Biographical Records

Notable People from Ohio

4,740 notable figures born in Ohio, showing page 8 of 95, ranked by historical prominence.

Franklin Cover
Franklin Cover
American actor (1928-2006)
1928 – 2006
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Kaye Ballard
Kaye Ballard
American actress, comedian, and singer (1925–2019)
1925 – 2019
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Chuck Share
Chuck Share
American basketball player (1927–2012)
1927 – 2012
basketball player
Donald A. Henderson
Donald A. Henderson
American physician (1928-2016)
1928 – 2016
epidemiologist
Dorothy Hart
Dorothy Hart
American actress (1922-2004)
1922 – 2004
film actortelevision actormodel
William Steinkraus
American equestrian (1925–2017)
1925 – 2017
show jumperathlete
Marion Tinsley
Marion Tinsley
American checkers player (1927–1995)
1927 – 1995
mathematician
Tom Poston
Tom Poston
American actor (1921-2007)
1921 – 2007
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Richard Garwin
Richard Garwin
American physicist (1928–2025)
1928 – 2025
nuclear physicistphysicistscientist
Diana Hyland
Diana Hyland
American actress (1936–1977)
1936 – 1977
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Nate Brooks
American boxer (1933–2020)
1933 – 2020
boxer
Greg Morris
Greg Morris
American actor (1933–1996)
1933 – 1996
television actoractor
Fred Neil
American recording artist, singer, songwriter (1936-2001)
1936 – 2001
songwritermusiciansinger
Pat Torpey
Pat Torpey
American drummer (1953–2018)
1953 – 2018
musiciandrummer
Cynthia Myers
Cynthia Myers
Film actress and Playboy Playmate (1950-2011)
1950 – 2011
film actormodelPlayboy Playmate
Delia Bacon
Delia Bacon
American author best known for her work on Shakespearean authorship (1811–1859)
1811 – 1859
writer
Worthington Whittredge
Worthington Whittredge
American painter (1820-1910)
1820 – 1910
painterphotographer
Alice Cary
Alice Cary
American writer (1820–1871)
1820 – 1871
suffragistnovelistchildren's writer
William Quantrill
William Quantrill
Confederate Army officer (1837-1865)
1837 – 1865
criminalmilitary personnel
Charles Woodruff
American archer (1846–1927)
1846 – 1927
archer
Eliza Pollock
Eliza Pollock
American archer (1840–1919)
1840 – 1919
archer
W. Chrystie Miller
W. Chrystie Miller
actor (1843-1922)
1843 – 1922
actor
Adna Chaffee
Adna Chaffee
2nd Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1842–1914)
1842 – 1914
military officer
Otis Harlan
Otis Harlan
American actor (1865-1940)
1865 – 1940
film actorvoice actorcomedian
Margaret Eliza Maltby
Margaret Eliza Maltby
American physicist (1860–1944)
1860 – 1944
women's rights activistuniversity teacherchemist
Dayton Miller
Dayton Miller
American physicist (1866–1941)
1866 – 1941
collectormusicianphysicist
Harry Micajah Daugherty
Harry Micajah Daugherty
United States Attorney General (1860-1941)
1860 – 1941
juristpoliticianlawyer
Irving Babbitt
Irving Babbitt
American academic and literary critic (1865-1933)
1865 – 1933
literary scholarliterary criticjournalist
Julia Swayne Gordon
Julia Swayne Gordon
American actress (1878-1933)
1878 – 1933
film actorstage actoractor
Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark
Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark
American-born heiress and member of the Greek royal family
1878 – 1923
aristocratsocialite
Martha Root
travelling teacher of the Bahá'í Faith in the early 20th century
1872 – 1939
Esperantistteacher
Edward Hennig
American gymnast (1879-1960)
1879 – 1960
artistic gymnast
Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey
American baseball player, manager, and executive (1881–1965)
1881 – 1965
sports executivebaseball playerbasketball coach
Nana Bryant
Nana Bryant
actress (1888-1955)
1888 – 1955
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Porter Hall
Porter Hall
American actor (1888-1953)
1888 – 1953
film actortelevision actorstage actor
John Todd Zimmer
American ornithologist, entomologist (1889 - 1957)
1889 – 1957
scientific collectorentomologistornithologist
Roland West
Roland West
American film director (1885-1952)
1885 – 1952
film directordirectorscreenwriter
W. R. Burnett
W. R. Burnett
novelist, screenwriter (1899-1982)
1899 – 1982
novelistwriterscreenwriter
William K. Howard
William K. Howard
American film director (1899–1954)
1893 – 1954
film producerdirectorfilm director
Ted Lewis
Ted Lewis
American singer and bandleader (1890-1971)
1890 – 1971
jazz musicianbandleadermusician
Donald Ogden Stewart
Donald Ogden Stewart
American author and screenwriter (1894-1980)
1894 – 1980
librettistart collectorfilm actor
William H. Daniels
William H. Daniels
American cinematographer (1901-1970)
1901 – 1970
cinematographer
Mina Rees
American mathematician (1902–1997)
1902 – 1997
university teachereducatormathematician
Addison Richards
Addison Richards
American actor (1902–1964)
1902 – 1964
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Ruth Crawford Seeger
American composer (1901-1953)
1901 – 1953
composer
Eric Larson
American animator (1905–1988)
1905 – 1988
character animatordraftspersonfilm director
Louis Laurie
American boxer (1917–2002)
1917 – 2002
boxer
John Howard
John Howard
American actor (1913-1995)
1913 – 1995
stage actoreducatorfilm actor
Dody Goodman
Dody Goodman
American actress (1914-2008)
1914 – 2008
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter (1915-1999)
1915 – 1999
jazz musiciantrumpetermusician
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