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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. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Marnie McPhail (1966- ), actress and musician; born in Columbus. Tom Poston (1921–2007), television ( Newhart ); husband of Suzanne Pleshette; born in Columbus. Josh Radnor (1974– ), television ( How I Met Your Mother ); born in Columbus. Gigi Rice (1965– ), television ( The John Larroquette Show ); born in Columbus.
François Clemmons. American singer, actor, writer and teacher. Best known for his appearing as "Officer Clemmons" on the television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, born in Birmingham, Alabama, and raised in Youngstown. Clay Cole. Radio personality. Disc jockey and host of The Clay Cole Show, 1959–1968; born in Youngstown. Jim Cummings.
Ohio has produced a slew of famous people from each of its 88 counties.
Ohio State University has produced its share of famous graduates in 154 years. Some are famous for their contributions to American history.
Dave Hobson – former Republican congressman. Cynthia Hogan – counsel to Joe Biden. Henry Thomas Hunt – former mayor of Cincinnati, 1912–1913. Andy Ireland – Democrat/Republican Congressman from Florida, 1977–1993. B. Todd Jones lawyer, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 2011–2015.
James Cotton, football player. Franklin Cover, actor. Delbert Cowsette, football player. Wes Craven, film director. George Washington Crile, co-founder of the Cleveland Clinic, gave first successful blood transfusion. George Washington Crile Jr., surgeon. George Washington Crile III, CBS news, journalist and producer.
Paul Leonard, former mayor of Dayton and lieutenant governor of Ohio. James H. McGee, former mayor of Dayton. C. J. McLin, former Ohio State Representative. Mike Rohrkaste, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and businessman. Mike Turner, US Congressman, former mayor of Dayton. Clement Vallandigham, lawyer and politician who served as the leader of the ...