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 Thomas Ernest Aldredge (February 28, 1928 – July 22, 2011) was an American television, film and stage actor. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for playing the role of Shakespeare in ''Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare'' (1978). His Broadway ...

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Louis Aldrich Louis Aldrich, ''né'' Salma Lyon, (October 1, 1843 – June 17, 1901) was a stage actor who later became president of the Actors' Fund of America. Biography Aldrich was born at sea while his mother was on her way from Germany to the United ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Andy Biersack (actor and musician) (Cincinnati) *

Corey Corey is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a masculine version of name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess Persephone. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word ''coire'', which means "in a caul ...

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Roman Atwood Roman Bernard Atwood (born May 28, 1983) is an American YouTube personality and prankster. He is best known for his vlogs, where he posts updates about his life. His vlogging channel, "RomanAtwoodVlogs", has a total of 5 billion views and 15 ...

(YouTube personality) (Millersport) * Catherine Bach (actor) (Warren) * Jim Backus (actor) (Cleveland) * Kaye Ballard (actor) (Cleveland) *

Gerry Bamman Gerald G. Bamman (born September 18, 1941) is an American actor and playwright. He is best known for playing Uncle Frank in the films ''Home Alone'' (1990) and '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992), and has also guest starred in several tel ...

(actor) (Toledo) * Lisa Banes (actor) (Chagrin Falls) * Theda Bara (actor) (Avondale) * Majel Barrett (actor) (Columbus) *

Thom Barry Thom Barry is an American former actor who was born in Cleveland, Ohio. In the 1980s, he was a disc jockey for WUBE-FM in Cincinnati. He appeared in television advertisements for The Home Depot, Sears, and United Parcel Service, and did voice ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Richard Basehart (actor) (Zanesville) * Alan Baxter (actor) (East Cleveland) * Vanessa Bayer (actor, comedian) (Cleveland) *

Ned Bellamy Ned Bellamy (born May 7, 1957) is an American actor. Early life and education Bellamy was educated at UCLA. His brother, Mark Bellamy, was the United States Ambassador to Kenya from 2003 until 2006. Career After graduating from UCLA, Bellamy ...

(actor) (Dayton) * Jonathan Bennett (actor) (Rossford) * Greg Berg (actor, voice actor) (Cleveland/Akron) *

Halle Berry Halle Maria Berry (; born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant and coming in sixth in the Mis ...

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David Birney David Edwin Birney (April 23, 1939 – April 27, 2022) was an American actor and director whose career included performances in both contemporary and classical roles in theatre, film, and television. He is noted for having played the title role ...

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James R. Black James Richard Black (born April 3, 1962) is an American actor and former professional football player. Early life Black was born in Lima, Ohio. He attended Dover High School in Dover, Ohio, where he was a star athlete. He graduated in 1980 ...

(actor) (Lima, Dover) * Susan Blackwell (actor) (Dayton) * Nina Blackwood (veejay) (Cleveland) *

Randy Blair Randy Blair is an American actor and writer, best known for originating the role of Hipolito/Elton John in the Broadway musical '' Amelie''. His play Mrs. Lowenstein was adapted into a 5 part limited series podcast starring Ann Dowd. Other work as ...

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J. Paul Boehmer J. Paul Boehmer (born October 30, 1965) is an American actor and voice artist, best known for his television work in the ''Star Trek'' universe. In feature films, Boehmer has appeared in ''Skyline'' and George Clooney's ''The Good German''. J. ...

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Mark Boone Junior Mark Boone Junior (born Mark Heidrich; March 17, 1955) is an American character actor, best known for his TV roles as Bobby Munson in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–14) and Patrick "Pat" Brown in '' Last Man On Earth'', and film roles in Christopher ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Andrea Bowen (actor) (Columbus) * Bill Boyd (actor) (Hendrysburg) * Bob Braun (talk show host) (Cincinnati) *

Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade Brennaman (born September 12, 1963) is an American television sportscaster. He is the son of former Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman. Broadcasting career After graduating in 1982 from Cincinnati's Anderson High Sch ...

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Deanna Brooks Deanna Brooks (born Deanna Wilson on April 30, 1974, in Boulder City, Nevada) is an American glamour model and actress who was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month in May, 1998. She was a 1992 graduate of Bellbrook (OH) High School and w ...

(model) (Dayton) * Richard Brooks (actor) (Cleveland) * Charles Brown (actor) (Cleveland) * Clancy Brown (actor) (Urbana) *

Joe E. Brown Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his friendly screen persona, comic timing, and enormous elastic-mouth smile. He was one of the most popular American comedians in the 19 ...

(actor) (Holgate/Toledo) * Woody Brown (actor) (Dayton) * Yvette Nicole Brown (actor) (Warrensville Heights) * Tanner Buchanan (actor) (Ottawa) *

Rebecca Budig Rebecca Jo Budig (; born June 26, 1973) is an American actress and television presenter. Her career began in 1993, and in 1995, she was cast in the role of Michelle Bauer on the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light''. In 1999, she was cast as Greenlee ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Jarrod Bunch (actor, ex-football player) (Ashtabula) * Robert John Burck (born 1970) ( Times Square street performer known as the

Naked Cowboy Robert John Burck (born December 23, 1970), better known as the Naked Cowboy, is an American actor, singer, songwriter, writer, and street performer, best known for singing regularly in New York City's Times Square. Burck is also a regular in t ...

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Michelle Burke Michelle Burke (born Michelle Gray; November 30, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jodi Kramer in the 1993 Richard Linklater film '' Dazed and Confused'' and as Connie Conehead in the 1993 movie ''Coneheads''. ...

(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 * Mary Katherine Campbell (Miss America 1922, 1923) (Columbus) * John Caparulo (comedian) (East Liverpool) * Drew Carey (actor, comedian) (Cleveland) *

Rocky Carroll Roscoe "Rocky" Carroll (born July 8, 1963) is an American actor and director. He is known for his roles as Joey Emerson on the Fox comedy-drama '' Roc'' (1991–94), as Dr. Keith Wilkes on the CBS medical drama ''Chicago Hope'', and as NCIS Direc ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Nancy Cartwright (voice performer) (Kettering/Dayton) * George Chakiris (actor) (Norwood) *

Justin Chambers Justin Willman Chambers (born July 11, 1970) is an American actor and former model. He is best known for his role as Dr. Alex Karev in the ABC television drama ''Grey's Anatomy'' from 2005 to 2020. Born in Ohio, he went to Southeastern High S ...

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Damian Chapa Damian Robert Chapa (born October 29, 1963) is an American actor, film director, and producer. Life Chapa's ancestry is of Mexican, Italian, German and Native American descent. He now calls San Antonio, Texas home. Career Chapa played the par ...

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Dave Chappelle David Khari Webber Chappelle ( ; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for his satirical comedy sketch series ''Chappelle's Show'' (2003–2006), which he starred in until quitting in the middle of p ...

(comedian, actor) (Yellow Springs) * Marguerite Clark (actor) (Avondale) *

Mystro Clark Mystro Clark (born December 29, 1966, in Dayton, Ohio) is an American entertainer who was the second permanent American host of the syndicated version of the series '' Soul Train'' from 1997 until 1999. He went on to become a film and televisio ...

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George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by George Clooney, numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Awards, British Academy Film A ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Bill Cobbs (actor) (Cleveland) *

Ray Combs Raymond Neil Combs Jr. (April 3, 1956 – June 2, 1996) was an American actor, comedian and game show host. Combs began his professional career in the late 1970s. His popularity on the stand-up circuit led to him being signed as the second host o ...

(game show host) (Hamilton) * Tim Conway (actor, comedian) (Willoughby) * Chuck Cooper (actor) (Cleveland) *

Casey Cott Casey Morton Cott (born August 8, 1992) is an American actor, known for his role as Kevin Keller on The CW series '' Riverdale''. Early life and education Cott was born in 1992, the middle of three children of Rick Cott, an investment manager ...

(actor) (Chagrin Falls, Cleveland) * Corey Cott (actor) (Chagrin Falls, Cleveland) *

Franklin Cover Franklin Edward Cover (November 20, 1928 – February 5, 2006) was an American actor best known for starring in the sitcom ''The Jeffersons''. His character, Tom Willis, was half of one of the first interracial marriages to be seen on prime-time ...

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Laura Cover Laura may refer to: People * Laura (given name) * Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cnockaert Places Australia * Laura, Queensland, a town on the Cape York Peninsula * Laura, South Australia * Laura Bay, a bay o ...

(model) (Bucyrus) * Yvonne Craig (actor) (Columbus) *

Jim Cummings James Jonah Cummings (born November 3, 1952) is an American voice actor. Since beginning his career in the 1980s, he has appeared in almost 400 roles. Cummings has frequently worked with The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros., including as th ...

(voice actor) (Youngstown) * Dorothy Dandridge (actor, singer) (Cleveland) *

Beverly D'Angelo Beverly Heather D'Angelo (born November 15, 1951) is an American actress who starred as Ellen Griswold in the ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' films (1983–2015). She has appeared in over 60 films and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for h ...

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Frank Daniels Frank Albert Daniels (August 15, 1856 – January 12, 1935) was a comedian, an actor on stage, early black-and-white silent films, and a singer. Daniels was born on August 15, 1856 in Dayton, Ohio to Balinda and Henry Daniels, and was raised in ...

(actor, Captain Jinks) (Dayton) *

Duane Davis Duane Davis is an American actor who has been in such films as ''Under Siege'', '' The Program'', ''Ghosts of Mars'', and ''Paparazzi''. Early life Davis was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and is the son of NFL Hall of Fame defensive end Willie D ...

(actor) (Cleveland) * Charles Michael Davis (actor)(Dayton) *

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Carmella DeCesare (model) (Avon Lake) * Brooklyn Decker (model) (Kettering) *

Ruby Dee Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of ''A Raisin in the Sun'' (19 ...

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Alana de la Garza Alana de la Garza (born June 18, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Connie Rubirosa on the NBC television series ''Law & Order'' in its last four seasons through 2010, ''Law & Order: LA'' until the show's conclusion in 2 ...

(actor) (Columbus) * John Diehl (actor) (Cincinnati) * Phyllis Diller (actor, comedian) (Lima) *

Phil Donahue Phillip John Donahue (born December 21, 1935) is an American media personality, writer, film producer and the creator and host of ''The Phil Donahue Show''. The television program, later known simply as ''Donahue'', was the first talk show forma ...

(talk show host) (Cleveland/Dayton) * Brian Donlevy (actor) (Cleveland) *

Mike Douglas Michael Delaney Dowd Jr. (August 11, 1920 – August 11, 2006),Cook County Birth Certificates, file number 6053268, borAugust 11, 1920Social Security Death Index, Michael D. Dowd Jr., Birth: 11 Aug 1920, death: 11 Aug 2006 residing in North ...

(actor) (Cleveland) * Steve Downes (DJ and actor) (Columbus) *

Sue Downey Sue Ann Downey (born May 8, 1945) is an American former model and beauty pageant titleholder who has held the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Universe pageant. Downey won the Miss Ohio USA title and then the Miss USA 1965 Miss USA 196 ...

