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The following is a list of famous people born in Ohio, and people who spent significant periods of their lives living in Ohio.
Actors, models, miscellaneous performers
- A–B
- Jake Abel (actor) (Canton)
- Lola Albright (actor) (Akron)
- Tom Aldredge (actor) (Dayton)
- Louis Aldrich (actor) (Cincinnati)[1]
- Corey Allen (actor) (Cleveland)
- Roman Atwood (YouTube personality) (Millersport)
- Catherine Bach (actor) (Warren)
- Jim Backus (actor) (Cleveland)
- Kaye Ballard (actor) (Cleveland)
- Gerry Bamman (actor) (Toledo)
- Lisa Banes (actor) (Chagrin Falls)
- Theda Bara (actor) (Avondale)
- Majel Barrett (actor) (Columbus)
- Thom Barry (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Richard Basehart (actor) (Zanesville)
- Billy Bass (broadcaster) (Cleveland)
- Vanessa Bayer (actor, comedian) (Cleveland)
- Ned Bellamy (actor) (Dayton)
- Jonathan Bennett (actor) (Rossford)
- Greg Berg (actor, voice actor) (Cleveland/Akron)
- Halle Berry (actor, fashion model) (Cleveland)
- David Birney (actor) (Cleveland)
- James R. Black (actor) (Lima)
- Susan Blackwell (actor) (Dayton)
- Nina Blackwood (veejay) (Cleveland)
- James R. Black (actor) (Dover)
- Randy Blair (actor, writer) (Ironton)
- Tina Bockrath (model) (Dayton)
- J. Paul Boehmer (actor) (Dayton)
- Mark Boone Junior (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Andrea Bowen (actor) (Columbus)
- Bill Boyd (actor) (Hendrysburg)
- Bob Braun (talk show host) (Cincinnati)
- Thom Brennaman (sportscaster) (Cincinnati)
- Deanna Brooks (model) (Dayton)
- Richard Brooks (actor) (Cleveland)
- Charles Brown (actor) (Cleveland)
- Clancy Brown (actor) (Urbana)
- Joe E. Brown (actor) (Holgate/Toledo)
- Woody Brown (actor) (Dayton)
- Yvette Nicole Brown (actor) (Warrensville Heights)
- Tanner Buchanan (actor) (Ottawa)
- Rebecca Budig (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Jarrod Bunch (actor, ex-football player) (Ashtabula)
- Robert John Burck (born 1970) (Times Square street performer known as the Naked Cowboy)
- Michelle Burke (actor) (Defiance)
- Brandy Burre (actor) (Sandusky)
- Steve Burton (actor) (Cleveland)
- Daws Butler (voice actor) (Toledo)
- Ralph Byrd (actor) (Dayton)
- Marion Byron (actor) (Dayton)
- C–D
- Mary Katherine Campbell (Miss America 1922, 1923) (Columbus)
- John Caparulo (comedian) (East Liverpool)
- Drew Carey (actor, comedian) (Cleveland)
- Rocky Carroll (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Nancy Cartwright (voice performer) (Kettering/Dayton)
- George Chakiris (actor) (Norwood)
- Justin Chambers (actor) (Springfield)
- Damian Chapa (actor) (Dayton)
- Dave Chappelle (comedian, actor) (Yellow Springs)
- Marguerite Clark (actor) (Avondale)
- Mystro Clark (actor) (Dayton)
- George Clooney (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Bill Cobbs (actor) (Cleveland)
- Ray Combs (game show host) (Hamilton)
- Tim Conway (actor, comedian) (Willoughby)
- Chuck Cooper (actor) (Cleveland)
- Casey Cott (actor) (Chagrin Falls, Cleveland)
- Corey Cott (actor) (Chagrin Falls, Cleveland)
- Franklin Cover (actor) (Cleveland)
- Laura Cover (model) (Bucyrus)
- Yvonne Craig (actor) (Columbus)
- Jim Cummings (voice actor) (Youngstown)
- Dorothy Dandridge (actor, singer) (Cleveland)
- Beverly D'Angelo (actor) (Columbus)
- Frank Daniels (actor, Captain Jinks) (Dayton)
- Duane Davis (actor) (Cleveland)
- Doris Day (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Carmella DeCesare (model) (Avon Lake)
- Brooklyn Decker (model) (Kettering)
- Ruby Dee (actor) (Cleveland)
- Alana de la Garza (actor) (Columbus)
- John Diehl (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Phyllis Diller (actor, comedian) (Lima)
- Phil Donahue (talk show host) (Cleveland/Dayton)
- Brian Donlevy (actor) (Cleveland)
- Mike Douglas (actor) (Cleveland)
- Steve Downes (DJ and actor) (Columbus)
- Sue Downey (Miss USA 1965) (Lima)
- Hugh Downs (broadcaster) (Lima, Akron)
- Keir Dullea (actor) (Cleveland)
- Ryan Dunn (actor, stuntman) (Brockville)
- E–I
- Carmen Electra (model, actor) (Cincinnati/White Oak)
- Joe Estevez (actor) (Dayton)
- Angie Everhart (fashion model) (Akron)
- Mike Faist (actor) (Gahanna)
- Sean Faris (actor, model) (Parma)
- Jamie Farr (actor) (Toledo)
- Suzanne Farrell (dancer) (Cincinnati)
- Susan Floyd (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Joe Flynn (actor) (Youngstown)
- Leo Ford (adult entertainment performer) (Dayton)
- Felicia Fox (adult entertainment performer) (Springfield)
- Alan Freed (radio show host, coined phrase "rock 'n roll") (Cleveland)
- Clark Gable (actor) (Cadiz)
- Mike Gallagher (syndicated talk radio host) (Dayton)
- Teri Garr (actor) (Lakewood)
- Dorothy Gish (actor)
- Lillian Gish (actor) (Springfield)
- Nikki Glaser (comedian) (Cincinnati)
- Carlin Glynn (actor) (Cleveland)
- Dody Goodman (actor) (Columbus)
- Maggie Grace (actor) (Columbus)
- David Graf (actor) (Lancaster)
- Joel Grey (actor, singer, dancer) (Cleveland)
- Julie Hagerty (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Kathryn Hahn (actor) (Cleveland Heights)
- Arsenio Hall (comedian, talk show host, actor) (Cleveland)
- Porter Hall (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Margaret Hamilton (actor) (Cleveland)
- Scott Hamilton (ice skater) (Bowling Green)
- Dorian Harewood (actor) (Dayton)
- Woody Harrelson (actor) (Lebanon)
- Rachael Harris (actress/comedian) (Worthington)
- Steve Harvey (comedian/actor) (Cleveland)
- Patricia Heaton (actor) (Bay Village)
- Anne Heche (actor) (Aurora)
- Eileen Heckart (actor) (Columbus)
- Tim Henson (Internet Microcelebrity) (Ashtabula)
- Hugh Hewitt (radio talk show host) (Warren)
- Tiffany Hines (actress, singer) (Cincinnati)
- Michael Hitchcock (actor) (Defiance)
- John Hockenberry (broadcaster) (Dayton)
- Stephanie Hodge (actress) (Wilmington)
- Hal Holbrook (actor) (Cleveland)
- Michael Holley (sports commentator) (Akron)
- Lindsay Hollister (actress) (Columbus)
- John Holmes (adult entertainment performer) (Ashville)
- Katie Holmes (actor) (Toledo)
- Bob Hope (comedian, actor) (Cleveland)
- John Howard (actor) (Cleveland)
- Terrence Howard (actor) (Cleveland)
- Josh Hutcherson (actor) (Cincinnati)
- J–M
- Sam Jaeger (actor, writer, and director) (Perrysburg)
- Dean Jagger (actor) (Columbus Grove)
- Elsie Janis (actor) (Columbus)
- Allison Janney (actor) (Dayton)
- Ken Jenkins (actor) (Dayton)
- Toccara Elaine Jones (contestant on America's Next Top Model) (Dayton)
- Gordon Jump (actor) (Dayton)
- Melina Kanakaredes (actor) (Akron)
- Carol Kane (actor) (Cleveland)
- Michael Kent (comedian/magician) (Urbana)
- Perry King (actor) (Alliance)
- Scott Klace (actor) (Westerville)
- Robert Knepper (actor in Prison Break) (Maumee)
- Heather Kozar (model) (Akron)
- Allie LaForce (Miss Teen USA 2005) (Vermilion)
- Eric Lange (actor) (Hamilton)
- A. J. Langer (actor) (Columbus)
- Matt Lanter (actor) (Massillon)
- Dick Latessa (actor) (Cleveland)
- Joshua LeBar (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Reggie Lee (actor) (Cleveland)
- Rex Lee (actor) (Warren)
- Hudson Leick (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Braeden Lemasters (actor) (Warren)
- Gloria LeRoy (actor) (Bucyrus)
- Ted Levine (actor) (Parma)
- Clea Lewis (actress) (Cleveland Heights)
- Mitchell Lichtenstein (actor) (Cleveland)
- John Lithgow (actor) (Yellow Springs)
- Traci Lords (actress) (Steubenville)
- Todd Louiso (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Chad Lowe (actor) (Dayton)
- Rob Lowe (actor) (Dayton)
- Paul Lynde (actor) (Mount Vernon)
- Mike Malloy (radio talk show host) (Toledo)
- Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth (reality television star) (Youngstown)
- Dean Martin (singer, actor, television show host) (Steubenville)
- Marie Masters (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Jacquelyn Mayer (Miss America 1963) (Sandusky)
- Diane McBain (actor) (Cleveland)
- Gates McFadden (actor) (Cuyahoga Falls)
- Maeve McGuire (actor) (Cleveland)
- Eve McVeagh (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Robin Meade (news anchor, Miss Ohio 1992) (New London)
- Burgess Meredith (actor) (Cleveland)
- Marilyn Meseke (Miss America 1938) (Lima)
- Mark Metcalf (actor) (Findlay)
- W. Chrystie Miller (actor) (Dayton)
- Walter Miller (actor) (Dayton)
- David Monahan (actor) (North Olmsted)
- Debra Monk (actor) (Middletown)
- Greg Morris (actor) (Columbus)
- Martin Mull (comedian, actor) (North Ridgeville)
- N–R
- John Newland (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Paul Newman (actor) (Cleveland)
- Stephen Nichols (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 (talk show host) (Canton)
- Lawanda Page (actor) (Cleveland)
- Adrianne Palicki (actor) (Toledo)
- Eleanor Parker (actor) (Cedarville)
- Sarah Jessica Parker (actor) (Cincinnati/Nelsonville)
- Dan Patrick (sportscaster, talk show host) (Mason)
- Robert Patrick (actor) (Cleveland)
- Jake Paul (actor and internet personality)
- Logan Paul (actor and internet personality)
- Austin Pendleton (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. (actor) (Cleveland)
- Tom Poston (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 (actor) (Zanesville)
- Sy Richardson (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Raven Riley (adult entertainment performer)
- Jess Robbins (actor) (Dayton)
- Zach Roerig (actor)
- Roy Rogers (actor) (Cincinnati/Lucasville)
- Ted Ross (actor) (Dayton)
- Alan Ruck (actor) (Cleveland)
- Matthew Rush (adult entertainment performer) (Columbus)
- S–Z
- Jeffrey D. Sams (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Gary Sandy (actor) (Dayton)
- Sherri Saum (actor) (Dayton)
- Kim Seelbrede (Miss USA 1981) (Germantown)
- William Edwin Self (actor) (Dayton)
