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See also: List of Kent State University alumni

This following people are natives of or lived in Kent, Ohio, but not exclusively as students at Kent State University.

Name Notability Association Category
Mike Adamle Professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears, general manager for WWE Raw, host of American Gladiators Raised in Kent[1] Athletics
Tony Adamle Professional football player in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns Resident of Kent[1] Athletics
Julianne Baird Teacher of voice Resident of Kent[1] Performing arts
Deral Boykin Professional football player in the NFL Born and raised in Kent[2] Athletics
Greg Boykin Professional football player in the NFL, 1977–78 Raised in Kent[3] Athletics
John Brown Radical abolitionist Resident of Kent (Franklin Mills) ca. 1835–1839 Politics
Tom Campana Professional Canadian football player in the Canadian Football League, 1972–77 Raised in Kent[4] Athletics
Vincent J. Cardinal Playwright and director Raised in Kent[1] Performing arts
Bob Casale Musician, guitarist and keyboardist in the band Devo Born and raised in Kent[5] Performing arts
Gerald Casale Musician, founding member of the band Devo Raised in Kent[6] Performing arts
Kathleen Chandler State representative for the Ohio House of Representatives 68th district, 2003–11 Resident of Kent Politics
Kathleen Clyde State representative for the Ohio House of Representatives 68th district since 2011 Resident of Kent[7] Politics
Robert E. Cook Member of United States House of Representatives for the 11th district of Ohio, 1959–1963 Born and raised in Kent[8] Politics
Vernon Cook State representative for the Ohio House of Representatives, 43rd district, 1973–1987 Born in Kent Politics
John Davey Pioneer in tree surgery and founder of the Davey Tree Expert Company Resident of Kent Science
Martin L. Davey U.S. Representative and Governor of Ohio Born and raised in Kent Politics
Tom DeLeone Professional football player in the NFL Raised in Kent[1] Athletics
Joe Ebanks Professional poker player in the World Series of Poker Raised in Kent[9] Entertainment
Halim El-Dabh Music composer, performer, educator, and ethnomusicologist Resident of Kent[10] Performing arts
Cassius Fairchild Wisconsin politician and Civil War officer Born in Kent (Franklin Mills) 1829[11] Politics
Jairus C. Fairchild First mayor of Madison, Wisconsin and first State Treasurer of Wisconsin Resident of Kent (Franklin Mills) ca. 1827–1834[12] Politics
Lucius Fairchild Governor of Wisconsin and U.S. diplomat to Spain Born in Kent (Franklin Mills) 1831; Fairchild Avenue in Kent named after him[12] Politics
Geno Ford Head coach for the Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team, 2008–11 Resident of Kent[13] Athletics
Michael C. Gould Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force; 18th Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy Raised in Kent[14] Politics
Peter Gregg Guitarist and former member of Devo Born and raised in Kent[15] Performing arts
Laing Kennedy Athletic director at Kent State University, 1994–2010 Resident of Kent[16] Athletics
Marvin Kent Railroad executive and bank president Resident of Kent; namesake of city Business, politics
Lester Lefton President of Kent State University, 2006–2014 Resident of Kent[17] Academics
David Mayfield Grammy-nominated producer, singer, and songwriter Raised in and resident of Kent[18] Performing arts
Jessica Lea Mayfield Singer and songwriter Raised in and resident of Kent[19] Performing arts
John McGilvrey President of Kent State Normal College, 1911–1926 Resident of Kent Academics
Gene Michael Major League Baseball player, manager, and executive Born in Kent[20] Athletics
Joel Nielsen Athletic director at Kent State University Resident of Kent[21] Athletics
Glenn Olds Politician, president of Kent State University, 1971–1977 Resident of Kent[17] Academics
George Pake Physicist, founder of Xerox PARC Born and raised in Kent[22] Business, science
Lucien Price Author and writer for the Boston Evening Transcript and The Atlantic Monthly; used the pseudonym "Woolwick" for Kent in some of his stories[23] Raised in Kent Literary
P. Craig Russell Comic book writer, artist, and illustrator Resident of Kent since 1981[24] Arts
Rod Reisman Original drummer for the band Devo Raised in Kent[15] Performing arts
Cynthia Rylant Award-winning Children's author Lived in Kent[25] Literary
LeRoy Satrom Mayor of Kent during the Kent State shootings in 1970 Resident of Kent Politics
Michael Schwartz President of Kent State University, 1982–1991 Resident of Kent Academics
Joshua Seth Voice actor Raised in Kent[26] Performing arts
Lucien B. Smith Inventor of barbed wire[27][28] Resident of Kent Invention
The Six Parts Seven A Post-rock band[29] Raised in Kent Performing arts
Rohn Thomas film actor Resident of Kent Performing arts
Jim Tully Writer Resident of Kent, ca. 1907–1912[30] Literary
Beverly Warren President of Kent State University since 2014 Resident of Kent Academics
Stan White Former professional football player Raised in Kent[1] Athletics
Chad Zumock Comedian and radio personality Raised in Kent[31] Entertainment

