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Ohio in United States
Location of Ohio in the United States

The following is a list of famous people born in the U.S. state of Ohio, and people who spent significant periods of their lives living in Ohio.

Actors, models, miscellaneous performers

A–B
  • Jake Abel (actor) (Canton)
  • Tom Aldredge (actor) (Dayton)
  • Louis Aldrich (actor) (Cincinnati)
  • Andy Biersack (actor and musician) (Cincinnati)
  • Corey (actor) (Cleveland)
  • Roman Atwood (YouTube personality) (Millersport)
  • 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)
  • Alan Baxter (actor) (East Cleveland)
  • Vanessa Bayer (actor, comedian) (Cleveland)
  • Ned Bellamy (actor) (Dayton)
  • Jonathan Bennett (actor) (Rossford)
  • Greg Berg (actor, voice actor) (Cleveland/Akron)
  • Halle Berry (actor, fashion model) (Cleveland)
  • David Birney (actor) (Cleveland)
  • Kaitlyn Black (actor) (Copley)
  • James R. Black (actor) (Lima, Dover)
  • Susan Blackwell (actor) (Dayton)
  • Nina Blackwood (veejay) (Cleveland)
  • Randy Blair (actor, writer) (Ironton)
  • J. Paul Boehmer (actor) (Dayton)
  • Mark Boone Junior (actor) (Cincinnati)
  • Andrea Bowen (actor) (Columbus)
  • Bill Boyd (actor) (Hendrysburg)
  • Bob Braun (talk show host) (Cincinnati)
  • Thom Brennaman (sportscaster) (Cincinnati)
  • Deanna Brooks (model) (Dayton)
  • Richard Brooks (actor) (Cleveland)
  • Charles Brown (actor) (Cleveland)
  • Clancy Brown (actor) (Urbana)
  • Joe E. Brown (actor) (Holgate/Toledo)
  • Woody Brown (actor) (Dayton)
  • Yvette Nicole Brown (actor) (Warrensville Heights)
  • Tanner Buchanan (actor) (Ottawa)
  • Rebecca Budig (actor) (Cincinnati)
  • Jarrod Bunch (actor, ex-football player) (Ashtabula)
  • Robert John Burck (born 1970) (Times Square street performer)
  • Michelle Burke (actor) (Defiance)
  • Brandy Burre (actor) (Sandusky)
  • Steve Burton (actor) (Cleveland)
  • Daws Butler (voice actor) (Toledo)
  • Ralph Byrd (actor) (Dayton)
  • Marion Byron (actor) (Dayton)
C–D
E–I
J–M
  • Sam Jaeger (actor, writer, and director) (Perrysburg)
  • Dean Jagger (actor) (Columbus Grove)
  • Elsie Janis (actor) (Columbus)
  • Allison Janney (actor) (Dayton)
  • Ken Jenkins (actor) (Dayton)
  • Toccara Elaine Jones (contestant on America's Next Top Model) (Dayton)
  • Gordon Jump (actor) (Dayton)
  • Melina Kanakaredes (actor) (Akron)
  • Carol Kane (actor) (Cleveland)
  • Maynard James Keenan (Musician) (Ravenna)
  • 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)
  • KiKi Layne (actress) (Cincinnati)
  • Eric Lange (actor) (Hamilton)
  • A. J. Langer (actor) (Columbus)
  • Matt Lanter (actor) (Massillon)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Dean Martin (singer, actor, television show host) (Steubenville)
  • Marie Masters (actor) (Cincinnati)
  • Jacquelyn Mayer (Miss America 1963) (Sandusky)
  • Diane McBain (actor) (Cleveland)
  • Gates McFadden (actor) (Akron)
  • 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) (Lima)
  • Mark Metcalf (actor) (Findlay)
  • W. Chrystie Miller (actor) (Dayton)
  • Walter Miller (actor) (Dayton)
  • David Monahan (actor) (North Olmsted)
  • Debra Monk (actor) (Middletown)
  • Greg Morris (actor) (Columbus)
  • Martin Mull (comedian, actor) (North Ridgeville)
N–R
S–Z
  • Jeffrey D. Sams (actor) (Cincinnati)
  • Gary Sandy (actor) (Dayton)
  • Sherri Saum (actor) (Dayton)
  • Kim Seelbrede (Miss USA 1981) (Germantown)
  • William Edwin Self (actor) (Dayton)
  • Joe Seneca (actor) (Cleveland)
  • Molly Shannon (comedian) (Shaker Heights/Cleveland)
  • Martin Sheen (actor) (Dayton)
  • Victor Slezak (actor) (Youngstown)
  • Mamie Smith (singer, actress) (Cincinnati)
  • Jimmy Snyder (oddsmaker, TV commentator, "Jimmy the Greek") (Steubenville)
  • Rich Sommer (actor) (Toledo)
  • Hal Sparks (actor) (Cincinnati)
  • Ashley Spencer (actor) (Canton)
  • Jerry Springer (television talk show host/former mayor of Cincinnati) (Cincinnati)
  • Dina Spybey (actor) (Columbus)
  • Brian Stepanek (actor) (Cleveland)
  • Mark Stevens (actor) (Cleveland)
  • Shannon Niquette Stewart (model) (Franklin)
  • Alyson Stoner (actress/dancer) (Toledo)
  • Amanda Tepe (actor) (Cincinnati)
  • Philip Michael Thomas (actor) (Columbus)
  • Andrea Thompson (model, broadcaster)
  • Howard Thurston (magician/illusionist) (Columbus)
  • Evelyn Venable (actress) (Cincinnati)
  • 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)
  • Chris Wood (actor) (Dublin)
  • Scott Wozniak (YouTube personality)
  • Amy Yasbeck (actor) (Cincinnati)
  • Barrie Youngfellow (actor) (Cleveland)

Artists, painters, sculptors, photographers

  • Diana Al-Hadid (sculptor) (Syria/Canton)
  • Daniel Arsham (painter, sculptor) (Cleveland)
  • William Jacob Baer (painter) (Cincinnati)
  • George Bellows (painter) (Columbus)
  • Charles E. Burchfield (painter) (Ashtabula Harbor)
  • Joseph DeCamp (painter) (Cincinnati)
  • Jim Dine (painter, sculptor) (Cincinnati)
  • Natalia Fedner (fashion designer) (Bexley)
  • Dan Friedman (graphic designer) (Cleveland)
  • Carl Gaertner (painter) (Cleveland)
  • Ann Hamilton (artist) (Lima)
  • Mark Henn (animator) (Dayton)
  • Robert Henri (painter) (Cincinnati)
  • Jenny Holzer (conceptual artist) (Gallipolis)
  • Vance Kirkland (painter) (Convoy)
  • Joseph Kosuth (conceptual artist) (Toledo)
  • Janet Cook Lewis (portrait painter) (Columbus)
  • Maya Lin (sculptor) (Athens)
  • John Lounsbery (animator) (Cincinnati)
  • Curtis Lovell II (escape artist) (Columbus)
  • Catherine Opie (photographer) (Sandusky)
  • Ruthe Katherine Pearlman (artist, educator) (Cincinnati)
  • Robert E. L. Rainey (artist) (North Canton)
  • Justin Roberts (painter)
  • 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)
  • Daryl Urig (illustrator, painter) (Harrison)
  • Tom Wesselmann (pop artist) (Cincinnati)
  • Clarence White (photographer) (West Carlisle/Newark)
  • Worthington Whittredge (painter) (Springfield)
  • Dare Wright (photographer, children's author) (Cleveland)
  • Kane Shawn (Rapper, Hip Hop Artist) (Cleveland/Mansfield)