- Joe Seneca (actor) (Cleveland)
- Molly Shannon (comedian) (Shaker Heights/Cleveland)
- Martin Sheen (actor) (Dayton)
- Victor Slezak (actor) (Youngstown)
- Candace Smith (actress / model) (Dayton)
- Mamie Smith (singer, actress) (Cincinnati)
- Jimmy Snyder (oddsmaker, TV commentator, "Jimmy the Greek") (Steubenville)
- Rich Sommer (actor) (Toledo)
- Hal Sparks (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Ashley Spencer (actor) (Canton)
- Jerry Springer (television talk show host/former mayor of Cincinnati) (Cincinnati)
- Dina Spybey (actor) (Columbus)
- Mark Stevens (actor) (Cleveland)
- Shannon Niquette Stewart (model) (Franklin)
- Alyson Stoner (actress/dancer) (Toledo)
- Amanda Tepe (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Philip Michael Thomas (actor) (Columbus)
- Andrea Thompson (model, broadcaster)
- Howard Thurston (magician/illusionist) (Columbus)
- Traci Trent (influencer) (Columbus)
- Vera-Ellen (actress) (Norwood)
- Daniel von Bargen (actor) (Cincinnati)
- David Wain (comedian, actor) (Shaker Heights)
- Lucille Ward (actor) (Dayton)
- Ted Wass (actor) (Lakewood)
- Jerry Wasserman (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Jack Weston (actor) (Cleveland)
- Kym Whitley (actor) (Shaker Heights)
- Lee Wilkof (actor) (Canton)
- Fred Willard (actor) (Shaker Heights)
- Katt Williams (comedian, actor) (Dayton)
- De'Angelo Wilson (actor) (Dayton)
- Wendy Barrie-Wilson (actress) (Loveland)
- Debra Winger (actor) (Cleveland Heights)
- Jonathan Winters (comedian, actor) (Dayton/Springfield)
- Ray Wise (actor) (Akron)
- Daniel Wisler (actor) (Fairfield)
- Chris Wood (actor) (Dublin)
- Amy Yasbeck (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Barrie Youngfellow (actor) (Cleveland)
- Chad Zumock (comedian, radio personality) (Kent)
Artists, painters, sculptors, photographers
- Diana Al-Hadid (sculptor) (Syria/Canton)
- William Jacob Baer (painter) (Cincinnati)
- George Bellows (painter) (Columbus)
- Charles E. Burchfield (painter) (Ashtabula Harbor)
- Joseph DeCamp (painter) (Cincinnati)
- Jim Dine (painter, sculptor) (Cincinnati)
- John R. Ellis (animator, producer, director, filmmaker, special effects artist (Wilmington)
- Dan Friedman (graphic designer) (Cleveland)
- Carl Gaertner (painter) (Cleveland)
- Ann Hamilton (artist) (Lima)
- Robert Henri (painter) (Cincinnati)
- Jenny Holzer (conceptual artist) (Gallipolis)
- Vance Kirkland (painter) (Convoy)
- Joseph Kosuth (conceptual artist) (Toledo)
- Maya Lin (sculptor) (Athens)
- Curtis Lovell II (escape artist) (Columbus)
- Catherine Opie (photographer) (Sandusky)
- Ruthe Katherine Pearlman (artist, educator) (Cincinnati)
- Robert E. L. Rainey (artist) (North Canton)
- Justin Roberts (painter)
- Aminah Robinson (artist) (Columbus)
- Herb Roe (painter) (Portsmouth)
- Alice Schille (painter) (Columbus)
- Fred Schrier (comic book artist) (Kirtland)
- Dave Sheridan (comic book artist) (Cleveland)
- Lily Martin Spencer (painter) (Avondale/Marietta)
- Tom Tsuchiya (sculptor) (Cincinnati)
- John Henry Twachtman (painter) (Cincinnati)
- Daryl Urig (illustrator, painter) (Harrison)
- Tom Wesselmann (pop artist) (Cincinnati)
- Clarence White (photographer) (West Carlisle/Newark)
- Worthington Whittredge (painter) (Springfield)
- Dare Wright (photographer, children's author) (Cleveland)
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- A–B
- Dan Abbott (baseball player) (Portage County)
- Fred Abbott (baseball player) (Versailles)
- Kurt Abbott (baseball player) (Zanesville)
- A. J. Achter (baseball player) (Toledo)
- Chet Adams (football player) (Cleveland)
- Alex Albright (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Glenn Allen Jr. (racing driver) (Cincinnati)
- Will Allen (football player) (Dayton)
- Walter Alston (baseball manager) (Venice)
- Nick Altrock (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Red Ames (baseball player) (Warren)
- Allan Anderson (baseball player) (Lancaster)
- Blake Annen (football player) (Upper Arlington)
- Eddie Arcaro (jockey) (Cincinnati)
- Art Arfons (land speed record tester) (Akron)
- Bob Armstrong (boxer) (Washington)
- Earl Averill Jr. (baseball player) (Cleveland)
- Randy Ayers (basketball coach) (Springfield)
- Luke Babbitt (basketball player) (Cincinnati)
- Coy Bacon (football player) (Ironton)
- Jim Bagby Jr. (baseball player) (Cleveland)
- Doug Bair (baseball player) (Defiance)
- Doc Baker (football player) (Akron)
- Jake Ballard (football player) (Springboro)
- Chris Bando (baseball player) (Solon)
- Sal Bando (baseball player) (Cleveland)
- Mike Barnett (baseball coach) (Columbus)
- Chris Bassitt (baseball player) (Toledo)
- Johnny Bates (baseball player) (Steubenville)
- Cliff Battles (Hall of Fame football player, coach) (Akron)
- Frank Baumholtz (baseball player, basketball player) (Midvale)
- Alex Bayer (football player) (Pickerington)
- Tim Belcher (baseball player) (Mount Gilead)
- David Bell (baseball manager and player) (Cincinnati)
- Le'Veon Bell (football player) (Reynoldsburg)
- Clarence Belt (racing driver) (Xenia)
- Mike Benjamin (baseball player) (Euclid)
- LeCharles Bentley (football player) (Cleveland)
- Bruce Berenyi (baseball player) (Bryan)
- Cliff Bergere (racing driver) (Toledo)
- Bob Bescher (baseball player) (London)
- Pauline Betz (tennis player) (Dayton)
- Simone Biles (gymnast) (Columbus)
- Chad Billingsley (baseball player) (Defiance)
- Mike Birkbeck (baseball player) (Orrville, Akron)
- Chase Blackburn (football player) (Marysville)
- Todd Blackledge (football player, sportscaster) (North Canton)
- Dale Blaney (racing driver) (Hartford)
- Dave Blaney (race car driver) (Hartford)
- Lou Blaney (racing driver) (Hartford)
- Ryan Blaney (race car driver) (Cortland)
- Jerry Blevins (baseball player) (Arcadia)
- Brock Bolen (football player) (Germantown)
- Barry Bonnell (baseball player, basketball player) (Milford, Columbus)
- Alex Boone (football player) (Lakewood)
- Bud Boone (racing driver) (Warren)
- Pat Borders (baseball player) (Columbus)
- Justin Boren (football player) (Pickerington)
- Chris Borland (football player) (Kettering)
- "Tough" Tony Borne (professional wrestler) (Columbus)
- Stan Boroski (baseball coach) (Martins Ferry)
- Daryl Boston (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Jack Bowsher (racing driver) (Harmony)
- Earl Boykins (basketball player) (Cleveland)
- Jack Boyle (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Andrew Brackman (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Bill Bradley (baseball player and manager) (Cleveland)
- Bob Brenly (baseball player, manager) (Coshocton)
- Roger Bresnahan (baseball player) (Toledo)
- Robert Brewster (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Diyral Briggs (football player) (Mount Healthy)
- Aris Brimanis (hockey player) (Cleveland)
- Ed Brinkman (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Adrien Broner (boxer) (Cincinnati)
- Jim Brosnan (baseball player, writer) (Cincinnati)
- Gates Brown (baseball player) (Crestline)
- Matt Brown (UFC fighter) (Xenia)
- Mike Brown (basketball coach) (Columbus)
- Paul Brown (football coach, team owner and executive) (Norwalk)
- Preston Brown (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Ray Brown (baseball player) (Alger)
- Bill Brubaker (baseball player) (Cleveland)
- Bob Brudzinski (football player) (Fremont)
- Carl Brumbaugh (football player) (West Milton)
- Phil H. Bucklew (football player) (Columbus)
- Jarrod Bunch (football player) (Ashtabula)
- Dave Burba (baseball player) (Springfield)
- Ellis Burks (baseball player) (Chagrin Falls)
- George Burns (baseball player) (Niles)
- Jake Butt (football player) (Pickerington)
- C–D
- Carter Camper (hockey player) (Rocky River)
- Dom Capers (football coach) (Cambridge)
- Matthew Capiccioni (professional wrestler) (Brecksville)
- George Cappuzzello (baseball player) (Youngstown)
- Steve Cargile (football player) (Cleveland)
- Bobby Carpenter (football player) (Lancaster)
- Rob Carpenter (football player) (Junction City)
- Austin Carr (basketball player]] (Cleveland)
- Joseph Carr (NFL president) (Columbus)
- Tank Carradine (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Butch Carter (basketball player, coach) (Middletown)
- Cris Carter (football player) (Middletown)
- Drew Carter (football player) (Solon)
- Howard Cassady (football player) (Columbus)
- Matt Cavanaugh (football player) (Youngstown)
- Brent Celek (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Andrew Chafin (baseball player) (Wakeman)
- Chris Chambers (football player) (Cleveland)
- Chris Chambliss (baseball player, coach) (Dayton)
- Dean Chance (baseball player) (Wooster)
- Ezzard Charles (boxer) (Cincinnati)
- Taco Charlton (football player) (Pickerington)
- Kwan Cheatham (born 1995) (basketball player) (Cincinnati)
- Semaj Christon (basketball player) (Cincinnati)
- Galen Cisco (baseball player and coach) (St. Marys)
- Maurice Clarett (football player) (Warren)
- Roger Clemens (baseball player) (Dayton)
- Nate Clements (football player) (Shaker Heights)
- Billy Clingman (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Barry Cofield (football player) (Cleveland Heights)
- Norris Cole (basketball player) (Dayton)
- Trent Cole (football player) (Xenia)
- Davon Coleman (football player) (Cleveland)
- Kurt Coleman (football player) (Clayton)
- Marco Coleman (football player) (Dayton)
- Mark Coleman (Olympic freestyle wrestler, MMA fighter) (Fremont)
- Jason Collier (basketball player) (Springfield)
- Cris Collinsworth (football player, sportscaster) (Dayton)
- Gareon Conley (football player) (Massillon)
- John Conner (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Billy Consolo (baseball player and coach) (Cleveland)
