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Notable People from Ohio

4,740 notable figures born in Ohio, showing page 1 of 95, ranked by historical prominence.

Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
American inventor and businessman (1847–1931)
1847 – 1931
film producerfilm directorinventor
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
1930 – 2012
United States Naval Aviatormilitary flight engineeraircraft pilot
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
1822 – 1885
army officerexplorerstatesperson
James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield
president of the United States in 1881
1831 – 1881
President of the Republicstatespersonjurist
William McKinley
William McKinley
president of the United States from 1897 to 1901
1843 – 1901
President of the Republicstatespersongovernor
Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding
president of the United States from 1921 to 1923
1865 – 1923
statespersonnewspaper editorpolitician
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
president of the United States from 1877 to 1881
1822 – 1893
statespersonmajor generalmilitary officer
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
President of the United States, 1889-1893 (1833–1901)
1833 – 1901
BrigadegeneralPresident of the Republicstatesperson
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
African American novelist, essayist, and academic (1931–2019)
1931 – 2019
young adult authoraudiobook narratoressayist
Paul Newman
Paul Newman
American actor (1925–2008)
1925 – 2008
film screenwriterproduceractivist
JD Vance
JD Vance
vice president of the United States since 2025
1984
soldierskierideologue
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
American actor (1901–1960)
1901 – 1960
film actoractor
Doris Day
Doris Day
American actress and singer (1922–2019)
1922 – 2019
recording artistfilm actortelevision actor
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist (1842–1914)
1842 – 1914
aphoristscience fiction writerjournalist
Charles Manson
Charles Manson
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
1934 – 2017
cult leadercriminalmusician
Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
American actor (1925–2021)
1925 – 2021
film actortelevision actordirector
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
American actress (1893–1993)
1893 – 1993
autobiographerpeace activisttelevision actor
Arthur Holly Compton
Arthur Holly Compton
American physicist (1892–1962)
1892 – 1962
theoretical physicistnuclear physicistuniversity teacher
John Glenn
John Glenn
American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)
1921 – 2016
film actortelevision actormanager
Dean Martin
Dean Martin
American singer, actor, comedian and film producer (1917–1995)
1917 – 1995
producertelevision personalityjazz musician
Donald Arthur Glaser
Donald Arthur Glaser
American physicist and neurobiologist (1926–2013)
1926 – 2013
neurobiologistmolecular biologistneuroscientist
Thomas Kuhn
Thomas Kuhn
American historian, physicist and philosopher (1922 – 1996)
1922 – 1996
philosopher of sciencehistorian of sciencephilosopher
Jonathan Winters
Jonathan Winters
American comedian, actor, artist (1925–2013)
1925 – 2013
film actortelevision actorfilm editor
Charles G. Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929
1865 – 1951
journalistbankersongwriter
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
United States Army general (1820–1891)
1820 – 1891
bankermilitary officermilitary personnel
Charles Francis Richter
Charles Francis Richter
Seismologist and mathematician
1900 – 1985
seismologistgeophysicistgeologist
Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson
American architect (1906–2005)
1906 – 2005
architectural historianart historianarchitect
Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Anderson
American writer (1876–1941)
1876 – 1941
short story writernovelistjournalist
Wes Craven
Wes Craven
American filmmaker (1939–2015)
1939 – 2015
film screenwriterproducerfilm editor
Jim Lovell
Jim Lovell
American astronaut (1928–2025)
1928 – 2025
naval aviatornaval officertest pilot
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
American actor (1907–1997)
1907 – 1997
television actorfilm actordirector
Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller
American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917–2012)
1917 – 2012
stand-up comedianfilm actortelevision actor
Willard Van Orman Quine
Willard Van Orman Quine
American philosopher and logician (1900–2000)
1908 – 2000
philosopher of languageepistemologistanalytic philosopher
William Lipscomb
William Lipscomb
Nobel Prize-winning American inorganic and organic chemist
1919 – 2011
university teacherchemist
Richard Smalley
Richard Smalley
American chemist (1943–2005)
1943 – 2005
chemistprofessorscientist
F. Sherwood Rowland
F. Sherwood Rowland
American chemist (1927–2012)
1927 – 2012
environmental chemistuniversity teacherchemist
George Armstrong Custer
George Armstrong Custer
United States cavalry commander (1839–1876)
1839 – 1876
soldiermilitary officer
Paul Lauterbur
Paul Lauterbur
American chemist (1929–2007)
1929 – 2007
biophysicistresearcherchemist
Tim Conway
Tim Conway
American actor and comedian (1933–2019)
1933 – 2019
producerphilanthropistfilm actor
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini
American film composer (1924–1994)
1924 – 1994
flautistjazz musicianmusic arranger
Luke Perry
Luke Perry
American actor (1966–2019)
1966 – 2019
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Roger Zelazny
U.S. science fiction and fantasy writer and poet (1937–1995)
1937 – 1995
science fiction writernovelistpoet
Anne Heche
Anne Heche
American actress (1969–2022)
1969 – 2022
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Victoria Woodhull
Victoria Woodhull
American suffragist, editor (1838-1927)
1838 – 1927
women's rights activiststockbrokersuffragist
Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter
American actor (1889–1951)
1889 – 1951
film actorstage actorinventor
Thomas A. Hendricks
Thomas A. Hendricks
American politician (1819–1885)
1819 – 1885
juristgovernorpolitician
Judith Resnik
Judith Resnik
American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986)
1949 – 1986
engineerastronaut
Tyrone Power
Tyrone Power
American actor (1914-1958)
1914 – 1958
polo playerfilm actormilitary officer
Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Parker
American actress (1922-2013)
1922 – 2013
film actortelevision actoractor
Tecumseh
Tecumseh
Native American Shawnee leader (1768-1813)
1768 – 1813
traditional leader or chief
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