List of people from Akron, Ohio
The following people were all born in or were residents of the city of Akron, Ohio, United States.
Name | Occupation/industry | Description | Association | Reference |
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Henry Eugene Abbey | Theatre | Theatre manager and producer | Born in Akron | [1] |
Richard F. Abel | Military | U.S. Air Force Brigadier General | Born in Akron | [2] |
John R. Adams | Judge | Federal judge on U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio | Practiced in Akron | [3] |
James E. Akins | Politician | U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1973–76 | Born and raised in Akron | [4] |
Lola Albright | Actress and singer | Starred in TV series Peter Gunn and films such as Kid Galahad | Born and raised in Akron | [5] |
Andy Alleman | Athlete | Football center for Miami Dolphins | Born in Akron | [6] |
Harold Anderson | Athlete | Basketball coach at Bowling Green State and University of Toledo | Born in Akron | [7] |
R. W. Apple, Jr. | Writer | Editor, writer for The New York Times | Born in Akron | [8] |
Joseph Arthur | Musician | Musician and artist | Born and raised in Akron | [9] |
Dan Auerbach | Musician | Solo musician, guitarist for The Black Keys, owner of Akron Analog Recording Studios | Born and raised in Akron | [10] |
William Hanes Ayres | Politician | Republican member of U.S. House of Representatives | Represented Akron in Congress | [11] |
Josh Azzarella | Artist | Born in Akron | [12] | |
Melissa Baker | Model | Model | Born in Akron | [13] |
E.T. Barnette | Politician | Founder of Fairbanks, Alaska and its first mayor | Born in Akron | [14] |
Alice M. Batchelder | Attorney | Attorney and jurist, currently[when?] chief judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit | Practiced in Akron | [15] |
Elsworth R. Bathrick | Politician | U.S. Representative | Worked in Akron | [16] |
Tom Batiuk | Cartoonist | Comic strip creator (Funky Winkerbean, Crankshaft) | Born in Akron | [17] |
Cliff Battles | Athlete | Football player | Born in Akron | [18] |
Margaret Baxtresser | Musician | Classical pianist | Supporter of Akron | [19] |
Art Becker | Athlete | Basketball player | Born in Akron | [20] |
Samuel H. Bell | Judge | Federal judge on U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio | Practiced in Akron | [citation needed] |
Terry Bevington | Athlete | Baseball player and manager | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
George Bliss | Politician | Congressman | Practiced and worked in Akron | [citation needed] |
Ray C. Bliss | Politician | Republican Party leader | Born and worked in Akron | [citation needed] |
Jim Boeke | Athlete | Football player | Born and raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
Mark Bloch | Artist | Artist | Raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
Phil Boggs | Athlete | Diver, 1976 Olympic gold medalist | Born and raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
Dante Booker | Athlete | Football player | Born and raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
Rosario Borgio | Criminal | Mobster | Worked in Akron | [citation needed] |
William Boyett | Actor | Actor | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Dave Brown | Athlete | Football player | Born and raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
John Brown | Politician | Abolitionist | Worked in Akron | [citation needed] |
Walter Hermann Bucher | Scientist | Geologist and paleontologist | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Michael Buckley | Writer | Author of The Sisters Grimm and NERDS series | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
E. J. Burt | Athlete | Football player | Born and raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
Rhea Butcher | Actor | Stand-up comic, co-creator and co-star of Take My Wife | Born and raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
Jimmy Butler | Actor | Actor | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Glen Buxton | Musician | Guitarist for Alice Cooper | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Patrick Carney | Musician | Drummer for The Black Keys, bassist for band Drummer | Born and raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
Bob Casale | Musician | Musician, Devo | Raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
Gerald Casale | Musician | Musician, Devo | Raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
Len Chandler | Musician | Folk musician | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
David Allan Coe | Singer | Country music artist | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Russell Coffey | Military | World War I veteran | Lived in Akron | [citation needed] |
Arthur L. Conger | Historian | Theosophist | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Deborah L. Cook | Judge | Federal judge on U.S. Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit | Practiced in Akron | [citation needed] |