(Miss USA 1965) (Lima) * Hugh Downs (broadcaster) (Lima, Akron) *

Keir Dullea Keir Atwood Dullea (; born May 30, 1936) is an American actor. He played astronaut David Bowman in the 1968 film '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' and its 1984 sequel, '' 2010: The Year We Make Contact''. His other film roles include '' David and Lisa ...

(actor) (Cleveland) * Ryan Dunn (actor, stuntman) (Brockville) ;E–I * Carmen Electra (model, actor) (Cincinnati/White Oak) * Joe Estevez (actor) (Dayton) *

Angie Everhart Angela Kay Everhart (born September 7, 1969) is an American actress and former model who appeared in several Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issues in the 1990s and posed nude for ''Playboy'' in 2000. Early lif ...

(fashion model) (Akron) * Mike Faist (actor) (Gahanna) * Sean Faris (actor, model) (Parma) * Jamie Farr (actor) (Toledo) * Suzanne Farrell (dancer) (Cincinnati) * Guy Fieri (restaurateur, author, television presenter) (Columbus) *

Susan Floyd Susan Floyd (born May 13, 1968) is an American actress who has appeared in many episodes of '' Law & Order'', as well as numerous other television series. She has also had featured roles in several motion pictures, including ''Domestic Disturbanc ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Joe Flynn (actor) (Youngstown) *

Leo Ford Leo Ford (born Leo John Hilgeford; July 5, 1957 – July 17, 1991) was an American pornographic actor who appeared in List of performers in gay porn films#L, gay pornographic films and Bisexuality, bisexual pornographic movies and gay pornographic ...

(adult entertainment performer) (Dayton) * Alan Freed (radio show host, coined phrase "rock 'n roll") (Cleveland) *

Emma Sheridan Fry Emma Sheridan Fry (, Sheridan; pen name, Polly and E. V. Sheridan; October 1, 1864 – December 1936) was an American actor, playwright, and teacher. She started her career as a stage actress and after retiring from that, she became a writer for v ...

(actor, writer) (Painesville) * Clark Gable (actor) (Cadiz) * Mike Gallagher (syndicated talk radio host) (Dayton) * Teri Garr (actor) (Lakewood) * Dorothy Gish (actor) *

Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...

(actor) (Springfield) * Nikki Glaser (comedian) (Cincinnati) *

Carlin Glynn Carlin Glynn (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer and retired actress. She is the mother of actress Mary Stuart Masterson. Life and career Glynn was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She attended Mirabeau B. Lamar High School in Houston, Texas ...

(actor) (Cleveland) * Dody Goodman (actor) (Columbus) * Maggie Grace (actor) (Columbus) * David Graf (actor) (Lancaster) *

Joel Grey Joel Grey (born Joel David Katz; April 11, 1932) is an American actor, singer, dancer, photographer and theatre director. He is best known for portraying the Master of Ceremonies in the musical ''Cabaret'' on Broadway as well as in the 1972 fil ...

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Julie Hagerty Julie Beth Hagerty (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress. She starred as Elaine in the films ''Airplane!'' (1980) and '' Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982). Her other film roles include ''A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy'' (1982), ''Lost in Am ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Kathryn Hahn (actor) (Cleveland Heights) * Arsenio Hall (comedian, talk show host, actor) (Cleveland) * Porter Hall (actor) (Cincinnati) *

Margaret Hamilton Margaret Hamilton may refer to: * Margaret Hamilton (nurse) (1840–1922), American nurse in the Civil War * Maggie Hamilton (1867–1952), Scottish artist * Margaret Hamilton (educator) (1871–1969), American educator * Margaret Hamilton (actre ...

(actor) (Cleveland) * Scott Hamilton (ice skater) (Bowling Green) * Dorian Harewood (actor) (Dayton) * Woody Harrelson (actor) (Lebanon) *

Rachael Harris Rachael Elaine Harris (born January 12, 1968) is an American actress and comedian. She is known for her numerous acting roles, such as starring as Dr. Linda Martin in ''Lucifer'', her role in the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series, and as a gu ...

(actress/comedian) (

Worthington Worthington may refer to: People * Worthington (surname) * Worthington family, a British noble family Businesses * Worthington Brewery, also known as Worthington's * Worthington Corporation, founded as a pump manufacturer in 1845, later a dive ...

) * Steve Harvey (comedian/actor) (Cleveland) * Patricia Heaton (actor) (Bay Village) *

Anne Heche Anne Celeste Heche ( ; May 25, 1969August 11, 2022) was an American actress, known for her roles in a variety of genres in film, television, and theater, receiving numerous accolades, including a National Board of Review Award and multiple Emmy ...

(actor) (Aurora) * Eileen Heckart (actor) (Columbus) * Hugh Hewitt (radio talk show host) (Warren) * Tiffany Hines (actress, singer) (Cincinnati) *

Michael Hitchcock Michael Hitchcock (born July 28, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and television producer. Early life Hitchcock received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Un ...

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John Hockenberry John Charles Hockenberry (born June 4, 1956) is an American journalist and author. He has reported from all over the world, on a wide variety of stories in several mediums for more than three decades. He has written dozens of magazine and newsp ...

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Stephanie Hodge Stephanie Hodge (born December 24, 1956) is an American actress and stand-up comedian, known for her roles as Nurse Sandy Miller in the NBC sitcom ''Nurses'' from 1991 to 1993, and as Jennie Malloy on the WB sitcom ''Unhappily Ever After'' from ...

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Hal Holbrook Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and screenwriter. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show that he developed called ''Mark Twain Tonight!'' ...

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Michael Holley Michael S. Holley (born February 26, 1970) is an American television and radio sports commentator, sports reporter and author. He formerly wrote columns for the ''Boston Globe'', ''Chicago Tribune'', ''The Plain Dealer'', and '' Akron Beacon Jo ...

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Lindsay Hollister Lindsay Hollister (born June 3, 1977) is an American actress. Biography Hollister was born in Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from Pickerington High School and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre Performance from Miami University in O ...

(actress) (Columbus) * John Holmes (adult entertainment performer) (Ashville) *

Katie Holmes Kate Noelle Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress. She first achieved fame as Joey Potter on the television series ''Dawson's Creek'' (1998–2003). Holmes made her feature film debut in 1997 with a supporting role in Ang Lee ...

(actor) (Toledo) * Bob Hope (comedian, actor) (Cleveland) * John Howard (actor) (Cleveland) * Terrence Howard (actor) (Cleveland) * Josh Hutcherson (actor) (Cincinnati) ;J–M *

Sam Jaeger Samuel Heath Jaeger (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor and screenwriter. Life and career Jaeger was born in Perrysburg, Ohio, the son of LeAnne (née Graening) and Charles Jaeger. He is the youngest of four children. He graduated from P ...

(actor, writer, and director) (Perrysburg) * Dean Jagger (actor) (Columbus Grove) *

Elsie Janis Elsie Janis (born Elsie Bierbower, March 16, 1889 – February 26, 1956) was an American actress of stage and screen, singer, songwriter, screenwriter and radio announcer. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as "Forces ...

(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 Carolyn Laurie Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress. She became known in the 1970s and 1980s in films such as '' Hester Street'' (for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress), ''Dog Day Afternoon'', ''Annie ...

(actor) (Cleveland) * Maynard James Keenan (Musician) (Ravenna) * Michael Kent (comedian/magician) (Urbana) *

Perry King Perry Firestone King (born April 30, 1948) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles on television and in films. King received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in the television film ''The Hasty Heart'' (1983), which is a rema ...

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Scott Klace Scott Klace (born January 9, 1961) is an American actor. Scott graduated from Westerville North High School in June 1979. He has appeared in over 100 films, television series, and cartoons. Early television and film appearances During his fi ...

(actor) (Westerville) * Robert Knepper (actor in ''Prison Break'') (Maumee) * Heather Kozar (model) (Akron) * Allie LaForce (Miss Teen USA 2005) (Vermilion) *

KiKi Layne Kiandra "KiKi" Layne (born December 10, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles in such films as the romantic drama ''If Beale Street Could Talk'' (2018), the drama ''Native Son'' (2019), the action superhero film ...

(actress) (Cincinnati) * Eric Lange (actor) (Hamilton) *

A. J. Langer Allison Joy Courtenay (née Langer, born May 22, 1974) commonly known as A. J. Langer, is a retired American actress andsince 2015the Countess of Devon. She is most known for playing Caroline Larkin in season 2 of Baywatch and as Rayanne Graff o ...

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Matt Lanter Matthew MacKendree Lanter (born April 1, 1983) is an American actor and model. He began his modeling career in 2004. The same year, he acted in the film '' Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius'' and the television series '' Point Pleasant''. He went ...

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Dick Latessa Richard Robert Latessa (September 15, 1929 – December 19, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early life Latessa was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1929. After serving in the Army in maybe 1952, he began performing in Clevela ...

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Joshua LeBar Joshua Matthew LeBar (born September 27, 1977) is an American actor whose television credits include ''Entourage'', ''Castle'', ''Pushing Daisies'', ''CSI: NY'', '' The Man'', ''Boston Public'', '' 7th Heaven'', and '' Tell Me You Love Me''. Ear ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Reggie Lee (actor) (Cleveland) * Rex Lee (actor) (Warren) *

Hudson Leick Heidi Hudson Leick (born May 9, 1969) is an American actress, known for her role as villainess Callisto in the television series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. She is also a certified Yoga instructor and intui ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Braeden Lemasters (actor) (Warren) *

Gloria LeRoy Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkin ...

(actor) (Bucyrus) * Ted Levine (actor) (Parma) *

Clea Lewis Clea Lewis (born July 19, 1965) is an American actress, best known for her television role as Ellen's annoying friend, Audrey Penney in Ellen DeGeneres' sitcom ''Ellen''. Personal life Lewis was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to a writer ...

(actress) (Cleveland Heights) *

Mitchell Lichtenstein Mitchell Wilson Lichtenstein (born March 10, 1956) is an American actor, writer, producer and director. Early life and education The son of Isabel (née Wilson) and Roy Lichtenstein, he studied acting at Bennington College in Vermont. His fat ...

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John Lithgow John Arthur Lithgow ( ; born , 1945) is an American actor. Lithgow studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his work on the stage and screen. He has been the recipient of numerous ...

(actor) (Yellow Springs) * Traci Lords (actress) (Steubenville) *

Todd Louiso Todd Louiso (born January 27, 1970) is an American film actor and film director best known for his role as timid record store clerk Dick in '' High Fidelity'', opposite Jack Black and John Cusack. Career Louiso directed his first film in 2002, ...

(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 Omarosa Onee Manigault Newman () ( Manigault; born 1974), often known as Omarosa, is an American reality television show participant, writer, and former political aide to former US President Donald Trump. She became widely known as a contestant ...

(reality television star) (Youngstown) *

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...

(singer, actor, television show host) (Steubenville) *

Marie Masters Marie Masters (born February 4, 1941) is an American actress. Early years Born Marie Mastruserio in Cincinnati, Ohio, Masters attended Marian College in Indiana. After graduation, she worked at the city desk of the publication ''Women's Wear Da ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) *

Jacquelyn Mayer Jacquelyn Jeanne "Jackie" Mayer (born August 20, 1942) is a former Miss Ohio 1962 and Miss America 1963 and currently travels the United States as a motivational speaker, noted for her recovery from a near-fatal stroke suffered at age 28. Early ...

