| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Lee Adams |
Songwriter |
14-Aug-1924 |
|
Bye Bye Birdie |
| Michael F. Adams |
Educator |
c. 1948 |
|
President, University of Georgia |
| Donna M. Alvarado |
Business |
8-Nov-1948 |
|
Aguila International |
| Richard Dean Anderson |
Actor |
23-Jan-1950 |
|
MacGyver |
| Jean Ashbrook |
Politician |
21-Sep-1934 |
|
Congresswoman from Ohio, 1982-83 |
| John M. Ashbrook |
Politician |
21-Sep-1928 |
24-Apr-1982 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1961-82 |
| Thomas W. Ludlow Ashley |
Politician |
11-Jan-1923 |
15-Jun-2010 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1955-81 |
| Howard I. Atkins |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
CFO of Wells Fargo, 2001-11 |
| George Bellows |
Painter |
12-Aug-1882 |
8-Jan-1925 |
American realist painter |
| Budd Boetticher |
Film Director |
29-Jul-1916 |
29-Nov-2001 |
Seven Men From Now |
| John W. Bricker |
Politician |
6-Sep-1893 |
22-Mar-1986 |
Governor of Ohio, 1939-45 |
| Molly Corbett Broad |
Business |
1941 |
|
University Chancellor |
| John Brockington |
Football |
7-Sep-1948 |
|
Green Bay Packers RB |
| Paul Brown |
Football |
7-Sep-1908 |
5-Aug-1991 |
Coach and namesake, Cleveland Browns |
| Sherrod Brown |
Politician |
9-Nov-1952 |
|
US Senator from Ohio |
| Earle Bruce |
Football |
8-Mar-1931 |
|
OSU Head Coach, 1979-87 |
| Paul L. Brunswick |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
General Management Advisory |
| Jack Buck |
Sports Journalist |
21-Aug-1924 |
18-Jun-2002 |
Voice of the Cardinals |
| Lois McMaster Bujold |
Novelist |
2-Nov-1949 |
|
The Vorkosigan Saga |
| Kenneth Burke |
Critic |
5-May-1897 |
19-Nov-1993 |
Language as Symbolic Action |
| Carl T. Camden |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
CEO of Kelly Services |
| Milton Caniff |
Cartoonist |
28-Feb-1907 |
3-Apr-1988 |
Terry and the Pirates |
| Thomas Carper |
Politician |
23-Jan-1947 |
|
US Senator from Delaware |
| Cris Carter |
Football |
25-Nov-1965 |
|
Former NFL wide receiver |
| William H. Carter |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
CFO of Hexion Specialty Chemicals |
| Howard "Hopalong" Cassady |
Football |
2-Mar-1934 |
|
Winner, 1955 Heisman Trophy |
| Edward Caudill |
Historian |
16-Aug-1953 |
|
Darwinism in the Press |
| Timothy Y. Chen |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
Microsoft CEO Greater China Region |
| Glenn C. Christenson |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CFO of Station Casinos, 1989-2007 |
| Peter A. Cohen |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of Shearson Lehman, 1983-90 |
| Christopher M. Connor |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
CEO of Sherwin-Williams |
| James C. Cotting |
Business |
c. 1933 |
|
CEO of Navistar International, 1987-95 |
| Chester A. Crocker |
Government |
29-Oct-1941 |
|
Asst. Secy. State, African Affairs, 1981-89 |
| Ralph S. Cunningham |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
CEO of CITGO, 1995-97 |
| Jeffrey Dahmer |
Criminal |
21-May-1960 |
28-Nov-1994 |
Homosexual serial killer cannibal |
| Gary J. Daichendt |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
EVP at Cisco, 1998-2000 |
| Clayton C. Daley, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
Vice Chairman of Procter & Gamble |
| Thomas A. Dattilo |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
CEO of Cooper Tire & Rubber, 2000-06 |