- Daequan Cook (basketball player) (Dayton)
- Larry Cox (baseball player) (Bluffton)
- Jim Cordle (football player) (Lancaster)
- Shawn Crable (football player) (Massillon)
- Estel Crabtree (baseball player (Crabtree)
- Tom Crabtree (football player) (Columbus)
- Sylvia Crawley (basketball player/coach) (Steubenville)
- Beth Crist (professional wrestler) (Dayton)
- Mark Croghan (track and field Olympian) (Green)
- Larry Csonka (Hall of Fame football player) (Stow)
- Jeff Cumberland (football player) (Youngstown)
- Nig Cuppy (baseball player) (Preble County)
- Scott Cursi (baseball coach) (Columbus)
- Ben Curtis (golf player) (Columbus)
- Jack Cusack (football coach and general manager) (Canton)
- Ed Cushman (baseball player) (Eagleville)
- Alissa Czisny (figure skater) (Bowling Green)
- Mark Dantonio (football coach) (Zanesville)
- Thom Darden (football player) (Sandusky)
- Helen Darling (WNBA player) (Columbus)
- Doug Dascenzo (baseball player and coach) (Cleveland)
- Fred Davis (football player) (Toledo)
- Nate Davis (football player) (Bellaire)
- Len Dawson (football player) (Alliance)
- Ed Delahanty (baseball player) (Cleveland)
- Frank Delahanty (baseball player) (Cleveland)
- Jim Delahanty (baseball player) (Cleveland)
- Josh Devore (baseball player) (Murray City)
- Jon Diebler (born 1988) - (basketball player)
- Kris Dielman (football player) (Troy)
- Dan Dierdorf (Hall of Fame football player, sportscaster) (Canton)
- Derek Dietrich (baseball player) (Cleveland)
- Cecil Dillon (hockey player) (Toledo)
- Michael Dokes (boxer) (Akron)
- Jiggs Donahue (baseball player) (Springfield)
- Andrew Donnal (football player) (Monclova)
- Red Dooin (baseball player and manager) (Cincinnati)
- Bill Doran (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Andy Dorris (football player) (Bellaire)
- Richard Dotson (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Bobby Douglas (Olympic freestyle wrestler and coach) (Bridgeport)
- Hugh Douglas (football player) (Mansfield)
- James "Buster" Douglas (boxer) (Columbus)
- Bob Dove (lineman, College Football Hall of Fame) (Youngstown)
- Dick Drago (baseball player) (Toledo)
- Dave Dravecky (baseball player) (Youngstown)
- Dick Drott (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Pat Duncan (baseball player) (Coalton)
- Leon Durham (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Duffy Dyer (baseball player) (Dayton)
- Rob Dyrdek (skateboarder) (Kettering)
- E–G
- Adam Eaton (baseball player) (Springfield)
- Nate Ebner (football player and rugby Olympian) (Dublin, Cincinnati, Columbus)
- Marc Edwards (football player) (Norwood)
- Ray Edwards (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Ron Edwards (football player) (Columbus)
- Pat Elflein (football player) (Pickerington)
- Nat Emerson (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
- Evan Eschmeyer (basketball player) (New Knoxville)
- Billy Evans (Baseball Hall of Fame umpire) (Youngstown)
- Lee Evans (football player) (Sandusky)
- Buck Ewing (baseball player) (Hoagland)
- James Farragher (football player, coach) (Youngstown)
- Bruce Fields (baseball player, coach) (Cleveland)
- Chris Finch (basketball coach) (Cambridge)
- Rollie Fingers (baseball player) (Steubenville)
- Sarah Fisher (race car driver) (Columbus)
- Bradley Fletcher (football player) (Youngstown)
- London Fletcher (football player) (Cleveland)
- Dezső Földes (Hungarian-born 2x Olympic champion saber fencer) (Cleveland)[2]
- Charles Follis (football player) (Wooster)
- Wayne Fontes (football coach) (Canton)
- Matt Fox (baseball player) (Columbus)
- Rich Franklin (UFC champion) (Middletown)
- Mike Fratello (basketball coach) (Bratenahl)
- Brad Friedel (soccer goalkeeper) (Lakewood)
- Benny Friedman (1905-1982) (Hall of Fame NFL football quarterback) (Cleveland)
- Charlie Frye (football player) (Willard)
- Eric Fryer (baseball player) (Columbus)
- Mike Furrey (football player) (Grove City)
- Joey Galloway (football player) (Bellaire)
- Johnny Gargano (professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
- Jason Garrett (football player) (Hunting Valley)
- Jackie Gayda (professional wrestler) (Strongsville)
- Ben Gedeon (football player) (Hudson)
- Shelton Gibson (football player) (Cleveland Heights)
- Ted Ginn, Jr. (football player) (Cleveland)
- Terry Glenn (football player) (Columbus)
- Brad Goldberg (baseball pitcher) (Cleveland)
- Bob Golic (football player, actor) (Cleveland)
- Mike Golic (football player, radio personality) (Cleveland)
- Anthony Gonzalez (football player and politician) (Cleveland)
- Jonathan Good (professional wrestler) (Cincinnati)
- Najee Goode (football player) (Cleveland)
- Ken Griffey Jr. (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Archie Griffin (football player) (Columbus)
- Forrest Griffin (Hall of Fame mixed martial artist) (Columbus)
- Lou Groza (football player) (Martins Ferry)
- Jon Gruden (football coach) (Sandusky)
- Matt Guerrier (baseball player) (Cleveland)
- H–I
- Harvey Haddix (baseball Player) (Medway/Springfield)
- Roy Hall (football player) (South Euclid)
- Andrew Hampsten (cyclist) (Columbus)
- James Hanna (football player) (Lakewood)
- Jim Harbaugh (football player) (Toledo)
- Brett Harkins (hockey player) (North Ridgeville)
- Todd Harkins (hockey player) (Cleveland)
- Ron Harper (basketball player) (Dayton)
- James Harrison (football player) (Akron)
- Josh Harrison (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Peter Harrold (hockey player) (Kirtland Hills)
- Kevin Hartman (soccer player) (Athens)
- Ben Hartsock (football player) (Chillicothe)
- Don Hasselbeck (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Mickey Hatcher (baseball player, coach) (Cleveland)
- John Havlicek (basketball player) (Martins Ferry)
- A. J. Hawk (football player) (Centerville)
- Wynn Hawkins (baseball player) (Youngstown)
- Woody Hayes (football coach) (Clifton/Newcomerstown/Upper Arlington)
- Dirk Hayhurst (baseball player) (Canton)
- John Heisman (football, baseball and basketball player and coach) (Cleveland)
- Carol Heiss Jenkins (figure skating, acting) (Lakewood)
- Gus Henderson (football and basketball coach) (Oberlin)
- Tommy Henrich (baseball player) (Massillon)
- Kim Herring (football player) (Solon)
- Dan Herron (football player) (Warren)
- Jordan Hicks (football player) (West Chester)
- Tyrone Hill (basketball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
- Larry Hisle (baseball player) (Portsmouth)
- Anthony Hitchens (football player) (Lorain)
- Domenik Hixon (football player) (Whitehall)
- Robert Hoernschemeyer (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Marty Hogan (baseball player) (Youngstown)
- Cal Hogue (baseball player) (Dayton)
- Derek Holland (baseball player) (Newark)
- Lou Holtz (Football coach) (East Liverpool)
- Sam Hornish, Jr. (NASCAR driver) (Defiance)
- Desmond Howard (football player) (Cleveland)
- Dummy Hoy (deaf baseball player) (Houcktown)
- Brian Hoyer (football player) (North Olmsted)
- Andy Hrovat (Olympic freestyle wrestler) (Cleveland)
- Aubrey Huff (baseball player) (Marion)
- Bob Huggins (basketball coach) (Gnadenhutten)
- Miller Huggins (Hall of Fame baseball player, manager) (Cincinnati)
- John Hughes (football player) (Gahanna)
- Kareem Hunt (football player) (Willoughby)
- Carlos Hyde (football player) (Cincinnati)
- The Irish Airborne (Dave and Mike Crist) (professional wrestlers) (Dayton)
- Shirley Fry Irvin (tennis player) (Akron)
- J–L
- Jim Jackson (basketball player) (Toledo)
- LeBron James (basketball player) (Akron)
- Vic Janowicz (football player) (Elyria)
- David Jenkins (figure skating) (Akron)
- Hayes Alan Jenkins (figure skating) (Akron, Lakewood)
- Ban Johnson (baseball executive) (Norwalk)
- Gus Johnson (basketball player) (Akron)
- Home Run Johnson (baseball player) (Findlay)
- Lance Johnson (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Will Johnson (football player) (Dayton)
- Cal Jones (football player) (Steubenville)
- Cardale Jones (football player) (Cleveland)
- Greg Jones (football player) (Cincinnati)
- David Justice (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Kyle Juszczyk (football player) (Medina)
- Rich Karlis (football player) (Salem)
- Larry Kehres (football coach) (Diamond)
- Jason Kelce (football player) (Cleveland Heights)
- Travis Kelce (football player) (Westlake)
- Clark Kellogg (basketball player) (East Cleveland)
- Leroy Kemp (freestyle wrestler) (Chardon)
- Don King (fight promoter) (Cleveland)
- DeShone Kizer (football player) (Toledo)
- Phil Klein (baseball player) (Columbus)
- Bob Knepper (baseball player) (Akron)
- Bobby Knight (basketball coach) (Massilon/Orrville)
- Jack Kralick (baseball player) (Youngstown)
- Bernie Kosar (football player) (Boardman)
- Kosta Koufos (basketball player) (Canton)
- Jordan Kovacs (football player) (Curtice)
- Kevin Kowalski (football player) (Macedonia)
- Luke Kuechly (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Jim Lachey (football player) (St. Henry)
- Jack Lambert (Hall of Fame football player) (Mantua)
- Kenesaw Mountain Landis (first baseball commissioner) (Milleville)
- Barry Larkin (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Cody Latimer (football player) (Dayton)
- Marshon Lattimore (football player) (Cleveland)
- Dante Lavelli (football player) (Cleveland)
- Trevor Laws (football player) (Philadelphia Eagles) (Dayton)
- Dick LeBeau (football coach) (London)
- Justin Lester (Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler) (Akron)
- Jim Leyland (baseball manager) (Perrysburg)
- Jim Leyritz (baseball player) (Lakewood/Anderson Township)
- Kory Lichtensteiger (football player) (Van Wert)
- Frank Lickliter (professional golfer) (Franklin)