(Miss America 1963) (Sandusky) * Diane McBain (actor) (Cleveland) * Gates McFadden (actor) (Akron) *

Maeve McGuire Maeve McGuire (born July 24, 1937) is an American actress, known for her role as "Nicole Travis Drake" on the soap opera ''The Edge of Night'', which she played from 1968 to 1974 and from 1975 to 1977. Nicole originally started off as a schemer b ...

(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 David Harold Monahan (born August 13, 1971) is an Americans, American actor, best known for recurring roles on ''Crossing Jordan'' as Detective Matt Seely and ''Dawson's Creek'' as Tobey Barret. He has also appeared in such films as ''The Last ...

(actor) (North Olmsted) * Debra Monk (actor) (Middletown) *

Greg Morris Francis Gregory Alan Morris (September 27, 1933 – August 27, 1996) was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Barney Collier on '' Mission: Impossible'' and Lt. David Nelson on ''Vega$''. Early life and career Born in Clevela ...

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Martin Mull Martin Eugene Mull (born August 18, 1943) is an American actor, comedian and musician who has appeared in many television and film roles. He is also a painter and recording artist. As an actor, he first became known in his role on ''Mary Hartman, ...

(comedian, actor) (North Ridgeville) ;N–R *

John Newland John Newland (November 23, 1917 – January 10, 2000) was an American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter. Early life and career Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Newland began his career in vaudeville while still in his teens. Aft ...

(actor, director, producer, scriptwriter) (Cincinnati) *

Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...

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Stephen Nichols Stephen Earl Nichols (born February 19, 1951) is an American actor, recognized for his roles on American daytime soap operas. He has portrayed the beloved role of Steve Johnson (Days of Our Lives), Steve Johnson on NBC's ''Days of Our Lives'' on ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Danielle Nicolet (actor) (Ashtabula) * Don Novello (comedian, actor) (Lorain) * Maila Nurmi, Vampira (actor) (Ashtabula) * Annie Oakley (markswoman) (Greenville) * Ed O'Neill (actor) (Youngstown) * Mehmet Oz (cardiothoracic surgeon, author, and television personality) (Cleveland) *

Jack Paar Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American talk show host, author, radio and television comedian, and film actor. He was the second host of ''The Tonight Show'' from 1957 to 1962. ''Time'' magazine's obituary of Paar repo ...

(talk show host) (Canton) *

Lawanda Page LaWanda Page (born Alberta Peal; October 19, 1920September 14, 2002) was an American actress, comedian, and dancer whose career spanned six decades. Crowned "The Queen of Comedy" or "The Black Queen of Comedy", Page melded blue humor, signifyin ...

(actor) (Cleveland) * Adrianne Palicki (actress) (Toledo) * Eleanor Parker (actor) (Cedarville) *

Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American actress and television producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 1 ...

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Dan Patrick Dan Patrick may refer to: * Dan Patrick (ice hockey) (born 1938), Canadian ice hockey player * Dan Patrick (politician) (born 1950), Lieutenant Governor of Texas and political and sports radio journalist * Dan Patrick (sportscaster) (born 1956), Ame ...

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Robert Patrick Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and honorable authority figures, he is a Saturn Award winner with four other nominations. Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked ...

(actor) (Cleveland) * Jake Paul (boxer) * Logan Paul (actor and internet personality) *

Austin Pendleton Austin Campbell Pendleton (born March 27, 1940) is an American actor, playwright, theatre director, and instructor. He is known as a prolific character actor on the stage and screen who has appeared in films including ''Catch-22'' (1970); '' W ...

(actor) (Warren) * CeCe Peniston (model, Miss Black Arizona 1989) (Dayton) * Susan Perkins (Miss America 1978) (Monroe) * Max Perlich (actor) (Cleveland) * Luke Perry (actor) (Fredericktown) *

James Pickens Jr. James Pickens Jr. (born October 26, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC medical drama television series ''Grey's Anatomy'', and for his supporting role as Deputy Director Alvin Kers ...

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Tom Poston Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

(actor) (Columbus) * Monica Potter (actor) (Cleveland) * Mark Povinelli (actor) (Elyria) * Tyrone Power (actor) ( Cincinnati) * Nicole Pulliam (actor) (Columbus) * Josh Radnor (actor) (Bexley) * Victor Raider-Wexler (actor) (Toledo) * Terry Ray (actor) (Grove City) * Marge Redmond (actor) (Cleveland) * Lili Reinhart (actress) (Cleveland) * Gigi Rice (actor) (Westerville) *

Addison Richards Addison Whittaker Richards, Jr. (October 20, 1902 – March 22, 1964) was an American actor of film and television. Richards appeared in more than three hundred films between 1933 and his death. Biography A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Richa ...

(actor) (Zanesville) * Sy Richardson (actor) ( Cincinnati) *

Matt Rife Matt Rife (born September 10, 1995) is an American comedian and actor. As a comedian, he is best known for his self-produced comedy special ''Only Fans'' (2021) and his appearance on ''Bring the Funny''. As an actor, he is known for his guest role ...

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Raven Riley Raven Riley is an Italian American former pornographic actress, appearing online and on DVDs. Riley won the top spot on ''Front'' magazine's "Top 20 Girls of the Web" and appeared on its March 2007 cover. Career Riley started modeling in 2004 a ...

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Jess Robbins Jess Robbins (April 30, 1886 – March 11, 1973) was an American film director, writer and producer. He directed more than 70 films between 1913 and 1927. He was the first director to direct Laurel and Hardy in the same motion picture, nam ...

(actor) (Dayton) * Larry Roberts (actor) (Cleveland) * Zach Roerig (actor) (Montpelier) * Roy Rogers (actor) (Cincinnati/Lucasville) * Ted Ross (actor) (Dayton) * Alan Ruck (actor) (Cleveland) * Matthew Rush (adult entertainment performer) (Columbus) ;S–Z *

Jeffrey D. Sams Jeffrey D. Sams is an actor known primarily for his television work. Sams has been a main cast member of several television series, few of which have made it past their first season. These include ''Medicine Ball'', '' Sleepwalkers'', Rob Thom ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Gary Sandy (actor) (Dayton) * Sherri Saum (actor) (Dayton) *

Kim Seelbrede Kimberly Seelbrede is a former beauty queen from Ohio who held the title Miss USA 1981. Seelbrede is a licensed psychotherapist in the states of New York and New Mexico. Seelbrede holds a graduate degree from New York University. Following the ...

(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 Victor Slezak (born July 30, 1957) is an American stage, television and screen actor who has appeared in numerous films, including '' The Bridges of Madison County'' (1995), '' Beyond Rangoon'' (1995), ''The Devil's Own'' (1997), ''The Siege'' ...

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Candace Smith Candace Elizabeth Smith (born February 1, 1977) is an American lawyer, actress, television personality, life coach, and author from Dayton, Ohio. Early life and education Smith was born in Dayton, Ohio and is a graduate of Chaminade Julienne Hig ...

(actress / model) (Dayton) * Mamie Smith (singer, actress) (Cincinnati) * Jimmy Snyder (oddsmaker, TV commentator, "

Jimmy the Greek James George Snyder Sr. (born Dimetrios Georgios Synodinos Roberto Kurtz, September 9, 1918 – April 21, 1996), better known as Jimmy the Greek, was an American sports commentator and Las Vegas bookmaker. A regular contributor to the CBS progr ...

") (Steubenville) * Rich Sommer (actor) (Toledo) *

Hal Sparks Hal Harry Magee Sparks III (born September 25, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, political commentator, television and radio host and television personality. He made contributions to VH1, hosting E!'s ''Talk Soup'', and ...

(actor) (Cincinnati) * Ashley Spencer (actor) (Canton) * Jerry Springer (television talk show host/former mayor of Cincinnati) (Cincinnati) * Dina Spybey (actor) (Columbus) *

Brian Stepanek Brian Patrick Stepanek (born February 6, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Arwin Hawkhauser on the Disney Channel Original Series ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' and Brian on ''Brian O'Brian''. He was also a Sector Seve ...

(actor) (Cleveland) * Mark Stevens (actor) (Cleveland) * Shannon Niquette Stewart (model) (Franklin) * Alyson Stoner (actress/dancer) (Toledo) *

Amanda Tepe Amanda Tepe (born October 16, 1977) is an American actress. Tepe is a native of Norwood, Ohio. She has appeared in several short and feature films. Her television credits include '' General Hospital'', '' Dexter'', ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Str ...

(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 Jack Weston (born Morris Weinstein; August 21, 1924 – May 3, 1996) was an American actor. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1976 and a Tony Award in 1981. Career Weston, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, usually played comic roles in f ...

(actor) (Cleveland) * Kym Whitley (actor) (Shaker Heights) * Lee Wilkof (actor) (Canton) * Fred Willard (actor) (Shaker Heights) *

Katt Williams Micah "Katt" Williams (born September 2, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He played Money Mike in ''Friday After Next'', had a stint on ''Wild 'n Out'', portrayed Bobby Shaw in ''My Wife and Kids'', provided the voice of A Pimp N ...

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De'Angelo Wilson De'Angelo Wilson (March 29, 1979 – November 26, 2008) was an American film and television actor and rapper. He was best known for his role as DJ Iz in the 2002 hip hop drama film 8 Mile. Early life Wilson was born in Dayton, Ohio. He attende ...

(actor) (Dayton) * Wendy Barrie-Wilson (actress) (Loveland) * Debra Winger (actor) (Cleveland Heights) * Jonathan Winters (comedian, actor) (Dayton/Springfield) *

Ray Wise Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Leland Palmer in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), Vice President Hal Gardner i ...

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Daniel Wisler Daniel James Wisler (born September 10, 1980) is an American actor, best known for his recurring role in the television series ''The Unit'', in which he played Jeremy Erhart, an Army veteran. He appeared in six episodes. Wisler has also appeare ...

(actor) (Fairfield) * Chris Wood (actor) (Dublin) * Scott Wozniak (YouTube personality) * Amy Yasbeck (actor) (Cincinnati) *

Barrie Youngfellow Barrie Youngfellow Freed (born Barrie Sarah Rivchun; October 22, 1946 – March 28, 2022) was an American actress. She was the wife of stage and screen actor Sam Freed. Career Youngfellow began her career in the early 1970s in a small role in a ...

(actor) (Cleveland) * Chris Zylka (actor) (Howland township)

Artists, painters, sculptors, photographers

Diana Al-Hadid Diana al-Hadid (born 1981) is a Syrian-born American contemporary artist who creates sculptures, installations, and drawings using various media. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Early life and education Al-Hadid was born in Aleppo, ...

(sculptor) (Syria/Canton) * Daniel Arsham (painter, sculptor) (Cleveland) *

William Jacob Baer William Jacob Baer (January 29, 1860 – September 21, 1941) was an American artist, considered the foremost American miniature painter. Biography William Jacob Baer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 29, 1860. He was a lithographer' ...

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George Bellows George Wesley Bellows (August 12 or August 19, 1882 – January 8, 1925) was an American realism, American realist painting, painter, known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City. He became, according to the Columbus Museum of Art ...

