Biographical Records

Notable People from Ohio

4,740 notable figures born in Ohio, showing page 29 of 95, ranked by historical prominence.

Myers Y. Cooper
Myers Y. Cooper
American politician (1873-1958)
1873 – 1958
governorpolitician
Thomas C. Sawyer
Thomas C. Sawyer
American politician (1945–2023)
1945 – 2023
politicianteacher
William H. Wallace
William H. Wallace
American politician (1811-1879)
1811 – 1879
juristgovernorcolonel
Ted Horn
Ted Horn
American racecar driver (1910-1948)
1910 – 1948
racing automobile driver
Esther Boise Van Deman
American archaeologist (1862-1937)
1862 – 1937
classical archaeologistanthropologistarchaeologist
Charles M. Borchers
Charles M. Borchers
American politician (1869-1946)
1869 – 1946
politician
William Albert Hiltner
William Albert Hiltner
American astronomer (1914–1991)
1914 – 1991
astronomer
Ashley Miller
Ashley Miller
American film director and screenwriter of the silent cinema (1867–1949)
1867 – 1949
directorfilm directoranimator
John Stepan Zamecnik
John Stepan Zamecnik
American composer and conductor of Czech descent (1872-1953)
1872 – 1953
violinistmusicianconductor
Butch Miles
American jazz drummer (1944–2023)
1944 – 2023
jazz musicianacademicuniversity teacher
Albion W. Tourgée
Albion W. Tourgée
American civil rights activist and novelist (1838–1905)
1838 – 1905
soldiernovelisthuman rights defender
Eleanor Sokoloff
Eleanor Sokoloff
American pianist and teacher (1914–2020)
1914 – 2020
piano teacherpianistpedagogue
Charles Elwood Brown
Charles Elwood Brown
American politician, Ohio (1834-1904)
1834 – 1904
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Michael Joseph Murphy
Catholic bishop (1915-2007)
1915 – 2007
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
James Corrigan
James Corrigan
American actor (1867-1929)
1867 – 1929
film actoractor
Ivan Sag
American academic linguist (1949–2013)
1949 – 2013
linguistuniversity teacher
Eleanore Whitney
Eleanore Whitney
American actress (1917-1983)
1917 – 1983
film actordanceractor
Helen Arnold
Helen Arnold
silent film actress (1890–1976)
1890 – 1976
film actorstage actoractor
Howard Thurston
Howard Thurston
American magician (1869–1936)
1869 – 1936
magician
Harvey C. Garber
Harvey C. Garber
American politician (1866–1938)
1866 – 1938
politicianlawyer
Ivan Wallin
American biologist (1883-1969)
1883 – 1969
anatomist
Irwin Gage
American Collaborative Pianist (1939–2018)
1939 – 2018
university teacherpianist
Pierre Gendron
Pierre Gendron
American actor and screenwriter (1896–1956)
1896 – 1956
actorscreenwriter
Grace Hoffman
Grace Hoffman
American singer (1925–2008)
1921 – 2008
opera singeruniversity teachersinger
Tad Mosel
American playwright (1922–2008)
1922 – 2008
writerscreenwriter
Leslie Adams
Leslie Adams
American musician (1932–2024)
1932 – 2024
musicologistpianistconductor
Ralph Dayton Cole
Ralph Dayton Cole
American politician (1873–1932)
1873 – 1932
politicianlawyer
Alice Schille
American watercolorist and painter (1869–1955)
1869 – 1955
painterartist
William F. Raynolds
William F. Raynolds
U.S. Army surveyor and topographer (1820-1894)
1820 – 1894
mountaineerexplorersurveying engineer
Marie Morisawa
American geomorphologist
1919 – 1994
geomorphologistearth scientist
Rosella Towne
Rosella Towne
American actress (1918-2014)
1918 – 2014
film actor
George W. Crouse
George W. Crouse
American politician (1832-1912)
1832 – 1912
politician
Robert William Donnelly
Catholic bishop
1931 – 2014
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
William B. Francis
William B. Francis
American politician
1860 – 1954
politicianlawyer
William Doud Packard
William Doud Packard
American businessman
1861 – 1923
entrepreneur
Danny Greene
Danny Greene
American mobster (1933–1977)
1933 – 1977
trade unionist
Carl Lindner Jr.
Carl Lindner Jr.
American businessman
1919 – 2011
publisherentrepreneurbusinessperson
Katharine Wright
Katharine Wright
sister of the Wright brothers
1874 – 1929
suffragistteacher
Kathryn Sheldon
actress (1879-1975)
1879 – 1975
film actoractor
Billy Varga
Billy Varga
American professional wrestler and actor (1919-2013)
1919 – 2013
television actorprofessional wrestleractor
Matthew Denver
Matthew Denver
American politician (1870-1954)
1870 – 1954
bankerpolitician
Stephen Ross Harris
Stephen Ross Harris
American politician (1824–1905)
1824 – 1905
politicianlawyer
Alexander James Quinn
Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland (1932-2013)
1932 – 2013
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Dewey Starkey
film director (1898-1974)
1898 – 1974
film director
James Edwin Campbell
James Edwin Campbell
American poet, editor, short story writer and educator (1860–1896)
1860 – 1896
editorpoetwriter
Edward M. McCook
Edward M. McCook
Union Army general (1833–1909)
1833 – 1909
suffragistdiplomatmilitary officer
Caro Dawes
Caro Dawes
Second Lady of the US (1866-1957)
1866 – 1957
politician
Tommy LiPuma
American record producer (1936–2017)
1936 – 2017
jazz musiciancomposerrecord producer
Lucia Alma McCulloch
Lucia Alma McCulloch
American botanist (1873-1955)
1873 – 1955
scientific collectorphytopathologistbotanical collector
Basil Schott
American archbishop (1939-2010)
1939 – 2010
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
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