List of people from Dayton, Ohio

The following is a list of people from Dayton, Ohio. These people were born, lived, or worked in and around the city.

Actors, entertainers, and models

Martin Sheen

• David Allen, actor/comedian
• Nancy Cartwright, voice of Bart Simpson
• Mel Epstein, film producer
• Dorian Harewood, actor
• Allison Janney, actress
• Ken Jenkins, actor
• Toccara Jones, American fashion model/TV personality
• Gordon Jump, actor
• Chad Lowe, actor
• Rob Lowe, actor
• Mike Nawrocki, founder of the Christian series Veggie Tales
• Wendy Pepper reality TV star and fashion designer
• Gary Sandy, actor
• Martin Sheen, actor
• Sherri Saum, actress
• Dan Patrick (Pugh), sports anchor
• Jonathan Winters, comedian/actor

Astronaut

• Charles Bassett

Athletes

Roger Clemens

• Will Allen, NFL safety
• Tonja Buford-Bailey, Olympic 400m hurdler
• Roosevelt Chapman, Basketball Hall of Famer and All-Time Leading Scorer at the University of Dayton
• Roger Clemens, baseball player
• Daequan Cook, NBA Player, Miami Heat
• Marco Coleman, NFL defensive tackle
• Charles Daniels, Olympic freestyle swimmer
• Rob Dyrdek, Professional Skateboarder, Alien Workshop
• Ron Harper, basketball player
• John Paxson, basketball player, coach, manager, broadcaster
• Don May, NBA player 1968-75 (New York Knicks, Buffalo Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Kansas City Kings)
• Jim Paxson Jr., NBA player 1979-90 (Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics); Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager
• Todd Hollandsworth, baseball player
• Darrell Jackson, NFL wide receiver
• Dave Krynzel, baseball player
• Ron Lyle, boxer
• Mike Nugent, NFL kicker
• Nick Mangold, NFL offensive lineman
• Edwin C. Moses, Olympic track and field athlete
• Peerless Price, NFL wide receiver
• Mike Schmidt, baseball player
• Chris Hero, pro wrestler
• Dan Wilkinson, NFL defensive tackle
• Tamika Williams, basketball player in the WNBA
• Kirk Herbstreit, Former Ohio State quarterback, current football analyst
• Nikki Fuller, professional female bodybuilder
• Megan Duffy, basketball player in the WNBA
• Jeff Graham, NFL receiver
• Chris Rolfe, Professional Soccer Player

Writers and cartoonists

Paul Laurence Dunbar

• Erma Bombeck, nationally known columnist and author
• Richard H. Brodhead, higher-education author and President of Duke University
• Paul Laurence Dunbar, noted early African-American poet
• Cathy Guisewite, national cartoonist
• Tim Jackson, nationally-syndicated Editorial cartoonist
• Hunter Lewis, author
• Mike Peters, nationally-syndicated opinion cartoonist
• Tim Waggoner, horror and fantasy writer.

Entrepreneurs

• Larry Augustin, An active member of the OpenSource community
• Edward A. Deeds, engineer, inventor, industrialist
• Paul Iams, Founder of The Iams Company
• Charles Kettering, inventor of the automobile self-starter
• Carl Lindner, Jr., Businessman worth 2.3 Billion dollars
• Nancy Lynn, Business owner, pilot, and public speaker
• John H. Patterson, founder of National Cash Register
• James Ritty, inventor of the cash register
• Wright Brothers, inventors of the airplane

Military

Timothy J. Keating

• Charles G. Bickham, Medal of Honor recipient
• Sammy L. Davis, Medal of Honor recipient
• Admiral Timothy J. Keating, Commander of the United States Pacific Command
• Joseph G. Lapointe Jr, Medal of Honor recipient
• Joe C. Paul, Medal of Honor recipient
• Sidney Souers, First Director of the CIA
• Tony Stein, Medal of Honor recipient
• Maria Lauterbach, Pregnant Marine who went missing in December 2007 and later pronounced dead.

Musicians

• Little Axe, blues musician
• Stevie Brock, pop singer
• Kim Deal, rock musician, member of Pixies, The Amps, and The Breeders with sister Kelley Deal
• Rick Derringer, rock musician
• Michael Harris, guitar instrumentalist
• Tommy James, rock musician and singer of "Mony Mony"
• Mark Miller, lead singer of country group Sawyer Brown
• Kim Richey singer/songwriter
• Bud Shank, saxophonist on the international jazz scene
• Roger Troutman and Zapp, musicians/producers
• Johnnie Wilder, Jr., founder and lead singer, and Keith Wilder, founder, Heatwave (band), R&B group

Politicians

James Cox

• Logan Martinez, Green Party Politician, Activist, Columnist
• James Middleton Cox, Congressman, Ohio governor, 1920 Democratic presidential candidate, founder of Cox Enterprises

Other

• Ahad Israfil, gunshot victim
• W. S. McIntosh, Civil Rights Activist
• Norman Steenrod, influential mathematician.
• Howard Dwight Smith, architect of Ohio Stadium

Fictional

• Joe Gillis, character in the movie Sunset Boulevard
• Jiminy Glick, fictional talk show host played by Martin Short
• C.J. Cregg, character in the TV series The West Wing
• Robert Bruce Banner, alter ego of The Incredible Hulk
• Black Alice, a DC Comics sorceress and antihero
• Mr. Tanner, Baritone singer from the Harry Chapin song of the same name
• Prudence, A bisexual girl from the Julie Taymor directed Across The Universe (film)

See also

Dayton, Ohio