dawson (football player) (Alliance)
• Ab DeMarco (hockey player) (Cleveland)
• Kris Dielman (football player) (Troy)
• Dan Dierdorf (HOF football player/announcer) (Canton)
• Cecil Dillon (hockey player) (Toledo)
• Andy Dorris (football player) (Bellaire)
• Hugh Douglas (football player) (Mansfield)
• James "Buster" Douglas (boxer) (Columbus)
• Bob Dove (lineman, College Football Hall of Fame) (Youngstown)
• Dave Dravecky (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Rob Dyrdek (skateboarder) (Kettering)
• Marc Edwards (football player) (Norwood)
• Ray Edwards (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Ron Edwards (football player) (Columbus)
• Nat Emerson (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
• Evan Eschmeyer (basketball player) (New Knoxville)
• Billy Evans (Hall-of-Fame umpire) (Youngstown)
• Lee Evans (football player) (Sandusky)
• James Farragher (football player, coach) (Youngstown)
• Bruce Fields (baseball player, coach) (Cleveland)
• Chris Finch (basketball coach) (Cambridge)
• Rollie Fingers (baseball player) (Steubenville)
• Sarah Fisher (race car driver) (Columbus)
• Charles Follis (football player) (Wooster)
• Wayne Fontes (football coach) (Canton)
• Matt Fox (baseball player) (Columbus)
• Rich Franklin (UFC Champion) (Middletown)
• Brad Friedel (soccer goalkeeper) (Lakewood)
• Charlie Frye (football player) (Willard)
• Mike Furrey (football player) (Grove City)
• Joey Galloway (football player) (Bellaire)
• Jason Garrett (football player) (Hunting Valley)
• 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)
• Anthony Gonzalez (football player) (Cleveland)
• Ken Griffey, Jr. (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
• Archie Griffin (football player) (Columbus)
• Lou Groza (football player) (Martins Ferry)
• Jon Gruden (football coach) (Sandusky)
• Matt Guerrier (baseball player) (Cleveland)
• Harvey Haddix (baseball Player) (Medway/Springfield)
• Roy Hall (football player) (South Euclid)
• Andy Hampsten (cyclist, Only American to win Giro d'Italia) (Columbus)
• Jim Harbaugh (football player) (Toledo)
• Brett Harkins (hockey player) (North Ridgeville)
• Todd Harkins (hockey player) (Cleveland)
• Ron Harper (basketball Player) (Dayton)
• James Harrison (football player) (Akron)
• Peter Harrold (hockey player) (Kirtland Hills)
• Kevin Hartman (soccer player) (Athens)
• Ben Hartsock (football player) (Chillicothe)
• Don Hasselbeck (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Mickey Hatcher (baseball player, coach) (Cleveland)
• John Havlicek (basketball player) (Martins Ferry)
• A.J. Hawk (football player) (Centerville)
• Wynn Hawkins (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Woody Hayes (football coach) (Clifton/Newcomerstown/Upper Arlington)
• Dirk Hayhurst (baseball player) (Canton)
• Gus Henderson (football and basketball coach) (Oberlin)
• Tommy Henrich (baseball player) (Massillon)
• Kim Herring (football player) (Solon)
• Tyrone Hill (basketball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
• Larry Hisle (baseball player) (Portsmouth)
• Domenik Hixon (football player) (Whitehall)
• Robert Hoernschemeyer (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Marty Hogan (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Derek Holland (baseball player) (Newark)
• Lou Holtz (Football coach) (East Liverpool)
• Sam Hornish, Jr. (NASCAR driver, 3-time IRL champion, winner of 2006 Indianapolis 500) (Defiance)
• Desmond Howard (football player) (Cleveland)
• Dummy Hoy (deaf baseball player) (Houcktown)
• Brian Hoyer (football player) (North Olmsted)
• Aubrey Huff (baseball player) (Marion)
• Bob Huggins (basketball coach) (Gnadenhutten)
• Miller Huggins (HOF baseball player, manager) (Cincinnati)
• John Hughes (football player) (Gahanna)
• Jim Jackson (basketball player) (Toledo)
• LeBron James (basketball player) (Akron)
• Vic Janowicz (football player) (Elyria)
• Home Run Johnson (baseball player) (Findlay)
• Lance Johnson (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
• Cal Jones (football player) (Steubenville)
• Greg Jones (football player) (Cincinnati)
• David Justice (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
• Rich Karlis (football player) (Salem)
• Larry Kehres (football coach)(Diamond)
• Jason Kelce (football player) (Cleveland Heights)
• Don King (fight promoter) (Cleveland)
• Bobby Knight (basketball coach) (Massilon/Orrville)
• Jack Kralick (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Bernie Kosar (football player) (Boardman)
• Kosta Koufos (basketball player) (Canton)
• Kevin Kowalski (football player) (Macedonia)
• Luke Kuechly (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Jim Lachey (football player) (St. Henry)
• Jack Lambert (HOF football player) (Mantua)
• Kennesaw Mountain Landis (first baseball commissioner) (Milleville)
• Barry Larkin (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
• Dante Lavelli (football player) (Cleveland)
• Trevor Laws (football player) (Philadelphia Eagles) (Dayton)
• Dick LeBeau (football coach) (London)
• Jim Leyland (baseball manager) (Perrysburg)
• Jim Leyritz (baseball player) (Lakewood/Anderson Township)
• Frank Lickliter (professional golfer) (Franklin)
• Matt Light (football player) (Greenville)
• Jon Link (baseball player) (Columbus)
• Jeff Linkenbach (football player) (Sandusky)
• 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)
• Mario Manningham (football player) (Warren)
• Jim Martin (football player) (Cleveland)
• Kevin Martin (basketball player) (Zanesville)
• Justin Masterson (baseball player) (Beavercreek)
• Scott May (basketball player) (Sandusky)
• Bill Mazeroski (baseball player) (Tiltonsville)
• Jimmy McAleer (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Josh McDaniels (football coach)(Barberton/Canton)
• Will McEnaney (baseball player) (Springfield)
• Paul McFadden (football player) (Cleveland)
• Mike McGlynn (football player) (Austintown)
• Deacon McGuire (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Brandon McKinney (football player) (Dayton)
• Zoltan Mesko (football player) (Twinsburg)
• Urban Meyer (football coach) (Ashtabula)
• Doug Mientkiewicz (baseball player) (Toledo)
• Creighton Miller (football player) (Cleveland)
• Mike Mizanin (Billed as 'The Miz' in WWE, professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
• Antwaun Molden (football player) (Warren)
• Lance Moore (football player) (Westerville)
• Joe Morrison (football player, coach) (Lima)
• Edwin C. Moses (runner) (Dayton)