- Matt Light (football player) (Greenville)
- Jon Link (baseball player) (Columbus)
- Jeff Linkenbach (football player) (Sandusky)
- Corey Linsley (football player) (Youngstown)
- David Lough (baseball player) (Akron)
- Jerry Lucas (basketball player) (Middletown)
- Rob Lytle (football player) (Fremont)
- M
- 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)
- Jim Martin (football player) (Cleveland)
- Kevin Martin (basketball player) (Zanesville)
- Justin Masterson (baseball player) (Beavercreek)
- Michael Matthews (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Scott May (basketball player) (Sandusky)
- Bill Mazeroski (baseball player) (Tiltonsville)
- Jimmy McAleer (baseball player) (Youngstown)
- Josh McDaniels (football coach) (Barberton/Canton)
- Ron McDole (football player) (Toledo)
- Roger McDowell (baseball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
- Will McEnaney (baseball player) (Springfield)
- Paul McFadden (football player) (Cleveland)
- Mike McGlynn (football player) (Austintown)
- Deacon McGuire (baseball player) (Youngstown)
- Brandon McKinney (football player) (Dayton)
- Jacob McQuaide (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Lance Mehl (football player) (Bellaire)
- Zoltan Mesko (football player) (Twinsburg)
- Jack Mewhort (football player) (Toledo)
- Urban Meyer (football coach) (Ashtabula)
- Doug Mientkiewicz (baseball player) (Toledo)
- Linda Miles (professional wrestler) (Cincinnati)
- Creighton Miller (football player) (Cleveland)
- Stipe Miocic (UFC fighter) (Cleveland)
- Mike Mizanin (professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
- Dominique Moceanu (gymnast) (Hinckley)
- Antwaun Molden (football player) (Warren)
- Lance Moore (football player) (Westerville)
- Joe Morrison (football player, coach) (Lima)
- Edwin C. Moses (runner) (Dayton)
- Marion Motley (Hall of Fame football player) (Canton)
- Scott Mruczkowski (football player) (Garfield Heights)
- Byron Mullens (basketball player) (Canal Winchester)
- Thurman Munson (baseball player) (Canton)
- Chet Mutryn (football player) (Cleveland)
- N–Q
- 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 player) (Columbus)
- Jesse Owens (runner) (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
- Bobby Rahal (race car driver) (Medina)
- Graham Rahal (race car driver) (Columbus)
- Kevin Randleman (UFC fighter, professional wrestler, folkstyle wrestler) (Sandusky)
- Dominic Randolph (football player) (Amelia)
- Tim Rattay (football player) (Elyria)
- George Ratterman (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Jeff Reboulet (baseball player) (Kettering)
- Michael Redd (basketball player) (Columbus)
- Devine Redding (football player) (Youngstown)
- Tim Richmond (race car driver) (Ashland)
- Branch Rickey (baseball manager) (Stockdale)
- Javon Ringer (football player) (Dayton)
- Brian Roberts (basketball player) (Toledo)
- Dave Roberts (baseball player) (Gallipolis)
- Alvin Robertson (basketball player) (Barberton)
- Jamal Robertson (football player) (Springfield)
- Ryne Robinson (football player) (Toledo)
- Brian Robiskie (football player) (Cleveland)
- Chaz Roe (baseball player) (Steubenville)
- Ben Roethlisberger (football player) (Findlay)
- Dean Roll (professional wrestler) (Dayton)
- Mauri Rose (racing driver) (Columbus)
- Pete Rose (baseball player, manager) (Cincinnati)
- Scott Roth (basketball player, coach) (Cleveland)
- Edd Roush (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Eric Rowe (football player) (Cleveland)
- Tommy Rowlands (freestyle and folkstyle wrestler) (Columbus)
- Terry Rozier (basketball player) (Youngstown)
- Ryan Rua (baseball player) (Amherst)
- Kyle Rudolph (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Mike Rupp (hockey player) (Cleveland Heights)
- Gary Russell (football player) (Columbus)
- Rodger Saffold (football player) (Bedford)
- Perry Saturn (professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
- "Macho Man" Randy Savage (professional wrestler) (Columbus)
- Bo Schembechler (football coach) (Barberton)
- Mike Schmidt (baseball player) (Dayton)
- Bob Schul (runner, Olympic gold medalist) (West Milton)
- Kyle Schwarber (baseball player) (Middletown)
- Devon Scott (born 1994), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Adam Shaheen (football player) (Galena)
- Travis Shaw (baseball player) (Washington Court House)
- Cecil Shorts III (football player) (Kent)
- George Shuba (baseball player) (Youngstown)
- J. B. Shuck (baseball player) (Galion)
- Don Shula (football coach) (Painesville)
- Larry Shyatt (basketball coach) (Cleveland)
- Larry Siegfried (basketball player) (Shelby)
- John Simon (football player) (Youngstown)
- Rob Sims (football player) (Macedonia)
- Frank Sinkwich (Heisman Trophy recipient) (Youngstown)
- George Sisler (baseball player) (Manchester)
- Brad Smith (football player) (Youngstown)
- Joe Smith (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Katie Smith (basketball player) (Logan)
- Robert Scott Smith (football player) (Euclid)
- Steve Smith (baseball coach) (Canton)
- Troy Smith (football player) (Cleveland)
- Dawuane Smoot (football player) (Groverport)
- Al Snow (professional wrestler) (Lima)
- Bob Snyder (football player, coach) (Toledo)
- Andy Sonnanstine (baseball player) (Barberton)
- Tim Spencer (football player, coach) (Martins Ferry)
- Craig Stammen (baseball player) (Versailles/North Star)
- Roger Staubach (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Harry Steel (Olympic freestyle wrestler) (East Sparta)
- Dominique Steele (mixed martial artist) (Norwood)
- George Steinbrenner (owner of NY Yankees) (Rocky River)
- Shannon Stewart (baseball player)
- Logan Stieber (freestyle and folkstyle wrestler) (Monroeville)
- Steve Stone (baseball pitcher, sportscaster) (South Euclid)
- Carl Storck (NFL president) (Dayton)
- Zach Strief (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Korey Stringer (football player) (Warren)
- Tyrell Sutton (football player) (Akron)
- Nick Swisher (baseball player) (Worthington)
- T–Z
- Bill Talbert (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
- Aqib Talib (football player) (Cleveland)
- Ben Taylor (football player) (Bellaire)
- David Taylor (freestyle wrestler) (St. Paris)
- Kent Tekulve (baseball player) (Hamilton)
- Matt Tennant (football player) (Cincinnati)
- James Terry (born 1960) (American-Israeli basketball player) (Cleveland)
- Joe Thomasson (born 1993) (basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League)
- LaSalle Thompson (basketball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
- Hugh Thornton (football player) (Oberlin)
- Joe Thuney (football player) (Centerville)
- Nate Thurmond (Hall of Fame basketball player) (Akron)
- Mike Tolbert (football player) (Centerville)
- Steve Tovar (football player) (Elyria)
- Tony Trabert (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
- Jim Tracy (baseball player, manager) (Hamilton)
- Demetrius Treadwell (basketball player) (Cleveland)
- Gary Trent (basketball player) (Columbus)
- Jim Tressel (football coach) (Mentor)
- Lee Tressel (Hall of Fame college football coach) (Ada)
- Danny Trevathan (football player) (Youngstown)
- Mike Trgovac (football coach) (Youngstown)
- Mitchell Trubisky (football player) (Mentor)
- Mel Tucker (football coach) (Cleveland)
- Tyler Ulis (basketball player) (Lima)
- Brandon Underwood (football player) (Hamilton)
- Zach Veach (race car driver) (Stockdale)
- Louie Vito (snowboarder) (Bellefontaine)
- Doug Volmar (hockey player) (Cleveland)
- Mike Vrabel (football player) (Akron/Cuyahoga Falls)
- Neal Walk (1948–2015) (basketball player) (Cleveland)
- Bill Walker (basketball player) (North College Hill)
- Moses Fleetwood Walker (baseball player) (Mount Pleasant)
- Randy Walker (college football coach) (Troy)
- Vance Walker (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Spencer Ware (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Paul Warfield (football player) (Warren)
- Rau'shee Warren (boxer) (Cincinnati)
- Nate Washington (football player) (Toledo)
- Nick Weatherspoon (basketball player) (Canton)
- Beanie Wells (football player) (Akron)
- Jayson Wells (born 1976) (basketball player) (Cleveland)
- Rick White (baseball player) (Springfield)
- Sheldon White (football player) (Dayton)
- Sol White (baseball player, manager, executive) (Bellaire)
- Donte Whitner (football player) (Cleveland)
- Matt Wilhelm (football player) (Lorain)
- Jeff Wilkins (football player) (Youngstown)
- Herb Williams (basketball player, coach) (Columbus)
- Jawad Williams (basketball player) (Cleveland/Lakewood)
- Bill Willis (Hall of Fame football player) (Columbus)
- Russell Wilson (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Mike Windt (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Antoine Winfield (football player) (Akron)
- Matt Wisler (baseball player) (Bryan)
- Derek Wolfe (football player) (Lisbon)
- Eric Wood (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Gene Woodling (baseball player) (Akron)
- Charles Woodson (football player) (Fremont)
- Chris Wormley (football player) (Toledo)
- Chris Wright (basketball player) (Trotwood)
- Mike Wright (football player) (Cincinnati)
- Kevin Youkilis (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Cy Young (baseball player) (Gilmore/Newcomerstown)
- Dolph Ziggler (professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
- Don Zimmer (baseball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
- Ron Zook (football coach) (Loudonville)
- Michael Zordich (football player) (Youngstown)
Journalists, writers, cartoonists, poets, authors, playwrights, screenwriters, film directors and producers
- A–F
- Berenice Abbott (photographer) (Springfield)