| Gail Deegan |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CFO of Houghton Mifflin, 1996-2001 |
| Howard Deutch |
Film Director |
14-Sep-1950 |
|
Pretty in Pink |
| Grant Devine |
Politician |
5-Jul-1944 |
|
Premier of Saskatchewan, 1982-91 |
| Kenneth B. Dunn |
Business |
2-Nov-1951 |
|
Dean, Tepper School of Business, CMU |
| David W. Dyer |
Judge |
28-Jun-1910 |
7-Jun-1998 |
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1966-76 |
| Harlan Ellison |
Author |
27-May-1934 |
|
I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream |
| John F. Finn |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
CEO of Gardner, Inc. |
| Dorothy Canfield Fisher |
Author |
17-Feb-1879 |
9-Nov-1958 |
Understood Betsy |
| Max M. Fisher |
Business |
15-Jul-1908 |
3-Mar-2005 |
Gas station tycoon |
| Paul J. Flory |
Chemist |
19-Jun-1910 |
9-Sep-1985 |
Studied polymers |
| Randall M. Fort |
Government |
4-Jul-1956 |
|
Asst. Secy. State for Intelligence |
| William A. Fowler |
Astronomer |
9-Aug-1911 |
14-Mar-1995 |
Element generation within stars |
| Mark P. Frissora |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
CEO of The Hertz Corporation |
| Marcia Fudge |
Politician |
29-Oct-1952 |
|
Congresswoman, Ohio 11th |
| Michael J. Gade |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
Challance Group |
| Jake Gaither |
Football |
11-Apr-1903 |
18-Feb-1994 |
Head Coach, Florida A&M, 1945-69 |
| Eddie George |
Football |
24-Sep-1973 |
|
Dallas Cowboys RB |
| Bob Gibbs |
Politician |
14-Jun-1964 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 18th |
| Sid Gillman |
Football |
26-Oct-1911 |
3-Jan-2003 |
NFL Coach, Hall of Famer |
| Ira Glasser |
Activist |
1938 |
|
ACLU Executive Director, 1978-2001 |
| Don R. Graber |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CEO of Huffy, 1997-2004 |
| Randy Gradishar |
Football |
3-Mar-1952 |
|
Denver Broncos LB |
| David Graf |
Actor |
16-Apr-1950 |
7-Apr-2001 |
Movie, TV and videogame work |
| Archie Griffin |
Football |
21-Aug-1954 |
|
Winner, 1974 and 1975 Heisman Trophy |
| Ray J. Groves |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
CEO of Ernst & Young, 1977-94 |
| Lou Groza |
Football |
25-Jan-1924 |
29-Nov-2000 |
With Cleveland Browns for 21 years |
| David P. Gruber |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Wyman-Gordon Company |
| Edward E. Hagenlocker |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Vice Chairman of Ford, 1996-99 |
| Nancy H. Handel |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
CFO of Applied Materials, 2004-06 |
| John Havlicek |
Basketball |
8-Apr-1940 |
|
Boston Celtic, Hall of Famer |
| Woody Hayes |
Football |
14-Feb-1913 |
12-Mar-1987 |
OSU Head Coach, 1951-78 |
| Wayne L. Hays |
Politician |
13-May-1911 |
13-Feb-1989 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1949-76 |
| Patricia Heaton |
Actor |
4-Mar-1958 |
|
Wife Debra on Everybody Loves Raymond |
| Eileen Heckart |
Actor |
29-Mar-1919 |
31-Dec-2001 |
Butterflies Are Free |
| Chester Himes |
Author |
19-Jul-1909 |
12-Nov-1984 |
Lonely Crusade |
| Jerry Hirshberg |
Designer |
1939 |
|
Nissan's design chief, 1980-2000 |
| David Hobson |
Politician |
17-Oct-1936 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 7th |
| Santonio Holmes |
Football |
30-Mar-1984 |
|
New York Jets WR |
| Les Horvath |
Football |
12-Oct-1921 |
14-Nov-1995 |
Winner, 1944 Heisman Trophy |
| Paul Iams |
Business |
11-Aug-1915 |
26-Oct-2004 |
Pet food manufacturer |
