List of people from Ohio
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Journalists, Photojournalists, Writers, Cartoonists, Poets, Authors, Playwrights, Screen Writers, Film Directors, Film Producers, Critics, etc.
- Berenice Abbott (journalist, photographer) (Springford)
- Karen Ackerman (author)
- Sherwood Anderson (author) (Camden/Clyde)
- R.W. Apple, Jr. (journalist and author) (Akron)
- Nathalie Barney (author) (Dayton)
- Ambrose Bierce (author) (Meigs County)
- Erma Bombeck (newspaper columnist, author) (Dayton)
- Louis Bronfield (author) (Mansfield)
- Milton Caniff (cartoonist)
- Alice Cary (poet)
- Chris Columbus (film director) (Warren)
- Hart Crane (poet)
- Wes Craven (film director) (Cleveland)
- Michael Cunningham (author)
- Stefan Czapsky (film director)
- Carol Dixon (author) Marietta
- Stephen Donaldson (author) (Cleveland)
- Rita Dove (poet) (Akron)
- Paul Laurence Dunbar (poet) (Dayton)
- Harlan Ellison (author) (Cincinnati)
- Mel Epstein (film producer) (Dayton)
- Bob Greene (newspaper columnist) (Columbus)
- Zane Grey (author) (Zanesville)
- Cathy Guisewite (cartoonist) (Dayton)
- Virginia Hamilton (children's author) (Yellow Springs)
- William Dean Howells (author, critic)
- Jim Jarmusch (film director) (Akron)
- Jerome Lawrence (writer) (Cleveland)
- Robert E. Lee (writer) (Elyria)
- Toni Morrison (author) (Lorain)
- Harvey Pekar (author) (Cleveland)
- Dav Pilkey (author) (Cleveland)
- Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman (Cleveland)
- Steven Spielberg (film director, film producer) (Cincinnati)
- R. L. Stine (author)
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (author) (Cincinnati)
- James Thurber (author, cartoonist) (Columbus)
- Michael Wadleigh (film director) (Akron)
- Lew Wasserman (studio executive)
- Bill Watterson (cartoonist)
Politicians, Public Servants, Public Officeholders, etc.
See also: List of Ohio politicians
- Michael K. Allen (politician, lawyer)
- Charles Anderson (Ohio governor) (Dayton)
- Prescott Bush
- William Jennings Bryan
- Steve Chabot (politician, U.S. representative) (Cincinnati)
- Charles G. Dawes (politician)
- Mike DeWine (politician)
- Bill Gradison (politician, U.S. representative)
- Ulysses S. Grant (soldier, politician, U.S. president)
- Andrew L. Harris (Civil War general, U.S. Commissioner, Ohio Governor)
- Benjamin Harrison (soldier, politician, U.S. president)
- Dave Hobson (politician, U.S. representative) (Springfield)
- Rutherford B. Hayes (politician, U.S. president)
- Dennis Kucinich
- Neil H. McElroy (businessman, cabinet secretary)
- William Howard Taft (politician, jurist, U.S. president, chief justice)
- Robert A. Taft I (politician) (Cincinnati)
- Robert Taft (Jr.)
- Robert A. Taft II
- Clement Vallandigham (politician, activist) (Dayton)
- George Voinovich (politician) (Cleveland)
Artists, Painters, Sculptors, Photographers, etc.
- William Jacob Baer (painter)
- George Bellows (painter) (Columbus)
- Theodore Earl Butler (painter)
- Ann Hamilton (artist) (Lima)
- Robert Henri (painter)
- Maya Lin (sculptor) (Athens)
- Lily Martin Spencer (painter) (Avondale/Marietta)
- John Henry Twachtman (painter)
- Tom Wesselmann (pop artist)
- Clarence White (photographer) (West Carlisle/Newark)
- Dare Wright (photographer, children's author)
Actors, Dancers, Comedians, Performers, Models, Broadcasters, Commercial Spokespersons, Television Presenters/Hosts, etc.