- Karen Ackerman (author) (Cincinnati)
- Dede Allen (film editor) (Cleveland)
- Sherwood Anderson (author) (Camden/Clyde)
- R. W. Apple, Jr. (journalist and author) (Akron)
- Brian Azzarello (comic book writer) (Cleveland)
- Jamie Babbit (film director, producer, screenwriter) (Shaker Heights)
- Bill Balas (screenwriter and director) (Cleveland)
- Natalie Barney (author) (Dayton)
- Dorothy Barresi (poet) (Akron)
- Billy Bass (radio host, program director) (Cleveland)
- Tom Batiuk (cartoonist) (Akron)
- William Bayer (crime fiction author) (Cleveland)
- Brian Michael Bendis (comic book writer) (Cleveland)
- Ambrose Bierce (author) (Meigs County)
- Hanne Blank (author) (Cleveland)
- Erma Bombeck (newspaper columnist, author) (Dayton)
- Christine Brennan (sportswriter) (Toledo)
- Douglas Brinkley (author and professor) (Perrysburg)
- Louis Bromfield (author) (Mansfield)
- Raymond Buckland (author) (Warren)
- Michael Buckley (author) (Akron)
- Milton Caniff (cartoonist) (Dayton)
- Vincent J. Cardinal (playwright and director) (Kent)
- Alice Cary (poet) (Cincinnati)
- Charles Chesnutt (writer) (Cleveland)
- Bud Collins (journalist) (Lima)
- Gail Collins (journalist) (Cincinnati)
- Chris Columbus (film director) (Warren)
- Jerome Corsi (author) (East Cleveland)
- Carol Costello (television correspondent) (Minerva)
- Hart Crane (poet) (Garrettsville)
- Wes Craven (film director) (Cleveland)
- Michael Cunningham (author) (Cincinnati)
- Steve Curwood (journalist, author) (Yellow Springs)
- William H. Daniels (cinematographer) (Cleveland)
- Khashyar Darvich (film producer, director) (Oxford, Cleveland)
- Stephen Donaldson (author) (Cleveland)
- Rita Dove (poet) (Akron)
- Elizabeth Drew (journalist, author) (Cincinnati)
- Paul Laurence Dunbar (poet) (Dayton)
- Jane Dunnewold (author) (Oberlin)
- Harlan Ellison (author) (Cleveland)
- Mel Epstein (film producer) (Dayton)
- Joe Eszterhas (screenwriter) (Cleveland)
- Dominick Evans (filmmaker/activist) (Toledo)
- Lydia Hoyt Farmer (author, women's rights activist) (Cleveland)
- George Fett (cartoonist) (Cleveland)
- G–M
- Atul Gawande (journalist, physician) (Athens)
- Elizabeth George (novelist) (Warren)
- Paul Gilger (playwright, set designer, architect) (Mansfield)
- 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)
- Langston Hughes (poet) (Cleveland)
- Jeff Jacoby (journalist) (Cleveland)
- Jim Jarmusch (film director) (Akron)
- Douglas Kenney (comedy writer, actor) (Chagrin Falls)
- Joe Kernen (television journalist) (Cincinnati)
- Katharine Kerr (sci-fi/fantasy author) (Cleveland)
- Glenn Kessler (correspondent) (Cincinnati)
- Eric Kripke (writer, director) (Toledo)
- Robert Kurtzman (film director, screenwriter) (Crestline)
- Jerome Lawrence (writer) (Cleveland)
- Robert E. Lee (writer) (Elyria)
- Sorche Nic Leodhas (writer) (Youngstown)
- Brett Leonard (film director) (Toledo)
- Mark L. Lester (film director) (Cleveland)
- Ann Liguori (radio personality) (Cincinnati)
- Dwight H. Little (director) (Cleveland)
- Bryan Malessa (author) (Chagrin Falls)
- Robin Meade (television journalist) (New London)
- Nick G. Miller (screenwriter, producer, director) (Dayton)
- Dan Moldea (author) (Akron)
- Christopher Moore (author) (Toledo)
- Patt Morrison (journalist) (Utica)
- Toni Morrison (author) (Lorain)
- N–Z
- Nema (author, liturgist) (Logan)
- Dudley Nichols (screenwriter) (Wapakoneta)
- Andre Norton (author) (Cleveland)
- John O'Brien (novelist) (Oxford)
- Frederick Burr Opper (cartoonist) (Madison)
- P. J. O'Rourke (political satirist, author) (Toledo)
- Paul Palnik (artist, cartoonist) (Cleveland)
- Harvey Pekar (author) (Cleveland)
- Jack Perkins (journalist, author) (Cleveland)
- Eleanor Perry (screenwriter) (Cleveland)
- Bob Peterson (animator, director) (Wooster/Dover)
- Christopher Pfaff (producer, actor, clothing designer) (Akron)
- Dav Pilkey (author) (Cleveland)
- David Pogue (columnist) (Shaker Heights)
- Dawn Powell (author) (Mount Gilead)
- Ted Rall (editorial cartoonist) (Kettering)
- Ellen Ratner (Fox News analyst) (Cleveland)
- Robert Rehme (film producer) (Cincinnati)
- Les Roberts (mystery novel writer) (author) (Cleveland Heights)
- Terry Ryan (author) (Defiance)
- Bill Sammon (television journalist) (Cleveland)
- Martin Savidge (television journalist) (Rocky River)
- Tara Seibel (artist, cartoonist) (Pepper Pike)
- Dominic Sena (film director) (Niles)
- Joe Shuster (co-creator of Superman) (Cleveland)
- Jerry Siegel (co-creator of Superman) (Cleveland)
- Marisa Silver (film director) (Shaker Heights)
- David C. Smith (novelist) (Youngstown)
- Jeff Smith (cartoonist) (Columbus)
- Tony Snow (television journalist) (Cincinnati)
- Steven Spielberg (film director, producer) (Cincinnati)
- R. L. Stine (author) (Columbus )
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (author) (Cincinnati)
- Lowell Thomas (commentator, author) (Woodington)
- James Thurber (author, cartoonist) (Columbus)
- George Trendle (radio/TV producer) (Norwalk)
- 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)
- Harvey Wasserman (author, political activist) (Columbus)
- Lew Wasserman (studio executive) (Cleveland)
- Daniel Waters (screenwriter) (Cleveland)
- Bill Watterson (cartoonist) (Chagrin Falls)
- David Whitney (author) (Youngstown)
- Gerri Willis (television journalist) (Cincinnati)
- Charles Woodson (football) (Fremont)
- James Wright (poet) (Martins Ferry)
- John Yang (television journalist) (Chillicothe)
Politicians, public servants, public officeholders
- A–L
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Ulysses S. Grant
- Charles Anderson (Ohio governor) (Dayton)
- Frank J. Battisti (judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio) (Youngstown)
- Albert J. Beveridge (political leader) (Highland)
- Ken Blackwell (politician) (Cincinnati)
- Blue Jacket (Shawnee Indian Chief) (presently known as Ross County)
- John Boehner (U.S. Speaker of the House) (Reading/West Chester)
- John Brough (politician, Ohio governor) (Marietta)
- Henry Lawrence Burnett (prosecutor in trial for Abraham Lincoln assassination) (Youngstown)
- Prescott Bush (U.S. Senator, businessman) (Columbus)
- William Case (Cleveland)
- Steve Chabot (politician, U.S. representative) (Cincinnati)
- Salmon P. Chase (Ohio governor, abolitionist, U.S.Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice) (Cincinnati)
- Gary Cohn (National Economic Council Director) (Shaker Heights)
- James M. Cox (Governor, Presidential candidate, Media mogul) (Dayton)
- Ephraim Cutler (a framer of Ohio Constitution, abolitionist, longtime Ohio University Trustee (Ames Twp)
- Charles G. Dawes (politician)
- William R. Day (US Supreme Court Justice) (Ravenna/Canton)
- John Dean (White House Counsel to President Nixon) (Akron)
- R. Michael DeWine (politician, U.S. Senator) (Cedarville)
- Steve Driehaus (politician, U.S. representative) (Cincinnati)
- James A. Garfield (Civil War general, 20th President of the United States) (Moreland Hills)
- James Rudolph Garfield (U.S. Interior Secretary)
- John J. Gilligan (politician, Ohio Governor)
- John Glenn (U.S. Senator, astronaut)
- Bill Gradison (politician, U.S. representative)
- Ulysses S. Grant (soldier, politician, 18th President of the United States) (Point Pleasant)
- Joe Hagin (White House Deputy Chief of Staff) (Indian Hill)
- Warren G. Harding (29th President of the United States) (Blooming Grove/Caledonia)
- Marie Harf (State Dept. spokesperson) (Granville)
- Andrew L. Harris (Civil War general, U.S. Commissioner, Ohio Governor)
- Benjamin Harrison (soldier, politician, 23rd President of the United States) (North Bend)
- William Henry Harrison (soldier, politician, 9th President of the United States) (North Bend)
- Rutherford B. Hayes (politician, 19th President of the United States) (Delaware)
- Dave Hobson (politician, U.S. representative) (Springfield)
- Darrell Issa (politician, U.S. representative) (Cleveland)
- Cheryl Johnson (judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals) (Columbus)
- Nathaniel R. Jones (judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit) (Youngstown)
- John Kasich (politician, former Representative from Ohio (1983-2001), and former Governor of Ohio) (Pittsburgh/Columbus)
- Michael J. Kirwan (politician, U.S. representative) (Youngstown)
- John Koskinen (IRS Commissioner) (Cleveland)
- Dennis Kucinich (politician) (Cleveland)
- Alan George Lance, Sr. (judge, politician, and the National Commander of The American Legion 1999–2000) (McComb)
- Kenesaw Mountain Landis (federal judge, baseball commissioner) (Millville)
- Frank Lausche (Ohio Senator and Governor)
- Susie Lee (politician, U.S. representative) (Canton)
- Lucile Petry Leone (Cadet Nurse Corps, Assistant Surgeon General) (Preble County)
- M–Z
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- Omarosa Manigault (Assistant to the President) (Youngstown)
- John Michael Manos (federal judge) (Cleveland)
- Neil H. McElroy (businessman, cabinet secretary)
- William McKinley (25th President of the United States) (Niles)
- Howard Metzenbaum (Senator from Ohio) (Cleveland)
- Arthur Ernest Morgan (college president, hydraulic engineer, TVA administrator)
- Chief Pontiac (Ottawa Indian Chief)
- James A. Rhodes (politician, Ohio Governor) (Jackson)
- Christina Romer (chair of Council of Economic Advisers) (Canton)
- 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 Edna Shalala (U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1993–
- John Sherman (U.S. Senator, brother of Gen. Sherman) (Lancaster)
- Tony Snow (White House Press Secretary) (Cincinnati)
- Charles Phelps Taft II (Mayor of Cincinnati)
- Robert A. Taft I (politician) (Cincinnati)
- Robert A. Taft II (politician, Ohio governor)
- Robert Taft, Jr.