Sportspeople

A–B
Harold Anderson (NCAA 1963 program)
Harold Anderson
Sal Bando by Gage Skidmore
Sal Bando
  • Dan Abbott (baseball player) (Portage County)
  • Fred Abbott (baseball player) (Versailles)
  • Kurt Abbott (baseball player) (Zanesville)
  • A. J. Achter (baseball player) (Toledo)
  • Chet Adams (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Alex Albright (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Glenn Allen Jr. (racing driver) (Cincinnati)
  • Will Allen (football player) (Dayton)
  • Walter Alston (baseball manager) (Venice)
  • Nick Altrock (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Red Ames (baseball player) (Warren)
  • Allan Anderson (baseball player) (Lancaster)
  • Harold Anderson (basketball coach) (Akron)
  • Blake Annen (football player) (Upper Arlington)
  • Eddie Arcaro (jockey) (Cincinnati)
  • Art Arfons (land speed record tester) (Akron)
  • Bob Armstrong (boxer) (Washington)
  • Earl Averill Jr. (baseball player) (Cleveland)
  • Randy Ayers (basketball coach) (Springfield)
  • Luke Babbitt (basketball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Coy Bacon (football player) (Ironton)
  • Jim Bagby Jr. (baseball player) (Cleveland)
  • Doug Bair (baseball player) (Defiance)
  • 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)
  • Tianna Bartoletta (track athlete) (Elyria)
  • Chris Bassitt (baseball player) (Toledo)
  • Johnny Bates (baseball player) (Steubenville)
  • Cliff Battles (Hall of Fame football player, coach) (Akron)
  • Frank Baumholtz (baseball player, basketball player) (Midvale)
  • Alex Bayer (football player) (Pickerington)
  • Tim Belcher (baseball player) (Mount Gilead)
  • David Bell (baseball manager and player) (Cincinnati)
  • Le'Veon Bell (football player) (Reynoldsburg)
  • Clarence Belt (racing driver) (Xenia)
  • Mike Benjamin (baseball player) (Euclid)
  • LeCharles Bentley (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Bruce Berenyi (baseball player) (Bryan)
  • Cliff Bergere (racing driver) (Toledo)
  • Bob Bescher (baseball player) (London)
  • Pauline Betz (tennis player) (Dayton)
  • Simone Biles (gymnast) (Columbus)
  • Chad Billingsley (baseball player) (Defiance)
  • Mike Birkbeck (baseball player) (Orrville, Akron)
  • Chase Blackburn (football player) (Marysville)
  • Todd Blackledge (football player, sportscaster) (North Canton)
  • Dale Blaney (racing driver) (Hartford)
  • Dave Blaney (race car driver) (Hartford)
  • Lou Blaney (racing driver) (Hartford)
  • Ryan Blaney (race car driver) (Cortland)
  • Jerry Blevins (baseball player) (Arcadia)
  • Brock Bolen (football player) (Germantown)
  • Barry Bonnell (baseball player, basketball player) (Milford, Columbus)
  • Alex Boone (football player) (Lakewood)
  • Bud Boone (racing driver) (Warren)
  • Pat Borders (baseball player) (Columbus)
  • Justin Boren (football player) (Pickerington)
  • Chris Borland (football player) (Kettering)
  • "Tough" Tony Borne (professional wrestler) (Columbus)
  • Stan Boroski (baseball coach) (Martins Ferry)
  • Daryl Boston (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Jack Bowsher (racing driver) (Harmony)
  • Earl Boykins (basketball player) (Cleveland)
  • Jack Boyle (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Andrew Brackman (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Bill Bradley (baseball player and manager) (Cleveland)
  • Bob Brenly (baseball player, manager) (Coshocton)
  • Roger Bresnahan (baseball player) (Toledo)
  • Robert Brewster (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Diyral Briggs (football player) (Mount Healthy)
  • Aris Brimanis (hockey player) (Cleveland)
  • Ed Brinkman (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Adrien Broner (boxer) (Cincinnati)
  • Jim Brosnan (baseball player, writer) (Cincinnati)
  • Gates Brown (baseball player) (Crestline)
  • Matt Brown (UFC fighter) (Xenia)
  • Mike Brown (basketball coach) (Columbus)
  • Paul Brown (football coach, team owner and executive) (Norwalk)
  • Preston Brown (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Ray Brown (baseball player) (Alger)
  • Bill Brubaker (baseball player) (Cleveland)
  • Bob Brudzinski (football player) (Fremont)
  • Carl Brumbaugh (football player) (West Milton)
  • Phil H. Bucklew (football player) (Columbus)
  • Jarrod Bunch (football player) (Ashtabula)
  • Dave Burba (baseball player) (Springfield)
  • Ellis Burks (baseball player) (Chagrin Falls)
  • George Burns (baseball player) (Niles)
  • Joe Burrow (football player) (Athens)
  • Jake Butt (football player) (Pickerington)
C–D
Mark Coleman pic
Mark Coleman
Len Dawson 2014 11 141118-F-PD075-070 (cropped)
Len Dawson
  • Carter Camper (hockey player) (Rocky River)
  • Dom Capers (football coach) (Cambridge)
  • Matthew Capiccioni (professional wrestler) (Brecksville)
  • George Cappuzzello (baseball player) (Youngstown)
  • Steve Cargile (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Bobby Carpenter (football player) (Lancaster)
  • Rob Carpenter (football player) (Junction City)
  • Austin Carr (basketball player) (Cleveland)
  • Joseph Carr (NFL president) (Columbus)
  • Tank Carradine (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • 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)
  • Andrew Chafin (baseball player) (Wakeman)
  • Chris Chambers (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Chris Chambliss (baseball player, coach) (Dayton)
  • Dean Chance (baseball player) (Wooster)
  • Ezzard Charles (boxer) (Cincinnati)
  • Taco Charlton (football player) (Pickerington)
  • Kwan Cheatham (born 1995) (basketball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Semaj Christon (basketball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Galen Cisco (baseball player and coach) (St. Marys)
  • Maurice Clarett (football player) (Warren)
  • Roger Clemens (baseball player) (Dayton)
  • Nate Clements (football player) (Shaker Heights)
  • Billy Clingman (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Barry Cofield (football player) (Cleveland Heights)
  • Norris Cole (basketball player) (Dayton)
  • Trent Cole (football player) (Xenia)
  • Davon Coleman (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Kurt Coleman (football player) (Clayton)
  • Marco Coleman (football player) (Dayton)
  • Mark Coleman (Olympic freestyle wrestler, MMA fighter) (Fremont)
  • Jason Collier (basketball player) (Springfield)
  • Cris Collinsworth (football player, sportscaster) (Dayton)
  • Gareon Conley (football player) (Massillon)
  • John Conner (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Billy Consolo (baseball player and coach) (Cleveland)
  • Daequan Cook (basketball player) (Dayton)
  • Larry Cox (baseball player) (Bluffton)
  • Jim Cordle (football player) (Lancaster)
  • Shawn Crable (football player) (Massillon)
  • Estel Crabtree (baseball player (Crabtree)
  • Tom Crabtree (football player) (Columbus)
  • Sylvia Crawley (basketball player/coach) (Steubenville)
  • Beth Crist (professional wrestler) (Dayton)
  • Mark Croghan (track and field Olympian) (Green)
  • Larry Csonka (Hall of Fame football player) (Stow)
  • Jeff Cumberland (football player) (Youngstown)
  • George Cuppy (baseball player) (Preble County)
  • Stephen Curry (basketball player) (Akron)
  • Scott Cursi (baseball coach) (Columbus)
  • Ben Curtis (golf player) (Columbus)
  • Jack Cusack (football coach and general manager) (Canton)
  • Ed Cushman (baseball player) (Eagleville)
  • Alissa Czisny (figure skater) (Bowling Green)
  • Mark Dantonio (football coach) (Zanesville)
  • Thom Darden (football player) (Sandusky)
  • Helen Darling (WNBA player) (Columbus)
  • Doug Dascenzo (baseball player and coach) (Cleveland)
  • Fred Davis (football player) (Toledo)
  • Nate Davis (football player) (Bellaire)
  • Len Dawson (football player) (Alliance)
  • Ed Delahanty (baseball player) (Cleveland)
  • Frank Delahanty (baseball player) (Cleveland)
  • Jim Delahanty (baseball player) (Cleveland)
  • Josh Devore (baseball player) (Murray City)
  • Jon Diebler (born 1988) – (basketball player)
  • Kris Dielman (football player) (Troy)
  • Dan Dierdorf (Hall of Fame football player, sportscaster) (Canton)
  • Derek Dietrich (baseball player) (Cleveland)
  • Cecil Dillon (hockey player) (Toledo)
  • Michael Dokes (boxer) (Akron)
  • Jiggs Donahue (baseball player) (Springfield)
  • Andrew Donnal (football player) (Monclova)
  • Red Dooin (baseball player and manager) (Cincinnati)
  • Bill Doran (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Andy Dorris (football player) (Bellaire)
  • Richard Dotson (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Bobby Douglas (Olympic freestyle wrestler and coach) (Bridgeport)
  • Hugh Douglas (football player) (Mansfield)
  • James "Buster" Douglas (boxer) (Columbus)
  • Bob Dove (lineman, College Football Hall of Fame) (Youngstown)
  • Dick Drago (baseball player) (Toledo)
  • Dave Dravecky (baseball player) (Youngstown)
  • Dick Drott (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Pat Duncan (baseball player) (Coalton)
  • Leon Durham (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Duffy Dyer (baseball player) (Dayton)
  • Rob Dyrdek (skateboarder) (Kettering)
E–G
Rollie Fingers
Rollie Fingers
Elmer Flick
Elmer Flick
Archie Griffin 2015
Archie Griffin
  • Adam Eaton (baseball player) (Springfield)
  • Nate Ebner (football player and rugby Olympian) (Dublin, Cincinnati, Columbus)