- Lola Albright (actor) (Akron)
- Tom Aldredge (actor) (Dayton)
- Corey Allen (actor) (Cleveland)
- Catherine Bach (actor) (Warren)
- Kaey Ballard (actor)
- Lisa Banes (actor) (Chagrin Falls)
- Theda Bara (actor) (Avondale)
- Majel Barrett (actor) (Columbus)
- Ned Bellamy (actor) (Dayton)
- Halle Berry (actor, fashion model) (Cleveland)
- David Birney (actor) (Cleveland)
- Nina Blackwood (veejay) (Cleveland)
- J. Paul Boehmer (actor) (Dayton)
- Mark Boone Jr. (actor) {Cincinnati)
- John Bottoms (actor) (Dayton)
- Bill Boyd (actor)
- Bob Braun (talk show host)
- Clancy Brown (actor) (Urbana)
- Woody Brown (actor) (Dayton)
- Michelle Burke (actor) (Defiance)
- Tyreese Burnett (actor) (Dayton)
- Ralph Byrd (actor) (Dayton)
- Marion Byron (actor) (Dayton)
- Drew Carey (actor, comedian) (Cleveland)
- Nancy Cartwright (voice performer) (Kettering/Dayton)
- George Chakiris (actor) (Norwood)
- Damian Chapa (actor) (Dayton)
- Dave Chappelle (comedian, actor) (Yellow Springs)
- Marguerite Clark (actor) (Avondale)
- Mystro Clark (actor) (Dayton)
- Ray Combs (game show host)
- Tim Conway (actor, comedian) (Willoughby)
- Christine Craft (broadcaster, radio talk show host)
- Yvonne Craig (actor) (Columbus)
- Beverly D'Angelo (actor) (Columbus)
- Dorothy Dandridge (actor)
- Frank Daniels (actor, Captain Jinks) (Dayton)
- Doris Day (actor) (Cincinnati)
- June Dayton (actor) (Dayton)
- Ruby Dee (actor) (Cleveland)
- Phyllis Diller (actor, comedian) (Lima)
- Phil Donahue (talk show host) (Cleveland/Dayton)
- Hugh Downs (broadcaster) (Akron)
- Keir Dullea (actor) (Cleveland)
- Micah Dyer (actor) (Dayton)
- Joe Estevez (actor) (Dayton)
- Angie Everhart (fashion model) (Akron)
- Jamie Farr (actor) (Toledo)
- Suzanne Farrell (dancer) (Cincinnati)
- Clark Gable (actor) (Cadiz)
- Teri Garr (actor) (Lakewood)
- Dorothy Gish (actor)
- Lillian Gish (actor) (Springfield)
- Carlin Glynn (actor) (Cleveland)
- David Graf (actor) (Lancaster)
- Joel Grey (actor, singer, dancer) (Cleveland)
- Julie Hagerty (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Arsenio Hall (comedian, talk show host, actor) (Cleveland)
- Margaret Hamilton (actor)
- Dorian Harewood (actor) (Dayton)
- Woody Harrelson (actor) (Lebanon)
- Patricia Heaton (actor) (Bay Village)
- Anne Heche (actor)
- Eileen Heckart (actor) (Columbia)
- John Hockenberry (broadcaster) (Dayton)
- Hal Holbrook (actor) (Cleveland)
- Katie Holmes (actor) (Toledo)
- Bob Hope (comedian, actor) (Cleveland)
- Rule Janice (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Elsie Janis (actor) (Columbus)
- Allison Janney (actor) (Dayton)
- Ken Jenkins (actor) (Dayton)
- Gordon Jump (actor) (Dayton)
- Carol Kane (actor) (Cleveland)
- Melina Kanakaredes (actor) (Akron)
- Perry King (actor) (Alliance)
- A. J. Langer (actor) (Columbus)
- Walter Law (actor) (Dayton)
- Hudson Leick (actor) (Cincinnati)
- RuDee Lipscomb (actor) (Dayton)
- John Lithgow (actor) (Yellow Springs)
- Chad Lowe (actor) (Dayton)
- Rob Lowe (actor) (Dayton)
- Paul Lynde (actor)
- Diane McBain (actor) (Cleveland)