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Charles E. Burchfield Charles Ephraim Burchfield (April 9, 1893 – January 10, 1967) was an American Painting, painter and visionary artist, known for his passionate watercolors of nature scenes and townscapes. The largest collection of Burchfield's paintings, archiv ...

(painter) (Ashtabula Harbor) *

Joseph DeCamp Joseph Rodefer DeCamp (November 5, 1858February 11, 1923) was an American painter and educator. Biography Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he studied with Frank Duveneck. In the second half of the 1870s he went with Duveneck and fellow students ...

(painter) (Cincinnati) * Jim Dine (painter, sculptor) (Cincinnati) *

Natalia Fedner Natalia Fedner is an American fashion designer, inventor and actress, best known for inventing a six-way stretch metal textile. Early life and education Fedner was born in Chernivtsi, in the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine), and immigrated to Colu ...

(fashion designer) (Bexley) * Dan Friedman (graphic designer) (Cleveland) *

Carl Gaertner Carl Frederick Gaertner (April 18, 1898 – November 4, 1952) was an American artist. Gaertner was born in Cleveland in 1898 and remained there until his death in 1952. He studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art, which was then called the Cleve ...

(painter) (Cleveland) * Ann Hamilton (artist) (Lima) * Mark Henn (animator) (Dayton) * Robert Henri (painter) (Cincinnati) * Jenny Holzer (conceptual artist) (Gallipolis) *

Vance Kirkland Vance Hall Kirkland (November 3, 1904 – May 24, 1981) was a painter and educator in Denver, Colorado. His paintings, from 1926 to 1981, range from realist and impressionist watercolors, to surrealist deadwood worlds, to abstract expressionist ...

(painter) (Convoy) * Joseph Kosuth (conceptual artist) (Toledo) *

Janet Cook Lewis Janet Cook Lewis (June 17, 1855 – January 18, 1947) was an American portrait painter, librarian, and bookbinder who specialized in book conservation and restoration. She was known as the "Doctor of Books". Not only was she an experienced librari ...

(portrait painter) (Columbus) * Maya Lin (sculptor) (Athens) * John Lounsbery (animator) (Cincinnati) *

Curtis Lovell II Curtis Lovell II is an American illusionist and escape artist. He is known for his high-profile escape performances and his events for corporations. The Washington Times interviewed him for a political piece subtitled "Houdini Factor". He was re ...

(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 Alice Schille (1869–1955) was an American watercolorist and painter from Columbus, Ohio. She was renowned for her Impressionist and Post Impressionist paintings, which usually depicted scenes featuring markets, women, children, and landscapes ...

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Fred Schrier Fred Schrier (born 1945 in Ohio) is an artist, writer, and animator, best known as partner to the underground comic book artist Dave Sheridan. Together, using the name "Overland Vegetable Stagecoach," they worked on ''Mother's Oats Funnies'', pu ...

(comic book artist) (Kirtland) * Dave Sheridan (comic book artist) (Cleveland) * Lily Martin Spencer (painter) (Avondale/Marietta) *

Tom Tsuchiya Tom Tsuchiya also known as Norikazu (born August 3, 1972) is an American artist who creates public sculpture. He is best known for bronze sculptures for Major League Baseball and the National Football League. Pahigian, Josh, & O’Connell, Kevin ...

(sculptor) (Cincinnati) * John Henry Twachtman (painter) (Cincinnati) * Daryl Urig (illustrator, painter) (Harrison) *

Tom Wesselmann Thomas K. Wesselmann (February 23, 1931 – December 17, 2004) was an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement who worked in painting, collage and sculpture. Early years Wesselmann was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati. From 1949 ...

(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

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Earl Boykins playing with the Washington Wizards

Paul Brown, American football head coach

Dan Abbott Leander Franklin "Big Dan" Abbott (March 16, 1862 – February 13, 1930) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He appeared in three games for the Toledo Maumees The Toledo Maumees were a baseball team originally formed in 1888. The team was base ...

(baseball player) (Portage County) *

Fred Abbott Harry Frederick Abbott (October 22, 1874 – June 11, 1935) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. Born Harry Frederick Winbigler, he played three seasons of Major League baseball for the Cleveland Naps and the Philadelphia Phillies. He ...

(baseball player) (Versailles) *

Kurt Abbott Kurt Thomas Abbott (born June 2, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player who played primarily as a shortstop and second baseman from to . Career Abbott was born in Zanesville, Ohio and graduated from Dixie M. Hollins High Scho ...

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A. J. Achter Adam J. Achter (born August 27, 1988) is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher. He was most recently the pitching coach at Eastern Michigan University. Achter played college baseball at Michigan State Univer ...

(baseball player) (Toledo) *

Chet Adams Chester Frank Adams (October 24, 1915 – October 27, 1990) was a professional American football tackle and placekicker who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC), mainly with the Cl ...

(football player) (Cleveland) * Alex Albright (football player) (Cincinnati) *

Glenn Allen Jr. Glenn Allen Jr. (born September 24, 1970) is the co-owner of Allen-Hock Motorsports, an American Speed Association (ASA) team. He is a former auto racer, participating in both the ASA and the NASCAR Busch Series during his career, and earning th ...

(racing driver) (Cincinnati) * Will Allen (football player) (Dayton) *

Walter Alston Walter Emmons Alston (December 1, 1911 – October 1, 1984), nicknamed "Smokey", was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball He is best known for managing the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1954 through 1976, and sig ...

(baseball manager) (Venice) *

Nick Altrock Nicholas Altrock (September 15, 1876 – January 20, 1965) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in the major leagues as a left-handed pitcher between 1898 and 1919. After the 1919 season he continued to make periodic ...

(baseball player) (Cincinnati) * Red Ames (baseball player) (Warren) * Allan Anderson (baseball player) (Lancaster) * Harold Anderson (basketball coach) (Akron) *

Blake Annen Blake David Annen (born May 28, 1991) is an American football coach and former tight end. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati and attended Upper Arlington High School in Upper Arlington, Ohio. He has been a member of the Ph ...

(football player) (Upper Arlington) *

Eddie Arcaro George Edward Arcaro (February 19, 1916 – November 14, 1997), was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American classic races than any other jockey in history and is the only rider to have won the U.S. Tripl ...

(jockey) (Cincinnati) * Art Arfons (land speed record tester) (Akron) * Bob Armstrong (boxer) (Washington) *

Earl Averill Jr. Earl Douglas Averill (September 9, 1931 – May 13, 2015) was an Americans, American professional baseball player who was a catcher and outfielder in the Major League Baseball, Major Leagues in 1956 and from 1958 to 1963 for the Cleveland Ind ...

(baseball player) (Cleveland) * Randy Ayers (basketball coach) (Springfield) *

Luke Babbitt Luke Robert Babbitt (born June 20, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack before declaring for the 2010 NBA draft following his sophomore year. He was selected by the Minne ...

(basketball player) (Cincinnati) * Coy Bacon (football player) (Ironton) *

Jim Bagby Jr. James Charles Jacob Bagby Jr. (September 8, 1916 – September 2, 1988) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted and threw right-handed. His father, Ji ...

(baseball player) (Cleveland) * Doug Bair (baseball player) (Defiance) * Doc Baker (football player) (Akron) * Jake Ballard (football player) (Springboro) *

Chris Bando Christopher Michael Bando (born February 4, 1956) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 1980s, spending most of his career with the Cleveland Indians before playing for the Detroit ...

(baseball player) (Solon) *

Sal Bando Salvatore Leonard Bando (born February 13, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player and general manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from to , most prominently as the team captain for the Oakland Athletic ...

(baseball player) (Cleveland) * Mike Barnett (baseball coach) (Columbus) *

Tianna Bartoletta Tianna Bartoletta née Madison (born August 30, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump and short sprinting events. She is a two-time Olympian with three gold medals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she placed ...

(track athlete) (Elyria) *

Chris Bassitt Christopher M. Bassitt (born February 22, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox in 2014 and played for the Oakland Athletics ...

(baseball player) (Toledo) * Johnny Bates (baseball player) (Steubenville) * Cliff Battles (Hall of Fame football player, coach) (Akron) *

Frank Baumholtz Frank Conrad Baumholtz (October 7, 1918 – December 14, 1997) was an American professional baseball and basketball player. He was an outfielder for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds (1947–49), Chicago Cubs (1949 and 1951–55) and Phi ...

(baseball player, basketball player) (Midvale) *

Alex Bayer Alex Ronald Bayer (born November 8, 1990) is an American football coach and former tight end. He is currently the special teams coordinator at Bowling Green. He was signed by the Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college footbal ...

(football player) (Pickerington) *

Tim Belcher Timothy Wayne Belcher (born October 19, 1961) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 to 2000 for seven different teams. He was named ''The Sporting News'' Rookie Pitcher of the Year ...

(baseball player) (Mount Gilead) * David Bell (baseball manager and player) (Cincinnati) *

Le'Veon Bell Le'Veon Andrew Bell Sr. ( ; born February 18, 1992) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan State and was drafted 48th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2013 ...

(football player) (Reynoldsburg) * Clarence Belt (racing driver) (Xenia) * Mike Benjamin (baseball player) (Euclid) * LeCharles Bentley (football player) (Cleveland) *

Bruce Berenyi Bruce Michael Berenyi (born August 21, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher from 1980 to 1986. Early years Berenyi's uncle was MLB pitcher Ned Garver. Berenyi played basketball as well as baseball at Fairview High School in ...

(baseball player) (Bryan) * Cliff Bergere (racing driver) (Toledo) *

Bob Bescher Robert Henry Bescher (February 25, 1884 – November 29, 1942) was a baseball outfielder who played 11 seasons in the major leagues. Born in London, Ohio, he played his best seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, and was one of the National League' ...

(baseball player) (London) * Pauline Betz (tennis player) (Dayton) * Simone Biles (gymnast) (Columbus) *

Chad Billingsley Chad Ryan Billingsley (born July 29, 1984) is an Americans, American former professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from through and Philadelphia Phillies in . He ...

(baseball player) (Defiance) * Mike Birkbeck (baseball player) (Orrville, Akron) *

Chase Blackburn Chase Wyatt Blackburn (born June 10, 1983) is a former American football coach and former linebacker who is the special teams coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the New York Giants as an ...

(football player) (Marysville) * Todd Blackledge (football player, sportscaster) (North Canton) *

Dale Blaney Dale Allen Blaney (born January 30, 1964) is an American professional former race car driver, former professional basketball player, and is currently an assistant coach for the Westminster College basketball team. Basketball career Blaney was a ...

(racing driver) (Hartford) * Dave Blaney (race car driver) (Hartford) *

Lou Blaney Louis George "Lou" Blaney (January 4, 1940 – January 25, 2009) was an American racecar driver who raced modifieds and sprint cars. He was also the operator and part-owner of Sharon Speedway. Early life Blaney was born in Hartford Township, ...

(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 Alexander Boone (born May 4, 1987) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He has also spent time wit ...

(football player) (Lakewood) *

Bud Boone William "Bud" Boone (November 9, 1931 – February 12, 2010) was a NASCAR driver from Warren, Ohio. Boone competed in one Sprint Cup Series, Cup event in 1950 when he raced at Funk's Speedway. He finished 9th in his only race (sestats. Referenc ...

