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.

Actors, models, miscellaneous performers

A–B

C–D

E–I

J–M

N–R

S–Z

• Chris Zylka (actor) (Howland township)

Artists, painters, sculptors, photographers

Sportspeople

A–B

C–D

E–G

H–I

J–M

N–Q

R–S

T–Z

Journalists, writers, cartoonists, poets, authors, playwrights, screenwriters, film directors and producers

A–F

G–M

N–Z

Politicians, public servants, public officeholders

A–L

M–Z

Miscellaneous celebrities

Military leaders

Architects, inventors, explorers, adventurers, astronauts, aviators, spies

Businesspeople, entrepreneurs

Publishers, media moguls

Activists, philanthropists, public agitators, advocates, lawyers

Criminals

Educators, religious leaders, lecturers, motivational speakers, self-help gurus

Scholars, scientists, historians, theorists, philosophers, opinionists

Singers, musicians, composers, songwriters, conductors

A–C

D–I

J–M

N–R

• Vanessa Rubin (jazz singer) (Cleveland)
• George Russell (jazz composer) (Cincinnati)
• John Morris Russell (classical conductor) (Cleveland, Cincinnati)

S–Z

See also

References