• Marion Motley (HOF football player) (Canton)
• Scott Mruczkowski (football player) (Garfield Heights)
• Byron Mullens (basketball player) (Canal Winchester)
• Thurman Munson (baseball player) (Canton)
• Chet Mutryn (football player) (Cleveland)
• Bill Nagy (football player) (Hudson)
• Haruki Nakamura (football player) (Elyria)
• Nick Nemeth (Billed as 'Dolph Ziggler' in WWE, professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
• Don Nehlen (college football coach) (Mansfield)
• Al Nesser (football player) (Columbus)
• Frank Nesser (football player) (Dennison)
• Phil Nesser (football player) (Columbus)
• Ted Nesser (football player, coach) (Dennison)
• Jack Nicklaus (golfer) (Columbus)
• Joe Niekro (baseball player) (Blaine)
• Phil Niekro (baseball player) (Blaine)
• Jon Niese (baseball player) (Lima/Defiance)
• Dustin Nippert (baseball player) (Beallsville)
• Chuck Noll (football coach) (Cleveland)
• Ray Nolting (football player, coach) (Cincinnati)
• Joe Norman (football player) (Millersburg)
• Joe Nuxhall (baseball player and announcer) (Hamilton)
• Annie Oakley (Markswoman) (Darke)
• Al Oliver (baseball player) (Portsmouth)
• Paul O'Neill (baseball player) (Columbus)
• Jerry Olsavsky (football player) (Youngstown)
• Jesse Owens (runner) (Cleveland)
• Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (football player) (Columbus)
• Orlando Pace (football player) (Sandusky)
• Alan Page (HOF football player/MN Supreme Court Justice) (Canton)
• Peggy Parratt (football player, coach) (Cleveland)
• Ara Parseghian (football coach) (Akron)
• Kelly Pavlik (WBC champion, boxer) (Youngstown)
• Jim Paxson (basketball player) (Dayton)
• John Paxson (basketball player) (Dayton)
• Jay Payton (baseball player) (Zanesville)
• Mike Pelfrey (baseball player) (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)
• Bo Pelini (football coach) (Youngstown)
• Carl Pelini (football coach) (Youngstown)
• Tony Pike (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Antonio Pittman (football player) (Akron)
• James Posey (basketball player) (Cleveland/Twinsburg)
• Wally Post (baseball player) (Wendelin/St. Henry)
• Taylor Price (football player) (Hilliard)
• Brady Quinn (football player) (Columbus/Dublin)
• Chris Quinn (basketball player) (Dublin)
• Bobby Rahal (race car driver) (Medina)
• Dominic Randolph (football player) (Amelia)
• Tim Rattay (football player) (Elyria)
• George Ratterman (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Jeff Reboulet (baseball player) (Kettering)
• Michael Redd (basketball player) (Columbus)
• Tim Richmond (race car driver) (Ashland)
• Branch Rickey (baseball manager) (Stockdale)
• Javon Ringer (football player) (Dayton)
• Jamal Robertson (football player) (Springfield)
• Ryne Robinson (football player) (Toledo)
• Brian Robiskie (football player) (Cleveland)
• Ben Roethlisberger (football player) (Findlay)
• Pete Rose (baseball player, manager) (Cincinnati)
• Scott Roth (basketball player, coach) (Cleveland)
• Edd Roush (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
• Mike Rupp (hockey player) (Cleveland Heights)
• Gary Russell (football player) (Columbus)
• Bo Schembechler (football coach) (Barberton)
• Mike Schmidt (baseball player) (Dayton)
• Bob Schul (long distance runner, Olympic gold medalist) (West Milton)
• Herb Score (baseball player)
• George Shuba (baseball player) (Youngstown)
• Don Shula (football coach) (Painesville)
• Rob Sims (football player) (Macedonia)
• Frank Sinkwich (Heisman Trophy recipient) (Youngstown)
• George Sisler (baseball player) (Manchester)
• Brad Smith (football player) (Youngstown)
• Joe Smith (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
• Katie Smith (basketball player) (Logan)
• Steve Smith (baseball coach) (Canton)
• Troy Smith (football player) (Cleveland)
• Bob Snyder (football player, coach) (Toledo)
• Andy Sonnanstine (baseball player) (Barberton)
• Tim Spencer (football player, coach) (Martins Ferry)
• Roger Staubach (football player) (Cincinnati)
• George Steinbrenner (owner of NY Yankees) (Rocky River)
• Shannon Stewart (baseball player)
• Steve Stone (baseball player; All-Star pitcher & Cy Young Award winner) (South Euclid)
• Carl Storck (NFL president) (Dayton)
• Zach Strief (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Tyrell Sutton (football player) (Akron)
• Nick Swisher (Baseball Player) (Worthington)
• Bill Talbert (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
• Aqib Talib (football player) (Cleveland)
• Ben Taylor (football player) (Bellaire)
• Kent Tekulve (baseball player) (Hamilton)
• Matt Tennant (football player) (Cincinnati)
• LaSalle Thompson (basketball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
• Steve Tovar (football player) (Elyria)
• Tony Trabert (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
• Jim Tracy (baseball player, manager) (Hamilton)
• Gary Trent (basketball player) (Columbus)
• Jim Tressel (football coach) (Mentor)
• Lee Tressel (HOF college football coach) (Ada)
• Mike Trgovac (football coach) (Youngstown)
• Mel Tucker (football coach) (Cleveland)
• Brandon Underwood (football player) (Hamilton)
• Louie Vito (Snowboarder) (Bellefontaine)
• Doug Volmar (hockey player) (Cleveland)
• Mike Vrabel (football player) (Akron/Cuyahoga Falls)
• Bill Walker (basketball player) (North College Hill)
• Moses Fleetwood Walker (baseball player) (Mount Pleasant)
• Randy Walker (college football coach) (Troy)
• Vance Walker (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Paul Warfield (football player) (Warren)
• Nate Washington (football player) (Toledo)
• Nick Weatherspoon (basketball player) (Canton)
• Beanie Wells (football player) (Akron)
• Rick White (baseball player) (Springfield)
• Sheldon White (football player) (Dayton)
• Sol White (baseball player, manager, executive) (Bellaire)
• Donte Whitner (football player) (Cleveland)
• Matt Wilhelm (football player) (Lorain)
• Jeff Wilkins (football player) (Youngstown)
• Herb Williams (basketball player/coach) (Columbus)
• Jawad Williams (basketball player) (Cleveland/Lakewood)
• Bill Willis (HOF football player) (Columbus)
• Mike Windt (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Antoine Winfield (football player) (Akron)
• Eric Wood (football player) (Cincinnati)
• Gene Woodling (baseball player) (Akron)
• Charles Woodson (football player) (Fremont)
• Chris Wright (basketball player) (Trotwood)
• Mike Wright (football player) (Cincinnati)
• 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)