(racing driver) (Warren) * Pat Borders (baseball player) (Columbus) * Justin Boren (football player) (Pickerington) *

Chris Borland Christopher Borland (born December 26, 1990) is a former American football linebacker who played for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, and was drafted by the 49ers in the thi ...

(football player) (Kettering) * "Tough" Tony Borne (professional wrestler) (Columbus) *

Stan Boroski Stanley Joseph Boroski (born July 14, 1963) is an American former professional baseball coach. He was the bullpen coach for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Playing career Boroski was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 20th ...

(baseball coach) (Martins Ferry) * Daryl Boston (baseball player) (Cincinnati) * Jack Bowsher (racing driver) (Harmony) *

Earl Boykins Earl Antoine Boykins (born June 2, 1976) is a former American professional basketball player. Standing at in height, he is the second-shortest player in NBA history behind Muggsy Bogues, who is tall. He was the head coach for the Douglas Cou ...

(basketball player) (Cleveland) * Jack Boyle (baseball player) (Cincinnati) *

Andrew Brackman Andrew Warren Brackman (born December 4, 1985) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the New York Yankees in 2011. High school career Brackman attended Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. College career 1 ...

(baseball player) (Cincinnati) *

Bill Bradley William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional basketball player. He served three terms as a Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey (1979–1997). He ran for the Democratic Party's nomination f ...

(baseball player and manager) (Cleveland) * Bob Brenly (baseball player, manager) (Coshocton) *

Roger Bresnahan Roger Philip Bresnahan (June 11, 1879 – December 4, 1944), nicknamed "The Duke of Tralee", was an American player and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). As a player, Bresnahan competed in MLB for the Washington Senators (1897), Chicago ...

(baseball player) (Toledo) * Robert Brewster (football player) (Cincinnati) *

Diyral Briggs Diyral Briggs (born October 31, 1985) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He was part of the Green Bay Packers' Super Bowl XLV team that beat the Pittsburgh Steel ...

(football player) (Mount Healthy) *

Aris Brimanis Āris Aldis Brīmanis (born March 14, 1972) is a Latvian-American former professional ice hockey defenseman from Shaker Heights, Ohio who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career At junior level, Brimanis played f ...

(hockey player) (Cleveland) * Ed Brinkman (baseball player) (Cincinnati) *

Adrien Broner Adrien Jerome Broner (; born July 28, 1989) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including the WBO super featherweight title from 2011 to 2012, the WBC lightweight title from 201 ...

(boxer) (Cincinnati) * Jim Brosnan (baseball player, writer) (Cincinnati) *

Gates Brown William James "Gates" Brown (May 2, 1939 – September 27, 2013) was an American Major League Baseball left fielder who spent his entire career with the Detroit Tigers (1963–1975). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Early life 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 Wilbur Lee "Bill" Brubaker (November 7, 1910 – April 2, 1978) was a professional American baseball player from 1932 to 1943, although he did not play the 1941 or 1942 seasons. Of his ten years of play, Brubaker played nine with the Pittsburgh ...

(baseball player) (Cleveland) *

Bob Brudzinski Robert Louis Brudzinski (born January 1, 1955) is a former American football linebacker who played 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Ohio State Brudzinski was a four-time letter winner and a three-year starter at defensive end for ...

(football player) (Fremont) * Carl Brumbaugh (football player) (West Milton) *

Phil H. Bucklew Phil Hinkle Bucklew (December 18, 1914 – December 30, 1992) was a professional American football player who went on to become a United States Navy officer. He served in one of the Navy's first special warfare units during World War II. Whi ...

(football player) (Columbus) * Jarrod Bunch (football player) (Ashtabula) *

Dave Burba David Allen Burba (born July 7, 1966) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, and Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball ...

(baseball player) (Springfield) * Ellis Burks (baseball player) (Chagrin Falls) * George Burns (baseball player) (Niles) * Joe Burrow (football player) (Athens) *

Jake Butt Jonathan Duane "Jake" Butt (born July 11, 1995) is a former American football tight end and current football analyst for the Big Ten Network. He played college football at Michigan. As a junior, he won the Ozzie Newsome Award. He was selected a ...

(football player) (Pickerington) ;C–D Cris Carter HOF

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Carter Camper Carter James Camper (born July 6, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for EV Zug of the National League (NL). In 2010, after four seasons in the NCAA, Camper signed with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey ...

(hockey player) (Rocky River) * Dom Capers (football coach) (Cambridge) * Matthew Capiccioni (professional wrestler) (Brecksville) *

George Cappuzzello George Angelo Cappuzzello (born January 15, 1954) is a former American baseball player who pitched for the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros. He played with two different teams over two seasons and ended his playing career in 1982. Early years ...

(baseball player) (Youngstown) *

Steve Cargile Steven Glenn Cargile (born June 2, 1982) is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. He played college football at Columbia University. Early y ...

(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 Cornellius "Tank" Carradine (born February 18, 1990) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State. Early years Carr ...

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Butch Carter Clarence Eugene "Butch" Carter Jr. (born June 11, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball at Indiana University. Early years Carter excelled in basketball and football at Middletown Hig ...

(basketball player, coach) (Middletown) * Cris Carter (football player) (Middletown) *

Drew Carter Christopher Drew Carter (born September 5, 1981) is a former American football wide receiver of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college footba ...

(football player) (Solon) * Howard Cassady (football player) (Columbus) * Matt Cavanaugh (football player) (Youngstown) *

Brent Celek Brent Steven Celek (; born January 25, 1985) is an American football executive and former tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati and was drafted by the Eagles in the ...

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Andrew Chafin Andrew Gregory Chafin (born June 17, 1990), nicknamed "Big Country" and "The Sheriff", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs ...

(baseball player) (Wakeman) * Chris Chambers (football player) (Cleveland) * Chris Chambliss (baseball player, coach) (Dayton) *

Dean Chance Wilmer Dean Chance (June 1, 1941 – October 11, 2015) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher,https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chancde01.shtml Dean Chance Page at Baseball-Reference.com he played in 11 Maj ...

(baseball player) (Wooster) * Ezzard Charles (boxer) (Cincinnati) *

Taco Charlton Vidauntae "Taco" Charlton (born November 7, 1994) is an American football outside linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He has al ...

(football player) (Pickerington) * Kwan Cheatham (born 1995) (basketball player) (Cincinnati) *

Semaj Christon Semaj Rakim Christon (born November 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Derthona Basket of the Italian LBA. He played college basketball for Xavier. High school career The Cincinnati, Ohio native attended Winton Woods Hi ...

(basketball player) (Cincinnati) *

Galen Cisco Galen Bernard Cisco (born March 7, 1936) is an American former baseball player and coach. He was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for three different teams between 1961 and 1969. Listed at tall and , Cisco batted and threw right-handed. He was ...

(baseball player and coach) (St. Marys) * Maurice Clarett (football player) (Warren) * Roger Clemens (baseball player) (Dayton) *

Nate Clements Nathan D. Clements (born December 12, 1979) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Ohio State. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills 21st overall in the 2001 NFL Draft, and a ...

(football player) (Shaker Heights) *

Billy Clingman William Frederick Clingman (November 21, 1869 – May 14, 1958) was a Major League Baseball infielder from -. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Kelly's Killers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Louisville Colonels, Chicago Orphans, Cleveland Naps ...

(baseball player) (Cincinnati) *

Barry Cofield Barry Joseph Cofield, Jr. (born March 19, 1984) is a former American football defensive tackle who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the fourth round by the New York Giants in the 2006 NFL Draft and has ...

(football player) (Cleveland Heights) * Norris Cole (basketball player) (Dayton) * Trent Cole (football player) (Xenia) *

Davon Coleman Davon Coleman (born January 11, 1991) is an American gridiron football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He most recently played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In college, he first enrolled at Fort Scott Com ...

(football player) (Cleveland) *

Kurt Coleman Kurt Coleman (born July 1, 1988) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State. Early years Coleman graduated from Northmo ...

(football player) (Clayton) *

Marco Coleman Marco Darnell Coleman (born December 18, 1969) is an American football coach and former player who is the defensive line coach for Michigan State and former assistant defensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (N ...

(football player) (Dayton) * Mark Coleman (Olympic freestyle wrestler, MMA fighter) (Fremont) *

Jason Collier Jason Jeffrey Collier (September 8, 1977 – October 15, 2005) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). High school career Collier led Catholic Central High School of his hometown Spring ...

(basketball player) (Springfield) * Cris Collinsworth (football player, sportscaster) (Dayton) * Gareon Conley (football player) (Massillon) * John Conner (football player) (Cincinnati) *

Billy Consolo William Angelo Consolo ( ; August 18, 1934 – March 27, 2008) was an American professional baseball shortstop and Coach (baseball), coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five different teams between and , most notably the Boston ...

(baseball player and coach) (Cleveland) * Daequan Cook (basketball player) (Dayton) * Larry Cox (baseball player) (Bluffton) *

Jim Cordle Jim Cordle (born August 22, 1987) is a former American football center that played in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He was part of the Giants team that won Super Bowl X ...

(football player) (Lancaster) * Shawn Crable (football player) (Massillon) * Estel Crabtree (baseball player (Crabtree) *

Tom Crabtree Thomas Lewis Crabtree (born November 4, 1985) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He spent most of his career with the Green Bay Packers, with whom he won Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers. ...

(football player) (Columbus) * Sylvia Crawley (basketball player/coach) (Steubenville) * Beth Crist (professional wrestler) (Dayton) *

Mark Croghan Mark Duane Croghan (born January 8, 1968) is a former track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase. He is a three-time Olympian and five-time US national champion in the steeplechase (1991, 1994–97). Caree ...

(track and field Olympian) (Green) *

Larry Csonka Larry Richard Csonka (; born December 25, 1946) is a former professional American football fullback who played for the Miami Dolphins for the majority of his career, along with the New York Giants for three years, and a short stint with the Mem ...

(Hall of Fame football player) (Stow) * Jeff Cumberland (football player) (Youngstown) *

George Cuppy George Joseph "Nig" Cuppy (July 3, 1869 – July 27, 1922) was an American professional baseball pitcher. In his 10-year major league career, he played mostly for the Cleveland Spiders, compiling a win–loss record of 163–98. Biography Cuppy ...

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Stephen Curry Wardell Stephen Curry II ( ; born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, ...

(basketball player) (Akron) *

Scott Cursi Scott Cursi is the clubhouse assistant and former bullpen catcher for the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team. Career He played as a catcher at Pickerington High School in Ohio and Seminole Community College, where he later served as an assistant while ...

(baseball coach) (Columbus) * Ben Curtis (golf player) (Columbus) *

Jack Cusack Jack Cusack (November 17, 1890 – 1973) was one of the prominent early figures in professional football in Ohio. At the age of twenty-one, Cusack became the manager and owner of the Canton Bulldogs, one of the leading teams of the day. During his ...

(football coach and general manager) (Canton) *

Ed Cushman Edgar Leander Cushman (March 27, 1852 – September 26, 1915) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from – for five teams in three different Major leagues spanning his six-year career. Career Ed was born in Eagleville, Ohio, a ...