- William Howard Taft (politician, jurist, 27th President of the United States, chief justice) (Cincinnati)
- Norman Thomas (politician) (Marion)
- David Tod (governor) (Youngstown)
- Albion Tourgée (activist for civil rights, author, lawyer) (Kingsville)
- James Traficant (politician, U.S. representative) (Youngstown)
- Clement Vallandigham (politician, activist) (Dayton)
- Stephen Venard (lawman) (Lebanon)
- George Voinovich (politician) (Cleveland)
- Brand Whitlock (politician, diplomat)
- Jay Williams (mayor) (Youngstown)
- Mary Ellen Withrow (U.S. Treasurer) (Marion)
- Victoria Claflin Woodhull (first woman to be nominated for president) (Homer, Licking County)
Miscellaneous celebrities
- Clyde Beatty (animal trainer) (Chillicothe)
- Brenda Carlin (television producer, wife of George Carlin) (Dayton)
- Steve Cook (pool player) (Lima)
- Mark Fischbach (YouTuber) (Cincinnati)
- Jack Hanna (zoo director, animal expert) (Columbus)
- The Naked Cowboy (entertainer) (Cincinnati)
- Daniel Nardicio (marketing director of Playgirl) (Cleveland)
- Matthew Patrick (internet personality)
- Danielle Reyes (contestant on Big Brother 3) (Dayton)
Military leaders
- "Mad" Ann Bailey (scout and spy for pioneers) (Harrison)
- Phil H. Bucklew (Navy officer) (Columbus)
- 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)
- Donald Russell Long (Medal of Honor, Vietnam)
- Jacob Parrott (first recipient of the Medal of Honor) (Fairfield County)
- Eddie Rickenbacker (pilot, race car driver) (Columbus)
- Robert C. Schenck (Civil War general, politician, diplomat) (Dayton)
- Philip Sheridan (Civil War general) (Somerset)
- William Tecumseh Sherman (Civil War general) (Lancaster)
- Tecumseh (Native American leader)
- Paul Tibbets (pilot of Enola Gay, World War II) (Columbus)
- Robert B. Wood (Civil War sailor, Medal of Honor) (New Garden)
- Rodger Young (World War II soldier) (Fremont)
- Hunter Windham (porn director) (Sebring)
Architects, inventors, explorers, adventurers, astronauts, aviators, spies
- Conrad Keene Allen (exploration geologist) (Norwalk)
- Neil Armstrong (astronaut, first man on the moon) (Wapakoneta/St. Marys)
- George Bartholomew (inventor)
- Norman Bel Geddes (industrial designer) (New Philadelphia)
- Guion S. Bluford Jr. (astronaut)
- Mark N. Brown (astronaut) (Dayton)
- Charles Brush (inventor, industrialist) (Cleveland)
- Kenneth D. Cameron (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Dave Canterbury (co-star of Dual Survival)
- Nancy Currie (astronaut)
- Thomas Edison (inventor) (Milan)
- Donn F. Eisele (astronaut)
- Frederick W. Garber (architect) (Cincinnati)
- Michael L. Gernhardt (astronaut)
- Cass Gilbert (architect) (Zanesville)
- Paul Gilger (architect, set designer, playwright) (Mansfield)
- John Glenn (astronaut, politician, First American to orbit earth) (Cambridge/New Concord)
- Michael T. Good (astronaut)
- Elisha Gray (inventor) (Barnesville)
- Gary Haney (architect) (Middletown)
- Samuel Hannaford (architect) (Cincinnati)
- Greg Harbaugh (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Karl G. Henize (astronaut)
- Thomas J. Hennen (astronaut)
- Terence T. Henricks (astronaut)
- Tom Henricks (astronaut)
- Charles O. Hobaugh (astronaut) (North Ridgeville)
- Philip Johnson (architect) (Cleveland)
- Frederick McKinley Jones (inventor) (Cincinnati)
- Charles Kettering (inventor) (Loudenville/Dayton)
- Jim Lovell (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- G. David Low (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Garrett Morgan (inventor) (Cleveland)
- Russell C. Newhouse (inventor) (Clyde)
- Robert F. Overmyer (astronaut)
- Ronald A. Parise (astronaut)
- James Polshek (architect) (Akron)
- Judith Resnik (astronaut) (Akron)
- Ron Sega (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Howard Dwight Smith (architect) (Dayton/Columbus)
- Oberlin Smith (engineer) (Cincinnati)
- Robert C. Springer (astronaut) (Ashland)
- Kathryn D. Sullivan (astronaut)
- Don Thomas (astronaut)
- Ernest H. Volwiler (inventor) (Hamilton)
- Carl Walz (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Mary Ellen Weber (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Alexander Winton (inventor) (Cleveland)
- Granville Woods (inventor) (Columbus/Cincinnati)
- Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (inventors) (Dayton)
Businesspeople, entrepreneurs
- John Chambers (CEO of Cisco Systems) (Cleveland)
- Henry D. Coffinberry (industrialist) (Cleveland)
- John R. Commons (economist) (Hollansburg)
- Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (developer, real estate magnate) (Youngstown)
- Larry Dolan (owner of the Cleveland Indians) (Cleveland Heights)
- Paul Dolan (CEO of the Cleveland Indians) (Chardon)
- Herbert H. Dow (chemist, industrialist) (Cleveland)
- Benjamin Franklin Fairless (steel company executive) (Pigeon Run)
- Harvey Samuel Firestone (founder of Firestone, inventor, industrialist) (Columbiana/Akron)
- John W. Galbreath (real estate mogul, owned Pittsburgh Pirates and Darby Dan Farm) (Columbus)
- Charles Geschke (co-founder of Adobe Systems) (Cleveland)
- B. F. Goodrich (industrialist) (Akron)
- Jeff Immelt (chairman and CEO of GE) (Cincinnati)
- Charles Keating (banker, activist) (Cincinnati)
- Charles F. Kettering (inventor, industrialist, philanthropist) (Loudonville/Dayton)
- Peter B. Lewis (entrepreneur, philanthropist, activist) (Cleveland)
- Carl Lindner (entrepreneur, political contributor, philanthropist) (Cincinnati)
- Brian Moynihan (CEO of Bank of America) (Marietta)
- Henry Nicholas (co-founder of Broadcom Corporation) (Cincinnati)
- Ransom Olds (automaker, Oldsmobile)
- Don Panoz (entrepreneur) (Alliance)
- John H. Patterson (industrialist) (Dayton)
- Roger Penske (racing driver, entrepreneur) (Shaker Heights)
- 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.)