  • Marc Edwards (football player) (Norwood)
  • Ray Edwards (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Ron Edwards (football player) (Columbus)
  • Scott Effross (born 1993 (baseball pitcher)
  • Jacob Eisner (Israeli basketball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Pat Elflein (football player) (Pickerington)
  • Nat Emerson (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
  • Evan Eschmeyer (basketball player) (New Knoxville)
  • Billy Evans (Baseball Hall of Fame umpire) (Youngstown)
  • Lee Evans (football player) (Sandusky)
  • Buck Ewing (baseball player) (Hoagland)
  • 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)
  • Bradley Fletcher (football player) (Youngstown)
  • London Fletcher (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Elmer Flick (Baseball Hall of Famer) (Bedford)
  • Dezső Földes (Hungarian-born 2× Olympic champion saber fencer) (Cleveland)
  • Charles Follis (football player) (Wooster)
  • Wayne Fontes (football coach) (Canton)
  • Matt Fox (baseball player) (Columbus)
  • Rich Franklin (UFC champion) (Middletown)
  • Mike Fratello (basketball coach) (Bratenahl)
  • Brad Friedel (soccer goalkeeper) (Lakewood)
  • Benny Friedman (1905–1982) (Hall of Fame NFL football quarterback) (Cleveland)
  • Ross Friedman (born 1992) (Major League Soccer player)
  • Charlie Frye (football player) (Willard)
  • Eric Fryer (baseball player) (Columbus)
  • Mike Furrey (football player) (Grove City)
  • Joey Galloway (football player) (Bellaire)
  • Johnny Gargano (professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
  • Jason Garrett (football player) (Hunting Valley)
  • Jackie Gayda (professional wrestler) (Strongsville)
  • Ben Gedeon (football player) (Hudson)
  • Shelton Gibson (football player) (Cleveland Heights)
  • Ted Ginn Jr. (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Terry Glenn (football player) (Columbus)
  • Brad Goldberg (baseball pitcher) (Cleveland)
  • Bob Golic (football player, actor) (Cleveland)
  • Mike Golic (football player, radio personality) (Cleveland)
  • Anthony Gonzalez (football player and politician) (Cleveland)
  • Jonathan Good (professional wrestler) (Cincinnati)
  • Najee Goode (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Randy Gradishar ( Hall of Fame football player) (Warren)
  • Ken Griffey Jr. (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Archie Griffin (football player) (Columbus)
  • Forrest Griffin (Hall of Fame mixed martial artist) (Columbus)
  • Lou Groza (football player) (Martins Ferry)
  • Jon Gruden (football coach) (Sandusky)
  • Matt Guerrier (baseball player) (Cleveland)
H–I
  • Harvey Haddix (baseball Player) (Medway/Springfield)
  • Roy Hall (football player) (South Euclid)
  • Andrew Hampsten (cyclist) (Columbus)
  • James Hanna (football player) (Lakewood)
  • Jim Harbaugh (football player) (Toledo)
  • Justin Hardee (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Brett Harkins (hockey player) (North Ridgeville)
  • Todd Harkins (hockey player) (Cleveland)
  • Ron Harper (basketball player) (Dayton)
  • James Harrison (football player) (Akron)
  • Josh Harrison (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • 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)
  • John Heisman (football, baseball and basketball player and coach) (Cleveland)
  • Carol Heiss Jenkins (figure skating, acting) (Lakewood)
  • Gus Henderson (football and basketball coach) (Oberlin)
  • Tommy Henrich (baseball player) (Massillon)
  • Kim Herring (football player) (Solon)
  • Dan Herron (football player) (Warren)
  • Jordan Hicks (football player) (West Chester)
  • Tyrone Hill (basketball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
  • Larry Hisle (baseball player) (Portsmouth)
  • Anthony Hitchens (football player) (Lorain)
  • Domenik Hixon (football player) (Whitehall)
  • Robert Hoernschemeyer (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Marty Hogan (baseball player) (Youngstown)
  • Cal Hogue (baseball player) (Dayton)
  • Derek Holland (baseball player) (Newark)
  • Lou Holtz (Football coach) (East Liverpool)
  • Sam Hornish Jr. (NASCAR driver) (Defiance)
  • Desmond Howard (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Dummy Hoy (deaf baseball player) (Houcktown)
  • Brian Hoyer (football player) (North Olmsted)
  • Andy Hrovat (Olympic freestyle wrestler) (Cleveland)
  • Jalen Hudson (born 1996) (basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League) (Akron)
  • Aubrey Huff (baseball player) (Marion)
  • Bob Huggins (basketball coach) (Gnadenhutten)
  • Miller Huggins (Hall of Fame baseball player, manager) (Cincinnati)
  • John Hughes (football player) (Gahanna)
  • Kareem Hunt (football player) (Willoughby)
  • Carlos Hyde (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Micah Hyde (Fostoria)
  • The Irish Airborne (Dave and Mike Crist) (professional wrestlers) (Dayton)
  • Shirley Fry Irvin (tennis player) (Akron)
J–M
Wentz and Kelce (cropped)
Jason Kelce
Lee Kemp with his 7 gold medals
Leroy Kemp
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Luke Kuechly
  • Jim Jackson (basketball player) (Toledo)
  • LeBron James (basketball player) (Akron)
  • Vic Janowicz (football player) (Elyria)
  • David Jenkins (figure skating) (Akron)
  • Hayes Alan Jenkins (figure skating) (Akron, Lakewood)
  • Ban Johnson (baseball executive) (Norwalk)
  • Gus Johnson (basketball player) (Akron)
  • Home Run Johnson (baseball player) (Findlay)
  • Lance Johnson (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Paris Johnson Jr. (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Will Johnson (football player) (Dayton)
  • Cal Jones (football player) (Steubenville)
  • Cardale Jones (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Greg Jones (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • David Justice (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Kyle Juszczyk (football player) (Medina)
  • Rich Karlis (football player) (Salem)
  • Larry Kehres (football coach) (Diamond)
  • Jason Kelce (football player) (Cleveland Heights)
  • Travis Kelce (football player) (Westlake)
  • Clark Kellogg (basketball player) (East Cleveland)
  • Leroy Kemp (freestyle wrestler) (Chardon)
  • Don King (fight promoter) (Cleveland)
  • DeShone Kizer (football player) (Toledo)
  • Phil Klein (baseball player) (Columbus)
  • Bob Knepper (baseball player) (Akron)
  • Bobby Knight (basketball coach) (Massilon/Orrville)
  • Jack Kralick (baseball player) (Youngstown)
  • Bernie Kosar (football player) (Boardman)
  • Kosta Koufos (basketball player) (Canton)
  • Jordan Kovacs (football player) (Curtice)
  • Kevin Kowalski (football player) (Macedonia)
  • Luke Kuechly (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Jim Lachey (football player) (St. Henry)
  • Jack Lambert (Hall of Fame football player) (Mantua)
  • Kenesaw Mountain Landis (first baseball commissioner) (Milleville)
  • Barry Larkin (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Cody Latimer (football player) (Dayton)
  • Marshon Lattimore (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Rose Lavelle (soccer player) (Cincinnati)
  • Dante Lavelli (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Trevor Laws (football player) (Philadelphia Eagles) (Dayton)
  • Dick LeBeau (football coach) (London)
  • Justin Lester (Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler) (Akron)
  • Jim Leyland (baseball manager) (Perrysburg)
  • Jim Leyritz (baseball player) (Lakewood/Anderson Township)
  • Kory Lichtensteiger (football player) (Van Wert)
  • Frank Lickliter (professional golfer) (Franklin)
  • Matt Light (football player) (Greenville)
  • Jon Link (baseball player) (Columbus)
  • Jeff Linkenbach (football player) (Sandusky)
  • Corey Linsley (football player) (Youngstown)
  • David Lough (baseball player) (Akron)
  • Jerry Lucas (basketball player) (Middletown)
  • Rob Lytle (football player) (Fremont)
  • Barry MacKay (tennis player, broadcaster) (Cincinnati)
  • Mike Maddux (baseball player, coach) (Dayton)
  • Paul Maguire (football player, announcer) (Youngstown)
  • Ray Mancini (boxer) (Youngstown)
  • Nick Mangold (football player) (Centerville)
  • Mario Manningham (football player) (Warren)
  • Matt Marksberry (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Rube Marquard (Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher) (Cleveland)
  • Jim Martin (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Kevin Martin (basketball player) (Zanesville)
  • Justin Masterson (baseball player) (Beavercreek)
  • Michael Matthews (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Scott May (basketball player) (Sandusky)
  • Bill Mazeroski (baseball player) (Tiltonsville)
  • Jimmy McAleer (baseball player) (Youngstown)
  • Josh McDaniels (football coach) (Barberton/Canton)
  • Ron McDole (football player) (Toledo)
  • Roger McDowell (baseball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
  • 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)
  • Jake McQuaide (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Lance Mehl (football player) (Bellaire)
  • Zoltan Mesko (football player) (Twinsburg)
  • Jack Mewhort (football player) (Toledo)
  • Urban Meyer (football coach) (Ashtabula)
  • Doug Mientkiewicz (baseball player) (Toledo)
  • Linda Miles (professional wrestler) (Cincinnati)
  • Creighton Miller (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Stipe Miocic (UFC fighter) (Cleveland)