Jarrod Cooper | Athlete | Football player | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Cheryl Crawford | Theatre | Director and producer | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Mark Croghan | Athlete | Five-time national champion in steeplechase | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Stephen Curry | Athlete | Basketball player for Golden State Warriors, three-time NBA champion | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Ruby Nash Curtis | Singer | Singer of Ruby & The Romantics | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Hammer Damage | Singer | Rock band | Formed in Akron | [citation needed] |
Keith Dambrot | Athlete | Basketball coach | Born, raised, and worked in Akron | [citation needed] |
Jimmy Darrow | Athlete | Basketball player | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
John Dean | Politician | White House counsel to Richard Nixon | [citation needed] | |
Charles W. F. Dick | Politician | U.S. Senator (Republican) | [citation needed] | |
Frank Dicopoulos | Actor | Actor | [citation needed] | |
Michael Dokes | Athlete | Boxer, WBA World Heavyweight Champion 1982–1983 | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Lloyd C. Douglas | Minister | Minister, author | [citation needed] | |
Rita Dove | Writer | Poet | [citation needed] | |
Hugh Downs | TV | TV journalist and personality, 20/20 | [citation needed] | |
Peter C. Economus | Judge | Federal judge on U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio | Practiced in Akron | [citation needed] |
Sidney Edgerton | Politician | 19th-century politician | [citation needed] | |
Eddie Elias | Athlete | Founder of Professional Bowlers Assn. | [citation needed] | |
Harold G. Epperson | Military | Decorated U.S. Marine | [citation needed] | |
Eugene C. Eppley | Corporate executive | Hotel mogul | [citation needed] | |
Angie Everhart | Actress | Model and actress | [citation needed] | |
Fritzi Fern | Actress | Actress | [citation needed] | |
Harvey Samuel Firestone | Corporate executive | Founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company | Lived in Akron | [citation needed] |
Leonard Firestone | Corporate executive | Industrialist | [citation needed] | |
Steve Fitzhugh | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Art Fleming | TV | TV game show host, Jeopardy | [citation needed] | |
Carol Folt | College executive | Chancellor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Martha Firestone Ford | Business executive | Owner and chairwoman of NFL's Detroit Lions | Born in Akron | |
Trent Ford | Actor | Actor, model | [citation needed] | |
Mike Fox | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Elizabeth Franz | Actress | Tony Award and Obie Award-winning actress | [citation needed] | |
Shirley Fry | Athlete | Tennis player | [citation needed] | |
Ruby Nash Garnett | Singer | Singer of Ruby & the Romantics | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
William H. Gerstenmaier | NASA | NASA administrator | [citation needed] | |
Joe Glazer | Musician | Musician | [citation needed] | |
Dick Goddard | Scientist | Meteorologist | [citation needed] | |
Harvey Gold | Musician | Musician | [citation needed] | |
Bob Golic | Athlete | Football player, radio personality | [citation needed] | |
Mike Golic | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Benjamin Goodrich | Corporate executive | Founder of B.F. Goodrich Company | [citation needed] | |
Jim Graner | TV | Sports anchor at WKYC; color commentator for Cleveland Browns radio | Born in Akron | [21] |
Brad Guigar | Cartoonist | Cartoonist | [citation needed] | |
James S. Gwin | Judge | Federal judge on U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio | Practiced in Akron | [citation needed] |
Kris Haines | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Dave Hampton | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Leon Harris | TV | Television journalist | [citation needed] | |
James Harrison | Athlete | Football player for Pittsburgh Steelers, two-time Super Bowl champion | [citation needed] | |
Dow W. Harter | Politician | U.S. Representative | [citation needed] | |
Umar Bin Hassan | Writer | Poet | [citation needed] | |
Anne Heche | Actress | Star of films like Volcano, Psycho, Cedar Rapids | [citation needed] | |
John Heisman | Actor, athlete, coach | Football and baseball coach at Buchtel College (now known as the University of Akron); Heisman Trophy named in his honor | Lived in Akron | [22] |
Carol Heiss | Athlete | Figure skater, Olympic gold medalist, five-time world champion | [citation needed] | |
Daniel Hesidence | Artist | Painter | [citation needed] | |
Howard Hewett | Singer | Gospel and R&B singer | [citation needed] | |
Michael Holley | Writer | Sports journalist | [citation needed] | |
M. Herbert Hoover | Politician | Politician | [citation needed] | |
Roger Hoover | Singer | Singer, musician | [citation needed] | |
Walter B. Huber | Politician | U.S. Representative | [citation needed] | |
Rex Humbard | Televangelist | Televangelist | [citation needed] | |
Craig Hummer | TV | Sportscaster | [citation needed] | |
Chrissie Hynde | Singer | Musician, leader of The Pretenders | [citation needed] | |
James Ingram | Musician | Singer, songwriter, two-time Grammy Award winner | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Shirley Fry Irvin | Athlete | Hall of Fame tennis player | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Lux Interior | Singer (The Cramps) | [citation needed] | ||
