List of people from Columbus, Ohio

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Columbus, Ohio, in alphabetical order by last name.

Actors

Artists
  • Benny Alba (1949– ), artist; born in Columbus
  • George Bellows (1882–1925), realist painter, known for bold depictions of urban life in New York City, becoming, according to Columbus Museum of Art, "the most acclaimed American artist of his generation"
  • Charles Csuri (1922– ), father of digital art and computer animation
  • Ray Evans (1887–1954), political cartoonist
  • Shawn Foster (1973– ), music video, film and television director
  • Alex Grey (1953– ), psychedelic artist; born in Columbus and attended Columbus College of Art and Design
  • Todd Douglas Miller, filmmaker
  • Christopher Ries (1952– ), sculptor; born in Columbus and attended the Ohio State University
  • Aminah Robinson (1940–2015), artist; born in Columbus
  • Alice Schille (1869–1955), watercolorist and painter
  • Chris Sprouse (1966- ), comic book artist
  • T. S. Sullivant (1854–1926), cartoonist and illustrator

Athletes
Nate Ebner
Archie Griffin
Jack Nicklaus

Diplomats
  • James Linn Rodgers (1861–1930), United States Consul General to Shanghai, Havana and Montreal (also editor of Columbus Dispatch)

Entrepreneurs

Journalists
  • Charlotte Curtis (1928–1987), reporter and editor for the Columbus Citizen and the New York Times
  • Wil Haygood (1954– ), Pulitzer-nominated, award-winning journalist Washington Post; wrote the article that inspired the movie The Butler
  • Terry Murphy, television journalist, Chicago and Los Angeles news anchor, host of shows Hard Copy and Extra; born in Columbus
  • Sacha Pfeiffer (1971– ), award-winning journalist with the Boston Globe
  • Cabot Rea, Emmy Award-winning television reporter and anchor for the Columbus NBC affiliate WCMH; anchored the local UPN news at WWHO
  • James Linn Rodgers (1861–1930), editor of Columbus Dispatch (also United States Consul General to Shanghai, Havana and Montreal)
  • Dana Tyler, news anchor at WBNS
  • Ralph Waldo Tyler (1860–1921), journalist and war correspondent during World War I
  • Andrew Welsh-Huggins, journalist and author of the Andy Hayes mystery novels, set in Columbus

Military personnel
  • Cordelia E Cook (1919–1996), World War II U.S. Army first lieutenant in the United States Army Nurse Corps; first woman to receive both the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart
  • Gilbert C. Hoover (1894–1980), World War I and World War II USN admiral, involved in developing the nuclear bomb
  • Curtis LeMay (1906–1990), World War II and Cold War U.S. Air Force general; born and raised in Columbus; studied civil engineering at the Ohio State University
  • Eddie Rickenbacker (1890–1973), World War I fighter pilot, "Ace of Aces"; born and raised in Columbus
  • Willard Franklyn Searle (1924–2009), Captain, U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage 1964–1969; born and raised in Columbus
  • Richard Secord (1932– ), Air Force major general
  • Walter Cowen Short, US Army brigadier general[2]
  • Paul Tibbets (1915–2007), World War II Enola Gay decorated pilot