  • Mike Mizanin (professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
  • Dominique Moceanu (gymnast) (Hinckley)
  • Antwaun Molden (football player) (Warren)
  • Lance Moore (football player) (Westerville)
  • Joe Morrison (football player, coach) (Lima)
  • Edwin C. Moses (runner) (Dayton)
  • Marion Motley (Hall of Fame 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)
N–Q
Paul O'Neill 2011
Paul O'Neill
  • Bill Nagy (football player) (Hudson)
  • Haruki Nakamura (football player) (Elyria)
  • Alex Nedeljkovic (hockey player)(Parma)
  • 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)
  • Andrew Norwell (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Mike Nugent (football player) (Centerville)
  • Joe Nuxhall (baseball player and sportscaster) (Hamilton)
  • Annie Oakley (Wild West markswoman) (Darke)
  • Owamagbe Odighizuwa (football player) (Columbus)
  • Deji Olatoye (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Barney Oldfield (racing driver) (Wauseon)
  • Al Oliver (baseball player) (Portsmouth)
  • Jerry Olsavsky (football player) (Youngstown)
  • Patrick Omameh (football player) (Columbus)
  • Paul O'Neill (baseball player) (Columbus)
  • Gary Owen (Comedian) (Actor) (Cincinnati)
  • James Cleveland Owens "Jesse" (Runner, Olympic Champion) (Cleveland)
  • Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (football player) (Columbus)
  • Darrell Pace (olympic archer) (Cincinnati)
  • Orlando Pace (football player) (Sandusky)
  • Alan Page (Hall of Fame football player, judge) (Canton)
  • Lance Palmer (MMA fighter and folkstyle wrestler) (Columbia Station)
  • Betty Pariso (IFBB professional bodybuilder) (Columbus)
  • 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)
  • Antwan Peek (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Mike Pelfrey (baseball player) (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)
  • Bo Pelini (football coach) (Youngstown)
  • Carl Pelini (football coach) (Youngstown)
  • Eduardo Pérez (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Tony Pike (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Brian Pillman (football player, professional wrestler) (Cincinnati)
  • Antonio Pittman (football player) (Akron)
  • Shawn Porter (boxer) (Cleveland)
  • James Posey (basketball player) (Cleveland/Twinsburg)
  • Wally Post (baseball player) (Wendelin/St. Henry)
  • Matt Prater (football player) (Mayfield Heights)
  • Taylor Price (football player) (Hilliard)
  • Henry Prusoff (tennis player) (Cleveland)
  • Brady Quinn (football player) (Columbus/Dublin)
  • Chris Quinn (basketball player) (Dublin)
R–S
Mike Schmidt Press Box
Mike Schmidt
  • Bobby Rahal (race car driver) (Medina)
  • Graham Rahal (race car driver) (Columbus)
  • Kevin Randleman (UFC fighter, professional wrestler, folkstyle wrestler) (Sandusky)
  • 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)
  • Devine Redding (football player) (Youngstown)
  • Tim Richmond (race car driver) (Ashland)
  • Branch Rickey (baseball manager) (Stockdale)
  • Javon Ringer (football player) (Dayton)
  • Brian Roberts (basketball player) (Toledo)
  • Dave Roberts (baseball player) (Gallipolis)
  • Alvin Robertson (basketball player) (Barberton)
  • Jamal Robertson (football player) (Springfield)
  • Ryne Robinson (football player) (Toledo)
  • Brian Robiskie (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Chaz Roe (baseball player) (Steubenville)
  • Ben Roethlisberger (football player) (Findlay)
  • Dean Roll (professional wrestler) (Dayton)
  • Mauri Rose (racing driver) (Columbus)
  • Pete Rose (baseball player, manager) (Cincinnati)
  • Scott Roth (basketball player, coach) (Cleveland)
  • Edd Roush (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Eric Rowe (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Tommy Rowlands (freestyle and folkstyle wrestler) (Columbus)
  • Terry Rozier (basketball player) (Youngstown)
  • Ryan Rua (baseball player) (Amherst)
  • Kyle Rudolph (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Mike Rupp (hockey player) (Cleveland Heights)
  • Gary Russell (football player) (Columbus)
  • Rodger Saffold (football player) (Bedford)
  • Perry Saturn (professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
  • "Macho Man" Randy Savage (professional wrestler) (Columbus)
  • Bo Schembechler (football coach) (Barberton)
  • Mike Schmidt (baseball player) (Dayton)
  • Bob Schul (runner, Olympic gold medalist) (West Milton)
  • Kyle Schwarber (baseball player) (Middletown)
  • Devon Scott (born 1994), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
  • Adam Shaheen (football player) (Galena)
  • Travis Shaw (baseball player) (Washington Court House)
  • Cecil Shorts III (football player) (Kent)
  • George Shuba (baseball player) (Youngstown)
  • J. B. Shuck (baseball player) (Galion)
  • Don Shula (football coach) (Painesville)
  • Larry Shyatt (basketball coach) (Cleveland)
  • Larry Siegfried (basketball player) (Shelby)
  • John Simon (football player) (Youngstown)
  • 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)
  • Robert Scott Smith (football player) (Euclid)
  • Steve Smith (baseball coach) (Canton)
  • Troy Smith (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Dawuane Smoot (football player) (Groverport)
  • Al Snow (professional wrestler) (Lima)
  • Bob Snyder (football player, coach) (Toledo)
  • Andy Sonnanstine (baseball player) (Barberton)
  • Tim Spencer (football player, coach) (Martins Ferry)
  • Craig Stammen (baseball player) (Versailles/North Star)
  • Roger Staubach (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Harry Steel (Olympic freestyle wrestler) (East Sparta)
  • Dominique Steele (mixed martial artist) (Norwood)
  • George Steinbrenner (owner of NY Yankees) (Rocky River)
  • Shannon Stewart (baseball player)
  • Logan Stieber (freestyle and folkstyle wrestler) (Monroeville)
  • Steve Stone (baseball pitcher, sportscaster) (South Euclid)
  • Carl Storck (NFL president) (Dayton)
  • Zach Strief (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Korey Stringer (football player) (Warren)
  • Tyrell Sutton (football player) (Akron)
  • Nick Swisher (baseball player) (Worthington)
T–Z
David Taylor 2021
David Taylor
  • Bill Talbert (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
  • Aqib Talib (football player) (Cleveland)
  • Ben Taylor (football player) (Bellaire)
  • David Taylor (Olympic freestyle wrestler) (St. Paris)
  • Kent Tekulve (baseball player) (Hamilton)
  • Matt Tennant (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • James Terry (born 1960) (American-Israeli basketball player) (Cleveland)
  • Joe Thomasson (born 1993) (basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League)
  • LaSalle Thompson (basketball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
  • Hugh Thornton (football player) (Oberlin)
  • Joe Thuney (football player) (Centerville)
  • Nate Thurmond (Hall of Fame basketball player) (Akron)
  • Mike Tolbert (football player) (Centerville)
  • Steve Tovar (football player) (Elyria)
  • Tony Trabert (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
  • Jim Tracy (baseball player, manager) (Hamilton)
  • Demetrius Treadwell (basketball player) (Cleveland)
  • Gary Trent (basketball player) (Columbus)
  • Jim Tressel (football coach) (mentor)
  • Lee Tressel (Hall of Fame college football coach) (Ada)
  • Danny Trevathan (football player) (Youngstown)
  • Mike Trgovac (football coach) (Youngstown)
  • Mitchell Trubisky (football player) (mentor)
  • Mel Tucker (football coach) (Cleveland)
  • Tyler Ulis (basketball player) (Lima)
  • Brandon Underwood (football player) (Hamilton)
  • Zach Veach (race car driver) (Stockdale)
  • Louie Vito (snowboarder) (Bellefontaine)
  • Doug Volmar (hockey player) (Cleveland)
  • Joe Vosmik (baseball player)
  • Mike Vrabel (football player) (Akron/Cuyahoga Falls)
  • Neal Walk (1948–2015) (basketball player) (Cleveland)
  • 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)
  • Spencer Ware (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Paul Warfield (football player) (Warren)
  • Rau'shee Warren (boxer) (Cincinnati)
  • Jimmy Wasdell (baseball player 1st base/outfield) (Cleveland/Eastlake)
  • Nate Washington (football player) (Toledo)
  • Nick Weatherspoon (basketball player) (Canton)
  • Beanie Wells (football player) (Akron)
  • Jayson Wells (born 1976) (basketball player) (Cleveland)
  • 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 (Hall of Fame football player) (Columbus)
  • Russell Wilson (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Mike Windt (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Antoine Winfield (football player) (Akron)
  • Matt Wisler (baseball player) (Bryan)
  • Derek Wolfe (football player) (Lisbon)
  • Eric Wood (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Gene Woodling (baseball player) (Akron)
  • Charles Woodson (football player) (Fremont)
  • Chris Wormley (football player) (Toledo)
  • Chris Wright (basketball player) (Trotwood)
  • Mike Wright (football player) (Cincinnati)
  • Kevin Youkilis (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
  • Cy Young (baseball player) (Gilmore/Newcomerstown)
  • Dolph Ziggler (professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
  • Don Zimmer (baseball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
  • Ron Zook (football coach) (Loudonville)
  • Michael Zordich (football player) (Youngstown)

