Biographical Records

Notable People from Ohio

4,740 notable figures born in Ohio, showing page 39 of 95, ranked by historical prominence.

Elita Proctor Otis
Elita Proctor Otis
American actress
1860 – 1927
stage actoractor
Joseph Gaston
Joseph Gaston
American railroad executive, journalist, historian based in Oregon
1833 – 1913
journalisteditorhistorian
Edward L. Taylor, Jr.
Edward L. Taylor, Jr.
American politician (1869-1938)
1869 – 1938
politicianlawyer
Theodore Kara
Theodore Kara
American boxer (1916–1944)
1916 – 1944
boxer
Ed Seward
Ed Seward
Major League Baseball player (1867-1947)
1867 – 1947
baseball player
Sylvester Antolak
Sylvester Antolak
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1916-1944)
1916 – 1944
soldier
Tennyson Guyer
Tennyson Guyer
American politician in Ohio (1913-1981)
1912 – 1981
politician
William Hussey
William Hussey
American astronomer
1862 – 1926
astronomer
John Scott
John Scott
American politician, businessman, lawyer, and soldier (1824-1903)
1824 – 1903
politicianbusinesspersonmilitary personnel
Robert W. Levering
Robert W. Levering
American politician (1914–1989)
1914 – 1989
librarianpoliticianlawyer
Robert L. Metcalf
entomologist (1916–1998)
1916 – 1998
toxicologistentomologistuniversity teacher
John McDowell Leavitt
John McDowell Leavitt
American writer, lawyer and priest (1824-1909)
1824 – 1909
novelistpoetlawyer
Robert R. Scott
Robert R. Scott
U.S. Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1915–1941)
1915 – 1941
military personnel
Grant M. Hudson
Grant M. Hudson
American politician (1868-1955)
1868 – 1955
politician
Gary Burden
American artist
1933 – 2018
poster artist
Luella Miner
Luella Miner
American educator, missionary in China
1861 – 1935
educatormissionary
Walter Farmer
Walter Farmer
American architect (1911–1997)
1911 – 1997
art collectorgenealogistart historian
Gates Brown
Gates Brown
American baseball player and coach
1939 – 2013
baseball player
Edward Edwards
Edward Edwards
American serial killer (1933-2011)
1933 – 2011
serial killer
Edward Klima
American linguist
1931 – 2008
linguist
Henry Luther Dickey
Henry Luther Dickey
American politician (1832-1910)
1832 – 1910
politicianlawyer
John Welch
John Welch
American politician (1805-1891)
1805 – 1891
politicianlawyerjudge
Donna Pope
Donna Pope
American politician (1931–2023)
1931 – 2023
directorpolitician
Don Fleming
Don Fleming
American football player (1937-1963)
1937 – 1963
American football playerbaseball player
John Henry Schaffner
American botanist and mycologist (1866–1939)
1866 – 1939
mycologistbotanist
Nancy Ford Cones
American photographer (1869–1962)
1869 – 1962
photographer
Fred L. Walker
Fred L. Walker
U.S. Army general (1887-1969)
1887 – 1969
military personnel
John Kenneth Caldwell
John Kenneth Caldwell
American diplomat (1881-1982)
1881 – 1982
diplomat
Harry N. Routzohn
Harry N. Routzohn
American politician (1881-1953)
1881 – 1953
politicianlawyerjudge
Carl Cooke
American athletics competitor (1889-1971)
1889 – 1971
athletics competitor
Larry Kelley
American football player (1915-2000)
1915 – 2000
American football playerteacher
Merie Earle
American actress (1889-1984)
1889 – 1984
actor
Mother Solomon
Mother Solomon
Wyandot nanny (1816–1890)
1816 – 1890
nanny
Charles Champion Gilbert
Charles Champion Gilbert
Union Army General
1822 – 1903
military officer
Elihu S. Williams
Elihu S. Williams
American politician (1835-1903)
1835 – 1903
politicianlawyer
Joseph Carr
Joseph Carr
American football executive, owner
1880 – 1939
promoterexecutive
John L. Cable
John L. Cable
American politician
1884 – 1971
prosecutorpoliticianlawyer
Martin K. Gantz
Martin K. Gantz
American politician (1862-1916)
1862 – 1916
politicianlawyer
Don Patterson
American jazz organist (1936-1988)
1936 – 1988
recording artistjazz musicianmusician
Charles Armstrong
Charles Armstrong
American physician (1886–1967)
1886 – 1967
epidemiologistvirologistmilitary officer
Alice King Chatham
American sculptor and equipment designer (1908-1989)
1908 – 1989
sculptor
Rosalind Byrne
American actress
1904 – 1989
film actor
Barbara Worth
Barbara Worth
American actress (1906-1955)
1906 – 1955
film actoractorscreenwriter
James Patrick Celebrezze
James Patrick Celebrezze
American judge and politician (1938-2021)
1938 – 2021
politicianlawyerjudge
Elizabeth Reinhardt
American screenwriter
1909 – 1954
writerscreenwriter
James Polshek
James Polshek
American architect (1930–2022)
1930 – 2022
architect
William R. Arnold
William R. Arnold
United States Army general and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (1881-1965)
1881 – 1965
Catholic priestCatholic bishoppastor
William R. Thom
William R. Thom
American politician
1885 – 1960
politicianlawyer
Charles Biederman
American artist (1906–2004)
1906 – 2004
sculptorpainterauthor
Warren J. Duffey
Warren J. Duffey
American politician (1886–1936)
1886 – 1936
politicianlawyer
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