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Notable People from Ohio

4,740 notable figures born in Ohio, showing page 17 of 95, ranked by historical prominence.

Eugene Millikin
Eugene Millikin
American politician (1891-1958)
1891 – 1958
lawyerpolitician
Ammon Hennacy
Ammon Hennacy
American Christian pacifist, anarchist and social activist (1893-1970)
1893 – 1970
pacifisttrade unionistautobiographer
George H. Bender
George H. Bender
American politician (1896–1961)
1896 – 1961
entrepreneurpolitician
Hoylande Young
Hoylande Young
American chemist
1903 – 1986
chemist
Gina Malo
Gina Malo
American actress (1909-1963)
1909 – 1963
film actorstage actoractor
Rowland Brown
writer/Director 1931-1952
1900 – 1963
directorfilm directorscreenwriter
Leslie Peltier
American astronomer (1900–1980)
1900 – 1980
astronomer
Marvin Bower
Marvin Bower
American business theorist (1903–2003)
1903 – 2003
consultantmanagerjurist
Gile Steele
American costume designer (1908-1952)
1908 – 1952
costume designer
Jim Rhodes
Jim Rhodes
American politician (1909-2001)
1909 – 2001
governorpolitician
Tiny Bradshaw
Tiny Bradshaw
American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer (1907–1958)
1905 – 1958
jazz musiciansongwriterbandleader
Audrey Emery
Audrey Emery
American socialite (1904-1971)
1904 – 1971
socialite
Wild Bill Davison
Wild Bill Davison
American jazz musician (1906–1989)
1906 – 1989
cornetistjazz musicianbandleader
Georgia Backus
Georgia Backus
American actress (1900-1983)
1900 – 1983
film actoractor
Bill Mitchell
Bill Mitchell
automobile designer (1912-1988)
1912 – 1988
car designerdesigner
Wilbur Schramm
American writer, journalist, scholar (1907–1987)
1907 – 1987
communication scholarjournalistwriter
Charles Vanik
Charles Vanik
American politician (1913-2007)
1913 – 2007
politicianlawyerjudge
John Franklin Bardin
American writer (1916–1981)
1916 – 1981
crime fiction writernovelistwriter
Una Mae Carlisle
Una Mae Carlisle
American jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter (1915–1956)
1915 – 1956
jazz singerjazz musiciansongwriter
David Ferrie
David Ferrie
Accused of involvement in JFK assassination
1918 – 1967
aircraft pilot
Fletcher Knebel
American novelist, journalist (1911-1993)
1911 – 1993
journalistnovelistwriter
Robert L. Fish
American writer (1912–1981)
1912 – 1981
novelistbiographerwriter
J. C. Heard
J. C. Heard
American musician (1917–1988)
1917 – 1988
jazz musicianbandleadermusician
Arnold Spielberg
Arnold Spielberg
American electrical engineer
1917 – 2020
electrical engineer
Dorothy Adkins
American psychologist
1912 – 1975
statisticianpsychologist
Muriel Siebert
Muriel Siebert
American businesswoman (1928-2013)
1928 – 2013
bankerbusinessperson
Robert McCloskey
children's book author and illustrator from the United States (1914-2003)
1914 – 2003
prose writerpicture book writerchildren's writer
Jerome Lawrence
Jerome Lawrence
American playwright (1915-2004)
1915 – 2004
librettistplaywright
Bill Justice
American animator (1914–2011)
1914 – 2011
traditionally animated filmcharacter animatordirector
John William Brown
John William Brown
Ohio politician (1913-1993)
1913 – 1993
governorpoliticianmayor
Frederick Fennell
Frederick Fennell
American conductor (1914-2004)
1914 – 2004
music educatormusicologistmusic teacher
C. William O'Neill
C. William O'Neill
politician (1916-1978)
1916 – 1978
juristgovernorpolitician
Ernest Tidyman
writer (1928–1984)
1928 – 1984
novelistjournalistwriter
Ross Andru
American comic artist (1927–1993)
1927 – 1993
pencillercomics artistillustrator
John O'Malley
John O'Malley
American Jesuit priest and professor of theology (1927–2022)
1927 – 2022
theology teacherCatholic theologiantheologian
Donald Buka
Donald Buka
American actor (1920-2009)
1920 – 2009
television actoractor
Bernard Rimland
Bernard Rimland
American psychologist (1928–2006)
1928 – 2006
medical writerpsychologistwriter
Sam Sheppard
American neurosurgeon (1923-1970)
1923 – 1970
professional wrestlerneurosurgeon
Mary Wells Lawrence
Mary Wells Lawrence
American businesswoman
1928 – 2024
entrepreneurbusinessperson
Melford Spiro
American anthropologist (1920–2014)
1920 – 2014
anthropologist
Thomas D. Brock
Thomas D. Brock
U.S. bacteriologist and microbiologist (1926–2021)
1926 – 2021
bacteriologistmicrobiologistbiographer
Del Latta
Del Latta
American politician (1920–2016)
1920 – 2016
juristpoliticianlawyer
Dominic Salvatore Gentile
Dominic Salvatore Gentile
American flying ace (1920–1951)
1920 – 1951
aircraft pilotmilitary officer
Barbara Paulson
Barbara Paulson
American former human computer at NASA
1928 – 2023
academicmathematician
Morgan Jones
American actor (1928-2012)
1928 – 2012
television actoractor
Brereton C. Jones
Brereton C. Jones
American politician in Kentucky (1939-2023)
1939 – 2023
politician
Linda Porter
American actress (1933-2019)
1933 – 2019
stage actorfilm actortelevision actor
Chuck Noll
Chuck Noll
American football player and coach (1932-2014)
1932 – 2014
American football coachAmerican football player
Richard C. Banks
Richard C. Banks
American ornithologist (1931–2021)
1931 – 2021
ornithologistzoologist
Peter Blair
Olympic wrestler (1932–1994)
1932 – 1994
amateur wrestler
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