Journalists, writers, cartoonists, poets, authors, playwrights, screenwriters, film directors and producers

A–F
  • Berenice Abbott (photographer) (Springfield)
  • Karen Ackerman (author) (Cincinnati)
  • Julia Carter Aldrich (author, editor) (Liverpool)
  • Dede Allen (film editor) (Cleveland)
  • Eunice Gibbs Allyn (author) (Brecksville)
  • Sherwood Anderson (author) (Camden/Clyde)
  • R. W. Apple Jr. (journalist and author) (Akron)
  • Helen Vickroy Austin (journalist, horticulturist) (Miamisburg)
  • Brian Azzarello (comic book writer) (Cleveland)
  • Jamie Babbit (film director, producer, screenwriter) (Shaker Heights)
  • Libbie C. Riley Baer (poet) (Bethel)
  • Bill Balas (screenwriter and director) (Cleveland)
  • Melissa Elizabeth Banta (poet) (Cheviot)
  • Natalie Barney (author) (Dayton)
  • Dorothy Barresi (poet) (Akron)
  • Billy Bass (radio host, program director) (Cleveland)
  • Margret Holmes Bates (author) (Fremont)
  • Tom Batiuk (cartoonist) (Akron)
  • William Bayer (crime fiction author) (Cleveland)
  • Brian Michael Bendis (comic book writer) (Cleveland)
  • Ambrose Bierce (author) (Meigs County)
  • Hanne Blank (author) (Cleveland)
  • Erma Bombeck (newspaper columnist, author) (Dayton)
  • Christine Brennan (sportswriter) (Toledo)
  • 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 and director) (Kent)
  • Alice Cary (poet) (Cincinnati)
  • Charles Chesnutt (writer) (Cleveland)
  • Gordon Cobbledick (Sports Editor, Author, War Correspondent (Cleveland)
  • Bud Collins (journalist) (Lima)
  • Gail Collins (journalist) (Cincinnati)
  • Chris Columbus (film director) (Warren)
  • Eliza Archard Conner (journalist, lecturer) (Monroe Township)
  • Jerome Corsi (author) (East Cleveland)
  • Carol Costello (television correspondent) (Minerva)
  • Hart Crane (poet) (Garrettsville)
  • Wes Craven (film director) (Cleveland)
  • Anne Virginia Culbertson (writer) (Zanesville)
  • Michael Cunningham (author) (Cincinnati)
  • Steve Curwood (journalist, author) (Yellow Springs)
  • William H. Daniels (cinematographer) (Cleveland)
  • Khashyar Darvich (film producer, director) (Oxford, Cleveland)
  • Stephen Donaldson (author) (Cleveland)
  • Rita Dove (poet) (Akron)
  • Elizabeth Drew (journalist, author) (Cincinnati)
  • Paul Laurence Dunbar (poet) (Dayton)
  • Jane Dunnewold (author) (Oberlin)
  • Harlan Ellison (author) (Cleveland)
  • Mel Epstein (film producer) (Dayton)
  • Joe Eszterhas (screenwriter) (Cleveland)
  • Dominick Evans (filmmaker/activist) (Toledo)
  • Lydia Hoyt Farmer (author, women's rights activist) (Cleveland)
  • George Fett (cartoonist) (Cleveland)
  • Siaara Freeman (poet) (Cleveland)
G–M
  • Atul Gawande (journalist, physician) (Athens)
  • Elizabeth George (novelist) (Warren)
  • Paul Gilger (playwright, set designer, architect) (Mansfield)
  • Florence Magruder Gilmore (religious writer, novelist, translator (Columbus)
  • Bob Greene (columnist, author) (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 (television journalist) (Cincinnati)
  • William Dean Howells (author, critic)
  • Elizabeth O. Sampson Hoyt (philosopher, author) (Athens)
  • Langston Hughes (poet) (Cleveland)
  • Florence Huntley (journalist, author and humorist) (Alliance)
  • Margaret E. Ingalls (author, liturgist) (Logan)
  • Mary Bigelow Ingham (writer, educator, social activist) (Mansfield)
  • Jeff Jacoby (journalist) (Cleveland)
  • Jim Jarmusch (film director) (Akron)
  • Douglas Kenney (comedy writer, actor) (Chagrin Falls)
  • Joe Kernen (television journalist) (Cincinnati)
  • Katharine Kerr (sci-fi/fantasy author) (Cleveland)
  • Glenn Kessler (correspondent) (Cincinnati)
  • Eric Kripke (writer, director) (Toledo)
  • Robert Kurtzman (film director, screenwriter) (Crestline)
  • Jerome Lawrence (writer) (Cleveland)
  • Robert E. Lee (writer) (Elyria)
  • Sorche Nic Leodhas (writer) (Youngstown)
  • Brett Leonard (film director) (Toledo)
  • Mark L. Lester (film director) (Cleveland)
  • Ann Liguori (radio personality) (Cincinnati)
  • Dwight H. Little (director) (Cleveland)
  • Carmen LoBue (filmmaker) (Cleveland)
  • Bryan Malessa (author) (Chagrin Falls)
  • Louise Markscheffel (newspaper editor and critic) (Toledo)
  • Lida Rose McCabe (author, journalist, lecturer) (Columbus)
  • J. E. McConaughy (litterateur, author) (Twinsburg)
  • Jennie McCowen (physician, medical journal editor) (Harveysburg)
  • Robin Meade (television journalist) (New London)
  • Nick G. Miller (screenwriter, producer, director) (Dayton)
  • Dan Moldea (author) (Akron)
  • Christopher Moore (author) (Toledo)
  • Patt Morrison (journalist) (Utica)
  • Toni Morrison (author) (Lorain)
N–Z
  • Dudley Nichols (screenwriter) (Wapakoneta)
  • Andre Norton (author) (Cleveland)
  • John O'Brien (novelist) (Oxford)
  • Frederick Burr Opper (cartoonist) (Madison)
  • P. J. O'Rourke (political satirist, author) (Toledo)
  • Paul Palnik (artist, cartoonist) (Cleveland)
  • Harvey Pekar (author) (Cleveland)
  • Jack Perkins (journalist, author) (Cleveland)
  • Eleanor Perry (screenwriter) (Cleveland)
  • Bob Peterson (animator, director) (Wooster/Dover)
  • Christopher Pfaff (producer, actor, clothing designer) (Akron)
  • Dav Pilkey (author) (Cleveland)
  • David Pogue (columnist) (Shaker Heights)
  • Dawn Powell (author) (Mount Gilead)
  • Ted Rall (editorial cartoonist) (Kettering)
  • Ellen Ratner (Fox News analyst) (Cleveland)
  • Robert Rehme (film producer) (Cincinnati)
  • Rosella Rice (writer, poet) (Perrysville)
  • Les Roberts (mystery novel writer) (author) (Cleveland Heights)
  • Effie Hoffman Rogers (editor, journalist, educator) (Jackson)
  • Terry Ryan (author) (Defiance)
  • Bill Sammon (television journalist) (Cleveland)
  • Martin Savidge (television journalist) (Rocky River)
  • John Scalzi (author) (Bradford)
  • Tara Seibel (artist, cartoonist) (Pepper Pike)
  • Dominic Sena (film director) (Niles)
  • Joe Shuster (co-creator of Superman) (Cleveland)
  • Jerry Siegel (co-creator of Superman) (Cleveland)
  • Marisa Silver (film director) (Shaker Heights)
  • David C. Smith (novelist) (Youngstown)
  • Jeff Smith (cartoonist) (Columbus)
  • Maggie Smith (poet, freelance writer, and editor)
  • Tony Snow (television journalist) (Cincinnati)
  • Steven Spielberg (film director, producer) (Cincinnati)
  • Cornelia Laws St. John (poet, biographer) (College Hill)
  • R. L. Stine (author) (Columbus )
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe (author) (Cincinnati)
  • Gertrude Strohm (author, compiler, game designer) (Greene County)
  • Lowell Thomas (commentator, author) (Woodington)
  • James Thurber (author, cartoonist) (Columbus)
  • George Trendle (radio/TV producer) (Norwalk)
  • Emma Rood Tuttle (writer, poet) (Braceville Township)
  • Lee Unkrich (film director and editor) (Cleveland)
  • Michael Wadleigh (film director) (Akron)
  • Paula Wagner (film producer) (Youngstown)
  • Brad Warner (author) (Akron)
  • Jack L. Warner (movie mogul) (Youngstown)
  • Marion E. Warner (writer) (Geneva)
  • Harvey Wasserman (author, political activist) (Columbus)
  • Lew Wasserman (studio executive) (Cleveland)
  • Daniel Waters (screenwriter) (Cleveland)
  • Bill Watterson (cartoonist) (Chagrin Falls)
  • Sharon Waxman (born c.1963) (journalist)
  • Laura Rosamond White (author, poet, editor) (Geneva)
  • David Whitney (author) (Youngstown)
  • Gerri Willis (television journalist) (Cincinnati)
  • M. Wintermute (poet, author) (Berkshire)
  • Charles Woodson (football) (Fremont)
  • James Wright (poet) (Martins Ferry)
  • John Yang (television journalist) (Chillicothe)

Politicians, public servants, public officeholders

A–L
  • 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)
  • John Boehner (U.S. Speaker of the House) (Reading/West Chester)
  • John Brough (politician, Ohio governor) (Marietta)
  • Henry Lawrence Burnett (prosecutor in trial for Abraham Lincoln assassination) (Youngstown)
  • Prescott Bush (U.S. Senator, businessman) (Columbus)
  • William Case (Cleveland)
  • Steve Chabot (politician, U.S. representative) (Cincinnati)
  • Salmon P. Chase (Ohio governor, abolitionist, U.S.Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice) (Cincinnati)
  • Gary Cohn (National Economic Council Director) (Shaker Heights)
  • James M. Cox (Governor, Presidential candidate, Media mogul) (Dayton)
  • Ephraim Cutler (a framer of Ohio Constitution, abolitionist, longtime Ohio University Trustee (Ames Twp)
  • 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, 20th President of the United States) (Moreland Hills)
  • James Rudolph Garfield (U.S. Interior Secretary)
  • John J. Gilligan (politician, Ohio Governor)
  • John Glenn (U.S. Senator, astronaut)
  • Bill Gradison (politician, U.S. representative)
  • Ulysses S. Grant (soldier, politician, 18th President of the United States) (Point Pleasant)
  • Joe Hagin (White House Deputy Chief of Staff) (Indian Hill)
  • Warren G. Harding (29th President of the United States) (Blooming Grove/Caledonia)
  • Marie Harf (State Dept. spokesperson) (Granville)
  • Andrew L. Harris (Civil War general, U.S. Commissioner, Ohio Governor)
  • Benjamin Harrison (soldier, politician, 23rd President of the United States) (North Bend)
  • William Henry Harrison (soldier, politician, 9th President of the United States) (North Bend)
  • Rutherford B. Hayes (politician, 19th President of the United States) (Delaware)
  • Dave Hobson (politician, U.S. representative) (Springfield)
  • Darrell Issa (politician, U.S. representative) (Cleveland)
  • Cheryl Johnson (judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals) (Columbus)
  • Nathaniel R. Jones (judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit) (Youngstown)
  • Marcy Kaptur (politician, U.S. representative) (Toledo)
  • John Kasich (politician, former Representative from Ohio (1983–2001), and former Governor of Ohio) (Pittsburgh/Columbus)
  • Michael J. Kirwan (politician, U.S. representative) (Youngstown)
  • John Koskinen (IRS Commissioner) (Cleveland)
  • Dennis Kucinich (politician) (Cleveland)
  • Alan George Lance Sr. (judge, politician, and the National Commander of The American Legion 1999–2000) (McComb)
  • Kenesaw Mountain Landis (federal judge, baseball commissioner) (Millville)
  • Frank Lausche (Ohio Senator and Governor)
  • Susie Lee (politician, U.S. representative) (Canton)
  • Lucile Petry Leone (Cadet Nurse Corps, Assistant Surgeon General) (Preble County)
M–Z
  • Omarosa Manigault (Assistant to the President) (Youngstown)
  • John Michael Manos (federal judge) (Cleveland)
  • Neil H. McElroy (businessman, cabinet secretary)
  • William McKinley (25th President of the United States) (Niles)
  • Howard Metzenbaum (Senator from Ohio) (Cleveland)
  • 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)
  • Edward James Roye, (5th President of Liberia) (Newark)
  • Charles Ruff (White House Counsel) (Cleveland)
  • William Saxbe (U.S. Senator, U.S. Attorney General, Ambassador to India) (Mechanicsburg)
  • Kathleen Sebelius (U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, former Governor of Kansas) (Cincinnati)
  • Donna Shalala (U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1993–
  • John Sherman (U.S. Senator, brother of Gen. Sherman) (Lancaster)
  • Tony Snow (White House Press Secretary) (Cincinnati)
  • Charles Phelps Taft II (Mayor of Cincinnati)
  • Robert A. Taft I (politician) (Cincinnati)
  • Robert A. Taft II (politician, Ohio governor)
  • Robert Taft Jr.
  • William Howard Taft (politician, jurist, 27th President of the United States, chief justice) (Cincinnati)
  • Norman Thomas (politician) (Marion)
  • David Tod (governor) (Youngstown)
  • Albion Tourgée (activist for civil rights, author, lawyer) (Kingsville)
  • James Traficant (politician, U.S. representative) (Youngstown)
  • Clement Vallandigham (politician, activist) (Dayton)
  • Stephen Venard (lawman) (Lebanon)
  • 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 for president) (Homer, Licking County)

Miscellaneous celebrities

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  • Clyde Beatty (animal trainer) (Chillicothe)
  • Brenda Carlin (television producer, wife of George Carlin) (Dayton)
  • Steve Cook (pool player) (Lima)
  • Mark Fischbach (YouTuber) (Cincinnati)
  • Jack Hanna (zoo director, animal expert) (Columbus)
  • Nettie Metcalf (farmer, chicken breeder) (Warren)
  • Matthew Patrick (internet personality)
  • Danielle Reyes (contestant on Big Brother 3) (Dayton)
  • Scott Wozniak (YouTuber)