| Vic Janowicz |
Football |
26-Jan-1930 |
27-Feb-1996 |
Winner, 1950 Heisman Trophy |
| Jim Jordan |
Politician |
17-Feb-1964 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 4th |
| Vyomesh Joshi |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
EVP Imaging & Printing, Hewlett-Packard |
| Donald Kagan |
Historian |
1-May-1932 |
|
The Great Dialogue |
| Melina Kanakaredes |
Actor |
23-Apr-1967 |
|
Det. Bonasera on CSI: NY |
| John Kasich |
Politician |
13-May-1952 |
|
Governor of Ohio |
| Charles Keating |
Business |
4-Dec-1923 |
1-Apr-2014 |
Morality crusader, white-collar swindler |
| Jeffrey D. Kelly |
Business |
1953 |
|
Vice Chairman of National City |
| Joe Kenda |
Government |
28-Aug-1946 |
|
Colorado Springs Detective |
| John W. Kessler |
Business |
c. 1936 |
|
John W. Kessler Company |
| Charles F. Kettering |
Engineer |
29-Aug-1876 |
25-Nov-1958 |
Invented the electric starter |
| Mary Jo Kilroy |
Politician |
30-Apr-1949 |
|
Congresswoman from Ohio, 2009-11 |
| Albert Kingsbury |
Engineer |
23-Dec-1863 |
28-Jul-1943 |
Kingsbury thrust bearing |
| Willard M. Kiplinger |
Journalist |
8-Jan-1891 |
6-Aug-1967 |
Kiplinger Washington Editors |
| Ron Klein |
Politician |
10-Jul-1957 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 2007-11 |
| Bobby Knight |
Basketball |
25-Oct-1940 |
|
Coach of Texas Tech and Indiana U |
| Foy D. Kohler |
Diplomat |
15-Feb-1908 |
23-Dec-1990 |
US Ambassador to USSR, 1962-66 |
| Ernest Konnyu |
Politician |
17-May-1937 |
|
Congressman from California, 1987-89 |
| Murray Krieger |
Critic |
27-Nov-1923 |
5-Aug-2000 |
The Play and Place of Criticism |
| Gregory S. Lashutka |
Politician |
1944 |
|
Mayor of Columbus, 1992-2000 |
| Dante Lavelli |
Football |
23-Feb-1923 |
20-Jan-2009 |
Cleveland Browns Hall-of-Famer |
| Sung Hi Lee |
Actor |
1-Apr-1970 |
|
Playboy model, Actress |
| Curtis LeMay |
Military |
15-Nov-1906 |
1-Oct-1990 |
USAF General |
| Theodore Levitt |
Economist |
1-Mar-1925 |
28-Jun-2006 |
Marketing Myopia |
| Gary LeVox |
Country Musician |
10-Jul-1970 |
|
Lead singer, Rascal Flatts |
| Richard Lewis |
Comic |
29-Jun-1947 |
|
Such a nice young man |
| Roy Lichtenstein |
Painter |
27-Oct-1923 |
29-Sep-1997 |
Whaam! |
| Walter Liedtke |
Curator |
28-Aug-1945 |
3-Feb-2015 |
Curator of European Paintings at the Met, 1980-2015 |
| Brian McAllister Linn |
Historian |
14-Sep-1953 |
|
The Philippine War, 1899-1902 |
| William G. Lowrie |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
President of Amoco, 1995-98 |
| Jerry Lucas |
Basketball |
30-Mar-1940 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer |
| Buz Lukens |
Politician |
11-Feb-1931 |
22-May-2010 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1987-90 |
| Josh Mandel |
Politician |
27-Sep-1977 |
|
Treasurer of Ohio |
| Jim Marshall |
Football |
30-Dec-1937 |
|
Minnesota Vikings |
| Bob McEwen |
Politician |
12-Jan-1950 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1981-93 |
| Ruth McKenney |
Author |
18-Nov-1911 |
25-Jul-1972 |
My Sister Eileen |
| James F. McNulty |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
President and CEO, Parsons Corp. |
| Chip Mellor |
Activist |
c. 1951 |
|
President, Institute for Justice |
| Susan Mernit |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
Former VP of Netscape, AOL |
| Howard Metzenbaum |
Politician |
4-Jun-1917 |
12-Mar-2008 |
US Senator from Ohio, 1977-95 |
| Armin H. Meyer |
Diplomat |
19-Jan-1914 |
13-Aug-2006 |