- Gates McFadden (actor) (Cuyahoga Falls)
- Mark Metcalf (actor) (Findlay)
- W. Chrystie Miller (actor) (Dayton)
- Walter Miller (actor) (Dayton)
- Ryan Mitchell (actor)
- Bill Moor (actor) (Toledo)
- Greg Morris (actor) (Columbus)
- Martin Mull (comedian, actor) (North Ridgeville)
- John Newland (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Paul Newman (actor) (Cleveland)
- Stephen Nichols (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Don Novello (comedian, actor) (Ashtabula)
- Ed O'Neill (actor) (Youngstown)
- Annie Oakley (markswoman) (Greenville)
- Jack Paar (talk show host) (Canton)
- Lawanda Page (actor) (Cleveland)
- Suzee Pai (actor) (Toledo)
- Eleanor Parker (actor) (Cedarville)
- Sarah Jessica Parker (actor) (Cincinnati/Nelsonville)
- Robert Patrick (actor) (Cleveland)
- Austin Pendleton (actor) (Warren)
- Luke Perry (actor) (Fredericktown)
- Tom Poston (actor) (Columbus)
- Jess Robbins (actor) (Dayton)
- Roy Rogers (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Ted Ross (actor) (Dayton)
- Alan Ruck (actor) (Cleveland)
- Tyrone Power (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Gary Sandy (actor) (Dayton)
- Sherri Saum (actor) (Dayton)
- Fred Scott (broadcaster, "Uncle Fred") (Dayton)
- William Self (actor) (Dayton)
- Martin Sheen (actor) (Dayton)
- Lew Short (actor) (Dayton)
- Mamie Smith (singer) (Cincinnati)
- Hal Sparks (actor) (Cincinnati)
- Dina Spybey (actor) (Columbus)
- Mark Stevens (actor) (Cleveland)
- Philip Michael Thomas (actor) (Columbus)
- Andrea Thompson (model, broadcaster)
- Lucille Ward (actor) (Dayton)
- Jack Weston (actor) (Cleveland)
- Debra Winger (actor) (Cleveland Heights)
- Jonathan Winters (comedian, actor) (Dayton)
- Amy Yasbeck (actor) (Cincininati)
- Hugh Downs (broadcaster) (Lima)
Miscellaneous Celebrities, Beauty Pageant Winners, Cheesecake Models, etc.
- Christina Angel (adult entertainment performer) (Dayton)
- Tina Bockrath (cheesecake model) (Dayton)
- Deanna Brooks (cheesecake model)
- Mary Katherine Campbell (Miss America 1922, 1923)
- Laura Cover (cheesecake model)
- Carmella DeCesare (cheesecake model) (Avon Lake)
- Amee Donovan (adult entertainment performer) (Dayton)
- Sue Downey (Miss USA 1965)
- Carmen Electra (cheesecake model, actor) (Cincinnati/White Oak)
- Leo Ford (adult entertainment performer) (Dayton)
- Felicia Fox (adult entertainmetn performer) (Springfield)
- Taylor Hayes (cheesecake model)
- John Holmes (adult entertainment performer)
- Toccara Elaine Jones (contestant on America's Next Top Model)(Dayton)
- Heather Kozar (cheesecake model) (Akron)
- Traci Lords (adult entertainment performer, actor, author) (Steubenville)
- Jacquelyn Mayer (Miss America 1963)
- Marilyn Meseke (Miss America 1938)
- Ce Ce Peniston (model, Miss Black Arizona 1989) (Dayton)
- Susan Perkins (Miss America 1978)
- Danielle Reyes (contestant on Big Brother) (Dayton)
- Laurel Lea Schaefer (Miss America 1972)
- Kim Seelbrede (Miss USA 1981)
- Dean Roll (professional wrestler) (Dayton)
Singers, Musicians, Composers, Songwriters, Conductors, etc.