- David Sinton (industrialist) (Cincinnati)
- George Steinbrenner (shipping magnate, owned the New York Yankees) (Cleveland)
- W. D. Twichell (Texas surveyor) (reared in Madison County, educated in Lebanon, Ohio)
- 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)
- James M. Cox (publisher of Dayton Daily News, founder of Cox Communications, politician) (Jacksonburg)
- Larry Flynt (publisher of 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)
- Ted Turner (founder of Turner Broadcasting, CNN) (Cincinnati)
- Jack L. Warner (co-founder of Warner Bros. Studios) (Youngstown)
- Les Wexner (chairman and CEO of Limited Brands) (Dayton/New Albany)
Activists, philanthropists, public agitators, advocates, lawyers
- Daniel Carter Beard (founder of The Boy Scouts of America) (Cincinnati)
- Elizabeth Blackwell (abolitionist, women's rights activist, first female doctor in U.S.) (Cincinnati)
- John Brown (abolitionist) (Hudson)
- Ronald Daniels (activist) (Youngstown)
- Clarence Seward Darrow (lawyer, leading member of the ACLU) (Kinsman)
- Richard Dillingham (Quaker abolitionist) (Morrow County)
- Albert B. Graham (founder of 4-H) (Springfield, Clark County)
- Linda Hirshman (lawyer, feminist) (Cleveland)
- William Alexander Morgan (fought in the Cuban Revolution) (Cleveland/Toledo)
- Carl Oglesby (activist) (Akron)
- Madalyn Murray O'Hair (activist) (Rossford)
- Utah Phillips (labor organizer) (Cleveland)
- Achilles Pugh (publisher of The Philanthropist; anti-slavery activist) (Cadiz, Waynesville, Cincinnati)
- Laura Rockefeller (abolitionist, philanthropist) (Wadsworth)
- Rick Alan Ross (deprogrammer) (Cleveland)
- Jerry Rubin ('60s, '70s radical activist) (Cincinnati)
- Lee Saunders (labor leader) (Cleveland)
- Bob Smith (doctor, founder of Alcoholics Anonymous) (Akron)
- Gloria Steinem (feminist) (Toledo)
- Lillian Wald (activist) (Cincinnati)
- Irvin F. Westheimer (founder of Big Brothers Big Sisters)
- Raymond Winbush (scholar, activist) (Cleveland)
- Victoria Woodhull (activist, stockbroker, journalist, politician) (Homer/Mount Gilead)
Criminals
- Robert Bales (Kandahar massacre perpetrator) (Norwood)
- Ariel Castro (rapist and kidnapper) (Cleveland)
- Jeffrey Dahmer (serial killer) (lived in 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, Mansfield, Marion)[3]
- Gary M. Heidnik (rapist, kidnapper, murderer) (Eastlake)
- James Oliver Huberty (murderer) (Massillon)
- Anthony Kirkland (Cincinnati serial killer)
- Samuel Little (serial killer) (Lorain)
- 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)[4]
- John Lewis Dyer (Methodist circuit rider in Minnesota and Colorado; considered one of 16 founders of Colorado) (born in Franklin County)
- Yusuf Estes (Islamic scholar) (born in Ohio)
- William Holmes McGuffey (educator, author) (Tuscarawas County/Oxford/Cincinnati)
- Raymond Moley (professor, member of FDR's "Brain Trust", author) (Berea)
- Norman Vincent Peale (author, professional speaker, clergyman) (Bowersville)
- Michelle Rhee (educator, education reform leader) (Toledo)
- William P. Richardson (co-founder and first Dean of Brooklyn Law School) (Farmer Center)
- William Strunk Jr. (educator, author) (Cincinnati)
- Tenskwatawa (religious and political leader of the Shawnee Indians) (Ross County)
Scholars, scientists, historians, theorists, philosophers, opinionists
- Zoltan Acs (economist) (Cleveland)
- Mary Ainsworth (psychologist) (Glendale)
- Gordon Allport (psychologist) (Cleveland)
- James B. Anderson (chemical engineer) (Cleveland)
- Edgar Bain (metallurgist) (LaRue)
- Richard C. Banks (ornithologist) (Steubenville)
- Brand Blanshard (philosopher) (Fredericksburg)
- Michael Brooks (historian, journalist) (Toledo)
- William Merriam Burton (chemist) (Cleveland)
- William Campbell (astronomer) (Hancock County)
- Richard E. Caves (economist) (Akron)
- Neil W. Chamberlain (economist) (Lakewood)
- Walker Lee Cisler (mechanical engineer) (Marietta)
- John R. Commons (economist, historian) (Hollansburg)
- Gustav Eckstein (writer, medical doctor, psychologist)
- Thomas Alva Edison (scientist, inventor)
- William A. Fowler (physicist, Nobel Prize Winner) (The Ohio State University, Lima)
- Marye Anne Fox (organic chemist) (Canton)
- James J. Gibson (psychologist) (McConnelsville)
- Donald A. Glaser (physicist, Nobel Prize Winner) (Cleveland)
- Irving I. Gottesman (psychologist, behavioral geneticist) (Cleveland)
- Charles Martin Hall (inventor, engineer) (Thompson)
- Samuel Dana Horton (monetary theorist)
- Charles Kettering (inventor, engineer) (Loudonville)
- Thomas Kuhn (philosopher of science) (Cincinnati)
- Arthur Laffer (supply-side economist) (Youngstown)
- Harry March (football historian, doctor) (New Franklin/Canton)
- Albert A. Michelson (physicist) (Case Institute of Technology)
- Virginia Minnich (biologist) (Zanesville)
- Garrett Morgan (inventor) (Cleveland)
- Edward W. Morley (physicist) (Western Reserve University)
- Ralph Paffenbarger (epidemiologist) (Columbus)
- Roy J. Plunkett (chemist) (New Carlisle)
- Willard Van Orman Quine (logician and philosopher) (Akron)
- Joseph Ransohoff (neurosurgeon, inventor) (Cincinnati)
- Frederick Rentschler (aviation engineer) (Hamilton)
- Charles Richter (physicist) (Overpeck)
- Frank Sherwood Rowland (chemist, Nobel Prize Winner) (Delaware)
- Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr. (historian) (Xenia)
- Zalman Shapiro (chemist, inventor) (Canton)
- Thomas Sherwood (chemical engineer) (Columbus)
- Thomas J. Silhavy (molecular biologist) (Wauseon)
- Richard Smalley (chemist, Nobel Prize Winner) (Akron)
- Oberlin Smith (engineer, magnetic recording pioneer) (Cincinnati)
- Lee Smolin (theoretical physicist) (Cincinnati)
- George Smoot (astrophysicist, Nobel Prize Winner) (Upper Arlington)
- Sander Vanocur (commentator) (Cleveland)
- John S. Wilson (economist) (Lakewood)
- Elizabeth Witherell (editor-in-chief of The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau) (Toledo)
- Michael S. Witherell (particle physicist, president of Fermilab) (Toledo)
- Richard D. Wolff (Marxist economist) (Youngstown)
- Allyn Abbott Young (economist) (Kenton)
Singers, musicians, composers, songwriters, conductors
- A–C
- Rita Abrams (songwriter-performer-writer) (Cleveland)
- Lee Adams (Broadway lyricist) (Mansfield)
- Leslie Adams [H. Leslie Adams] (composer) (Cleveland)
- Steven Adler (musician, original drummer, Guns N' Roses) (Cleveland)
- Harley Allen (singer-songwriter) (Dayton)
- Ray Anthony (musician) (Cleveland)
- Joseph Arthur (musician) (Akron)
- Dan Auerbach (guitarist and singer, The Black Keys) (Akron)
- Avant (musician) (Cleveland)
- Albert Ayler (musician) (Cleveland)
- David Baerwald (musician) (Oxford)
- Benny Bailey (jazz trumpeter) (Cleveland)
- Anita Baker (singer) (Toledo)
- Julius Baker (classical flutist) (Cleveland)
- Bobby Bare (singer) (Ironton)
- Lou Barlow (musician) (Dayton)
- John Bassette (singer, musician) (Cleveland)
- Stiv Bators (musician) (Youngstown)
- Kathleen Battle (opera singer) (Portsmouth)
- Margaret Baxtresser (classical pianist) (Kent)
- Andrew Biersack (singer) (Cincinnati)
- Cindy Blackman (musician) (Yellow Springs)
- Bow Wow (rapper) (Reynoldsburg)
- Crystal Bowersox (musician) (Toledo)
- Don Braden (jazz saxophonist) (Cincinnati)
- Tiny Bradshaw (jazz bandleader) (Youngstown)
- Teresa Brewer (singer) (Toledo)..
- Jim Brickman (musician, songwriter) (Cleveland)
- Jerry Brightman (producer, musician, Buck Owens) (Akron)
- Dave Burrell (jazz pianist) (Middletown)
- Chris Butler (musician, The Waitresses) (Akron)
- Billy Butterfield (jazz trumpeter) (Middletown)
- Glen Buxton (guitarist, original Alice Cooper band) (Akron)
- Casey Calvert (vocalist, Hawthorne Heights) (Dayton)
- Eric Carmen (musician) (Cleveland)
- Patrick Carney (drummer and producer, The Black Keys) (Akron)
- Ralph Carney (saxophonist) (Akron)
- Lionel Cartwright (musician, singer) (Gallipolis)
- Gerald Casale (musician) (Kent)
- Tracy Chapman (singer-songwriter) (Cleveland)
- Cheetah Chrome (musician, Dead Boys) (Cleveland)
- Charles W. Clark (operatic singer, vocalist teacher) (Van Wert)
- Gilby Clarke (musician) (Cleveland)
- Tammy Cochran (singer) (Austinburg)
- David Allan Coe (singer, musician) (Akron)
- Marc Cohn (singer) (Cleveland)
- Bootsy Collins (musician) (Cincinnati)
- Earl Thomas Conley (singer) (Portsmouth)
- Cowboy Copas (singer) (Adams County)
- Susan Cowsill (singer) (Canton)
- Stanley Cowell (jazz pianist) (Toledo)
- Gavin Creel (singer) (Findlay)
- D–I
- Tadd Dameron (jazz composer) (Cleveland)
- Dorothy Dandridge (singer, actress) (Cleveland)
- Dennis Russell Davies (orchestral conductor) (Toledo)
- Bill Davison (jazz cornetist) (Defiance)
- Doris Day (big band singer, actress) (Cincinnati)
- Kelley Deal (musician, The Breeders) (Huber Heights/Dayton)
- Kim Deal (musician, The Breeders) (Huber Heights/Dayton)
- Bill DeArango (jazz guitarist) (Cleveland)
- Jay DeMarcus (singer, bassist and keyboardist, Rascal Flatts) (Columbus)
- Paul DeMarinis (electonic music composer) (Cleveland)
- Jerry DePizzo (saxophonist, O.A.R.) (Youngstown)
- Rick Derringer (singer) (Fort Recovery)
- Frank DeVol (composer, actor) (Canton)
- Greg Dewey (drummer, Country Joe and the Fish) (Yellow Springs)
- Vic Dickenson (jazz trombonist) (Xenia)
- Bethany Dillon (Christian singer-songwriter) (Bellefontaine)
- Martin Dillon (tenor and music professor) (Portsmouth)
- Patty Donahue (singer, The Waitresses) (Akron)
- Mark S. Doss (operatic bass-baritone) (Cleveland)
- Jerry Douglas (musician) (Warren)
- Greg Dulli (singer, musician) (Hamilton)
- Josh Dun (drummer, Twenty One Pilots) (Columbus)
- Harry Edison (jazz trumpeter) (Columbus)
