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Ohio
People
Every state of the Union has given birth to people who have left a lasting impression on our history and culture. The following native Ohioans have played distinctive roles.
Born in Ohio
| Famous Ohioans (Buckeyes) | ||||||
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| Name | Born / Died | Place | ||||
| Berenice Abbott
(Born: Bernice Abbott) Photographer |
Born: | July 17, 1898 | Springfield | |||
| Died: | December 9, 1991 | Monson, Me. | ||||
| Sherwood Anderson
Writer |
Born: | September 13, 1876 | Camden | |||
| Died: | March 8, 1941 | Colon, Panama | ||||
| George Edward "Eddie" Arcaro
Jockey |
Born: | February 19, 1916 | Cincinnati | |||
| Died: | November 4, 1997 | Miami, Fla. | ||||
| Neil Alden Armstrong
Astronaut, Test pilot, Educator |
Born: | August 5, 1930 | Wapakoneta | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| James Gilmore "Jim" Backus
Actor |
Born: | February 25, 1913 | Cleveland | |||
| Died: | July 3, 1989 | Los Angeles, Calif. | ||||
| Daniel Carter Beard
(Nickname: Uncle Dan) Illustrator, Author, Founder: Boy Scouts of America |
Born: | June 21, 1850 | Cincinnati | |||
| Died: | June 11, 1941 | Suffern, N.Y. | ||||
| George Wesley Bellows
Artist |
Born: | August 12 or 19, 1882 | Columbus | |||
| Died: | January 8, 1925 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Willard Harrison Bennett
Nuclear Physicist, Inventor |
Born: | June 13, 1903 | Findlay | |||
| Died: | September 28, 1987 | North Carolina | ||||
| Halle Maria Berry
(Born: Maria Halle Berry) Actress, Model |
Born: | August 14, 1966 | Cleveland | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Albert Jeremiah Beveridge
U.S. Senator, Historian |
Born: | October 6, 1862 | Highland County | |||
| Died: | April 27, 1927 | Indianapolis, Ind. | ||||
| Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
Writer, Journalist |
Born: | June 24, 1842 | Meigs County | |||
| Died: | 1914? | Chihuahua, Mexico | ||||
| Erma Louise Bombeck
(Born: Erma Fiste) Newspaper columnist, Humorist |
Born: | February 21, 1927 | Dayton | |||
| Died: | April 22, 1996 | San Francisco, Calif. | ||||
| William Lawrence "Bill" Boyd
Actor, "Hopalong Cassidy" |
Born: | June 5, 1895 | Hendrysburg | |||
| Died: | September 12, 1972 | Laguna Beach, Calif. | ||||
| Louis Bromfield
(Born: Louis Brumfield) Writer, Conservationist |
Born: | December 27, 1896 | Mansfield | |||
| Died: | March 18, 1956 | Columbus | ||||
| William Merriam Burton
Chemist |
Born: | November 17, 1865 | Cleveland | |||
| Died: | December 29, 1954 | Miami, Fla. | ||||
| Prescott Sheldon Bush
Businessman, Wall Street banker, U.S. Senator |
Born: | May 15, 1895 | Columbus | |||
| Died: | October 8, 1972 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Milton Arthur Paul Caniff
Cartoonist |
Born: | February 28, 1907 | Hillsboro | |||
| Died: | April 3, 1988 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Nancy Campbell Cartwright
Voice actress |
Born: | October 25, 1957 | Dayton | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Tracy Chapman
Singer, Songwriter |
Born: | March 30, 1964 | Cleveland | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| William Roger Clemens
Baseball player |
Born: | August 4, 1962 | Dayton | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| John Roger Commons
Economist |
Born: | October 13, 1862 | Hollandsburg | |||
| Died: | May 11, 1945 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | ||||
| Arthur Holy Compton
Nobel Prize-winning physicist |
Born: | September 10, 1892 | Wooster | |||
