List of people from Ohio

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

State flag of Ohio
Location of Ohio in the U.S. map

Actors, models, miscellaneous performers
A–B
C–D
E–I
J–M
N–R
S–Z

Artists, painters, sculptors, photographers

Athletes, coaches
Chad Billingsley
Dave Blaney
Carter Camper
Brent Celek
Chris Chambers
Norris Cole
Daequan Cook
Roger Clemens
Fred Davis
Nate Ebner
Rollie Fingers
Sarah Fisher
London Fletcher
Benny Friedman
Ken Griffey, Jr.
A. J. Hawk
Dan Herron
Derek Holland
LeBron James
Don King
Bobby Knight
Ray Mancini
Paul O'Neill
Ben Roethlisberger
Don Shula
Steve Stone
Neal Walk
Russell Wilson
Kevin Youkilis
A–B
C–D
E–G
H–I
J–L
M
N–Q
R–S
T–Z

Journalists, writers, cartoonists, poets, authors, playwrights, screenwriters, film directors and producers
A–F
G–M
N–Z

Politicians, public servants, public officeholders
See also: List of Ohio politicians
A–L
James A. Garfield
Ulysses S. Grant
M–Z
William Howard Taft

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
  • "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)

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

Businesspeople, entrepreneurs

Publishers, media moguls

Activists, philanthropists, public agitators, advocates, lawyers

Criminals

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

Scholars, scientists, historians, theorists, philosophers, opinionists

Singers, musicians, composers, songwriters, conductors
A–C
D–I
J–M
N–R
S–Z

See also

References
  1. Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Marquis Who's Who. 1967.
  2. Litv?n, Gy?rgy (July 17, 2006). "A twentieth-century prophet: Oszkár Jászi, 1875 - 1957". Central European University Press – via Google Books.
  3. "Shawn Grate: A cold-blooded charmer". Mansfield News Journal. October 1, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  4. American College Personnel Association. "Aaron John Brumbaugh" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
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