Biographical Records

Notable People from Ohio

4,740 notable figures born in Ohio, showing page 15 of 95, ranked by historical prominence.

Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist (1906–1984)
1906 – 1984
jazz trombonistmusician
Jack Schaefer
American writer (1907–1991)
1907 – 1991
children's writernovelistjournalist
Earl Wilson
Earl Wilson
American journalist (1907-1987)
1907 – 1987
journalistwriter
Ellis R. Dungan
Ellis R. Dungan
American, film director (1909-2001)
1909 – 2001
film editorfilm director
Herman Whiton
Olympic sailor (1904-1967)
1904 – 1967
skippersailor
Walter Alston
Walter Alston
American baseball player and manager (1911–1984)
1911 – 1984
baseball player
Dan Tobin
Dan Tobin
American actor (1910-1982)
1910 – 1982
television actoractor
Robert Clark Jones
American physicist (1916–2004)
1916 – 2004
physicist
Charles Thompson
Charles Thompson
American jazz pianist (1918–2016)
1918 – 2016
jazz musicianmusic arrangerorganist
Elaine Riley
Elaine Riley
American film and television actress (1917-2015)
1917 – 2015
film actortelevision actorsinger
Glen Tetley
American ballet and modern dancer (1926-2007)
1926 – 2007
dancerchoreographerballet dancer
Ed Benedict
American animator (1912–2006)
1912 – 2006
layout artistanimator
Annie Glenn
Annie Glenn
American advocate (1920-2020)
1920 – 2020
disability rights activistphilanthropist
Ray Solomonoff
American artificial intelligence researcher (1926-2009)
1926 – 2009
artificial intelligence researchermathematiciancomputer scientist
Chris Alcaide
American actor (1922-2004)
1922 – 2004
television actoractor
George Pake
American physicist (1924–2004)
1924 – 2004
university teacherphysicist
James Wright
American poet, born 1927 (1927–1980)
1927 – 1980
translatorpoetwriter
Albert Schwartz
American zoologist (1923-1992)
1923 – 1992
herpetologistentomologistcurator
A. J. Watson
American racing crew chief
1924 – 2014
auto mechanic
Vivian Dandridge
American actress and singer (1921-1991)
1921 – 1991
film actorsingeractor
Donald Edward Osterbrock
American astronomer (1924–2007)
1924 – 2007
astrophysicistuniversity teacherastronomer
William Boyett
William Boyett
American actor (1927-2004)
1927 – 2004
television actoractor
Paul Seymour
American basketball player and coach (1928–1998)
1928 – 1998
basketball coachbasketball player
Charles Gordone
Charles Gordone
American actor and dramatist (1925-1995)
1925 – 1995
film producerfilm directorplaywright
Donald F. Steiner
Donald F. Steiner
American biochemist (1930–2014)
1930 – 2014
biochemistuniversity teacher
Bill Ramsey
Bill Ramsey
German-American jazz and Schlager singer, journalist and actor (1931–2021)
1931 – 2021
recording artistfilm actorradio personality
Hal Davis
American songwriter and record producer (1933–1998)
1933 – 1998
songwriterrecord producercomposer
James Massey
James Massey
American information theorist and cryptologist (1934-2013)
1934 – 2013
cryptologistuniversity teachermathematician
Hollis Frampton
Hollis Frampton
American filmmaker (1936-1984)
1936 – 1984
video artistcomputer artistfilm director
Skip Battin
Skip Battin
American musician (1934-2003)
1934 – 2003
musiciansinger-songwritersinger
Gordon H. Bower
American psychologist (1932–2020)
1932 – 2020
university teacherpsychologist
Utah Phillips
Utah Phillips
American labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller and poet (1935-2008)
1935 – 2008
peace activisttrade unionisthumorist
Robert Quine
Robert Quine
American guitarist (1942–2004)
1942 – 2004
rock musicianguitaristmusician
Keith Prentice
American actor (1940-1992)
1940 – 1992
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Larry Jones
Larry Jones
American basketball player (born 1942)
1942 – 2025
basketball coachbasketball player
David Mark Berger
US-Israeli weightlifter, victim of the 1972 Olympic assassination attempt
1944 – 1972
Olympic competitorweightlifterathlete
Alaina Reed Hall
American actress and singer (1946–2009)
1946 – 2009
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Jimmy Griffin
Jimmy Griffin
American musician (1943–2005)
1943 – 2005
guitaristsongwritermusician
Gary Bradds
Gary Bradds
American basketball player (1942–1983)
1942 – 1983
basketball coachbasketball player
Neal Walk
Neal Walk
American basketball player, center (1948–2015)
1948 – 2015
basketball player
Mike Schuler
Mike Schuler
American basketball coach (1940–2022)
1940 – 2022
basketball coachbasketball player
Donald Harvey
American serial killer (1952–2017)
1952 – 2017
serial killernurse
Bo Lamar
Bo Lamar
American basketball player
1951 – 2026
basketball player
Ronald Bell
Ronald Bell
American musician (1951–2020)
1951 – 2020
record producercomposer
Steve LaTourette
Steve LaTourette
American politician (1954–2016)
1954 – 2016
public defenderpoliticianlawyer
Charles David Allis
Charles David Allis
American molecular biologist
1951 – 2023
molecular biologistgeneticistuniversity teacher
Jeff Burr
American film director (1963–2023)
1963 – 2023
directorfilm directoractor
Nicholas Angelich
Nicholas Angelich
American pianist (1970–2022)
1970 – 2022
musicianpianist
Dan Emmett
Dan Emmett
American entertainer and composer (1815-1904)
1815 – 1904
songwritercomposer
George E. Pugh
George E. Pugh
American politician (1822-1876)
1822 – 1876
politicianlawyer
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