(baseball player) (Eagleville) * Alissa Czisny (figure skater) (Bowling Green) *

Mark Dantonio Mark Justin Dantonio (born March 9, 1956) is a former American football coach and player. He most recently served as the head football coach at Michigan State University, a position he had held from 2007 to 2019, presiding over one of the most ...

(football coach) (Zanesville) *

Thom Darden The surname Thom is of Scottish origin, from the city of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Angus, and is a sept of the Clan MacThomas. Thom is also a first name variant of the abbreviation " Tom" of "Thomas" that holds the "h". People with the surname ...

(football player) (Sandusky) * Helen Darling (WNBA player) (Columbus) *

Doug Dascenzo Douglas Craig Dascenzo (born June 30, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach. The former Major League Baseball outfielder played for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, and San Diego Padres, where he began his coaching career. He spent 201 ...

(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 Joshua M. Devore (November 13, 1887 – October 6, 1954), was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the major leagues from –. He would play for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, and Boston Braves. ...

(baseball player) (Murray City) *

Jon Diebler Jon Keith Diebler (born June 22, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player who is the director of recruiting for the Butler Bulldogs of the Big East Conference. He played four seasons of college basketball at Ohio State Universi ...

(born 1988) – (basketball player) *

Kris Dielman Kristopher M. Dielman (born February 3, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for Indiana Univers ...

(football player) (Troy) * Dan Dierdorf (Hall of Fame football player, sportscaster) (Canton) *

Derek Dietrich Derek Richard Dietrich (born July 18, 1989) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins, Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers. ...

(baseball player) (Cleveland) *

Cecil Dillon Cecil Graham "Ceece" Dillon (April 26, 1908 - November 13, 1969) was an American-Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings. He won th ...

(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 Andy Dorris (born August 11, 1951) is a retired American professional football player. He was born in Bellaire, Ohio and attended college at New Mexico State University. Dorris played in the National Football League for 10 seasons. He spent mos ...

(football player) (Bellaire) * Richard Dotson (baseball player) (Cincinnati) *

Bobby Douglas Robert Edward Douglas (born March 27, 1942) is a retired American freestyle wrestler and coach. He competed as a featherweight at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and placed fourth in 1964. He won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1966 and 1970 wo ...

(Olympic freestyle wrestler and coach) (Bridgeport) * Hugh Douglas (football player) (Mansfield) * James "Buster" Douglas (boxer) (Columbus) *

Bob Dove Robert Leo Patrick "Grandpappy" Dove (February 21, 1921 – April 19, 2006) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and professionally for nine seasons in the National Football Leagu ...

(lineman,

College Football Hall of Fame The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and interactive attraction devoted to college football. The National Football Foundation (NFF) founded the Hall in 1951 to immortalize the players and coaches of college football that were vote ...

) (Youngstown) *

Dick Drago Richard Anthony Drago (born June 25, 1945) is a former American League relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals (-), Boston Red Sox (-, -), California Angels (-), Baltimore Orioles (1977) and Seattle Mariners ( ...

(baseball player) (Toledo) * Dave Dravecky (baseball player) (Youngstown) *

Dick Drott Richard Fred Drott (July 1, 1936 – August 16, 1985) was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Colt .45s. Drott, nicknamed "Hummer", started his major league career in 1957 with the Cubs. He won 15 game ...

(baseball player) (Cincinnati) *

Pat Duncan Pat Duncan (born April 8, 1960) is a Canadian politician from Yukon. Duncan served as leader of the Yukon Liberal Party from 1998 to 2005 and as the sixth premier of Yukon from 2000 until 2002. Duncan was the first Liberal premier of the Yukon ...

(baseball player) (Coalton) * Leon Durham (baseball player) (Cincinnati) * Duffy Dyer (baseball player) (Dayton) * Rob Dyrdek (skateboarder) (Kettering) ;E–G Rollie Fingers

* Adam Eaton (baseball player) (Springfield) *

Nate Ebner Nathan Ebner (born December 14, 1988) is an American football safety and special teamer who is a free agent, and a rugby sevens player for the United States national rugby sevens team. Ebner played rugby union (15-a-side) on the US Under-19 ...

(football player and rugby Olympian) (Dublin, Cincinnati, Columbus) *

Marc Edwards Marc or Mark Edwards may refer to: Marc Edwards * Marc Edwards (American football) (born 1974), American football player * Marc Edwards (professor) (born 1964), professor of civil and environmental engineering * Marc Edwards (drummer) (born 1949), ...

(football player) (Norwood) * Ray Edwards (football player) (Cincinnati) * Ron Edwards (football player) (Columbus) *

Scott Effross Scott Benjamin-Morton Effross (born December 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Indiana University. He was selected in the 15th round of t ...

(born 1993 (baseball pitcher) * Jacob Eisner (Israeli basketball player) (Cincinnati) *

Pat Elflein Patrick Elflein (born July 6, 1994) is an American football center for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, where he won the Rimington Trophy as a senior in 2016. Elflein was draf ...

(football player) (Pickerington) *

Nat Emerson Nathaniel C. Emerson (25 October, 1874 – 25 October, 1958) was a top-ranked American amateur tennis player in the early 20th century. Personal life Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 25, 1874 to Henry Emerson, Jr. & Eleanor Caldwell, he m ...

(tennis player) (Cincinnati) *

Evan Eschmeyer Evan Bruce Eschmeyer (born May 30, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (34th pick overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft. He spent six years on the Northwestern Univers ...

(basketball player) (New Knoxville) *

Billy Evans William George Evans (February 10, 1884 – January 23, 1956), nicknamed "The Boy Umpire", was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1906 to 1927. He became, at age 22, the youngest umpire in majo ...

(Baseball Hall of Fame umpire) (Youngstown) * Lee Evans (football player) (Sandusky) * Buck Ewing (baseball player) (Hoagland) *

James Farragher James Francis Farragher (September 10, 1873 – February 22, 1949) was an American football player and coach. He played left tackle at the University of Notre Dame in the early 1900s. He is often identified in official university histories as th ...

(football player, coach) (Youngstown) *

Bruce Fields Bruce Alan Fields (born October 6, 1960) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and the former hitting coach of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played during three seasons in MLB for the Detroit Tigers and ...

(baseball player, coach) (Cleveland) *

Chris Finch Chris Finch may refer to: * Chris Finch (basketball) Chris Finch (born November 6, 1969) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Assoc ...

(basketball coach) (Cambridge) *

Rollie Fingers Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946) is an American former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three teams between 1968 and 1985, when his effectiveness helped to redefine the value of relievers within baseba ...

(baseball player) (Steubenville) * Sarah Fisher (race car driver) (Columbus) *

Bradley Fletcher Bradley Fletcher (born June 25, 1986) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa. Fletcher als ...

(football player) (Youngstown) * London Fletcher (football player) (Cleveland) *

Elmer Flick Elmer Harrison Flick (January 11, 1876 – January 9, 1971) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1910 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Bronchos/Naps ...

(Baseball Hall of Famer) (Bedford) *

Dezső Földes Dezső Földes (30 December 1880 in Miskolc, Kingdom of Hungary – 27 March 1950 in Cleveland, United States) was a Hungarian saber fencer. Olympics Földes won gold medals in team saber at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 19 ...

(Hungarian-born 2× Olympic champion saber fencer) (Cleveland) *

Charles Follis Charles W. Follis, also known as "The Black Cyclone," (February 3, 1879 – April 5, 1910) was the first Black professional American football player. He played for the Shelby Blues of the "Ohio League" from 1902 to 1906. On September 16, 1904, Foll ...

(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 Bradley Howard Friedel (born May 18, 1971) is an American professional soccer coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Friedel played 84 games for the United States national team between 1992 and 2005, and represented his country at ...

(soccer goalkeeper) (Lakewood) *

Benny Friedman Benjamin Friedman (March 18, 1905 – November 24, 1982) was an American football player and coach, and athletic administrator. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Friedman played college football as a halfback and quarterback for the University of ...

(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 Michael Thomas Furrey (; born May 12, 1977) is a former American football wide receiver and safety who is currently the head coach of the Limestone Saints. This is Furrey's second stint as Limestone's head coach following his two seasons with t ...

(football player) (Grove City) *

Joey Galloway Joseph Scott Galloway (born November 20, 1971) is an American former professional football player who is an analyst with ESPN. He was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). Galloway was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the ...

(football player) (Bellaire) * Johnny Gargano (professional wrestler) (Cleveland) * Jason Garrett (football player) (Hunting Valley) *

Jackie Gayda Jacquelyn Suzanne Gayda (born November 3, 1981) is an American retired professional wrestler and valet, best known for her work in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). She was awarded a contract with WWE ...

(professional wrestler) (Strongsville) * Ben Gedeon (football player) (Hudson) *

Shelton Gibson Shelton DeAndre Gibson (born March 20, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at West Virginia and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Early year ...

(football player) (Cleveland Heights) *

Ted Ginn Jr. Theodore Ginn Jr. (born April 12, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans S ...

(football player) (Cleveland) * Terry Glenn (football player) (Columbus) *

Brad Goldberg Bradley Andrew Goldberg (born February 21, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox. In high school, Goldberg was a 2008 preseason '' Baseball America'' All-Am ...

(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 Najee Goode (born June 4, 1989) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at West Virginia and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He has also played with the Philadelphia ...

(football player) (Cleveland) *

Ken Griffey Jr. George Kenneth Griffey Jr. (born November 21, 1969), nicknamed "Junior" and "the Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 22 years in Major League Baseball (MLB). He spent most of his career with the Seattle Marin ...

(baseball player) (Cincinnati) *

Archie Griffin Archie Mason Griffin (born August 21, 1954) is a former American football running back. He played seven seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. As college football's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, he is considered one of the grea ...

(football player) (Columbus) * Forrest Griffin (Hall of Fame mixed martial artist) (Columbus) *

Lou Groza Louis Roy Groza (January 25, 1924 – November 29, 2000), nicknamed "the Toe", was an American professional football player who was a placekicker and offensive tackle while playing his entire career for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America F ...

(football player) (Martins Ferry) *

Jon Gruden Jon David Gruden (born August 17, 1963) is a former American professional football coach who was a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He held his first head coaching position with the Raiders franchise during thei ...

(football coach) (Sandusky) *

Matt Guerrier Matthew Olson Guerrier (born August 2, 1978) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. Amateur career A native of Cleveland ...

(baseball player) (Cleveland) ;H–I John Havliceck, Boston Celtics, 1960s

* Harvey Haddix (baseball Player) (Medway/Springfield) * Roy Hall (football player) (South Euclid) *

Andrew Hampsten Andrew Hampsten (born April 7, 1962) is an American former professional road bicycle racer who won the 1988 Giro d'Italia and the Alpe d'Huez stage of the 1992 Tour de France. Between 1986–1994 he finished in the Top 10 of eight Grand Tour ...

(cyclist) (Columbus) *

James Hanna James Hanna (born July 14, 1989) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He was drafted in the sixth round (186th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at the Un ...

(football player) (Lakewood) *

Jim Harbaugh James Joseph Harbaugh (; born December 23, 1963) is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is the current and 20th head football coach of the Michigan Wolverines. He played college football at Michigan from 1983 to 1986. He play ...