Military leaders

  • "Mad" Ann Bailey (scout and spy for pioneers) (Harrison)
  • Phil H. Bucklew (Navy officer) (Columbus)
  • Don Carlos Buell (Civil War General) (Lowell)
  • Cook Cleland (WW2 Navy Flying Ace, Post War Air Race Winner) (Cleveland)
  • George Crook (cavalry officier) (Taylorsville)
  • George Custer (cavalry officer) (New Rumley)
  • Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (first African-American general in U.S. Air Force) (Cleveland)
  • William A. Foster (Medal of Honor Recipient) (Cleveland)
  • Dominic S. Gentile (World War II flying ace, first to break Rickenbacker's wartime kill record) (Piqua)
  • Ulysses S. Grant (Civil War general, politician) (Point Pleasant)
  • 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 during World War II) (Lorain)
  • Whitmore Knaggs (soldier, spy)
  • William C. Lambert (World War I aviator, fighter ace) (Ironton)
  • Justin LeHew (Sergeant Major USMC; hero of Nasiriyah; Navy Cross, Bronze Star with Combat "V"; nominated for the Medal of Honor) (Columbus Grove)
  • Curtis LeMay (founder of Strategic Air Command) (Columbus)
  • William S. Rosecrans (American inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and U.S. Army officer during the American Civil War) (Kingston Township)
  • Donald Russell Long (Medal of Honor, Vietnam)
  • Jacob Parrott (first recipient of the Medal of Honor) (Fairfield County)
  • Eddie Rickenbacker (pilot, race car driver) (Columbus)
  • Robert C. Schenck (Civil War general, politician, diplomat) (Dayton)
  • Philip Sheridan (Civil War general) (Somerset)
  • William Tecumseh Sherman (Civil War general) (Lancaster)
  • Tecumseh (Native American leader)
  • Paul Tibbets (pilot of Enola Gay, World War II) (Columbus)
  • Robert B. Wood (Civil War sailor, Medal of Honor) (New Garden)
  • Rodger Young (World War II soldier) (Fremont)

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

  • Conrad Keene Allen (exploration geologist) (Norwalk)
  • Neil Armstrong (astronaut, first man on the Moon) (Wapakoneta/St. Marys)
  • George Bartholomew (inventor)
  • Norman Bel Geddes (industrial designer) (New Philadelphia)
  • Guion S. Bluford Jr. (astronaut)
  • Mark N. Brown (astronaut) (Dayton)
  • Charles Brush (inventor, industrialist) (Cleveland)
  • Kenneth D. Cameron (astronaut) (Cleveland)
  • Dave Canterbury (co-star of Dual Survival)
  • Nancy Currie (astronaut)
  • Thomas Edison (inventor) (Milan)
  • Donn F. Eisele (astronaut)
  • Frederick W. Garber (architect) (Cincinnati)
  • Michael L. Gernhardt (astronaut)
  • Cass Gilbert (architect) (Zanesville)
  • Paul Gilger (architect, set designer, playwright) (Mansfield)
  • John Glenn (astronaut, politician, First American to orbit Earth) (Cambridge/New Concord)
  • Michael T. Good (astronaut)
  • Elisha Gray (inventor) (Barnesville)
  • Gary Haney (architect) (Middletown)
  • Samuel Hannaford (architect) (Cincinnati)
  • 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)
  • 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 Resnik (astronaut) (Akron)
  • 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)
  • 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)

Businesspeople, entrepreneurs

  • John Chambers (CEO of Cisco Systems) (Cleveland)
  • Henry D. Coffinberry (industrialist) (Cleveland)
  • John R. Commons (economist) (Hollansburg)
  • Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. (developer, real estate magnate) (Youngstown)
  • Larry Dolan (owner of the Cleveland Indians) (Cleveland Heights)
  • Paul Dolan (CEO of the Cleveland Indians) (Chardon)
  • Herbert H. Dow (chemist, industrialist) (Cleveland)
  • Benjamin Franklin Fairless (steel company executive) (Pigeon Run)
  • Harvey Samuel Firestone (founder of Firestone, inventor, industrialist) (Columbiana/Akron)
  • John W. Galbreath (real estate mogul, owned Pittsburgh Pirates and Darby Dan Farm) (Columbus)
  • Charles Geschke (co-founder of Adobe Systems) (Cleveland)
  • B. F. Goodrich (industrialist) (Akron)
  • Jeff Immelt (chairman and CEO of GE) (Cincinnati)
  • Charles Keating (banker, activist) (Cincinnati)
  • Charles F. Kettering (inventor, industrialist, philanthropist) (Loudonville/Dayton)
  • James Michael Lafferty CEO of Fine Hygienic Holding; prior CEO within Procter and Gamble, Coca-Cola, and British American Tobacco. Olympic Track and Field Coach. (Cincinnati)
  • Peter B. Lewis (entrepreneur, philanthropist, activist) (Cleveland)
  • Carl Lindner (entrepreneur, political contributor, philanthropist) (Cincinnati)
  • Brian Moynihan (CEO of Bank of America) (Marietta)
  • Henry Nicholas (co-founder of Broadcom Corporation) (Cincinnati)
  • Ransom Olds (automaker, Oldsmobile) (Geneva)
  • James Ward Packard (automaker) Packard (Born Warren, Died Cleveland)
  • William Doud Packard (automaker) Packard (Warren)
  • Don Panoz (entrepreneur) (Alliance)
  • John H. Patterson (industrialist) (Dayton)
  • Terren Peizer (businessperson)
  • Roger Penske (racing driver, entrepreneur) (Shaker Heights)
  • Ira M. Petersime (inventor, entrepreneur, industrialist) (Webster)
  • William Procter (industrialist) (Cincinnati)
  • Bruce Ratner (real estate developer, owned the New Jersey Nets) (Cleveland)
  • John D. Rockefeller (industrialist) (Strongsville/Cleveland)
  • Michael J. Saylor (co-founder of MicroStrategy) (Fairborn)
  • Ernesto Schmitt (entrepreneur) (Cincinnati)
  • Frank Seiberling (industrialist) (Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.)
  • Gary Shilling (financial analyst and commentator)
  • David Sinton (industrialist) (Cincinnati)
  • George Steinbrenner (shipping magnate, owned the New York Yankees) (Cleveland)
  • Ronald Wayne (co-founder of Apple Inc.) (Cleveland)
  • Ralph Wilson (Hall of Fame owner of the Buffalo Bills) (Columbus)
  • Denise DeBartolo York (co-chair of the San Francisco 49ers) (Youngstown)
  • Jed York (president and owner of the San Francisco 49ers) (Youngstown)

Publishers, media moguls

  • Roger Ailes (former chairman and CEO of Fox News) (Warren)
  • Mary Towne Burt (temperance reformer, newspaper publisher of Our Union) (Cincinnati)
  • Nettie Sanford Chapin (newspaper publisher of The Ladies Bureau) (Portage County)
  • Ethlyn T. Clough publisher and editor of The Brooklyn Exponent) (Monroeville)
  • James M. Cox (publisher of Dayton Daily News, founder of Cox Communications, politician) (Jacksonburg)
  • Lorin Morgan-Richards (author and publisher of Celtic Family Magazine) (Strongsville/Beebetown)
  • Adolph Ochs (former owner of The New York Times) (Cincinnati)
  • Esther Pritchard (minister; editor and publisher of the Friend's Missionary Advocate) (Morrow County)
  • Esther Pugh (temperance reformer; editor and publisher of Our Union) (Cincinnati)
  • Ted Turner (founder of Turner Broadcasting, CNN) (Cincinnati)
  • Jack L. Warner (co-founder of Warner Bros. Studios) (Youngstown)
  • Les Wexner (chairman and CEO of Limited Brands) (Dayton/New Albany)

Activists, philanthropists, public agitators, advocates, lawyers

  • Rosa Miller Avery (abolitionist, reformer, writer) (Madison)
  • Daniel Carter Beard (founder of The Boy Scouts of America) (Cincinnati)
  • Elizabeth Blackwell (abolitionist, women's rights activist, first female doctor in U.S.) (Cincinnati)
  • John Brown (abolitionist) (Hudson)
  • Alice A. W. Cadwallader (philanthropist and temperance activist) (St. Clairsville)
  • Rebecca Ballard Chambers (temperance reformer) (Ohio)
  • Annie W. Clark (social reformer)
  • Sara Jane Crafts (educator, author, social reformer) (Cincinnati)
  • Ronald Daniels (activist) (Youngstown)
  • Clarence Seward Darrow (lawyer, leading member of the ACLU) (Kinsman)
  • Richard Dillingham (Quaker abolitionist) (Morrow County)
  • Susanna M. D. Fry (educator, social reformer) (Burlington)
  • Albert B. Graham (founder of 4-H) (Springfield, Clark County)
  • Linda Hirshman (lawyer, feminist) (Cleveland)
  • Esther T. Housh (social reformer, magazine editor) (Ross County)
  • William Alexander Morgan (fought in the Cuban Revolution) (Cleveland/Toledo)
  • Carl Oglesby (activist) (Akron)
  • Madalyn Murray O'Hair (activist) (Rossford)
  • John Oller (attorney, writer, biographer) (Huron)
  • Alice E. Heckler Peters (social reformer) (Dayton)
  • Utah Phillips (labor organizer) (Cleveland)
  • Achilles Pugh (publisher of The Philanthropist; anti-slavery activist) (Cadiz, Waynesville, Cincinnati)
  • Laura Rockefeller (abolitionist, philanthropist) (Wadsworth)
  • Martha Parmelee Rose (1834–1923) (journalist, social reformer, philanthropist) (Norton)
  • Rick Alan Ross (deprogrammer) (Cleveland)
  • Jerry Rubin ('60s, '70s radical activist) (Cincinnati)
  • Lee Saunders (labor leader) (Cleveland)
  • 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, stockbroker, journalist, politician) (Homer/Mount Gilead)


