Biographical Records
Notable People from Ohio
4,740 notable figures born in Ohio, showing page 49 of 95, ranked by historical prominence.
Bessie Brown
1895 – 1955
jazz musiciansinger
Samuel Loveman
1887 – 1976
criticplaywrightpoet
Walter Farmer
1911 – 1997
art collectorgenealogistart historian
Archibald Lybrand
1840 – 1910
politicianlawyer
Grant M. Hudson
1868 – 1955
politician
John Joseph Kaising
1936 – 2007
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Ralph E. Oesper
1886 – 1977
university teacherchemisthistorian
Luella Miner
1861 – 1935
educatormissionary
James McCleery
1837 – 1871
politicianlawyerteacher
Miner Searle Bates
1897 – 1978
missionaryhistorian
John Edmondson
1933 – 2016
trumpetermusic teachermusic arranger
Elihu S. Williams
1835 – 1903
politicianlawyer
Joseph Bailey
1825 – 1867
military officer
Rachel Littler Bodley
1831 – 1888
botanistbotanical collectorcurator
Oliver Ernesto Branch
1847 – 1916
politicianlawyer
Douglas Gunn
1841 – 1891
journalistpolitician
Russell Oberlin
1928 – 2016
opera singersinger
Creighton Miller
1922 – 2002
trade unionistlawyer
Jacob Hamblin
1819 – 1886
missionarydiplomat
John Henry Schaffner
1866 – 1939
mycologistbotanist
John F. McKinney
1827 – 1903
politicianlawyer
John Glasgow Kerr
1824 – 1901
surgeonphysician
Luther M. Strong
1838 – 1903
politicianlawyerjudge
Larry Kelley
1915 – 2000
American football playerteacher
John Sekula
1969 – 2010
guitaristartist
Roy Wagner
1938 – 2018
anthropologist
Jonathan Baxter Harrison
1835 – 1907
journalist
Nancy Ford Cones
1869 – 1962
photographer
Joel Crothers
1941 – 1985
television actorstage actoractor
Robert W. McChesney
1952 – 2025
communication scholarradio personalityuniversity teacher
Horace Ladd Moore
1837 – 1914
politicianlawyer
Ross Browner
1954 – 2022
American football player
Todd Portune
1958 – 2020
politicianlawyer
Adoniram J. Holmes
1842 – 1902
politicianlawyer
Les Pugh
1923 – 1979
basketball player
Martin K. Gantz
1862 – 1916
politicianlawyer
John Solomon Rarey
1827 – 1866
horsetrainer
Clara Chipman Newton
1848 – 1936
artist
Fred Abbott
1874 – 1935
baseball player
Shannon Wilcox
1943 – 2023
film produceractor
Shell Kepler
1958 – 2008
film actoractor
James John Faran
1808 – 1892
journalistpoliticianlawyer
Andrew Graham McBurney
1817 – 1894
politicianlawyer
Julia Perkins Ballard
1828 – 1894
entomologist
Clarence Adler
1886 – 1969
music educatorpianist
Alvin F. Weichel
1891 – 1956
lecturerpoliticianlawyer
George Guthrie
1904 – 1972
hurdler
Roger Davis
1938 – 2024
American football player
Andrew Ellison
1812 – 1860
politicianlawyer
Annette DeFoe
1890 – 1960
film actorstage actoractor