List of people from Ohio

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.

State flag of Ohio
Location of Ohio in the United States

Actors, models, miscellaneous performers

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A–B
C–D
E–I
J–M
N–R
S–Z

Artists, painters, sculptors, photographers

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Sportspeople

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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

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A–F
G–M
N–Z

Politicians, public servants, public officeholders

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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

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Nettie Metcalf

Military leaders

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Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
 
Ernest J. King

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

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

Businesspeople, entrepreneurs

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Publishers, media moguls

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Activists, philanthropists, public agitators, advocates, lawyers

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Criminals

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

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Scholars, scientists, historians, theorists, philosophers, opinionists

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Singers, musicians, composers, songwriters, conductors

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A–C
D–I
J–M
N–R
S–Z

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "The Legacy Lab | History in the Making".
  4. ^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 284. ISBN 978-1-4616-5931-0.
  5. ^ "Shawn Grate: A cold-blooded charmer". Mansfield News Journal. October 1, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  6. ^ American College Personnel Association. "Aaron John Brumbaugh" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2010.