(football player) (Toledo) * Brett Harkins (hockey player) (North Ridgeville) *

Todd Harkins Todd Michael Harkins (born October 8, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 48 National Hockey League games for the Calgary Flames and Hartford Whalers. Harkins was drafted by the Flames in the 2nd round, 42nd ove ...

(hockey player) (Cleveland) *

Ron Harper Ronald Harper (born January 20, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for four teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1986 and 2001 and is a five-time NBA champion. Early life Harper was born ...

(basketball player) (Dayton) * James Harrison (football player) (Akron) * Josh Harrison (baseball player) (Cincinnati) *

Peter Harrold Peter Jacob Harrold (born June 8, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils. Playing career Harrold was raised in the suburbs ...

(hockey player) (Kirtland Hills) *

Kevin Hartman Kevin Eugene Hartman (born May 25, 1974) is an American former soccer player who played 17 seasons in Major League Soccer, being on the field for a record 37,260 minutes. Nicknamed ''El Gato'' (Spanish for "the cat") because of his agility, re ...

(soccer player) (Athens) *

Ben Hartsock Benjamin Richard Hartsock (born July 5, 1980) is a former American football tight-end and high-end role player. He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Hartso ...

(football player) (Chillicothe) * Don Hasselbeck (football player) (Cincinnati) *

Mickey Hatcher Michael Vaughn Hatcher (born March 15, 1955) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder, third baseman and first baseman from through , most notably as a member of the Los ...

(baseball player, coach) (Cleveland) * John Havlicek (basketball player) (Martins Ferry) *

A. J. Hawk Aaron James Hawk (born January 6, 1984) is an American sports analyst and former American football linebacker who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers fifth overall in the 2006 NFL Dra ...

(football player) (Centerville) *

Wynn Hawkins Wynn Firth Hawkins (February 20, 1936 – February 11, 2021) was an American professional baseball player, scout and executive. During his active career, he was a right-handed pitcher who was signed by the Cleveland Indians before the 1955 seaso ...

(baseball player) (Youngstown) * Woody Hayes (football coach) (Clifton/Newcomerstown/Upper Arlington) *

Dirk Hayhurst Dirk Von Hayhurst (born March 24, 1981) is an American author and broadcaster, and formerly a professional baseball pitcher. Hayhurst played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres in 2008 and for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009. Followi ...

(baseball player) (Canton) *

John Heisman John William Heisman (October 23, 1869 – October 3, 1936) was a player and coach of American football, baseball, and basketball, as well as a sportswriter and actor. He served as the head football coach at Oberlin College, Buchtel College ...

(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 Kimani 'Kim' Masai Herring (born September 10, 1975) is a former American football Defensive back, safety in the National Football League (NFL). High school years Herring attended Solon High School (Solon, Ohio) and was a letterman in football an ...

(football player) (Solon) *

Dan Herron Daniel "Boom" Herron (born March 21, 1989) is a former American football running back. Herron played football at Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Ohio, and later Ohio State University. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL dr ...

(football player) (Warren) *

Jordan Hicks Jordan Hicks (born June 27, 1992) is an American football middle linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) who won a Super Bowl ring with the Philadelphia Eaglesin 2018. He played college football at Texas. Hig ...

(football player) (West Chester) *

Tyrone Hill Tyrone Hill (born March 19, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks. Hill spent four years playing collegiately at Xavier University, in his la ...

(basketball player, coach) (Cincinnati) *

Larry Hisle Larry Eugene Hisle (; born May 5, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player and hitting coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies (1968–71), Minnesota Twins (1973–77), and M ...

(baseball player) (Portsmouth) * Anthony Hitchens (football player) (Lorain) *

Domenik Hixon Domenik Hixon (born October 8, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college footb ...

(football player) (Whitehall) *

Robert Hoernschemeyer Robert James "Hunchy" Hoernschemeyer (September 25, 1925 – June 18, 1980) was an American football player. A native of Cincinnati, he played college football as a halfback for the Indiana Hoosiers football in 1943 and 1944 and as a quarterback ...

(football player) (Cincinnati) *

Marty Hogan Martin Francis Hogan (October 25, 1869 – August 15, 1923), nicknamed "The Indianapolis Ringer", was an English born right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1894) and St. Louis Browns (1894–1895). A ...

(baseball player) (Youngstown) *

Cal Hogue Calvin Grey Hogue (October 24, 1927 – August 5, 2005) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 25 Major League Baseball games between 1952 and 1954 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The native of Dayton, Oh ...

(baseball player) (Dayton) *

Derek Holland Derek Lane Holland (born October 9, 1986) nicknamed "Dutch Oven", is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers, Chicago ...

(baseball player) (Newark) *

Lou Holtz Louis Leo Holtz (born January 6, 1937) is an American former football player, coach, and analyst. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1969–1971), North Carolina State University (1972–1975), the New York ...

(Football coach) (East Liverpool) *

Sam Hornish Jr. Samuel Jon Hornish Jr. (born July 2, 1979) is an American semi-retired professional auto racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 22 Ford Mustang for Team Penske in 2017. He began his top-tier raci ...

(NASCAR driver) (Defiance) *

Desmond Howard Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football at Michigan, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior. Howard w ...

(football player) (Cleveland) *

Dummy Hoy William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy (May 23, 1862 – December 15, 1961) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for several teams from 1888 to 1902, most notably the Cincinnati Reds and two Washington, D.C. franc ...

(deaf baseball player) (Houcktown) *

Brian Hoyer Axel Edward Brian Hoyer (born October 13, 1985) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Since joining the NFL in 2009 as an undrafted free agent, he has started for seven different ...

(football player) (North Olmsted) * Andy Hrovat (Olympic freestyle wrestler) (Cleveland) * Jalen Hudson (born 1996) (basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

) (Akron) * Aubrey Huff (baseball player) (Marion) * Bob Huggins (basketball coach) (Gnadenhutten) *

Miller Huggins Miller James Huggins (March 27, 1878 – September 25, 1929) was an American professional baseball player and manager. Huggins played second base for the Cincinnati Reds (1904–1909) and St. Louis Cardinals (1910–1916). He managed the ...

(Hall of Fame baseball player, manager) (Cincinnati) * John Hughes (football player) (Gahanna) * Kareem Hunt (football player) (Willoughby) *

Carlos Hyde Carlos Dawon Hyde (born September 20, 1990) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State University and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Hig ...

(football player) (Cincinnati) * Micah Hyde (Fostoria) * The Irish Airborne (Dave and Mike Crist) (professional wrestlers) (Dayton) *

Shirley Fry Irvin Shirley June Fry Irvin (née Fry; June 30, 1927 – July 13, 2021) was an American tennis player. During her career, which lasted from the early 1940s until the mid-1950s, she won the singles title at all four Grand Slam events, as well as 13 dou ...

(tennis player) (Akron) ;J–M LeBron James (15662939969)

Marion Motley, American football fullback, on a 1950 football card

* Jim Jackson (basketball player) (Toledo) * LeBron James (basketball player) (Akron) * Vic Janowicz (football player) (Elyria) * David Jenkins (figure skating) (Akron) *

Hayes Alan Jenkins Hayes Alan Jenkins (born March 23, 1933) is an American former figure skater. He is the 1956 Olympic champion, a four-time World champion (1953–1956), and a four-time U.S. national champion (1953–1956). Personal life Jenkins was born on M ...

(figure skating) (Akron, Lakewood) * Ban Johnson (baseball executive) (Norwalk) * Gus Johnson (basketball player) (Akron) *

Home Run Johnson Grant U. "Home Run" Johnson (September 23, 1872 – September 4, 1963) was an American shortstop and second baseman in baseball's Negro leagues. In a career that spanned over 30 years, he played for many of the greatest teams of the deadball era ...

(baseball player) (Findlay) *

Lance Johnson Kenneth Lance Johnson (born July 6, 1963) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. Career Johnson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. After graduating from Princeton High School, he completed his education at the University of So ...

(baseball player) (Cincinnati) * Paris Johnson Jr. (football player) (Cincinnati) * Will Johnson (football player) (Dayton) * Cal Jones (football player) (Steubenville) *

Cardale Jones Cardale Jones (; born September 29, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at Ohio State. At the beginning of the 2014 season, Jones was listed a ...

(football player) (Cleveland) * Greg Jones (football player) (Cincinnati) *

David Justice David Christopher Justice (born April 14, 1966) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1989–1996), Cleveland Indians (1997–2000), New York Yanke ...

(baseball player) (Cincinnati) *

Kyle Juszczyk Kyle Patrick Juszczyk ( ; born April 23, 1991) is an American football fullback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Harvard, and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth rou ...

(football player) (Medina) *

Rich Karlis Richard John Karlis (born May 23, 1959) is a former American football placekicker who played nine seasons for the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, and Detroit Lions in the National Football League from 1982 to 1990. He played college football at ...

(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 (boxing promoter), 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 (American football), Kevin Kowalski (football player) (Macedonia) * Luke Kuechly (football player) (Cincinnati) * Jim Lachey (football player) (St. Henry) * Jack Lambert (American football), 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 (wrestler), 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 (American football), Jim Martin (football player) (Cleveland) * Kevin Martin (basketball, born 1983), Kevin Martin (basketball player) (Zanesville) * Justin Masterson (baseball player) (Beavercreek) * Michael Matthews (American football), 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 (American football), 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) * The Miz, 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 JackNicklaus

* Bill Nagy (football player) (Hudson) * Haruki Nakamura (football player) (Elyria) * 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), Paul O'Neill (baseball player) (Columbus) * Gary Owen (comedian), 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 Ben Roethlisberger 2015

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* 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), Brian Roberts (basketball player) (Toledo) * Dave Roberts (pitcher), 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) * Shark Boy, 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 (American football), Gary Russell (football player) (Columbus) * Rodger Saffold (football player) (Bedford) * Perry Saturn (professional wrestler) (Cleveland) * Randy Savage, "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 (basketball), Devon Scott (born 1994), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Adam Shaheen (American football), 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 (linebacker), John Simon (football player) (Youngstown) * Rob Sims (football player) (Macedonia) * Frank Sinkwich (Heisman Trophy recipient) (Youngstown) * George Sisler (baseball player) (Manchester) * Brad Smith (American football, born 1983), Brad Smith (football player) (Youngstown) * Joe Smith (pitcher), Joe Smith (baseball player) (Cincinnati) * Katie Smith (basketball player) (Logan) * Robert Scott Smith (football player) (Euclid) * Steve Smith (infielder), Steve Smith (baseball coach) (Canton) * Troy Smith (football player) (Cleveland) * Dawuane Smoot (football player) (Groverport) * Al Snow (professional wrestler) (Lima) * Bob Snyder (American football), Bob Snyder (football player, coach) (Toledo) * Andy Sonnanstine (baseball player) (Barberton) * Tim Spencer (American football), Tim Spencer (football player, coach) (Martins Ferry) * Craig Stammen (baseball player) (Versailles/North Star) * Roger Staubach (football player) (Cincinnati) * Harry Steel (wrestler), Harry Steel (Olympic freestyle wrestler) (East Sparta) * Dominique Steele (mixed martial artist) (Norwood) * George Steinbrenner (owner of NY Yankees) (Rocky River) * Shannon Stewart (baseball), Shannon Stewart (baseball player) * Logan Stieber (freestyle and folkstyle wrestler) (Monroeville) * Steve Stone (baseball), 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