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

  • Aaron Brumbaugh (president of Shimer College) (Hartville)
  • Cynthia S. Burnett (educator and temperance reformer) (Niles)
  • John Lewis Dyer (Methodist circuit rider in Minnesota and Colorado; considered one of 16 founders of Colorado) (born in Franklin County)
  • Yusuf Estes (Islamic scholar) (born in Ohio)
  • 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)
  • Michelle Rhee (educator, education reform leader) (Toledo)
  • William P. Richardson (co-founder and first Dean of Brooklyn Law School) (Farmer Center)
  • William Strunk Jr. (educator, author) (Cincinnati)
  • Tenskwatawa (religious and political leader of the Shawnee Indians) (Ross County)

Scholars, scientists, historians, theorists, philosophers, opinionists

  • Zoltan Acs (economist) (Cleveland)
  • Mary Ainsworth (psychologist) (Glendale)
  • Gordon Allport (psychologist) (Cleveland)
  • James B. Anderson (chemical engineer) (Cleveland)
  • Edgar Bain (metallurgist) (LaRue)
  • Richard C. Banks (ornithologist) (Steubenville)
  • Brand Blanshard (philosopher) (Fredericksburg)
  • Michael Brooks (historian, journalist) (Toledo)
  • William Merriam Burton (chemist) (Cleveland)
  • William Campbell (astronomer) (Hancock County)
  • Richard E. Caves (economist) (Akron)
  • Neil W. Chamberlain (economist) (Lakewood)
  • Walker Lee Cisler (mechanical engineer) (Marietta)
  • John R. Commons (economist, historian) (Hollansburg)
  • Gustav Eckstein (writer, medical doctor, psychologist)
  • 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)
  • Rosetta Luce Gilchrist (physician, writer) (Kingsville)
  • Donald A. Glaser (physicist, Nobel Prize Winner) (Cleveland)
  • Irving I. Gottesman (psychologist, behavioral geneticist) (Cleveland)
  • Charles Martin Hall (inventor, engineer) (Thompson)
  • Samuel Dana Horton (monetary theorist)
  • Charles Kettering (inventor, engineer) (Loudonville)
  • Thomas Kuhn (philosopher of science) (Cincinnati)
  • Arthur Laffer (supply-side economist) (Youngstown)
  • Harry March (football historian, doctor) (New Franklin/Canton)
  • Albert A. Michelson (physicist) (Case Institute of Technology)
  • Virginia Minnich (biologist) (Zanesville)
  • Dorothea Rhodes Lummis Moore (physician, newspaper editor) (Chillicothe)
  • Garrett Morgan (inventor) (Cleveland)
  • Edward W. Morley (physicist) (Western Reserve University)
  • Ralph Paffenbarger (epidemiologist) (Columbus)
  • Roy J. Plunkett (chemist) (New Carlisle)
  • Willard Van Orman Quine (logician and philosopher) (Akron)
  • Joseph Ransohoff (neurosurgeon, inventor) (Cincinnati)
  • Frederick Rentschler (aviation engineer) (Hamilton)
  • Charles Richter (physicist) (Overpeck)
  • Frank Sherwood Rowland (chemist, Nobel Prize Winner) (Delaware)
  • Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. (historian) (Xenia)
  • Zalman Shapiro (chemist, inventor) (Canton)
  • 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)
  • Lee Smolin (theoretical physicist) (Cincinnati)
  • George Smoot (astrophysicist, Nobel Prize Winner) (Upper Arlington)
  • Sander Vanocur (commentator) (Cleveland)
  • John S. Wilson (economist) (Lakewood)
  • Elizabeth Witherell (editor-in-chief of The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau) (Toledo)
  • Michael S. Witherell (particle physicist, president of Fermilab) (Toledo)
  • Richard D. Wolff (Marxist economist) (Youngstown)
  • Allyn Abbott Young (economist) (Kenton)

