List of people from Dayton, Ohio
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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
- Tina Bockrath, Playboy's Miss May 1990
- Nancy Cartwright, voice of Bart Simpson
- Mystro Clark - Actor/comedian, host of Soul Train 1997-99, current host of Awesome Adventures TV series.
- Mel Epstein, film producer
- Dorothy Gish, silent actress
- Dorian Harewood, actor
- Barry Hobart aka Dr. Creep, actor
- Allison Janney, actress
- Ken Jenkins, actor
- Toccara Jones, fashion model/TV personality
- Gordon Jump, actor
- Chad Lowe, actor
- Rob Lowe, actor
- Mike Nawrocki, founder of the Christian series Veggie Tales
- Dan Patrick (Pugh), sports anchor
- Wendy Pepper, reality TV star and fashion designer
- Ted Ross, actor
- Gary Sandy, actor
- Sherri Saum, actress
- Martin Sheen, actor
- Andrea Thompson, actress
- Katt Williams, actor/comedian
- De'Angelo Wilson, actor
- Jonathan Winters, comedian/actor
Astronaut
Athletes
- Will Allen, NFL safety
- Howie Brown, NFL guard
- 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 pitcher
- Marco Coleman, NFL defensive tackle
- Cris Collinsworth, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, sports commentator
- Daequan Cook, NBA player, Miami Heat
- Charles Daniels, Olympic freestyle swimmer
- Megan Duffy, basketball player in the WNBA, New York Liberty
- Rob Dyrdek, skateboarder, Alien Workshop
- Doug France, NFL Player, Los Angeles Rams
- Nikki Fuller, professional female bodybuilder
- Jeff Graham, NFL receiver
- Andy Harmon, NFL player for the Philidephia Eagles
- Ron Harper, basketball player
- A. J. Hawk, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers
- John Henderson, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings
- Kirk Herbstreit, former Ohio State quarterback, current football analyst
- Chris Hero, pro wrestler
- Brady Hoke, Former Ball State University linebacker, current Michigan Wolverines head football coach
- Todd Hollandsworth, baseball player
- Dave Huffman, former NFL player
- Darrell Jackson, NFL wide receiver
- Dave Krynzel, baseball player, Baltimore Orioles
- Ron Lyle, boxer
- Nick Mangold, NFL offensive lineman, New York Jets
- Justin Masterson, baseball player, pitcher
- Don May, NBA player 1968-75 (New York Knicks, Buffalo Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Kansas City Kings)
- Mike Mickens, NFL Defensive Back, Cincinnati Bengals
- Edwin C. Moses, Olympic track and field athlete
- Mike Nugent, NFL kicker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Mike Patt, professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter, (UFC, BodogFIGHT)
- Jim Paxson Jr., NBA player 1979-90 (Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics); Cleveland Cavaliers general manager
- John Paxson, basketball player, coach, manager, broadcaster
- Peerless Price, NFL wide receiver
- Javon Ringer, NCAA running back and Heisman candidate
- Chris Rolfe, soccer player
- Donald Smith, University of Dayton, Philadelphia 76ers
- Mike Schmidt, baseball player
- Dan Wilkinson, NFL defensive tackle
- Tamika Williams, basketball player in the WNBA, Connecticut Sun
- Kerry Kittles, basketball player, Villanova, first-round draft pick in the NBA
Writers and cartoonists
- Natalie Clifford Barney, playwright, poet and novelist
- Erma Bombeck, columnist and author
- Richard H. Brodhead, author and president of Duke University
- Paul Laurence Dunbar, early African-American poet
- Cathy Guisewite, cartoonist
- Hunter Lewis, author
- Mike Peters, opinion cartoonist
- Tim Waggoner, horror and fantasy writer
Entrepreneurs
- Larry Augustin, member of the OpenSource community
- Edward A. Deeds, engineer, inventor, industrialist
- Paul Iams, Iams founder
- Charles Kettering, inventor of the automobile self-starter
- Carl Lindner, Jr., businessman
- 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
- Charles G. Bickham, Medal of Honor recipient
- Llewellyn Morris Chilson, United States Army career soldier who served during World War II
- 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
- Maria Lauterbach, pregnant marine who went missing and was later pronounced dead
- Joe C. Paul, Medal of Honor recipient
- Sidney Souers, first Director of the CIA
- Tony Stein, Medal of Honor recipient
Musicians
- Little Axe, blues musician
- Leroy Bonner, musician/producer The Ohio Players (bands)
- Stevie Brock, pop singer
- Kim Deal, rock musician, member of Pixies, The Amps, and The Breeders with sister Kelley Deal
- Rick Derringer, rock musician
- Jim Ferguson, classical/jazz guitarist, composer, author, educator, and music journalist
- Michael Harris, guitar instrumentalist
- Tommy James, rock musician and singer of "Mony Mony"
- Mark Miller, lead singer of country group Sawyer Brown
- Vess Ossman, 5-string banjoist
- Dottie Peoples, gospel singer
- Robert Pollard, founder and singer of lo-fi rock band Guided By Voices and other aliases thereof
- Kim Richey singer/songwriter
- John Scofield, jazz guitarist
- Bud Shank, jazz saxophonist
- Tyler "Telle" Smith, singer (The Word Alive)
- Roger Troutman and Zapp, musicians/producers
- Johnnie Wilder, Jr., founder and lead singer, and Keith Wilder, founder, Heatwave (band), R&B group
- Booty Wood, jazz trombonist
- Snooky Young, jazz trumpeter
Politicians
- James Middleton Cox, Congressman, Ohio governor, 1920 Democratic presidential candidate, founder of Cox Enterprises
- Logan Martinez, Green Party politician, activist, and columnist
Other
- Hugh Downs, Journalist
- George J. Graham, Jr., political theorist
- Ahad Israfil, gunshot victim
- W. S. McIntosh, civil rights activist
- Melvin Lorrel Nichols, emeritus professor of chemistry, Cornell University
- Howard Dwight Smith, architect of Ohio Stadium
- Norman Steenrod, mathematician
- Strobe Talbott, writer and diplomat
Fictional
- Black Alice, a DC Comics sorceress and antihero
- Robert Bruce Banner, alter ego of The Incredible Hulk
- C.J. Cregg, character in the TV series The West Wing played by real-life Daytonian Allison Janney
- Joe Gillis, character in the movie Sunset Boulevard
- Prudence, a bisexual girl from the movie Across the Universe
- Mr. Tanner, Baritone singer from the Harry Chapin song of the same name
- John Dorian, main character in television series Scrubs