* Bill Talbert (tennis player) (Cincinnati) * Aqib Talib (football player) (Cleveland) * Ben Taylor (American football), Ben Taylor (football player) (Bellaire) * David Taylor (wrestler, born 1990), David Taylor (Olympic freestyle wrestler) (St. Paris) * Kent Tekulve (baseball player) (Hamilton) * Matt Tennant (football player) (Cincinnati) * James Terry (basketball), 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 (American football), 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), 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), Bill Walker (basketball player) (North College Hill) * Moses Fleetwood Walker (baseball player) (Mount Pleasant) * Randy Walker (football coach), 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), 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 Sr., 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, born 1988), Chris Wright (basketball player) (Trotwood) * Mike Wright (American football), 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 (broadcaster), 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 Gwinnett Bierce, 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), 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 (filmmaker), 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 Daniels (cinematographer), William H. Daniels (cinematographer) (Cleveland) * Khashyar Darvich (film producer, director) (Oxford, Cleveland) * Stephen R. Donaldson, 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 (columnist), 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 (journalist), Glenn Kessler (correspondent) (Cincinnati) * Eric Kripke (writer, director) (Toledo) * Robert Kurtzman (film director, screenwriter) (Crestline) * Jerome Lawrence (writer) (Cleveland) * Robert E. Lee (playwright), 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), 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), 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 (reporter), Jack Perkins (journalist, author) (Cleveland) * Eleanor Perry (screenwriter) (Cleveland) * Bob Peterson (animator), 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 Channel, 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 (writer), 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 (author), David C. Smith (novelist) (Youngstown) * Jeff Smith (cartoonist), Jeff Smith (cartoonist) (Columbus) * Maggie Smith (poet), 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 W. Trendle, 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), 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), James Wright (poet) (Martins Ferry) * John Yang (journalist), John Yang (television journalist) (Chillicothe)

Politicians, public servants, public officeholders

;A–L

Benjamin Harrison, head and shoulders bw photo, 1896

William Henry Harrison by James Reid Lambdin, 1835 crop

* Charles Anderson (Governor of Ohio), 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, Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist, U.S.Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice) (Cincinnati) * Gary Cohn (investment banker), Gary Cohn (United States National Economic Council, National Economic Council Director) (Shaker Heights) * James M. Cox (Governor, Presidential candidate, Media mogul) (Dayton) * Ephraim Cutler (a framer of Ohio Constitution, Abolitionism in the United States, 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) * Mike DeWine, 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) * Al Lance, 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 McKinley (cropped)

William Howard Taft as Chief Justice SCOTUS

* 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) * Jim Rhodes, 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, Robert A. Taft I (politician) (Cincinnati) * Bob Taft, 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 (politician), 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

* Clyde Beatty (animal trainer) (Chillicothe) * Brenda Carlin (television producer, wife of George Carlin) (Dayton) * Steve Cook (pool player), Steve Cook (pool player) (Lima) * Mark Fischbach (YouTuber) (Cincinnati) * Jack Hanna (zoo director, animal expert) (Columbus) * The Naked Cowboy (entertainer) (Cincinnati) * Nettie Metcalf (farmer, chicken breeder) (Warren) * Daniel Nardicio (marketing director of ''Playgirl'') (Cleveland) * MatPat, Matthew Patrick (internet personality) * Danielle Reyes (contestant on ''Big Brother USA season 3, Big Brother 3'') (Dayton) * Scott Wozniak (YouTuber) * Lashon Alexander Byrd (III) (polymath) (Cleveland)

Military leaders

* "Mad" Ann Bailey (scout and spy for pioneers) (Harrison) *

(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 Wilton Young, Rodger Young (World War II soldier) (Fremont)

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

* Conrad Allen, Conrad Keene Allen (exploration geologist) (Norwalk) * Neil Armstrong (astronaut, first man on the Moon) (Wapakoneta/St. Marys) * George Bartholomew (inventor), 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) * Donald A. Thomas, 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), 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 (baseball), 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 Tire and Rubber Company, 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) * Jeffrey R. Immelt, Jeff Immelt (chairman and CEO of General Electric, 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 Lewis (businessman), Peter B. Lewis (entrepreneur, philanthropist, activist) (Cleveland) * Carl Lindner Jr., 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 Henry Patterson (NCR owner), John H. Patterson (industrialist) (Dayton) * Terren Peizer (businessperson) * Roger Penske (racing driver, entrepreneur) (Shaker Heights) * Ira M. Petersime (inventor, entrepreneur, industrialist) (Webster) * William Procter (candlemaker), 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 ''The Union Signal, 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) * Larry Flynt (publisher of ''Hustler (magazine), Hustler'' adult magazine) (Cincinnati) * 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 ''The Union Signal, Our Union'') (Cincinnati) * Ted Turner (founder of Turner Broadcasting, CNN) (Cincinnati) * Jack L. Warner (co-founder of Warner Bros., 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 (Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist, women's rights activist, first female doctor in U.S.) (Cincinnati) * John Brown (abolitionist), 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 (politician), Ronald Daniels (activist) (Youngstown) * Clarence Seward Darrow (lawyer, leading member of the ACLU) (Kinsman) * Richard Dillingham (Religious Society of Friends, Quaker abolitionist) (Morrow County, Ohio, Morrow County) * Susanna M. D. Fry (educator, social reformer) (Burlington) * A. B. Graham, 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 Spelman Rockefeller, 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), 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)

Criminals

* Robert Bales (Kandahar massacre perpetrator) (Norwood) * Ariel Castro (rapist and kidnapper) (Cleveland) * Jeffrey Dahmer (serial killer) (lived in Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio, Bath) * Donald DeFreeze (Patty Hearst kidnapper) (Cleveland) * Thomas Dillon (serial killer) (Canton) * Martin Frankel (financier) (Toledo) * Jimmy Fratianno (mobster) (Cleveland) * Shawn Grate (serial killer) (Ashland, Ohio, Ashland, Mansfield, Ohio, Mansfield, Marion, Ohio, Marion) * Danny Greene (mobster) Cleveland * Gary M. Heidnik (rapist, kidnapper, murderer) (Eastlake) * James Oliver Huberty (murderer) (Massillon) * Anthony Kirkland (Cincinnati serial killer) * Samuel Little (serial killer) (Lorain) * Jeffrey Don Lundgren (cult leader, murderer) Kirtland * Charles Makley (bank robber) (Saint Marys) * Charles Manson (convicted murderer, cult/commune leader) (Cincinnati/Walnut Hills) * Carmen Milano (mobster) (Cleveland) * Peter Milano (mobster) (Cleveland) * Anthony Sowell (rapist and serial killer) (Cleveland)

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 Episcopal Church, Methodist Circuit rider (religious), 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 (law school dean), 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 and journalist), Michael Brooks (historian, journalist) (Toledo) * William Merriam Burton (chemist) (Cleveland) * William Wallace Campbell, 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 (psychologist), 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 F. Kettering, 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 Kilgore Sherwood, 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), 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 (composer), 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 (singer), 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), 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), Chris Butler (musician, The Waitresses) (Akron) * Billy Butterfield (jazz trumpeter) (Middletown) * Glen Buxton (guitarist, original Alice Cooper band) (Akron) * Casey Calvert (Hawthorne Heights), 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) *

(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. (band), 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 (musician), 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 (musician), 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 musician), Frank Foster (jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (Cincinnati) * Mark Foster (musician), Mark Foster (singer, Foster the People) (Cleveland) * Craig Fuller (musician) (Waverly, Columbus) * Larry Fuller (pianist), Larry Fuller (jazz pianist) (Toledo) * Sonny Geraci (singer) The Outsiders (American band), Outsiders (Climax) (Cleveland) * Neil Giraldo (guitarist, songwriter) (Cleveland) * Jeff Golub (jazz guitarist) (Copley) * Macy Gray (singer) (Canton) * Max Green (musician), Max Green (musician) (Cincinnati) *

(singer, actor, dancer) (Cleveland) * Dave Grohl (musician, Nirvana (band), Nirvana and Foo Fighters (Warren) * Clare Grundman (composer and arranger) (Cleveland) * Dazz Band, 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 (musician), 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) * Ronald Isley, 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 (American musician), Howard Jones (lead singer, Killswitch Engage) (Columbus) * Tyler Joseph (musician, singer, Twenty One Pilots) (Columbus) * K808 (music producer), K808 (music producer) (Youngstown) * Mickey Katz (clarinetist, comedian) (Cleveland) * Sammy Kaye (swing bandleader) (Lakewood) * Phil Keaggy (musician, Glass Harp (band), Glass Harp) (Youngstown) * Maynard James Keenan (musician, lead singer, Tool (band), Tool and A Perfect Circle) (Ravenna) * Machine Gun Kelly (rapper), 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 (American band), 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), Bob Lewis (musician) (Akron) * Ted Lewis (musician), 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 (musician), John Mack (classical oboist) (Cleveland) * Walk the Moon, Eli Maiman (guitarist, Walk the Moon) (Cincinnati) * Henry Mancini (composer) (Cleveland) * Marilyn Manson (musician) (Canton) * Brad Martin (singer) (Greenfield) *

(singer, actor) (Steubenville) * Jessica Lea Mayfield (musician) (Kent) * Maureen McGovern (singer) (Youngstown) * The McGuire Sisters, Dottie McGuire (singer, The McGuire Sisters) (Middletown) * The McGuire Sisters, Phyllis McGuire (singer, The McGuire Sisters) (Middletown) * The McGuire Sisters, Ruby McGuire (singer, The McGuire Sisters) (Middletown) * Allen McKenzie (bass guitar, singer, FireHouse (band), FireHouse) (Jackson) * Andrew McMahon (musician, lead singer, Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin) (Bexley) * Sylvia McNair (classical singer) (Mansfield) * MGK (rapper), MGK (rapper) (Cleveland) * The Mills Brothers, Donald Mills (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua) * The Mills Brothers, Harry Mills (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua) * The Mills Brothers, Herbert Mills (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua) * The Mills Brothers, John Mills Jr. (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua) * The Mills Brothers, 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 (musician), 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), 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) * Walk the Moon, Nicholas Petricca (singer-songwriter, musician) (Cincinnati) * Utah Phillips (folk singer) (Cleveland) * Robert Pollard (composer) (Dayton) * John Popper (singer, Blues Traveler (Cleveland) * Steve Potts (jazz musician), 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) * Walk the Moon, 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 (composer), 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) * Emerson String Quartet, 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 (band), 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), David Thomas (musician) (Akron) * Charles Thompson (jazz), 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 (musician), Mark Turner (jazz saxophonist) (Fairborn) * Kate Voegele (singer-songwriter, musician) (Bay Village) * Abdul Wadud (musician), Abdul Wadud (jazz cellist) (Cleveland) * Scott Walker (singer), Scott Walker (singer, The Walker Brothers) (Hamilton) * Joe Walsh (musician) (Kent, Cleveland) * Robert Ward (composer), Robert Ward (classical composer) (Cleveland) * Earle Warren (jazz saxophonist) (Springfield) * Walk the Moon, 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), 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)

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