US Ambassador to Japan, 1969-72 |
| Urban Meyer |
Football |
10-Jul-1964 |
|
Football Coach at Ohio State University |
| Judith Miller |
Journalist |
2-Jan-1948 |
|
Credulous NY Times WMD maven |
| Thomas J. Moyer |
Judge |
18-Apr-1939 |
2-Apr-2010 |
Ohio Chief Justice, 1987-2010 |
| Thomas M. Murnane |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
Former Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers |
| William H. Natcher |
Politician |
11-Sep-1909 |
29-Mar-1994 |
Congressman from Kentucky, 1953-94 |
| Bob Ney |
Politician |
5-Jul-1954 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1995-2006 |
| Jack Nicklaus |
Golf |
21-Jan-1940 |
|
Golf legend, Winner of 18 Majors |
| Lionel L. Nowell III |
Business |
c. 1955 |
|
Treasurer of Pepsi |
| James J. O'Brien |
Business |
1955 |
|
CEO of Ashland |
| Wally O'Dell |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
CEO of Diebold, 1999-2005 |
| Ron O'Neal |
Actor |
1-Sep-1937 |
14-Jan-2004 |
Youngblood Priest in Superfly |
| C. William O'Neill |
Politician |
14-Feb-1916 |
20-Aug-1978 |
Governor of Ohio, 1957-59 |
| Phil Ochs |
Singer/Songwriter |
19-Dec-1940 |
9-Apr-1976 |
50 Phil Ochs fans can't be wrong |
| Greg Oden |
Basketball |
22-Jan-1988 |
|
Injury-prone NBA canter |
| Mary Oliver |
Poet |
10-Sep-1935 |
|
American Primitive |
| John Ong |
Diplomat |
29-Sep-1933 |
|
US Ambassador to Norway, 2002-05 |
| Jesse Owens |
Track and Field |
12-Sep-1913 |
31-Mar-1980 |
Four track and field medals in 1936 Olympics |
| Michael Oxley |
Politician |
11-Feb-1944 |
1-Jan-2016 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1981-2007 |
| Cynthia Ozick |
Author |
17-Apr-1928 |
|
The Puttermesser Papers |
| Manuel T. Pacheco |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
|
President, University of Missouri, 1997-2003 |
| Jim Parker |
Football |
3-Apr-1934 |
18-Jul-2005 |
Lineman, NFL Hall of Famer |
| Alan Patricof |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
Apax Partners |
| James F. Patterson |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Patterson Fruit Farm |
| Bo Pelini |
Football |
13-Dec-1967 |
|
Football Coach, Youngstown State |
| Paul E. Pfeifer |
Judge |
15-Oct-1942 |
|
Justice, Ohio Supreme Court |
| Roy Plunkett |
Chemist |
26-Jun-1910 |
12-May-1994 |
Accidentally discovered Teflon |
| Donald Ray Pollock |
Author |
23-Dec-1954 |
|
The Devil All The Time |
| Deborah Pryce |
Politician |
29-Jul-1951 |
|
Congresswoman from Ohio, 1993-2009 |
| James A. Rhodes |
Politician |
13-Sep-1909 |
4-Mar-2001 |
Twice Governor of Ohio |
| Meshulam Riklis |
Business |
2-Dec-1923 |
|
Corporate raider |
| Dana G. Rinehart |
Politician |
1946 |
|
Mayor of Columbus, 1984-92 |
| James E. Rohr |
Business |
18-Oct-1948 |
|
CEO of PNC Financial |
| John A. Rolls |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CEO of Thermion Systems International, 1996-2006 |
| Gary A. Sanders |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CEO of Wackenhut |
| Brian Sandoval |
Politician |
5-Aug-1963 |
|
Governor of Nevada |
| Larry Sanger |
Encyclopaedist |
16-Jul-1968 |
|
Co-Founder of Wikipedia |
| William B. Saxbe |
Politician |
24-Jun-1916 |
24-Aug-2010 |
US Attorney General, 1974-75 |
| Bo Schembechler |
Football |
1-Apr-1929 |
17-Nov-2006 |
Michigan Wolverines Head Coach, 1969-89 |
| John J. Schiff, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CEO of Cincinnati Financial |
| Arthur M. Schlesinger |
Historian |
27-Feb-1888 |
30-Oct-1965 |
