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State flag of Ohio Location of Ohio in the United States The following is a list of famous people born in the U.S. state of Ohio , and people who spent significant periods of their lives living in Ohio.
Alex Steffen – writer, born in Oakland [195] Gertrude Stein – writer [196] Robert Louis Stevenson [197] – writer; Tina Susman – journalist, Time senior editor, former national editor of BuzzFeed News [198] Amy Tan – writer, born in Oakland [199] Jack Vance – science fiction writer [200] Nellie Wong – poet and activist, born in ...
Ohio has produced a slew of famous people from each of its 88 counties.
Tim VanNewhouse (born 1986), boxing manager and former boxer; Sander Vanocur (1928–2019), television journalist; Dirk Verbeuren, Belgian-born musician; Kate Voegele, singer-songwriter; George Voinovich, mayor of Cleveland 1980–89; governor of Ohio 1991–98; U.S. Senator 1999–2011; Joe Vosmik, baseball player
Ohio State University has produced its share of famous graduates in 154 years. Some are famous for their contributions to American history.
H.G. Salsinger, sports editor of Detroit News (1909–1958) (born in Ohio, moved to Detroit) Jay Schadler, ABC television news correspondent (born and raised in St. Joseph) Serena Shim, Lebanese-American journalist for Press TV (born in Detroit) Watson Spoelstra, sportswriter for the Detroit News 1945–73 (born in Grand Rapids)
A breakdown of the top Ohio-born athletes by sport (Note: some sports were not included if no athlete stood out so strongly to merit inclusion). Bobby Rahal, shown here with his wife, Debi, won ...
Born in Akron [7] R. W. Apple, Jr. Writer Editor, writer for The New York Times: Born in Akron [8] Joseph Arthur: Musician Musician and artist Born and raised in Akron [9] Dan Auerbach: Musician Solo musician, guitarist for The Black Keys, owner of Akron Analog Recording Studios Born and raised in Akron [10] William Hanes Ayres: Politician