| Died: | March 15, 1962 | Berkeley, Calif. | ||||
| Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway
Actor, Comedian |
Born: | December 15, 1933 | Willoughby | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Harold Hart Crane
Poet |
Born: | July 21, 1899 | Garrettsville | |||
| Died: | April 27, 1932 | At sea, off Fla. coast | ||||
| Lawrence Richard "Larry" Csonka
Football player |
Born: | December 25, 1946 | Stow | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| George Armstrong Custer
U.S. Army Officer |
Born: | December 5, 1839 | New Rumley | |||
| Died: | June 25, 1876 | Little Big Horn, Mont. | ||||
| Dorothy Jean Dandridge
Actress |
Born: | November 9, 1922 | Cleveland | |||
| Died: | September 8, 1965 | West Hollywood, Calif. | ||||
| Doris Day
(Born: Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff) Singer, Actress, Animal welfare advocate |
Born: | April 3, 1924 | Evanston | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Clarence Seward Darrow
Lawyer |
Born: | April 18, 1857 | Kinsman Township | |||
| Died: | March 13, 1938 | Chicago, Ill. | ||||
| Ruby Dee
(Born: Ruby Ann Wallace) Actress, Poet, Playwright, Screenwriter, Journalist |
Born: | October 27, 1924 | Cleveland | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Phyllis Diller
(Born: Phyllis Driver) Comedienne |
Born: | July 17, 1917 | Lima | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Phillip John "Phil" Donahue
Talk show host, Writer |
Born: | December 21, 1935 | Cleveland | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Hugh Malcolm Downs
Television host, Broadcaster, Producer, Author |
Born: | February 14, 1921 | Akron | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Paul Laurence Dunbar
Poet |
Born: | June 27, 1872 | Dayton | |||
| Died: | February 9, 1906 | Dayton | ||||
| Thomas Alva Edison
Inventor, Businessman |
Born: | February 11, 1847 | Milan | |||
| Died: | October 18, 1931 | West Orange, N.J. | ||||
| Harlan Jay Ellison
Writer, Screenwriter |
Born: | May 27, 1934 | Cleveland | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Daniel Decatur "Dan" Emmett
Composer |
Born: | October 29, 1815 | Mount Vernon | |||
| Died: | June 28, 1904 | Mount Vernon | ||||
| John Evans
Physician, Educator, Railroad promoter, Politician |
Born: | March 9, 1814 | Waynesville | |||
| Died: | July 3, 1897 | Denver, Colo. | ||||
| Harvey Samuel Firestone
Industrialist, Founder: Firestone Tire and Rubber Company |
Born: | December 20, 1868 | Columbiana | |||
| Died: | February 7, 1938 | Miami Beach, Fla. | ||||
| Sarah Marie Fisher
Race car driver |
Born: | October 4, 1980 | Columbus | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Frederick N. "Fred" Funston
U.S. Army General, Journalist |
Born: | September 11, 1865 | New Carlisle | |||
| Died: | February 19, 1917 | San Antonio, Tex. | ||||
| William Clark Gable
Actor |
Born: | February 1, 1901 | Cadiz | |||
| Died: | November 16, 1960 | Los Angeles, Calif. | ||||
| James Abram Garfield
President of the United States, |
Born: | November 19, 1831 | Cuyahoga County | |||
| Died: | September 19, 1881 | Elberon (now in Long Branch), N.J. | ||||
| Terry Ann "Teri" Garr
Actress, Comedienne |
Born: | December 11, 1944 | Lakewood | |||
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| Cass Gilbert
Architect |
Born: | November 29, 1859 | Zanesville | |||
| Died: | May 17, 1934 | Brockenhurst, Hampshire, Eng. | ||||
| Lillian Diana Gish
Actress |
Born: | October 14, 1893 | Springfield | |||
| Died: | February 27, 1993 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| John Herschel Glenn, Jr.