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Kent City Schools Hall of Fame archives". KentSchools.net. Kent City Schools. 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Deral Boykin". DatabaseFootball.com. 2006. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  3. ^ "Greg Boykin". FanBase.com. 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Hall of Fame Archives". Kent City School District. 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "Robert Casale, Jr". Record-Courier. March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  6. ^ Prufer, Jason (August 7, 2011). "DEVO's Seminal 1975 Night on Kent State's Front Campus". Kent Patch. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  7. ^ "Kathleen Clyde official website". House.State.OH.US. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  8. ^ "Cook, Robert Eugene, (1920-1988)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
  9. ^ Scott, Dale (July 8, 2011). "Stow poker player cashes in". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved July 9, 2011. Ebanks, 26, grew up in Kent
  10. ^ St. Clair, Jeff (February 4, 2011). "Halim El-Dabh sees signs of hope in Egyptian protests". WKSU.org. WKSU-FM. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  11. ^ "Cassius Fairchild". History of Dane County, 1880. Secondwi.com (online). Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  12. ^ a b Di Paolo, Roger (8 September 2006). "Civil War hero, governor had roots in Kent". Kent: Celebrating 200 Years. Record-Courier. p. 5. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Geno Ford". KentStateSports.com. Kent State University. 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  14. ^ Nethken, Laura (June 16, 2009). "Lt. Gen. Gould earns promotion". Record-Courier. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  15. ^ a b Dellinger, Jade; Giffels, David (2003). "The Beginning Was the End". We Are Devo. Retrieved 6 January 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Director of Athletics Laing Kennedy". KentStateSports.com. Kent State University. 2007. Archived from the original on July 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ a b Gallick, Thomas (April 2, 2013). "Kent State eyes Lefton's house as official president's residence". Record-Courier. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  18. ^ Mills, Ben (December 10, 2010). "The David Mayfield Parade at Clementine". Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  19. ^ Bhatia, Kabir (February 11, 2011). "Jessica Lea Mayfield returns to Kent". WKSU.org. WKSU-FM. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  20. ^ "Gene Michael". Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com. 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  21. ^ Jenior, Susan (September 1, 2013). "Kent Roosevelt's Nielsen sisters light up golf courses with record performances". Record-Courier. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  22. ^ Slichter, Charles (2009). George Edward Pake (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. p. 3. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  23. ^ Di Paolo, Roger (27 April 2008). "PORTAGE PATHWAYS: He never forgot Kent". Record Courier. Record Publishing. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  24. ^ "'Night Music: The Art of P. Craig Russell' to screen at Cleveland Museum of Art Wednesday". Cleveland.com. 23 August 2009.
  25. ^ Borne, Christine (April 2005). "Cynthia Rylant, Papers, 1950s-ongoing". Kent State University Special Collections and Archives. Kent State University. Retrieved 30 March 2010. She went on to earn her M.L.S. from the Kent State University School of Library Science and lived in Kent, Ohio for many years.
  26. ^ Kallio, Chris (26 March 2008). "Hilarious hypnotism". KentWired.com.
  27. ^ "The American Experience Technology Timeline: 1752 - 1990". The American Experience. Public Broadcasting Systems. 2000. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  28. ^ "Lucien B. Smith". Ohio History Central. Ohio Historical Society. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  29. ^ "NPR Music: Six Parts Seven". All Things Considered. NPR. 2004-09-16. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  30. ^ Wolford, Ben (April 17, 2011). "Authors focus on Jim Tully, Kent's forgotten literary light". Record-Courier. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  31. ^ Korte, Gregory (May 7, 2001). "Daylight shows calm after storm: KSU students reflect, clean after riot". Akron Beacon Journal. p. A1 - Metro.
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