Businesspeople, entrepreneurs, etc.

• Henry D. Coffinberry (industrialist) (Cleveland)
• John R. Commons (economist) (Hollansburg)
• Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (developer, real estate magnate) (Youngstown)
• Herbert H. Dow (chemist, industrialist) (Cleveland)
• Harvey Samuel Firestone (founder of Firestone) (Columbiana)
• John W. Galbreath (real estate mogul and former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Darby Dan Farm) (Columbus)
• Charles Geschke (co-founder of Adobe Systems) (Cleveland)
• B. F. Goodrich (industrialist) (Akron)
• Jeff Immelt (Chairman & CEO of GE) (Cincinnati)
• Charles Keating (banker, activist) (Cincinnati)
• Charles F. Kettering (Inventor/Industrialist/Philanthropist)(Loudonville/Dayton)
• Peter B. Lewis (prominent entrepreneur, political contributor, philanthropist, activist) (Cleveland)
• Carl Lindner (prominent entrepreneur, political contributor, philanthropist) (Dayton)
• Lance Mehl (Linebacker from N.Y. Jets) (Bellaire)
• Brian Moynihan (CEO of Bank of America) (Marietta)
• Henry Nicholas (co-founder of Broadcom) (Cincinnati)
• Ransom Olds
• Don Panoz (entrepreneur) (Alliance)
• John H. Patterson (industrialist) (Dayton)
• William Procter (industrialist) (Cincinnati)
• Bruce Ratner (real estate developer and owner of the New Jersey Nets) (Cleveland)
• John D. Rockefeller (industrialist) (Strongsville/Cleveland)
• Frank Seiberling (industrialist) (Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.)
• David Sinton (industrialist) (Cincinnati)
• George Steinbrenner (shipping magnate, sports club owner) (Cleveland)
• W. D. Twichell (Texas surveyor) (reared in Madison County; educated in Lebanon, Ohio)
• Ronald Wayne (co-founder of Apple Inc.) (Cleveland)
• Jed York (president/owner of the San Francisco 49ers) (Youngstown)
• Denise DeBartolo York (co-chair of the San Francisco 49ers) (Youngstown)