U.S. Senator, Astronaut, Pilot |
Born: | July 18, 1921 | Cambridge | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Ulysses Simpson Grant
(Born: Hiram Ulysses Grant) President of the United States, U.S. Army General |
Born: | April 27, 1822 | Point Pleasant | |||
| Died: | July 23, 1885 | Mount McGregor, N.Y. | ||||
| Pearl Zane Grey
Writer |
Born: | January 31, 1872 | Zanesville | |||
| Died: | October 23, 1939 | Altadena, Calif. | ||||
| Warren Gamaliel Harding
President of the United States |
Born: | November 2, 1865 | Caledonia (now Blooming Grove) | |||
| Died: | August 2, 1923 | San Francisco, Calif. | ||||
| Charles M. Hall
Inventor, Chemist |
Born: | December 6, 1863 | Thompson | |||
| Died: | December 27, 1914 | Daytona Beach, Fla. | ||||
| Benjamin Harrison
President of the United States |
Born: | August 20, 1833 | North Bend | |||
| Died: | March 13, 1901 | Indianapolis, Ind. | ||||
| Rutherford Birchard Hayes
President of the United States |
Born: | October 4, 1822 | Delaware | |||
| Died: | January 17, 1893 | Fremont | ||||
| Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes
College football coach |
Born: | February 14, 1913 | Clifton | |||
| Died: | March 12, 1987 | Upper Arlington | ||||
| Karl Gordon Henize
Astronaut, Astronomer |
Born: | October 17, 1926 | Cincinnati | |||
| Died: | October 5, 1993 | Mount Everest, Nepal | ||||
| Robert Henri
(Born: Robert Henry Cozad) Artist, Teacher |
Born: | June 25, 1865 | Cincinnati | |||
| Died: | July 12, 1929 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Kate "Katie" Noelle Holmes
Actress |
Born: | December 18, 1978 | Toledo | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| William Dean Howells
Writer, Literary critic |
Born: | October 23, 1939 | Martins Ferry (now Martinsville) | |||
| Died: | May 11, 1920 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Philip Cortelyou Johnson
Architect |
Born: | July 8, 1906 | Cleveland | |||
| Died: | January 25, 2005 | New Canaan, Conn. | ||||
| Charles Franklin Kettering
Inventor, Founder: Delco, Electrical engineer |
Born: | August 29, 1876 | Londonville | |||
| Died: | November 25, 1958 | Dayton | ||||
| Kenisaw Mountain Landis
Federal judge, First commissioner of baseball |
Born: | November 20, 1866 | Millville | |||
| Died: | November 25, 1944 | Chicago, Ill. | ||||
| Maya Ying Lin
Sculptor, Artist |
Born: | October 5, 1959 | Athens | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| James "Jim" Arthur Lovell, Jr.
Astronaut, Test pilot |
Born: | March 25, 1928 | Cleveland | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Dean Martin
(Born: Dino Paul Crocetti) Singer, Actor, Comedian |
Born: | June 7, 1917 | Steubenville | |||
| Died: | December 25, 1995 | Berverly Hills, Calif. | ||||
| William McKinley, Jr.
President of the United States |
Born: | January 29, 1843 | Niles | |||
| Died: | September 14, 1901 | Buffalo, N.Y. | ||||
| Toni Morrison
(Born: Chloe Anthony Wofford) Writer, Educator, Editor |
Born: | February 18, 1931 | Lorain | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Edwin Corley Moses
Olympic gold-medalist, track and field |
Born: | August 31, 1955 | Dayton | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Paul Leonard Newman
Actor, Director, Race car driver, Humanitarian |
Born: | January 26, 1925 | Shaker Heights | |||
| Died: | September 27, 2008 | Westport, Conn. | ||||
| Jack William Nicklaus
(Nickname: The Golden Bear) Golfer |
Born: | January 21, 1940 | Columbus | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| George William Norris
U.S. Senator |
Born: | July 11, 1861 | near Clyde, Sandusky County | |||
| Died: | September 2, 1944 | McCook, Nebr. | ||||
| Annie Oakley
(Born: Phoebe Ann Mosey) (Nickname: Little Sure Shot) Markswoman |
Born: | August 13, 1860 | Darke County | |||
| Died: | November 3, 1926 | Greenville, Oh. | ||||
| Jack Harold Paar
Radio/Television talk show host |
Born: | May 1, 1918 | Canton | |||
| Died: | January 27, 2004 | Greenwich, Conn. | ||||
| Norman Vincent Peale
Religious leader |
Born: | May 31, 1898 | Bowersville | |||
| Died: | December 24, 1993 | Pawling, N.Y. | ||||
| Roy J. Plunkett
Chemist, Inventor |
Born: | June 26, 1910 | New Carlisle | |||
| Died: | May 12, 1994 | Corpus Christi, Tex. | ||||
| Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr.