Sandi Jackson | Politician | Politician | [citation needed] | |
LeBron James | Athlete | Basketball player for Los Angeles Lakers, three-time NBA champion | Born and raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
Jim Jarmusch | Filmmaker | Director of films such as Down by Law, Broken Flowers | [citation needed] | |
David Jenkins | Athlete | Figure skater, Olympic gold medalist, three-time world champion | [citation needed] | |
Hayes Alan Jenkins | Athlete | Figure skater, 1956 Olympic gold medalist | [citation needed] | |
Helen Jepson | Singer | Soprano | [citation needed] | |
Gus Johnson | Athlete | Basketball player, television sportscaster | [citation needed] | |
Steve Johnson | Athlete | Basketball player | [citation needed] | |
Grandpa Jones | Musician | Musician, comedian (Hee-Haw) | [citation needed] | |
Melina Kanakaredes | Actress | Star of television series Providence, CSI: NY | [citation needed] | |
Salaria Kea | Nurse | Nurse | [citation needed] | |
Maynard James Keenan | Singer | Singer, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Dean Keener | Coach | Basketball coach | [citation needed] | |
Herman Keiser | Athlete | Golfer, 1946 Masters champion | [citation needed] | |
Charlton Keith | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Phil Kline | Musician | Composer | [citation needed] | |
Bob Knepper | Athlete | Major League Baseball pitcher | [citation needed] | |
Charles Landon Knight | Attorney | Publisher, politician | [citation needed] | |
James L. Knight | Writer | Publisher | [citation needed] | |
John S. Knight | Writer | Publisher | [citation needed] | |
Parke Kolbe | College executive | College president | [citation needed] | |
Heather Kozar | Model | Model; former Barker's Beauty on The Price Is Right | [citation needed] | |
Brock Kreitzburg | Athlete | Bobsledder | [citation needed] | |
Art Kusnyer | Athlete | Baseball player and coach | [citation needed] | |
Jani Lane | Singer | Lead singer of Glam metal band Warrant | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Jerome Lane | Athlete | Basketball player | [citation needed] | |
Bob Lape | TV | Television journalist | [citation needed] | |
Mortimer Dormer Leggett | Military | Civil War officer | [citation needed] | |
Bob Lewis | Singer | Founder of Devo | [citation needed] | |
Thomas Lewis | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Frank Fowler Loomis | Engineer | Inventor and city director of mechanical engineering | Born and raised in Akron | [23] |
David Lough | Athlete | Baseball player | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Liam Lynch | Musician | Musician, puppeteer, Sifl and Olly | [citation needed] | |
Doug Marsh | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Thomas E. Martin | Politician | Iowa politician | [citation needed] | |
Mike Massie | Politician | Wyoming politician | [citation needed] | |
Banjo Matthews | Athlete | NASCAR driver | [citation needed] | |
Frank W. Mayborn | Writer | Publisher | [citation needed] | |
Andy McCollum | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Frances McGovern | Politician | U.S. Representative | [citation needed] | |
Marian Mercer | Actress | Tony Award-winning actress of stage, film and TV | [citation needed] | |
Gene Mingo | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Dan Moldea | Writer | Journalist and author | [citation needed] | |
Vaughn Monroe | Singer | Recording artist, actor, bandleader on Hollywood Walk of Fame | [citation needed] | |
Michael Morell | TV | ICIA director, TV analyst | [citation needed] | |
Brian Mosteller | Politician | Director of Oval Office Operations for President Barack Obama | [citation needed] | |
Bob Mothersbaugh | Musician | Musician, member of Devo | [citation needed] | |
Jim Mothersbaugh | Musician | Musician, member of Devo | [citation needed] | |
Mark Mothersbaugh | Musician | Musician, member of Devo | [citation needed] | |
Scott Muni | Radio | Radio personality | [citation needed] | |
Thurman Munson | Athlete | Baseball player, seven-time All-Star, 1976 American League MVP | [citation needed] | |
Ron Negray | Athlete | Baseball player | [citation needed] | |
John Neidert | Athlete | Football player | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Donnie Nickey | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Pete Nischt | Musician | Musician | [citation needed] | |
Gabe Norwood | Athlete | Basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | [citation needed] | |
Russell Oberlin | Musician | Musician | [citation needed] | |
Les Olsson | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Stanford R. Ovshinsky | Scientist | Inventor and scientist | [citation needed] | |
Chris Owens | Athlete | Basketball player | [citation needed] | |
Tim "Ripper" Owens | Singer | Singer, replaced Rob Halford in Judas Priest; inspiration for movie Rock Star | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Paige Palmer | TV | Fitness expert, TV personality | [citation needed] | |
John Parry | Sports official | Football official | [citation needed] | |
Ara Parseghian | Coach | Football coach, Notre Dame | [citation needed] | |