- Albert Ayler (musician) (Cleveland)
- David Baerwald (musician) (Oxford)
- Stiv Bators (musician) (Cleveland)
- Kathleen Battle (singer) (Portsmouth)
- The Black Keys (musicians) (Toledo)
- Cindy Blackman (musician) (Yellow Springs)
- Bone Thugs N Harmony (musician group) (Cleveland)
- Bow Wow (musician) (Columbus)
- Eric Carmen (musician) (Cleveland)
- Tracy Chapman (musician) (Cleveland)
- Bootsy Collins (musician)
- Louis "Chip" Davis Jr. (musician) (Sylvania)
- Kim Deal and Kelley Deal of The Breeders (musicians) (Huber Heights/Dayton)
- Devo (musicians) (Kent)
- Michael Feinstein (Columbus)
- Craig Fuller (musician) (Waverly/Columbus)
- Macy Gray (musician) (Canton)
- Dave Grohl (musician) (Warren)
- Guided by Voices (musicians) (Dayton)
- Henry Fillmore (composer)
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (musician) (Cleveland)
- Heartless Bastards
- Chrissie Hynde (musician) (Akron)
- Lux Interior (musician) (Kent)
- Nick Lachey (musician) (Cincinnati)
- James Levine (conductor, musician) (Cincinnati)
- Marilyn Manson (musician) (Canton)
- Dean Martin (singer, actor) (Steubenville)
- Maureen McGovern (singer) (Youngstown)
- Mills Brothers (musicians)
- Ohio Players (musicians) (Dayton)
- Robert Pollard (composer) (Dayton)
- Pure Prairie League (musicians) (Columbus)
- The Raspberries (musicians) (Cleveland)
- Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails (musician) (Cleveland)
- Michael Stanley (musician) (Youngstown)
- Billy Strayhorn (musician)
- Rachel Sweet (musician) (Akron)
- Art Tatum (musician) (Toledo)
- David Thomas (musician) (Akron)
- Roger Troutman and Larry Troutman (composers)
- Scott Weiland (musician) (Cleveland)
- Jon Frederic West (singer) (Dayton)
- Dwight Yoakam (singer, actor) (Columbus)
Soldiers, Sailors, etc.
- George Custer (cavalry officer) (New Rumley)
- William Tecumseh Sherman (soldier, politician)
- Tecumseh (soldier)
- Andrew L. Harris (Civil War general, U.S. Commissioner, Ohio Governor)
Architects, Inventors, Explorers, Adventurers, Astronauts, Aviators, Spies, etc.
- Neil Armstrong (astronaut) (Wapakoneta/Lebanon)
- George Bartholomew (inventor)
- Charles A. Bassett II (astronaut)
- Ken Cameron (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Nancy Currie (astronaut)
- Thomas Edison (inventor) (Milan)
- Harvey Firestone (inventor, industrialist) (Columbiana/Akron)
- Cass Gilbert (architect) (Zanesville)
- John Glenn (astronaut, politician) (Cambridge/New Concord)
- Michael T. Good (astronaut)
- Elisha Gray (inventor) (Barnesville)
- Greg Harbaugh (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Karl G. Henize (astronaut)
- Tom Henricks (astronaut)
- Philip Johnson (architect) (Cleveland)
- Charles Kettering (inventor) (Loudenville/Dayton)
- Whitmore Knaggs (soldier, spy)
- Jim Lovell (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- G. David Low (astronaut) {Cleveland)
- Judith Resnick (astronaut) (Akron)
- Eddie Rickenbacker (aviator, race car driver) (Columbus)
- Ron Sega (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Don Thomas (astronaut)
- Carl Walz (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- D. Thomas Walz (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Mary Ellen Weber (astronaut) (Cleveland)
- Granville Woods (inventor) (Columbus/Cincinnati)
- Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (inventors) (Dayton)
- Donn F. Eisele (astronaut)
- Michael J. Foreman (astronaut)
- Michael L. Gernhardt (astronaut)
- Michael T. Good (astronaut)
- Thomas J. Hennen (astronaut)
- Terence T. Henricks (astronaut)
- Robert F. Overmyer (astronaut)
- Ronald A. Parise (astronaut)
- Robert C. Springer (astronaut)
- Sunita L. Williams (astronaut)
- Guion S. Bluford Jr. (astronaut)
- Mark N. Brown (astronaut) (Dayton)
- Charles O. Hobaugh (astronaut) (North Ridgeville)
- Kathryn D. Sullivan (astronaut)
Athletes, Coaches, etc.
