Biographical Records

Notable People from Ohio

4,740 notable figures born in Ohio, showing page 14 of 95, ranked by historical prominence.

James F. Wilson
James F. Wilson
American politician (1828-1895)
1828 – 1895
politicianlawyer
Quincy Adams Gillmore
Quincy Adams Gillmore
Union Army general (1825–1888)
1825 – 1888
army officercivil engineermajor general
Daniel Sheldon Norton
Daniel Sheldon Norton
American politician (1829-1870)
1829 – 1870
politicianlawyer
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees
(1827-1897) American politician
1827 – 1897
peace activistpoliticianlawyer
John Quincy Adams Ward
John Quincy Adams Ward
American sculptor (1830-1910)
1830 – 1910
sculptor
Andrew L. Harris
Andrew L. Harris
44th Governor of Ohio (1835–1915)
1835 – 1915
juristmilitary officergovernor
John Willock Noble
John Willock Noble
American politician (1831–1912)
1831 – 1912
politicianlawyer
Whitelaw Reid
Whitelaw Reid
American journalist, diplomat and historian (1837–1912)
1837 – 1912
journalistdiplomatpolitician
Joseph Smith III
Joseph Smith III
eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith Jr and Prophet-President in Community of Christ
1832 – 1914
writer
Wayne Wheeler
Wayne Wheeler
American prohibitionist (1869–1927)
1869 – 1927
juristlawyer
Edward S. Ellis
Edward S. Ellis
Novelist, nonfiction writer (1840-1916)
1840 – 1916
novelistchildren's writerbiographer
Jacob H. Smith
Jacob H. Smith
United States Army general in the Philippine–American War
1840 – 1918
soldier
James Edwin Campbell
James Edwin Campbell
American politician (1843-1924)
1843 – 1924
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Calvin S. Brice
Calvin S. Brice
U.S. Senator from Ohio (1845-1898)
1845 – 1898
juristpoliticianlawyer
Washington Ellsworth Lindsey
Washington Ellsworth Lindsey
American politician (1862-1926)
1862 – 1926
juristgovernorpolitician
James A. Reed
James A. Reed
American politician (1861-1944)
1861 – 1944
politicianlawyer
Dummy Hoy
Dummy Hoy
American baseball player (1862–1961)
1862 – 1961
baseball player
James Ward Packard
American businessman (1863–1928)
1863 – 1928
entrepreneur
Orus Jones
Orus Jones
Amateur golfer (1867–1963)
1867 – 1963
golferdentist
Nicholas Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
American politician (1869-1931)
1869 – 1931
politicianlawyer
Cassius Jackson Keyser
Cassius Jackson Keyser
American mathematician and journalist of pronounced philosophical inclinations (1862-1947)
1862 – 1947
philosopherjournalistmathematician
Mayme Kelso
Mayme Kelso
actress (1867-1946)
1867 – 1946
film actorstage actoractor
George Washington Crile
George Washington Crile
American surgeon and co-founder of Cleveland Clinic
1864 – 1943
surgeon
Ed Delahanty
Ed Delahanty
Major League Baseball outfielder
1867 – 1903
baseball player
Robert Elliott
Robert Elliott
actor (1879-1951)
1879 – 1951
film actorcharacter actoractor
Elmer Flick
Elmer Flick
American baseball player (1876-1971)
1876 – 1971
baseball player
Walter Law
Walter Law
American actor (1876-1940)
1876 – 1940
actor
Miller Huggins
Miller Huggins
American baseball player (1878–1929)
1878 – 1929
baseball playerlawyer
Charles C. Gossett
Charles C. Gossett
American politician (1888-1974)
1888 – 1974
politician
Jess Robbins
film director (1886-1973)
1886 – 1973
film producerfilm directorcinematographer
Raymond Moley
Raymond Moley
American presidential advisor
1886 – 1975
journalistuniversity teachereconomist
Annette Frances Braun
American entomologist (1884-1978)
1884 – 1978
scientific collectorentomologistlepidopterist
Harry F. Millarde
Harry F. Millarde
American actor and director (1885-1931)
1885 – 1931
film actorfilm directoractor
Clay Clement
Clay Clement
American actor (1888–1956)
1888 – 1956
actor
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Ruth Hanna McCormick
American politician (1880–1944)
1880 – 1944
publishersuffragettepolitician
Stanley Rossiter Benedict
Stanley Rossiter Benedict
American chemist (1884–1936)
1884 – 1936
biochemistuniversity teacherchemist
John Meyers
American swimmer (1880-1975)
1880 – 1975
water polo playerswimmer
Andrew Tombes
Andrew Tombes
American actor (1885-1976)
1885 – 1976
actor
George Sisler
George Sisler
American baseball player and coach (1893-1973)
1893 – 1973
baseball player
Thomas A. Burke
Thomas A. Burke
American politician (1898–1971)
1898 – 1971
politicianlawyer
Russel Crouse
American playwright (1893-1966)
1893 – 1966
television writerfilm screenwriterlibrettist
James Bush
James Bush
American actor (1907-1987)
1907 – 1987
actor
Lofton Russell Henderson
Lofton Russell Henderson
recipient of the Navy Cross (1903–1942)
1903 – 1942
aircraft pilotmilitary officer
Jon Lormer
Jon Lormer
American actor (1906-1986)
1906 – 1986
television actoractor
Wolfgang Zilzer
Wolfgang Zilzer
German-American stage and film actor
1901 – 1991
film actorstage actoractor
Joseph Rochefort
Joseph Rochefort
American cryptographer (1900–1976)
1900 – 1976
cryptographersoldiermilitary officer
Thomas Kilgore Sherwood
American chemical engineer (1903–1976)
1903 – 1976
engineer
Thomas Townsend Brown
American physicist (1905–1985)
1905 – 1985
physicist
Ketti Frings
American dramatist and screenwriter (1909–1981)
1909 – 1981
writerscreenwriter
Cheryl Crawford
Cheryl Crawford
American theatre director and producer (1902-1986)
1902 – 1986
directortheatre directorstage actor
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