Jaroslav Pelikan | Theologian | Christianity scholar | [citation needed] | |
Simon Perkins | Founder | Settler, surveyor | [citation needed] | |
Antonio Pittman | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Ronald Phillips | Murderer | Child murderer | Executed for rape and murder of child | |
Terry Pluto | Writer | Sports journalist | [citation needed] | |
Shawn Porter | Athlete | Professional boxer | [citation needed] | |
Ricky Powers | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Edward Pramuk | Artist | Artist | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
Richard Quick | Athlete | Swimming coach | [citation needed] | |
Robert Quine | Musician | Guitarist | [citation needed] | |
Willard Van Orman Quine | Philosopher | Philosopher | [citation needed] | |
Ron Rector | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
James W. Reilly | Politician | Politician | [citation needed] | |
Nikola Resanovic | Musician | Composer | [citation needed] | |
Judith Resnik | NASA | Astronaut, killed in Challenger explosion | Born and raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
Butch Reynolds | Athlete | Track-and-field star, gold medalist in 1988 Olympics | [24] | |
Jennifer Niederst Robbins | Corporate executive | Designed the web's first commercial site | [citation needed] | |
Sydne Rome | Actress | Actress | [citation needed] | |
Edmund Rowe | Politician | U.S. Representative | [citation needed] | |
Wilbur F. Sanders | Politician | Montana politician | [citation needed] | |
Thomas C. Sawyer | Politician | Politician | [citation needed] | |
Bo Schembechler | Coach | Football coach, University of Michigan | [citation needed] | |
Mark Schubert | Coach | Swimming coach | Born and raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
Francis Seiberling | Politician | U.S. Representative | [citation needed] | |
Frank Seiberling | Corporate executive | Founder of Goodyear Tire and Rubber | Born in Akron | [citation needed] |
John F. Seiberling | Politician | U.S. Representative | [citation needed] | |
Luke Sewell | Athlete | Baseball player and manager | [citation needed] | |
Chuck Share | Athlete | Basketball player | [citation needed] | |
Denny Shute | Athlete | Golfer | [citation needed] | |
Matt Simon | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Harry Simpson | Athlete | Baseball player | [citation needed] | |
George Sisler | Athlete | Baseball player, member of Hall of Fame | [citation needed] | |
Richard Smalley | Scientist | Physicist, winner of Nobel Prize | [citation needed] | |
Bob Smith | Founder | Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous | [citation needed] | |
Neal Smith | Musician | Drummer for Alice Cooper | [citation needed] | |
Donald Ray Snodgrass | Author | Author | [citation needed] | |
Mark Stevens | Actor | Star of films such as The Dark Corner, The Street with No Name | [citation needed] | |
Betty Sutton | Politician | U.S. Representative for 13th Congressional District | Practiced in Akron | [citation needed] |
Tyrell Sutton | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Rachel Sweet | Actress | Singer, actress and TV writer | [citation needed] | |
Gene Thomas | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Nate Thurmond | Athlete | Basketball player, member of Hall of Fame | [citation needed] | |
Todd Tobias | Musician | Musician | [citation needed] | |
Aiden Wilson Tozer | Author | Preacher, author | [citation needed] | |
Bill Upham | Athlete | Baseball player | [citation needed] | |
William H. Upson | Politician | 19th-century politician | [citation needed] | |
Claude Virden | Athlete | Basketball player | [citation needed] | |
Mike Vrabel | Athlete | Football player for New England Patriots, three-time Super Bowl champion | [citation needed] | |
Michael Wadleigh | Director | Director and cinematographer, filmed documentary of 1969 Woodstock Festival, Woodstock | [citation needed] | |
Ramon Walker | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Brad Warner | Musician | Zen priest, musician | [citation needed] | |
Chris Wells | Athlete | Football player for Arizona Cardinals | [citation needed] | |
Michael Tarver | Athlete | Professional wrestler | [citation needed] | |
George Dexter Whitcomb | Manufacturer | [citation needed] | ||
Jesse White | Actor | Actor, known as Maytag Repairman in 1967–1988 commercials | Raised in Akron | [citation needed] |
Josh Williams | Athlete | Professional soccer player | Born in Akron | [25] |
Wendell Willkie | Politician | Presidential candidate, lawyer | Worked in Akron | [citation needed] |
Melinda Windsor | Model | Playboy model | [citation needed] | |
Antoine Winfield | Athlete | Football player | [citation needed] | |
Ray Wise | Actor | Known for films and TV series such as Twin Peaks, 24 | [citation needed] | |
Sam Wise | Athlete | Baseball player | [citation needed] | |
Gene Woodling | Athlete | Baseball player | [citation needed] | |
Kim Zurz | Politician | Politician | [citation needed] |
Fictional people from Akron, Ohio
- Jiminy Glick - fictional talk-show host portrayed by Martin Short on film and TV[citation needed]
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