Miss America

Musicians
  • əkoostik hookah, musical group
  • Attack Attack!, metalcore band
  • Beartooth, hardcore punk band
  • Blueprint, rapper and hip hop producer
  • Bizzy Bone (1976– ), rapper, part of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
  • Bow Wow (1987– ), (formerly known as "Lil' Bow Wow"), rapper; born in Columbus and spent his early childhood there
  • Happy Chichester, singer-songwriter
  • Colin Rigsby, singer-songwriter Vesperteen, also drummer for House of Heroes
  • Copywrite, underground hip-hop artist
  • The Crimson Armada, metalcore band
  • Jay DeMarcus (1971– ), bassist in the country group Rascal Flatts; born and raised in Columbus
  • Jerome Dillon (1969– ), drummer and musician, formerly of Nine Inch Nails
  • Josh Dun (1988– ), drummer of rock duo Twenty One Pilots[3]
  • Early Man, speed metal band
  • Harold "Sweets" Edison (1915–1999), jazz trumpeter of the swing/bebop era who played and recorded with Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, and Count Basie; born in Columbus and attended East High School
  • FanFan (范玮琪) (1976– ), Taiwanese-American artist; born in Columbus
  • Fly Union, musical group
  • Michael Feinstein (1956– ), singer; born in Columbus and lived there until age 19
  • Terry Glaze, original lead singer of heavy metal band Pantera
  • Stomp Gordon, jump blues pianist and singer[4]
  • House of Heroes, Christian rock band
  • Illogic (1980– ), rapper and hip-hop artist
  • Howard Jones (1970– ), lead vocalist of Light the Torch (formerly Devil You Know), former lead vocalist of Killswitch Engage and Blood Has Been Shed
  • Tyler Joseph (1988– ), lead vocalist of rock duo Twenty One Pilots[3]
  • Like Moths to Flames, metalcore band
  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977), jazz saxophonist; born and raised in Columbus, and educated at the Ohio State School for the Blind
  • Gary LeVox (1970– ), lead singer of country group Rascal Flatts
  • Joe "Foley" McCreary, bass player for Miles Davis
  • Mulatto (1998- ), rapper; born in Columbus
  • My Ticket Home, alternative metal band
  • O.A.R., roots rock band
  • Phil Ochs (1940–1976), folk-activist singer and songwriter; grew up in Columbus, which provided the inspiration for his song "Boy in Ohio"; studied journalism at Ohio State University
  • Don Patterson (1936–1988), jazz organist
  • Penny & The Quarters, short-lived 1970s soul band that came to notice in 2011
  • Rascal Flatts, country band formed in Columbus
  • Conrad Reeder (1954– ), singer/songwriter
  • Red Wanting Blue, alternative rock band
  • John Reuben (1979– ), Christian rapper
  • RJD2 (1976– ), real name Ramble Jon "RJ" Krohn; hip-hop producer
  • Saving Jane, alternative rock band
  • Starset, alternative rock band
  • Caleb Shomo (1992– ), lead vocalist of Beartooth, former lead vocalist/keyboardist of Attack Attack!
  • The Sun, alternative rock band
  • Camu Tao (1977–2008), rapper and producer, member of S.A. Smash
  • Times New Viking, indie rock band
  • Twenty One Pilots, alternative rock music duo from Columbus
  • Joe Walsh (1947– ), musician, solo artist, guitarist for The Eagles
  • Nancy Wilson (1937–2018), singer
  • Dwight Yoakam (1956– ), country singer; raised in Columbus and briefly attended Ohio State

Politicians

Writers
  • David Auburn (1970– ), playwright; raised in Columbus
  • Lois McMaster Bujold (1949– ), science fiction author; born in Columbus
  • Ron Burch, TV writer and producer, screenwriter, playwright and novelist; born and raised in Columbus and attended the Ohio State University
  • Charlotte Curtis (1918–1987), first woman editor of the New York Times, born in Columbus and worked at the Columbus Citizen for 11 years. See Journalists above.
  • Natalie Dee, webcomic artist; creator of Natalie Dee; co-creator of Married to the Sea with husband Drew; lives in Columbus
  • Drew (1979– ), webcomic artist, creator of toothpaste for dinner and co-creator of Married to the Sea; lives in Columbus
  • Margaret Peterson Haddix (1964– ), author; lives in Columbus
  • Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr. (1932– ), Professor of Government at Harvard University; author of numerous books on the subject of political theory; graduated from high school in Columbus[5]
  • Tom Meek (1965– ), columnist; lived in Columbus in 1976
  • Mary Robison (1949– ), short story writer
  • Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (1917–2007), historian and writer; born in Columbus
  • Jeff Smith (1960– ), cartoonist and creator of Bone; grew up and currently lives in Columbus
  • Donald Ogden Stewart (1894–1980), humorist, playwright, and Academy Award-winning black-listed screenwriter; born and raised in Columbus
  • R. L. Stine (1943– ), author; born and raised in Columbus; attended the Ohio State University
  • James Thurber (1894–1961), cartoonist and humorist; born and raised in Columbus; many of his short stories depict episodes from this period of his life

Other

See also

References
  1. "The legend of Simone Biles continues to grow - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. October 29, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  2. A Centennial Biographical History of the City of Columbus and Franklin County Ohio. Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Company. 1901. pp. 670–672 – via Google Books.
  3. Greene, Andy (January 20, 2016). "13 Things We Learned Hanging Out With Twenty One Pilots". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  4. "Stomp Gordon". Rockabilly.nl. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  5. Rebecca D. O’brien. "Professor Fights Grade Inflation, Affirmative Action | News | The Harvard Crimson". Thecrimson.com. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  6. "Ann Shaw dies at 93; civic leader in Los Angeles for five decades". LA Times News. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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