The Rise of the City |
| Alex Schoenbaum |
Business |
8-Aug-1915 |
6-Dec-1996 |
Founder, Shoney's |
| Mike Schuler |
Basketball |
22-Sep-1940 |
|
Former Trail Blazers, Clippers Head Coach |
| Bob Shamansky |
Politician |
18-Apr-1927 |
11-Aug-2011 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1981-83 |
| Deven Sharma |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
President of Standard & Poor's |
| Arden L. Shisler |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CEO of K&B Transport, 1992-2003 |
| Fred Silverman |
Film/TV Producer |
13-Sep-1937 |
|
TV producer and executive |
| J. K. Simmons |
Actor |
9-Jan-1955 |
|
J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man |
| Troy Smith |
Football |
20-Jul-1984 |
|
Heisman Trophy winner, 2006 |
| Barbara R. Snyder |
Educator |
23-Jul-1955 |
|
President, CWRU |
| Zack Space |
Politician |
27-Jan-1961 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 2007-11 |
| Frank Stanton |
Business |
20-Mar-1908 |
24-Dec-2006 |
President of CBS, 1946-73 |
| George Steinbrenner |
Baseball |
4-Jul-1930 |
13-Jul-2010 |
Owner, New York Yankees |
| R. L. Stine |
Author |
8-Oct-1943 |
|
Goosebumps series |
| Steve Stivers |
Politician |
24-Mar-1965 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 15th |
| Douglas W. Stotlar |
Business |
c. 1960 |
|
CEO of Con-Way |
| Evelyn Lundberg Stratton |
Judge |
c. 1953 |
|
Justice, Ohio Supreme Court |
| Jeffrey S. Sutton |
Judge |
31-Oct-1960 |
|
6th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Jack Tatum |
Football |
18-Nov-1948 |
27-Jul-2010 |
The Assassin |
| James R. Tener |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
COO of Sports Authority, 1999-2002 |
| Lonnie Thompson |
Scientist |
1-Jul-1948 |
|
Paleoclimatologist, glaciologist |
| James Thurber |
Author |
8-Dec-1894 |
2-Nov-1961 |
Short story writer and cartoonist |
| Pat Tiberi |
Politician |
21-Oct-1962 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 12th |
| James R. Trueman |
Business |
25-May-1935 |
11-Jun-1986 |
Founder of Red Roof Inns |
| Robert C. Turner |
Economist |
2-Mar-1908 |
5-Dec-1978 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1952-53 |
| Bruce Vilanch |
Author |
23-Nov-1948 |
|
The fat guy who writes everyone's jokes |
| George Voinovich |
Politician |
15-Jul-1936 |
12-Jun-2016 |
Governor and Senator from Ohio |
| Mark L. Wagar |
Business |
? |
|
President of Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield |
| Sam Waksal |
Business |
8-Sep-1947 |
|
CEO, ImClone |
| Farah M. Walters |
Business |
1945 |
|
CEO of UHHS, 1992-2002 |
| Paul Warfield |
Football |
28-Nov-1942 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Faye Wattleton |
Activist |
8-Jul-1943 |
|
President, Planned Parenthood, 1978-92 |
| Tom Weiskopf |
Golf |
9-Nov-1942 |
|
Winner, 1973 British Open |
| Leslie H. Wexner |
Business |
8-Sep-1937 |
|
CEO of Limited Brands |
| John A. White |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Chancellor, University of Arkansas |
| Bill Willis |
Football |
5-Oct-1921 |
27-Nov-2007 |
Cleveland Browns, NFL Hall of Famer |
| Robert L. Wright |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Dimension International |
| Chalmers P. Wylie |
Politician |
23-Nov-1920 |
14-Aug-1998 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1967-93 |
| Jeff Yagher |
Actor |
18-Jan-1961 |
|
Kyle Bates on V |
| Nancy L. Zimpher |
Educator |
29-Oct-1946 |
|
President, University of Cincinnati |