Singers, musicians, composers, songwriters, conductors

A–C
  • Rita Abrams (songwriter-performer-writer) (Cleveland)
  • Lee Adams (Broadway lyricist) (Mansfield)
  • Leslie Adams [H. Leslie Adams] (composer) (Cleveland)
  • Steven Adler (musician, original drummer, Guns N' Roses) (Cleveland)
  • Harley Allen (singer-songwriter) (Dayton)
  • Ray Anthony (musician) (Cleveland)
  • Joseph Arthur (musician) (Akron)
  • Dan Auerbach (guitarist and singer, The Black Keys) (Akron)
  • Avant (musician) (Cleveland)
  • Albert Ayler (musician) (Cleveland)
  • David Baerwald (musician) (Oxford)
  • Benny Bailey (jazz trumpeter) (Cleveland)
  • Anita Baker (singer) (Toledo)
  • Julius Baker (classical flutist) (Cleveland)
  • Bobby Bare (singer) (Ironton)
  • Lou Barlow (musician) (Dayton)
  • John Bassette (singer, musician) (Cleveland)
  • Stiv Bators (musician) (Youngstown)
  • Kathleen Battle (opera singer) (Portsmouth)
  • Margaret Baxtresser (classical pianist) (Kent)
  • Andy Biersack (singer) (Cincinnati)
  • Cindy Blackman (musician) (Yellow Springs)
  • Bow Wow (rapper) (Reynoldsburg)
  • Crystal Bowersox (musician) (Toledo)
  • Don Braden (jazz saxophonist) (Cincinnati)
  • Tiny Bradshaw (jazz bandleader) (Youngstown)
  • Teresa Brewer (singer) (Toledo)..
  • Jim Brickman (musician, songwriter) (Cleveland)
  • Jerry Brightman (producer, musician, Buck Owens) (Akron)
  • Dave Burrell (jazz pianist) (Middletown)
  • Chris Butler (musician, The Waitresses) (Akron)
  • Billy Butterfield (jazz trumpeter) (Middletown)
  • Glen Buxton (guitarist, original Alice Cooper band) (Akron)
  • Casey Calvert (vocalist, Hawthorne Heights) (Dayton)
  • Eric Carmen (musician) (Cleveland)
  • Patrick Carney (drummer and producer, The Black Keys) (Akron)
  • Ralph Carney (saxophonist) (Akron)
  • Lionel Cartwright (musician, singer) (Gallipolis)
  • Gerald Casale (musician) (Kent)
  • Tracy Chapman (singer-songwriter) (Cleveland)
  • Cheetah Chrome (musician, Dead Boys) (Cleveland)
  • Charles W. Clark (operatic singer, vocalist teacher) (Van Wert)
  • Gilby Clarke (musician) (Cleveland)
  • Tammy Cochran (singer) (Austinburg)
  • David Allan Coe (singer, musician) (Akron)
  • Marc Cohn (singer) (Cleveland)
  • Bootsy Collins (musician) (Cincinnati)
  • Earl Thomas Conley (singer) (Portsmouth)
  • Cowboy Copas (singer) (Adams County)
  • Susan Cowsill (singer) (Canton)
  • Stanley Cowell (jazz pianist) (Toledo)
  • Gavin Creel (singer) (Findlay)
D–I
  • Tadd Dameron (jazz composer) (Cleveland)
  • Dorothy Dandridge (singer, actress) (Cleveland)
  • Dennis Russell Davies (orchestral conductor) (Toledo)
  • Bill Davison (jazz cornetist) (Defiance)
  • Doris Day (big band singer, actress) (Cincinnati)
  • Kelley Deal (musician, The Breeders) (Huber Heights/Dayton)
  • Kim Deal (musician, The Breeders) (Huber Heights/Dayton)
  • Bill DeArango (jazz guitarist) (Cleveland)
  • Jay DeMarcus (singer, bassist and keyboardist, Rascal Flatts) (Columbus)
  • Paul DeMarinis (electronic music composer) (Cleveland)
  • Jerry DePizzo (saxophonist, O.A.R.) (Youngstown)
  • Rick Derringer (singer) (Fort Recovery)
  • Frank DeVol (composer, actor) (Canton)
  • Greg Dewey (drummer, Country Joe and the Fish) (Yellow Springs)
  • Vic Dickenson (jazz trombonist) (Xenia)
  • Bethany Dillon (Christian singer-songwriter) (Bellefontaine)
  • Martin Dillon (tenor and music professor) (Portsmouth)
  • Patty Donahue (singer, The Waitresses) (Akron)
  • Mark S. Doss (operatic bass-baritone) (Cleveland)
  • Jerry Douglas (musician) (Warren)
  • Greg Dulli (singer, musician) (Hamilton)
  • Josh Dun (drummer, Twenty One Pilots) (Columbus)
  • Harry Edison (jazz trumpeter) (Columbus)
  • Halim El-Dabh (composer, musician, ethnomusicologist) (Kent)
  • James Emery (jazz guitarist) (Youngstown, Shaker Heights)
  • Donald Erb (composer) (Youngstown)
  • Eric Ewazen (composer) (Cleveland)
  • Michael Feinstein (singer) (Columbus)
  • Frederick Fennell (band conductor) (Cleveland)
  • Jim Ferguson (classical and jazz guitarist) (Dayton)
  • Bobby Few (jazz pianist) (Cleveland)
  • Anton Fier (drummer, The Golden Palominos) (Cleveland)
  • Henry Fillmore (composer) (Cincinnati)
  • Frank Foster (jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (Cincinnati)
  • Mark Foster (singer, Foster the People) (Cleveland)
  • Craig Fuller (musician) (Waverly, Columbus)
  • Larry Fuller (jazz pianist) (Toledo)
  • Sonny Geraci (singer) Outsiders (Climax) (Cleveland)
  • Neil Giraldo (guitarist, songwriter) (Cleveland)
  • Jeff Golub (jazz guitarist) (Copley)
  • Macy Gray (singer) (Canton)
  • Max Green (musician) (Cincinnati)
  • Joel Grey (singer, actor, dancer) (Cleveland)
  • Dave Grohl (musician, Nirvana and Foo Fighters (Warren)
  • Clare Grundman (composer and arranger) (Cleveland)
  • Keith Harrison (singer, musician, Dazz Band (Dayton)
  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins (musician) (Cleveland)
  • J.C. Heard (drummer) (Dayton)
  • Joe Henderson (jazz saxophonist) (Lima)
  • Jon Hendricks (jazz singer and arranger) (Newark)
  • Fred Hersch (jazz pianist) (Cincinnati)
  • Howard Hewett (singer, Shalamar) (Akron)
  • J.C. Higginbotham (jazz trombonist) (Cincinnati)
  • Christian Howes (jazz violinist) (Rocky River)
  • Pee Wee Hunt (jazz trombonist) (Mount Healthy)
  • Chrissie Hynde (musician) (Akron)
  • James Ingram (singer-songwriter, musician) (Akron)
  • Sonya Isaacs (singer) (Morrow)
  • Ernie Isley (singer) (Cincinnati)
  • Ron Isley (singer) (Cincinnati)
  • Chuck Israels (jazz bassist) (Cleveland)
J–M
  • Tommy James (musician) (Dayton)
  • Al Jardine (musician, The Beach Boys) (Lima)
  • Lyfe Jennings (R&B musician) (Toledo)
  • Howard Jones (lead singer, Killswitch Engage) (Columbus)
  • Tyler Joseph (musician, singer, Twenty One Pilots) (Columbus)
  • K808 (music producer) (Youngstown)
  • Mickey Katz (clarinetist, comedian) (Cleveland)
  • Sammy Kaye (swing bandleader) (Lakewood)
  • Phil Keaggy (musician, Glass Harp) (Youngstown)
  • Maynard James Keenan (musician, lead singer, Tool and A Perfect Circle) (Ravenna)
  • Machine Gun Kelly (rapper) (Cleveland)
  • Emily Keener (singer, musician) (Wakeman)
  • Khaledzou (music producer) (Youngstown)
  • Kid Cudi (musician) (Cleveland)
  • Karl King (band composer and conductor) (Paintersville)
  • Roland Kirk (musician) (Columbus)
  • Chris Kirkpatrick (singer) (Dalton)
  • Mark Kozelek (singer, musician) (Massillon)
  • Josh Krajcik (singer, musician) (Wooster)
  • Kramies (singer-songwriter, recording artist) (Cleveland)
  • Ernie Krivda (jazz saxophonist) (Cleveland)
  • Erich Kunzel (classical conductor) (Cincinnati)
  • Drew Lachey (musician) (Cincinnati)
  • Nick Lachey (musician) (Cincinnati)
  • Jani Lane (musician, Warrant) (Akron)
  • Neil Larsen (keyboardist) (Cleveland)
  • Peter Laughner (musician, Rocket from the Tombs) (Bay Village)
  • Griffin Layne (recording artist, singer-songwriter) (Kettering)
  • John Legend (musician) (Springfield)
  • Gerald Levert (R&B singer) (Cleveland)
  • James Levine (conductor, musician) (Cincinnati)
  • Gary LeVox (lead singer, Rascal Flatts) (Columbus/Lewis Center)
  • Bob Lewis (musician) (Akron)
  • Ted Lewis (bandleader) (Circleville)
  • Lexi (gospel singer) (Canton)
  • Tommy LiPuma (music production) (Cleveland)
  • Robert Lockwood Jr. (bluesman) (Cleveland)
  • Ty Longley (musician, guitarist, Great White) (Brookfield)
  • Lux Interior (born Erick Purkhiser) (musician) (Stow)
  • John Mack (classical oboist) (Cleveland)
  • Eli Maiman (guitarist, Walk the Moon) (Cincinnati)
  • Henry Mancini (composer) (Cleveland)
  • Marilyn Manson (musician) (Canton)
  • Brad Martin (singer) (Greenfield)
  • Dean Martin (singer, actor) (Steubenville)
  • Jessica Lea Mayfield (musician) (Kent)
  • Maureen McGovern (singer) (Youngstown)
  • Dottie McGuire (singer, The McGuire Sisters) (Middletown)
  • Phyllis McGuire (singer, The McGuire Sisters) (Middletown)
  • Ruby McGuire (singer, The McGuire Sisters) (Middletown)
  • Allen McKenzie (bass guitar, singer, FireHouse) (Jackson)
  • Andrew McMahon (musician, lead singer, Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin) (Bexley)
  • Sylvia McNair (classical singer) (Mansfield)
  • MGK (rapper) (Cleveland)
  • Donald Mills (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua)
  • Harry Mills (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua)
  • Herbert Mills (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua)
  • John Mills Jr. (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua)
  • John Hutchinson Mills (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua)
  • Jason Molina (musician) (Oberlin)
  • Vaughn Monroe (singer) (Akron)
  • Junie Morrison (lead singer, Ohio Players) (Dayton)
  • Seth Morrison (guitar) (Wheelersburg)
  • Bob Mothersbaugh (musician, Devo) (Akron)
  • Mark Mothersbaugh (musician, Devo) (Akron)
  • Shirley Murdock (singer) (Toledo)
  • Frank J. Myers (singer-songwriter) (Dayton)
N–R
  • Ruby Nash Garnett (singer, Ruby & the Romantics) (Akron)
  • Bern Nix (jazz guitarist) (Toledo)
  • Russell Oberlin (classical singer) (Akron)
  • Phil Ochs (protest singer) (Columbus)
  • Jamie O'Hara (singer-songwriter) (Toledo)
  • Benjamin Orr (musician, The Cars) (Lakewood)
  • Tim "Ripper" Owens (singer, Judas Priest) (Akron)
  • Gary Patterson (musician) (Cleveland)
  • Johnny Paycheck (singer) (Greenfield)
  • Danielle Peck (singer) (Coshocton)
  • Ken Peplowski (jazz saxophonist) (Cleveland)
  • Nicholas Petricca (singer-songwriter, musician) (Cincinnati)
  • Utah Phillips (folk singer) (Cleveland)
  • Robert Pollard (composer) (Dayton)
  • John Popper (singer, Blues Traveler (Cleveland)
  • Steve Potts (jazz saxophonist) (Columbus)
  • Robert Quine (guitarist, Richard Hell and the Voidoids) (Akron)
  • Joshua Radin (singer-songwriter) (Shaker Heights)
  • Chuck Rainey (bassist, Steely Dan) (Cleveland)
  • Kevin Ray (musician, Walk the Moon) (Columbus)
  • Trippie Redd (rapper) (Canton)
  • Conrad Reeder (singer-songwriter) (Columbus)
  • Antonio "L.A." Reid (record executive, songwriter, producer) (Cincinnati)
  • Alvino Rey (bandleader) (Cleveland)
  • Trent Reznor (musician, Nine Inch Nails) (Cleveland)
  • Marty Roe (lead singer, Diamond Rio) (Lebanon)
  • Roy Rogers (singer, actor) (Cincinnati, Portsmouth, Lucasville, McDermott)
  • Vanessa Rubin (jazz singer) (Cleveland)
  • George Russell (jazz composer) (Cincinnati)
  • John Morris Russell (classical conductor) (Cleveland, Cincinnati)
S–Z
  • JD Samson (musician, Le Tigre) (Cleveland)
  • Scott Savol (singer) (Cleveland)
  • Boz Scaggs (singer-songwriter) (Canton)
  • Tom Scholz (musician, inventor) (Toledo)
  • John Scofield (jazz-rock guitarist) (Dayton)
  • Jimmy Scott (jazz singer) (Cleveland)
  • Brady Seals (musician) (Fairfield)
  • Ruth Crawford Seeger (modernist composer) (East Liverpool)
  • Philip Setzer (classical violinist, Emerson String Quartet) (Cleveland)
  • Bud Shank (jazz saxophonist) (Dayton)
  • Elliott Sharp (guitarist, saxophonist) (Cleveland)
  • Scott Shriner (musician, Weezer) (Toledo)
  • Eric Singer (musician, Kiss) (Cleveland)
  • Connie Smith (singer) (Marietta)
  • Hale Smith (jazz composer) (Cleveland)
  • Mamie Smith (singer) (Cincinnati)
  • Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (Portsmouth)
  • Robert Spano (orchestral conductor) (Conneaut)
  • Stalley (rapper) (Massilon)
  • Michael Stanley (musician) (Cleveland)
  • Billy Strayhorn (jazz composer) (Dayton)
  • Rachel Sweet (musician) (Akron)
  • Chad Szeliga (drummer, Breaking Benjamin) (Elyria)
  • George Szell (orchestral conductor) (Cleveland)
  • Art Tatum (jazz pianist) (Toledo)
  • Danny Thomas (singer, comedian) (Toledo)
  • David Thomas (musician) (Akron)
  • Charles Thompson (jazz pianist) (Springfield)
  • Jeff Timmons (singer-songwriter, producer) (Cleveland)
  • Joe Trohman (guitarist, Fall Out Boy (South Russell)
  • Roger Troutman (musician, singer-songwriter) (Dayton/Hamilton)
  • Mark Turner (jazz saxophonist) (Fairborn)
  • Kate Voegele (singer-songwriter, musician) (Bay Village)
  • Abdul Wadud (jazz cellist) (Cleveland)
  • Scott Walker (singer, The Walker Brothers) (Hamilton)
  • Joe Walsh (musician) (Kent, Cleveland)
  • Robert Ward (classical composer) (Cleveland)
  • Earle Warren (jazz saxophonist) (Springfield)
  • Sean Waugaman (drummer, Walk the Moon) (Columbus)
  • Jeff Weaver (musician) (Athens)
  • Scott Weiland (musician) (Cleveland)
  • Jiggs Whigham (jazz trombonist) (Cleveland)
  • Vesta Williams (singer) (Coshocton)
  • John Finley Williamson (choral conductor) (Canton, Dayton)
  • Nancy Wilson (singer) (Chillicothe)
  • Bobby Womack (singer) (Cleveland)
  • JT Woodruff (singer, Hawthorne Heights) (Dayton)
  • Frank Yankovic (musician) (Cleveland)
  • Jimmy Yeary (singer) (Hillsboro)
  • Dwight Yoakam (singer, actor) (Columbus)
  • Snooky Young (jazz trumpeter) (Dayton)

See also

  • List of people from Akron, Ohio
  • List of people from Ashtabula, Ohio
  • List of people from Cincinnati
  • List of people from Cleveland
  • 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
  • List of Ohio suffragists
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