Publishers, media moguls, etc.

• Roger Ailes (president of Fox News) (Warren)
• James M. Cox (publisher of Dayton Daily News, founder of Cox Communications, politician) (Jacksonburg)
• Larry Flynt (publisher of Hustler adult magazine) (Cincinnati)
• Adolph Ochs (former owner of The New York Times) (Cincinnati)
• Ted Turner (founder of Turner Broadcasting, CNN) (Cincinnati)
• Jack Warner (co-founder of Warner Bros. Studios) (Youngstown)
• Les Wexner (chairman and CEO of Limited Brands) (Dayton)

Activists, philanthropists, public agitators, advocates, lawyers, etc.

• Daniel Carter Beard (founder of The Boy Scouts of America) (Cincinnati)
• Elizabeth Blackwell (abolitionist, women's rights activist, and the first female doctor in the United States) (Cincinnati)
• John Brown (abolitionist) (Hudson)
• Clarence Seward Darrow (lawyer, leading member of the ACLU) (Kinsman)
• Ronald Daniels (activist) (Youngstown)
• Richard Dillingham (Quaker abolitionist) (Morrow County)
• Albert B. Graham (founder of 4-H) (Springfield, Clark County)
• Linda Hirshman (lawyer, feminist) (Cleveland)
• William Alexander Morgan (fought in the Cuban Revolution) (Cleveland/Toledo)
• Carl Oglesby (activist) (Akron)
• Achilles Pugh (Publisher of "The Philanthropist" and Anti-Slavery Activist) (Cadiz, Waynesville, Cincinnati)
• Jerry Rubin (60s/70s radical activist) (Cincinnati)
• Bob Smith (doctor) (founder of Alcoholics Anonymous) (Akron)
• Gloria Steinem (feminist) (Toledo)
• Lillian Wald (activist) (Cincinnati)
• Irvin F. Westheimer (founder of Big Brothers Big Sisters)
• Raymond Winbush (scholar/activist) (Cleveland)
• Victoria Woodhull (activist, stock broker, journalist, politician) (Homer/Mount Gilead)

