Biographical Records

Notable People from Ohio

4,740 notable figures born in Ohio, showing page 86 of 95, ranked by historical prominence.

Hugh Wilson
American botanist (1943-2018)
1943 – 2018
botanistcurator
Edmund C. Hinde
Edmund C. Hinde
writer
1830 – 1909
diaristminerhistorian
Edgar Winters Hillyer
United States federal judge
1830 – 1882
lawyerjudge
Stan Jones
American politician (1949-2017)
1949 – 2017
politician
Bob Allen
Bob Allen
American professional baseball shortstop
1867 – 1943
shortstopprofessional baseball player
Michael Flaksman
Michael Flaksman
American cellist
1946 – 2019
cellist
Richard Pervo
American biblical scholar
1942 – 2017
Protestant theologianbiblical scholaruniversity teacher
Lonnie Farmer
former American football linebacker (1940-2016)
1940 – 2016
American football player
Andrew J. Ward
American politician
1843 – 1914
politician
Sharon Ann Lane
Sharon Ann Lane
American nurse and U.S. Army first lieutenant
1943 – 1969
nursemilitary personnel
John H. Harmon
John H. Harmon
American mayor
1819 – 1888
journalistpolitician
Dick Wagner
Dick Wagner
American politician, LGBTQI+ rights activist, and historian
1943 – 2021
LGBTQ rights activisthistorianpolitician
Bill White
Bill White
American baseball player, born 1860
1860 – 1924
baseball player
Wilson W. Brown
Wilson W. Brown
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1839 – 1916
John Morgan Walden
John Morgan Walden
Union Army officer
1831 – 1914
priest
Ruby Starr
American singer (1949-1995)
1949 – 1995
singer
Bill George
Bill George
American baseball player (1865-1916)
1865 – 1916
baseball player
Robert S. Granger
Robert S. Granger
Union Army general (1816–1894)
1816 – 1894
military officer
Sandra Tilley
American singer (1943-1981)
1943 – 1981
singer
John Henry Kagi
John Henry Kagi
American abolitionist
1835 – 1859
abolitionist
Bill Garfield
American baseball player
1867 – 1941
baseball player
Steve Hertz
American baseball player and coach
1945 – 2025
baseball player
Bill Delaney
American baseball player (1863-1942)
1863 – 1942
baseball player
William McClure Thomson
William McClure Thomson
American Methodist missionary (1806–1894)
1806 – 1894
missionarywriter
Anna Steese Richardson
Anna Steese Richardson
American writer and editor (1865–1949)
1865 – 1949
writer
Tom Barrington
American football player (1944-2002)
1944 – 2002
American football player
Tom Van Meter
Tom Van Meter
American politician (1943–1992)
1943 – 1992
politician
Viola D. Romans
Viola D. Romans
American politician
1863 – 1946
Wally Harper
American musical director, composer, conductor, dance arranger, and musical supervisor (1941–2004)
1941 – 2004
conductorcomposer
Edward H. Funston
Edward H. Funston
Union Army officer (1836-1911)
1836 – 1911
politician
David Hastings Moore
David Hastings Moore
Union Army officer
1838 – 1915
biographerpriest
Conway Griffith
Ohio-born American painter
1863 – 1924
painter
Mary Hutcheson Page
Mary Hutcheson Page
American suffragist
1860 – 1940
suffragist
William Hartshorne Johnston Jr.
William Hartshorne Johnston Jr.
United States military officer (1861-1933)
1861 – 1933
William J. Brown
American politician, Ohio (1940–1999)
1940 – 1999
politicianlawyer
William Thomas
American actor (1947–2020)
1947 – 2020
television actoractor
Mary Thom
American feminist, writer, and editor (1944-2013)
1944 – 2013
women's rights activisteditorwriter
Mark Ratner
Mark Ratner
American physical chemist
1942 – 2026
university teacherchemist
Clotilde Elizabeth Brielmaier
Clotilde Elizabeth Brielmaier
German-American religious painter
1867 – 1915
muralist
Carrie Chase Davis
Carrie Chase Davis
American physician, suffragist
1863 – 1953
suffragistphysician
Gene Ward
Republican Minority Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives
1943 – 2025
politician
Mary Beth Ruskai
American mathematician
1944 – 2023
mathematician
Bill Klucas
American basketball coach and basketball player (1941-2014)
1941 – 2014
basketball coachbasketball player
Agnes Thomas Morris
Agnes Thomas Morris
American clubwoman (1865-1949)
1865 – 1949
writer
Tom Schoen
Tom Schoen
American football defensive back
1946 – 2023
American football player
Benjamin Todd Frederick
Benjamin Todd Frederick
American politician (1834-1903)
1834 – 1903
politician
Lucy Bement
Lucy Bement
American medical missionary
1868 – 1940
missionary
Alice Viola Guysi
Alice Viola Guysi
American Painter (1863-1940)
1863 – 1940
artist
Joseph B. Thoburn
Joseph B. Thoburn
American historian
1866 – 1941
historian
Martha P. Falconer
Martha P. Falconer
American pioneer social worker (1862-1941)
1862 – 1941
laborersocial worker
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