Famous People from Ohio

Ohio Biographies, Famous People from Ohio

Alexander McGillivray

Neil Armstrong (1930 - ) The first astronaut to walk on the moon; born in Wapakoneta.

Daniel Beard (1850 - 1941) Founded the Boy Scouts of America; born in Cincinnati.

Halle Berry (1966 - ) Famous Actress; born in Cleveland.

Drew Carey - (1958 - ) Actor, Writer, Comedian; born in Cleveland.

Thomas Edison (1847 - 1931) Only American inventor with more than 1,000 patents; born in Milan.

Clark Gable (1901-1960) Actor known for his role in Gone with the Wind; from Cadiz.

James A. Garfield (1831 - 1881) The 20^th President of the United States; born in Cuyahoga County.

John Glenn (1921 - ) The first American to orbit the Earth; born in Cambridge

Ulysses S. Grant (1822 - 1885) The 18^th President of the United States; born in Point Pleasant.

Zane Grey (1872 - 1939) Western novel author; born in Zanesville.

Arsenio Hall (1958- ) Actor and former late-night talk show host; born in Cleveland

Warren G. Harding (1865 - 1923) The 29^th President of the United States; born near Marion.

Benjamin Harrison (1833 - 1901) The 23^rd President of the United States; born near Cincinnati.

Rutherford B. Hayes (1822 - 1893) The 19^th President of the United States; born in Delaware, Ohio.

Bob Hope (1903 - 2003) Actor/Dancer/Singer/Comedian/Entertainer; Grew up in Cleveland.

William McKinley (1843 - 1901) The 25^th President of the United States; born in Niles.

Annie Oakley (1860 - 1926) Sharpshooter and entertainer. She performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

Jesse Owens (1913 - 1980) Winner of four gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympic Games; lived in Cleveland.

Judith Resnik (1949 - 1986) Astronaut. She was the second American woman to go into space; born in Akron.

Pete Rose (1941 - ) Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds that broke the all-time hitting record in 1985; born in Cincinnati.

William Sherman (1820 - 1891) General of the Civil War that led Shermans March through Georgia destroying Southern hope; born in Lancaster.

Steven Spielberg (1947 - ) Director of E.T., Schindlers List, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and many other famous movies; born in Cincinnati.

R.L. Stine (1943 - ) Author of the popular Goosebumps series; native of Bexley.

William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930) The 27^th President of the United States; born in Cincinnati.

Wilbur Wright (1867 - 1912) & Orville Wright (1871-1948) Brothers who invented the first airplane; born in Indiana and Dayton respectively.

More Famous People of Ohio

George Bellows painter, lithographer, Columbus

Willard H. Bennett inventor, Findlay

Ambrose Bierce journalist, Meigs County

Albert J. Beveridge political leader, Highland

Erma Bombeck columnist, humorist, Dayton

Bill Boyd / Hopalong Cassidy actor, Cambridge

William Jennings Bryan U.S. presidential candidate, Salem

William Meriam Burton inventor, Cleveland

Milton Caniff cartoonist, Hillsboro

Nancy Cartwright voice of Bart Simpson, Kettering

John R. Commons economist, Hollansburg

Hart Crane poet, Garrettsville

George Armstrong Custer army officer, New Rumley

Dorothy Dandridge actress, Cleveland

Doris Day singer, actress, Cincinnati

Clarence Seward Darrow lawyer, Kingsman

Ruby Dee actress, Cleveland

Hugh Downs TV broadcaster, Akron

Thomas Alva Edison inventor, Milan

John Evans physician, educator, Waynesville

Clark Gable actor, Cadiz

James Abram Garfield U.S. president, Cuyahoga County

Cass Gilbert architect, Zanesville

Lillian Gish actress, Springfield

Zane Grey author, Zanesville

Warren Gamaliel Harding U.S. president, Morrow County

Charles Martin Hall inventor, Thompson

Rutherford Hayes U.S. president, Delaware

Benjamin Harrison U.S. president, North Bend

Robert Henri painter, Cincinnati

William Dean Howells author, critic, Martins Ferry

Charles F. Kettering inventor, Loudonville

Kenisaw Mountain Landis first baseball commissioner, Millville

Maya Lin artist, sculptor, Athens

Dean Martin singer, actor, Steubenville

William McKinley U.S. president, Niles

Toni Morrison author, Lorain

George W. Norris U.S. Senator, Sandusky

Paul Newman actor, Cleveland

Jack Nicklaus golfer, Columbus

Annie Oakley markswoman, Darke County

Norman Vincent Peale clergyman, Bowersville

Roy J. Plunkett chemist, New Carlisle

Tyrone Power actor, Cincinnati

Eddie Rickenbacker aviator, Columbus

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. historian, Columbus

William Tecumseh Sherman army general, Lancaster

Gloria Steinem feminist, Toledo

Donalee L. Tabern inventor, Bowling Green

Joyce Kimberly Tatro educator, Toledo

Tecumseh Shawnee Indian chief, Oldtown

Ted Turner broadcasting, Cincinnati

Lowell Thomas commentator, author, Woodington

James Thurber author, cartoonist, Columbus

Ernest H. Volwiler inventor, Hamilton

Raymond Elwin Weber webmaster, Toledo

Cy Young baseball player, Gilmore

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