Criminals

• Robert Bales (Kandahar massacre perpetrator) (Norwood)
• Jeffrey Dahmer (serial killer) (lived in Bath)
• Donald DeFreeze (Patty Hearst kidnapper) (Cleveland)
• Thomas Dillon (serial killer) (Canton)
• Martin Frankel (a former American financier)(Toledo)
• Jimmy Fratianno (mobster) (Cleveland)
• Gary M. Heidnik (rapist, kidnapper, murderer) (Eastlake)
• James Oliver Huberty (murderer) (Massillon)
• Anthony Kirkland (Cincinnati serial killer)
• Charles Manson (murderer, cult leader) (Cincinnati/Walnut Hills)
• Charles Makley (Bank Robber) (Saint Marys)
• Peter Milano (mobster) (Cleveland)
• Anthony Sowell (rapist and serial killer)(Cleveland)

Scholars, scientists, historians, theorists, philosophers, opinionists, etc.

• Gordon Allport (psychologist) (Cleveland)
• Edgar Bain (metallurgist) (LaRue)
• Brand Blanshard (philosopher) (Fredericksburg)
• William Merriam Burton (chemist) (Cleveland)
• Walker Lee Cisler (mechanical engineer) (Marietta)
• John R. Commons (economist, historian) (Hollansburg)
• Thomas Alva Edison (scientist, inventor)
• William A. Fowler (physicist, Nobel Prize Winner) (The Ohio State University, Lima)
• Marye Anne Fox (organic chemist) (Canton)
• James J. Gibson (psychologist) (McConnelsville)
• Irving I. Gottesman (psychologist, behavioral geneticist) (Cleveland)
• Charles Martin Hall (inventor, engineer) (Thompson)
• Samuel Dana Horton (monetary theorist)
• Charles Kettering (inventor, engineer) (Loudonville)
• Thomas Samuel Kuhn (philosopher of science)
• Arthur Laffer (supply-side economist) (Youngstown)
• Harry March (football historian, doctor) (New Franklin/Canton)
• Albert A. Michelson (physicist) (Case Institute of Technology)
• E. W. Morley (physicist) (Western Reserve University)
• Roy J. Plunkett (chemist) (New Carlisle)
• Willard Van Orman Quine (logician and philosopher) (Akron)
• Joseph Ransohoff (neurosurgeon, inventor) (Cincinnati)
• Charles Richter (physicist) (Hamilton)
• Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr. (historian) (Xenia)
• Thomas Sherwood (chemical engineer) (Columbus)
• Thomas J. Silhavy (molecular biologist) (Wauseon)
• Richard Smalley (chemist, Nobel Prize Winner) (Akron)
• Oberlin Smith (engineer, magnetic recording pioneer) (Cincinnati)
• George Smoot (astrophysicist, Nobel Prize Winner) (Upper Arlington)
• 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)
• Garrett Morgan (inventor) (Cleveland)

Educators, religious leaders, lecturers, motivational speakers, self-help gurus, etc.

• Michael Brooks (historian, journalist) (Toledo)
• Don Hall (Historian) (Cincinnati)
• William Holmes McGuffey (educator, author) (Tuscarawas County/Oxford/Cincinnati)
• Raymond Moley (professor, member of FDR's "Brain Trust", author) (Berea)
• Norman Vincent Peale (author, professional speaker, clergyman) (Bowersville)
• William Strunk Jr. (educator, author) (Cincinnati)
• Tenskwatawa (Native American religious and political leader of the Shawnee Indians) (Ross County)
• Yusuf Estes (Islamic Scholar) (Born in Ohio)

See also

• List of people from Akron, Ohio
• List of people from Ashtabula, Ohio
• List of people from Cincinnati
• List of people from Cleveland, Ohio
• List of people from Columbus, Ohio
• List of people from Dayton, Ohio
• List of people from Shaker Heights, Ohio
• List of people from Toledo, Ohio
• List of people from Youngstown, Ohio