- Halim El-Dabh (composer, musician, ethnomusicologist) (Kent)
- James Emery (jazz guitarist) (Youngstown, Shaker Heights)
- Donald Erb (composer) (Youngstown)
- Eric Ewazen (composer) (Cleveland)
- Michael Feinstein (singer) (Columbus)
- Frederick Fennell (band conductor) (Cleveland)
- Jim Ferguson (classical and jazz guitarist) (Dayton)
- Bobby Few (jazz pianist) (Cleveland)
- Anton Fier (drummer, The Golden Palominos) (Cleveland)
- Henry Fillmore (composer) (Cincinnati)
- Frank Foster (jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (Cincinnati)
- Mark Foster (singer, Foster the People) (Cleveland)
- Craig Fuller (musician) (Waverly, Columbus)
- Larry Fuller (jazz pianist) (Toledo)
- Sonny Geraci (singer) (Cleveland)
- Neil Giraldo (guitarist, songwriter) (Cleveland)
- Jeff Golub (jazz guitarist) (Copley)
- Macy Gray (singer) (Canton)
- Max Green (musician) (Cincinnati)
- Joel Grey (singer, actor, dancer) (Cleveland)
- Dave Grohl (musician, Nirvana and Foo Fighters (Warren)
- Clare Grundman (composer and arranger) (Cleveland)
- Keith Harrison (singer, musician, Dazz Band (Dayton)
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (musician) (Cleveland)
- J.C. Heard (drummer) (Dayton)
- Joe Henderson (jazz saxophonist) (Lima)
- Jon Hendricks (jazz singer and arranger) (Newark)
- Fred Hersch (jazz pianist) (Cincinnati)
- Howard Hewett (singer, Shalamar) (Akron)
- J.C. Higginbotham (jazz trombonist) (Cincinnati)
- Christian Howes (jazz violinist) (Rocky River)
- Pee Wee Hunt (jazz trombonist) (Mount Healthy)
- Chrissie Hynde (musician) (Akron)
- James Ingram (singer-songwriter, musician) (Akron)
- Sonya Isaacs (singer) (Morrow)
- Ernie Isley (singer) (Cincinnati)
- Ron Isley (singer) (Cincinnati)
- Chuck Israels (jazz bassist) (Cleveland)
- J–M
- Tommy James (musician) (Dayton)
- Al Jardine (musician, The Beach Boys) (Lima)
- Lyfe Jennings (R&B musician) (Toledo)
- Howard Jones (lead singer, Killswitch Engage) (Columbus)
- Tyler Joseph (musician, singer, Twenty One Pilots) (Columbus)
- K808 (music producer) (Youngstown)
- Mickey Katz (clarinetist, comedian) (Cleveland)
- Sammy Kaye (swing bandleader) (Lakewood)
- Phil Keaggy (musician, Glass Harp) (Youngstown)
- Maynard James Keenan (musician, lead singer, Tool and A Perfect Circle) (Ravenna)
- Machine Gun Kelly (rapper) (Cleveland)
- Emily Keener (singer, musician) (Wakeman)
- Khaledzou (music producer) (Youngstown)
- Kid Cudi (musician) (Cleveland)
- Karl King (band composer and conductor) (Paintersville)
- Roland Kirk (musician) (Columbus)
- Chris Kirkpatrick (singer) (Dalton)
- Mark Kozelek (singer, musician) (Massillon)
- Josh Krajcik (singer, musician) (Wooster)
- Kramies (singer-songwriter, recording artist) (Cleveland)
- Ernie Krivda (jazz saxophonist) (Cleveland)
- Erich Kunzel (classical conductor) (Cincinnati)
- Drew Lachey (musician) (Cincinnati)
- Nick Lachey (musician) (Cincinnati)
- Jani Lane (musician, Warrant) (Akron)
- Neil Larsen (keyboardist) (Cleveland)
- Peter Laughner (musician, Rocket from the Tombs) (Bay Village)
- Griffin Layne (recording artist, singer-songwriter) (Kettering)
- John Legend (musician) (Springfield)
- Gerald Levert (R&B singer) (Cleveland)
- James Levine (conductor, musician) (Cincinnati)
- Gary LeVox (lead singer, Rascal Flatts) (Columbus/Lewis Center)
- Bob Lewis (musician) (Akron)
- Ted Lewis (bandleader) (Circleville)
- Lexi (gospel singer) (Canton)
- Tommy LiPuma (music production) (Cleveland)
- Robert Lockwood Jr. (bluesman) (Cleveland)
- Ty Longley (musician, guitarist, Great White) (Brookfield)
- Lux Interior (born Erick Purkhiser) (musician) (Stow)
- John Mack (classical oboist) (Cleveland)
- Eli Maiman (guitarist, Walk the Moon) (Cincinnati)
- Henry Mancini (composer) (Cleveland)
- Marilyn Manson (musician) (Canton)
- Benny Maradones (singer) (Cleveland)
- Brad Martin (singer) (Greenfield)
- Dean Martin (singer, actor) (Steubenville)
- Jessica Lea Mayfield (musician) (Kent)
- Maureen McGovern (singer) (Youngstown)
- Dottie McGuire (singer, The McGuire Sisters) (Middletown)
- Phyllis McGuire (singer, The McGuire Sisters) (Middletown)
- Ruby McGuire (singer, The McGuire Sisters) (Middletown)
- Allen McKenzie (bass guitar, singer, FireHouse) (Jackson)
- Andrew McMahon (musician, lead singer, Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin) (Bexley)
- Sylvia McNair (classical singer) (Mansfield)
- MGK (rapper) (Cleveland)
- Donald Mills (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua)
- Harry Mills (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua)
- Herbert Mills (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua)
- John Mills, Jr. (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua)
- John Hutchinson Mills (musician, The Mills Brothers) (Piqua)
- Jason Molina (musician) (Oberlin)
- Vaughn Monroe (singer) (Akron)
- Junie Morrison (lead singer, Ohio Players) (Dayton)
- Seth Morrison (guitar) (Wheelersburg)
- Bob Mothersbaugh (musician, Devo) (Akron)
- Mark Mothersbaugh (musician, Devo) (Akron)
- Shirley Murdock (singer) (Toledo)
- Frank J. Myers (singer-songwriter) (Dayton)
- N–R
- Ruby Nash Garnett (singer, Ruby & the Romantics) (Akron)
- Bern Nix (jazz guitarist) (Toledo)
- Russell Oberlin (classical singer) (Akron)
- Phil Ochs (protest singer) (Columbus)
- Jamie O'Hara (singer-songwriter) (Toledo)
- Benjamin Orr (musician, The Cars) (Lakewood)
- Tim "Ripper" Owens (singer, Judas Priest) (Akron)
- Gary Patterson (musician) (Cleveland)
- Johnny Paycheck (singer) (Greenfield)
- Danielle Peck (singer) (Coshocton)
- Ken Peplowski (jazz saxophonist) (Cleveland)
- Nicholas Petricca (singer-songwriter, musician) (Cincinnati)
- Utah Phillips (folk singer) (Cleveland)
- Robert Pollard (composer) (Dayton)
- John Popper (singer, Blues Traveler (Cleveland)
- Steve Potts (jazz saxophonist) (Columbus)
- Robert Quine (guitarist, Richard Hell and the Voidoids) (Akron)
- Joshua Radin (singer-songwriter) (Shaker Heights)
- Chuck Rainey (bassist, Steely Dan) (Cleveland)
- Kevin Ray (musician, Walk the Moon) (Columbus)
- Trippie Redd (rapper) (Canton)
- Antonio "L.A." Reid (record executive, songwriter, producer) (Cincinnati)
- Alvino Rey (bandleader) (Cleveland)
- Trent Reznor (musician, Nine Inch Nails) (Cleveland)
- Marty Roe (lead singer, Diamond Rio) (Lebanon)
- Roy Rogers (singer, actor) (Cincinnati, Portsmouth, Lucasville, McDermott)
- Vanessa Rubin (jazz singer) (Cleveland)
- George Russell (jazz composer) (Cincinnati)
- John Morris Russell (classical conductor) (Cleveland, Cincinnati)
- S–Z
- JD Samson (musician, Le Tigre) (Cleveland)
- Scott Savol (singer) (Cleveland)
- Boz Scaggs (singer-songwriter) (Canton)
- Tom Scholz (musician, inventor) (Toledo)
- John Scofield (jazz-rock guitarist) (Dayton)
- Jimmy Scott (jazz singer) (Cleveland)
- Brady Seals (musician) (Fairfield)
- Ruth Crawford Seeger (modernist composer) (East Liverpool)
- Philip Setzer (classical violinist, Emerson String Quartet) (Cleveland)
- Bud Shank (jazz saxophonist) (Dayton)
- Elliott Sharp (guitarist, saxophonist) (Cleveland)
- Scott Shriner (musician, Weezer) (Toledo)
- Eric Singer (musician, Kiss) (Cleveland)
- Connie Smith (singer) (Marietta)
- Hale Smith (jazz composer) (Cleveland)
- Mamie Smith (singer) (Cincinnati)
- Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (Portsmouth)
- Robert Spano (orchestral conductor) (Conneaut)
- Stalley (rapper) (Massilon)
- Michael Stanley (musician) (Cleveland)
- Billy Strayhorn (jazz composer) (Dayton)
- Rachel Sweet (musician) (Akron)
- Chad Szeliga (drummer, Breaking Benjamin) (Elyria)
- George Szell (orchestral conductor) (Cleveland)
- Art Tatum (jazz pianist) (Toledo)
- Danny Thomas (singer, comedian) (Toledo)
- David Thomas (musician) (Akron)
- Charles Thompson (jazz pianist) (Springfield)
- Jeff Timmons (singer-songwriter, producer) (Cleveland)
- Joe Trohman (guitarist, Fall Out Boy (South Russell)
- Roger Troutman (musician, singer-songwriter) (Dayton/Hamilton)
- Mark Turner (jazz saxophonist) (Fairborn)
- Kate Voegele (singer-songwriter, musician) (Bay Village)
- Abdul Wadud (jazz cellist) (Cleveland)
- Scott Walker (singer, The Walker Brothers) (Hamilton)
- Joe Walsh (musician) (Kent, Cleveland)
- Robert Ward (classical composer) (Cleveland)
- Earle Warren (jazz saxophonist) (Springfield)
- Sean Waugaman (drummer, Walk the Moon) (Columbus)
- Jeff Weaver (musician) (Athens)
- Scott Weiland (musician) (Cleveland)
- Jiggs Whigham (jazz trombonist) (Cleveland)
- Vesta Williams (singer) (Coshocton)
- John Finley Williamson (choral conductor) (Canton, Dayton)
- Nancy Wilson (singer) (Chillicothe)
- Bobby Womack (singer) (Cleveland)
- JT Woodruff (singer, Hawthorne Heights) (Dayton)
- Frank Yankovic (musician) (Cleveland)
- Jimmy Yeary (singer) (Hillsboro)
- Dwight Yoakam (singer, actor) (Columbus)
- Snooky Young (jazz trumpeter) (Dayton)
See also
- List of people from Akron, Ohio
- List of people from Ashtabula, Ohio
- List of people from Cincinnati
- List of people from Cleveland
- List of people from Columbus, Ohio
- List of people from Dayton, Ohio
- List of people from Shaker Heights, Ohio
- List of people from Toledo, Ohio
- List of people from Youngstown, Ohio
- List of Ohio suffragists
References
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Marquis Who's Who. 1967.
- ^ Litv?n, Gy?rgy (July 17, 2006). A twentieth-century prophet: Oszkár Jászi, 1875 - 1957. Central European University Press. ISBN 9799637326423 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Shawn Grate: A cold-blooded charmer". Mansfield News Journal. October 1, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ American College Personnel Association. "Aaron John Brumbaugh" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2010.