List of people from Ohio

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State flag of Ohio
Location of Ohio in the United States

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

Actors, models, miscellaneous performers[edit]

A–B
C–D
E–I
J–M
N–R
S–Z

Artists, painters, sculptors, photographers[edit]

Sportspeople[edit]

A–B
Harold Anderson
Sal Bando
Tianna Bartoletta
Earl Boykins
Paul Brown
Joe Burrow
C–D
Cris Carter
Mark Coleman
Len Dawson
Buster Douglas
E–G
Rollie Fingers
Elmer Flick
Ken Griffey Jr.
Archie Griffin
H–I
John Havlicek
Desmond Howard
Shirley Fry Irvin
J–M
LeBron James
Jason Kelce
Travis Kelce
Leroy Kemp
Luke Kuechly
Jack Lambert
Jerry Lucas
Marion Motley
N–Q
Jack Nicklaus
Paul O'Neill
Alan Page
R–S
Ben Roethlisberger
Pete Rose
Mike Schmidt
Don Shula
Katie Smith
Roger Staubach
T–Z
David Taylor
Nate Thurmond
Charles Woodson
Cy Young

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

A–F
G–M
N–Z

Politicians, public servants, public officeholders[edit]

A–L
James A. Garfield
Ulysses S. Grant
Warren G. Harding
Benjamin Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Marcy Kaptur
M–Z
William McKinley
Kathleen Sebelius
William Howard Taft

Miscellaneous celebrities[edit]

Nettie Metcalf

Military leaders[edit]

Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
Ernest J. King

Architects, inventors, explorers, adventurers, astronauts, aviators, spies[edit]

Neil Armstrong
Nancy J. Currie-Gregg
Thomas Edison
John Glenn
Judith Resnik
Orville and Wilbur Wright

Businesspeople, entrepreneurs[edit]

Publishers, media moguls[edit]

Activists, philanthropists, public agitators, advocates, lawyers[edit]

Criminals[edit]

Educators, religious leaders, lecturers, motivational speakers, self-help gurus[edit]

Scholars, scientists, historians, theorists, philosophers, opinionists[edit]

Singers, musicians, composers, songwriters, conductors[edit]

A–C
D–I
J–M
N–R
S–Z

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Marquis Who's Who. 1967.
  2. ^ @gates_mcfadden (August 31, 2022). "hey #Wikipedia! I was born in #Akron #Ohio at Akron General Hospital". Twitter.
  3. ^ Litván, György (July 17, 2006). A twentieth-century prophet: Oszkár Jászi, 1875–1957. Central European University Press. ISBN 978-963-7326-42-4 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Legacy Lab | History in the Making".
  5. ^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 284. ISBN 978-1-4616-5931-0.
  6. ^ "Shawn Grate: A cold-blooded charmer". Mansfield News Journal. October 1, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  7. ^ American College Personnel Association. "Aaron John Brumbaugh" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2010.