Biographical Records

Notable People from Ohio

4,740 notable figures born in Ohio, showing page 7 of 95, ranked by historical prominence.

Carmen Barth
American boxer (1912-1985)
1912 - 1985
boxer
Jerrie Mock
Jerrie Mock
.American aviation pioneer (1925–2014)
1925 - 2014
aircraft pilot
Thomas Louis Berger
Thomas Louis Berger
American novelist (1924–2014)
1924 - 2014
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Stanford R. Ovshinsky
Stanford R. Ovshinsky
prolific American inventor and scientist (1922–2012)
1922 - 2012
entrepreneurphysicistinventor
Miller Anderson
Miller Anderson
diver (1922-1965)
1922 - 1965
competitive diver
Jack Weston
Jack Weston
American actor (1924–1996)
1924 - 1996
film actortelevision actorstage actor
George Steinbrenner
George Steinbrenner
American businessman and Major League Baseball team owner (1930-2010)
1930 - 2010
sports executiveathletics competitorinvestor
Rudolph Rummel
Rudolph Rummel
American academic (1932–2014)
1932 - 2014
statisticianpolitical scientistuniversity teacher
Jack Smith
Jack Smith
American filmmaker (1932-1989)
1932 - 1989
film actorcinematographerdirector
Michael Martin
American philosopher (1932-2015)
1932 - 2015
philosopheruniversity teacher
Flip Saunders
Flip Saunders
American basketball player, coach, executive (1955-2015)
1955 - 2015
basketball coachbasketball player
Jani Lane
American rock singer (1964–2011)
1964 - 2011
songwritermusiciansinger
Jason Molina
Jason Molina
American singer-songwriter
1973 - 2013
singer-songwriterguitaristsinger
John B. Weller
John B. Weller
United States Senator, from California (1812-1875)
1812 - 1875
prosecutordiplomatjurist
Charles Foster
Charles Foster
35th Governor of Ohio and 40th Secretary of the Treasury (1828-1904)
1828 - 1904
politician
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
American philanthropist, schoolteacher (1839-1915)
1839 - 1915
philanthropistschool teacher
James B. Weaver
James B. Weaver
American politician (1833–1912)
1833 - 1912
prosecutorjuristmilitary officer
Russell Alexander Alger
Russell Alexander Alger
Union Army general (1836-1907)
1836 - 1907
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
American writer (1835–1905)
1835 - 1905
children's writerpoetwriter
Emily Woodruff
American archer (1846-1916)
1846 - 1916
archer
Tennessee Claflin
Tennessee Claflin
American suffragist (1844-1923)
1844 - 1923
stockbrokersuffragistpolitician
William Henry Holmes
William Henry Holmes
American academic, painter and illustrator (1846-1933)
1846 - 1933
scientific illustratormountaineeranthropologist
George Willis Ritchey
American astronomer (1864–1945)
1864 - 1945
opticianastronomer
Edwin Grant Conklin
Edwin Grant Conklin
American biologist and zoologist (1863–1952)
1863 - 1952
botanistbiologistuniversity teacher
Sidney Johnson
Sidney Johnson
American tug of war competitor
1877 - 2000
athlete
John Joachim
American rower (1874-1942)
1874 - 1942
rower
William Coblentz
William Coblentz
American physicist (1873–1962)
1873 - 1962
physicistastronomer
Clarence DeMar
Clarence DeMar
American marathon runner
1888 - 1958
marathon runnerlong-distance runner
Robert L. Eichelberger
Robert L. Eichelberger
United States Army general commanding the US Eighth Army during World War II (1886–1961)
1886 - 1961
military personnel
Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly
American actor (1887-1940)
1887 - 1940
film actorstage actoractor
George Ault
George Ault
American painter (1891-1948)
1891 - 1948
draftspersonpainter
Helen Gibson
Helen Gibson
actress, stuntwoman, trick rider, film producer (1892-1977)
1892 - 1977
stunt performerfilm actorfilm producer
Rowland V. Lee
Rowland V. Lee
film director (1891-1975)
1891 - 1975
manufacturerfilm actorfilm producer
Melville J. Herskovits
American anthropologist (1895–1963)
1895 - 1963
anthropologisteducatoruniversity teacher
Kenneth Nichols
Kenneth Nichols
United States Army officer and engineer
1907 - 2000
army officercivil engineermilitary engineer
Earl Foster Thomson
Earl Foster Thomson
American equestrian (1900-1971)
1900 - 1971
event riderdressage ridermilitary officer
George Simpson
George Simpson
American athletics competitor (1908-1961)
1908 - 1961
athletics competitor
Steve Anderson
Steve Anderson
American hurdler (1906-1988)
1906 - 1988
athletics competitor
Alan Baxter
Alan Baxter
American actor (1908–1976)
1908 - 1976
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Stuff Smith
Stuff Smith
American musician (1909-1967)
1909 - 1967
jazz singerjazz musicianviolinist
Walter Laufer
Walter Laufer
American swimmer (1906–1984)
1906 - 1984
swimmer
Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton
American actor (1911-1977)
1911 - 1977
film actortelevision actoractor
Jack Paar
Jack Paar
American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host (1918-2004)
1918 - 2004
game show hostfilm actorradio personality
Shirley Mitchell
Shirley Mitchell
American actress (1919-2013)
1919 - 2013
film actortelevision actorradio personality
Vaughn Monroe
Vaughn Monroe
American singer (1911–1973)
1911 - 1973
recording artisttrumpeterfilm actor
Marion Byron
Marion Byron
American actress (1911-1985)
1911 - 1985
film actoractor
William B. Saxbe
William B. Saxbe
American politician (1916–2010)
1916 - 2010
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Joe Seneca
Joe Seneca
American actor (1919–1996)
1919 - 1996
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Lee Bowman
Lee Bowman
American actor (1914–1979)
1914 - 1979
television actorfilm actoractor
James G. March
James G. March
American sociologist (1928–2018)
1928 - 2018
sociologistpolitical scientistuniversity teacher
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