Actor |
Born: | May 5, 1914 | Cincinnati | |||
| Died: | November 15, 1958 | Madrid, Spain | ||||
| Judith Arlene Resnik
Astronaut, Engineer |
Born: | April 5, 1949 | Akron | |||
| Died: | January 28, 1986 | Space Shuttle Challenger launch | ||||
| Edward Vernon "Eddie" Rickenbacker
World War I pilot, Race car driver, Government consultant |
Born: | October 8, 1890 | Columbus | |||
| Died: | July 27, 1973 | Zurich, Switzerland | ||||
| Roy Rogers
(Born: Leonard Franklin Slye) (Nickname: King of the Cowboys) Singer, Actor |
Born: | November 5, 1911 | Cincinnati | |||
| Died: | July 6, 1998 | Apple Valley, Calif. | ||||
| Peter Edward "Pete" Rose, Sr.
(Nickname: Charlie Hustle) Baseball player, Baseball manager |
Born: | Cincinnati | April 14, 1941 | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Historian, Educator |
Born: | October 15, 1917 | Columbus | |||
| Died: | February 28, 2007 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Donald Francis "Don" Shula
Football coach |
Born: | January 4, 1930 | Grand River | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| William Tecumseh Sherman
U.S. Army General, Businessman, Author, Educator |
Born: | February 8, 1820 | Lancaster | |||
| Died: | February 14, 1891 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Steven Allan Spielberg
Film director, Producer |
Born: | December 18, 1946 | Cincinnati | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Roger Thomas Staubach
(br />(Nicknames: Roger the Dodger, Captain Comeback, Captain America)
Football player, Businessman |
Born: | February 5, 1942 | Cincinnati | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Gloria Marie Steinem
Journalist, Women’s rights activist |
Born: | March 25, 1934 | Toledo | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Robert Lawrence "R.L." Stine
Writer |
Born: | October 9, 1943 | Columbus | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Robert Alphonso Taft
U.S. Senator |
Born: | September 8, 1889 | Cincinnati | |||
| Died: | July 31, 1953 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| William Howard Taft
President of the United States |
Born: | September 15, 1857 | Cincinnati | |||
| Died: | March 8, 1930 | Washington, D.C. | ||||
| Tecumseh
(Also: Tecumtha or Tekamthi) Shawnee leader |
Born: | March 1768 | Central Ohio | |||
| Died: | October 5, 1813 | Thames River, near Chatham, Ontario, Can. | ||||
| Lowell Jackson Thomas
Writer, Journalist, Broadcaster |
Born: | April 6, 1892 | Woodington | |||
| Died: | August 29, 1981 | Pawling, N.Y. | ||||
| James Grover Thurber
Humorist, Cartoonist |
Born: | December 8, 1894 | Columbus | |||
| Died: | November 2, 1961 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III
Businessman, Philanthropist, Founder: CNN |
Born: | November 19, 1938 | Cincinnati | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| John Henry Twachtman
Artist |
Born: | August 4, 1853 | Cincinnati | |||
| Died: | August 8, 1902 | Gloucester, Mass. | ||||
| Ernest Henry Volwiler
Inventor, Chemist |
Born: | August 22, 1893 | Hamilton | |||
| Died: | October 3, 1992 | Lake Forest, Ill. | ||||
| Orville Wright
Inventor, Printer, Bicycle maker |
Born: | August 19, 1871 | Dayton | |||
| Died: | January 30, 1948 | Dayton | ||||
| Denton True "Cy" Young
Baseball player |
Born: | March 29, 1867 | Gilmore | |||
| Died: | November 4, 1955 | Newcomerstown | ||||
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