- Kurt Abbott (baseball player) (Zanesville)
- Paul Brown (football coach) (Norwalk)
- Marco Coleman (football player) (Dayton)
- Roger Clemens (baseball player} (Dayton)
- Cris Collinsworth (football player) (Dayton)
- James "Buster" Douglas (boxer) (Columbus)
- Sarah Fisher (race car driver) (Columbus)
- Archie Griffin (football player) (Columbus)
- John Havlicek (basketball player)
- Woody Hayes (football coach) (Clifton/Newcomerstown/Upper Arlington)
- Bobby Knight (basketball coach) (Massilon/Orrville)
- Edwin C. Moses (runner) (Dayton)
- Thurman Munson (baseball player) (Canton)
- Jack Nicklaus (golfer) (Columbus)
- Paul O'Neill (baseball player) (Columbus)
- Jesse Owens (runner) (Cleveland)
- John Paxson (basketball player) (Dayton)
- Branch Rickey (baseball manager) (Stockdale)
- Ben Roethlisberger (football player) (Findlay)
- Pete Rose (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Mike Schmidt (baseball player) (Dayton)
- Shannon Stewart (baseball player)
- Kevin Youkilis (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
- Cy Young (baseball player) (gilmore/Newcomerstown)
Businesspeople, Entrepreneurs, etc.
- B. F. Goodrich (industrialist) (Akron)
- Charles Keating (banker, activist) (Cincinnati)
- Ransom Olds
- William Procter (industrialist) (Cincinnati)
- John D. Rockefeller (industrialist) (Strongsville/Cleveland)
- Frank Seiberling (industrialist) (Western Star)
- George Steinbrenner (shipping magnate, sports club owner) (Cleveland)
Publishers, Media Moguls, etc.
- James M. Cox (publisher of Dayton Daily News, founder of Cox Communications, politician) (Dayton)
- Larry Flynt (founder of Hustler magazine, strip club owner) (Cincinnati)
- Ted Turner (founder of Turner Broadcasting, CNN) (Cincinnati)
Activists, Philanthropists, Do-Gooders, Public Agitators, Advocates, Lawyers, etc.
- John Brown (abolitionist) (Hudson)
- Clarence Darrow (lawyer) (Kinsman)
- Gloria Steinem (feminist)
- Irvin F. Westheimer (founder of Big Brothers Big Sisters)
- Victoria Woodhull (activist, stock broker, journalist, politician) (Homer/Mount Gilead)
Criminals
- Donald DeFreeze (Patty Hearst kidnapper) (Cleveland)
- Nathan Gale (murderer)
- James Oliver Huberty (murderer) (Massillon)
- Charles Manson (murderer, cult leader) (Cincinnati/Walnut Hills)
Crime Victims
Scholars, Scientists, Historians, Theorists, Philosophers, Opinionists, etc.
- Samuel Dana Horton (monetary theorist)
- Thomas Samuel Kuhn (science philosopher)
- Charles Richter (physicist) (Hamilton)
- Arthur Schlesinger (historian)
- Sander Vanocur (commentator) (Cleveland)
Educators, Lecturers, Motivational Speakers, Self-Help Gurus, etc.
- William Holmes McGuffey (educator, author)(Tuscarawas County/Oxford/Cincinnati)
- Norman Vincent Peale
Others
- Clyde Beatty (animal trainer) (Chillicothe)
- Brenda Carlin (television producer, wife of George Carlin) (Dayton)
- John Dean
- Jack Hanna (zoo director, animal expert) (Cincinnati)
- Kenesaw Mountain Landis (baseball commissioner) (Millville)
- Sam Shepard (murder suspect) (Cleveland)