List of people from Cleveland

The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Cleveland, Ohio. == A == Tony Abbott, author of children's books Richard F. Abel, U.S. Air Force brigadier general Tony Adamle, football player Steven Adler, original drummer of Guns N' Roses Corey Allen, film and television director, writer, producer, and actor Kirsten Bloom Allen, ballet dancer and actress RaShaun Allen, football player Gordon Allport, psychologist Ernie Anderson, radio and TV personality Ray Anthony, bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor William Appling, music educator, conductor, pianist and arranger Graham Armstrong, football player Daniel Arsham, visual artist Avant, singer Max M. Axelrod, businessman and sports pioneer Nathaniel Ayers, musician Albert Ayler, musician Brian Azzarello, comic book writer == B == Catherine Bach, actress (The Dukes of Hazzard) Jim Backus, actor (Gilligan's Island, Mister Magoo) Benny Bailey, musician Rodney Bailey, football player Edward M. Baker, investment broker Jerome Baker, Ohio State linebacker drafted by the Miami Dolphins Newton D. Baker, mayor, secretary of war Bill Balas, screenwriter, director and producer Kaye Ballard, actress John Banaszak, football player, current coach at Robert Morris University Arthur Bankhurst, rheutamologist Robert Bardwell, former organist for the Cleveland Indians Majel Barrett, actress Vanessa Bayer, comedian, Saturday Night Live William Bayer, author Brian Michael Bendis, comic book writer Peter Bergman, actor and comedian, Firesign Theatre Haley Bennett, actress LeCharles Bentley, football player Halle Berry, Academy Award-winning actress Justin Bibb, 58th mayor of Cleveland Leon Bibb, TV news anchor Charles Biederman, artist Earl Billings, actor David Birney, actor Nina Blackwood, radio personality Randy Blake, kickboxer Hanne Blank, historian Mark Bloch, artist Max Bohm, artist Flesh-n-Bone, rapper Layzie Bone, rapper Emma Scarr Booth, writer Lynn Borden, actress Marvin Bower, business theorist Earl Boykins, basketball player Christopher A. Boyko, United States federal judge Alva Bradley, Indians owner, 1927–46 Lynn Brenne, Illinois state representative Regina Brett, author, inspirational speaker and newspaper columnist Jim Brickman, songwriter Dana Brooke, pro wrestler, bodybuilder, fitness competitor, model Robert Elton Brooker, business executive Chris Broussard, sports analyst Jim Brown, Hall of Fame football player Paul Brown, NFL coach Shontel Brown, U.S. representative for Ohio Yvette Nicole Brown, actress (Drake & Josh, Community) Charles Brush, inventor Christian Bryant, football player Eliza Bryant (1827–1907), humanitarian Henrietta Buckmaster (1909–1983), journalist and author Jan Buckner Walker, cruciverbalist, author and games creator Hy Buller (1926–1968), All-Star NHL ice hockey player Isabel Burgess, Arizona state legislator Beatrice Burton, romance writer Steve Burton, actor Judith Butler, philosopher == C == Anthony O. Calabrese Jr., judge Jerrod Calhoun, basketball coach for the Youngstown State Penguins Jane L. Campbell, mayor Drew Carey, comedian (The Drew Carey Show, host of popular game show The Price Is Right) Mary Carey, adult film actress Caleb H. Carlton, US Army brigadier general Eric Carmen, singer and musician Wynona Carr, gospel singer Wesley Carroll, football player Drew Carter, football player Janis Carter, actress William Case, 12th mayor of Cleveland Ray Cash, rapper Ariel Castro, kidnapper Andy Cannavino, football player Richard Celeste, Ohio governor Chris Chambers, football player Jason Champion, singer Tracy Chapman, singer Tim Cheatwood, Ohio State and pro football player, Cleveland Gladiators of Arena Football League and Canadian Football League all-star Cheetah Chrome (Eugene Richard O'Connor), punk rock guitarist for Rocket from the Tombs and The Dead Boys Charles Chesnutt, author Howie Chizek, radio personality Kristina Cho, cookbook author and blogger John Choma, football player Frank Clark, football player Gilby Clarke, musician Bill Cobbs, actor Henry D. Coffinberry, industrialist Marc Cohn, musician Carl Cohen, executive, father of Corey Allen Davon Coleman, football player George E. Condon, journalist, writer, and local historian Tim Conway, comedian and actor David Conte, composer Rita Corrigan, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Tom Cousineau, football player 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 Susan Crile, painter Dartanyon Crockett, competitive judo athlete Matt Cross, professional wrestler Francis Earl Curran, 28th mayor of San Diego, California Harvey Cushing, neurosurgeon == D == DaBaby, rapper Tadd Dameron, composer Dorothy Dandridge, actress David A. Dangler (born 1826), member of the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate William H. Daniels, cinematographer Mac Danzig, mixed martial artist Khashyar Darvich, documentary filmmaker Harry L. Davis, mayor, governor Ruby Dee, actress Donald DeFreeze, leader of Symbionese Liberation Army Ed Delahanty, baseball player Cheri Dennis, singer Dominic Dieter, radio personality Tony Discenzo, football player Charles Dolan, media mogul Larry Dolan, owner of the Cleveland Guardians Patty Donahue, singer Phil Donahue, television personality Stephen R. Donaldson, novelist Conya Doss, singer Mike Douglas, singer and television personality Herbert H. Dow, industrialist, Dow Chemical founder Sharon Draper, educator Stan Drayton, football coach Keir Dullea, actor (2001: A Space Odyssey) Jerry Dybzinski, baseball player == E == Mike Easler, baseball player Dennis E. Eckart politician Geraldine Edwards, baseball player Kevin Edwards, basketball player Eric Ehrmann, journalist Paul Eiding, voice actor Judyann Elder, actress Jayrone Elliott, football player John Elliott, musician and member of Emeralds Harlan Ellison, author John A. Ellsler, acting teacher Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter Lee Evans, football player John C. Ewers, ethnologist == F == Sean Faris, actor William Feather, publisher and author Ed Feighan, politician Bob Feller, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Dick Feagler, newspaper columnist, playwright and TV personality Frederick Fennell, conductor Cristina Ferrare, TV personality George Fett, cartoonist Bobby Few, musician Rich Fields, meteorologist Antwone Fisher, writer George Fitzsimmons, serial killer London Fletcher, football player Miriam Flynn, actress Quinton Flynn, voice actor Dezső Földes (1880–1950), Hungarian-born two-time Olympic champion saber fencer William Perry Fogg, author and adventurer George L. Forbes, president of Cleveland City Council, 1974–1989 Dave Ford, baseball player Mark Foster, lead singer and founding member of Foster the People Alan Freed, radio personality Jonathan Freeman, Broadway and voice actor Benny Friedman (1905–1982), Hall of Fame NFL football quarterback Dan Friedman, graphic designer Dan Fritsche, hockey player William Otto Frohring, biochemical researcher, inventor, and business executive Dorothy Fuldheim, television journalist Caroline Furness, astronomer == G == Neil Giraldo, singer Michael X. Garrett, soldier James A. Garfield, 20th president of the United States Johnny Gargano, professional wrestler Teri Garr, actress Joe Gentile, author Zelma George, opera singer and philanthropist Sonny Geraci, musician Redmond Gerard, Olympic snowboarder Willie Gilbert, playwright Ted Ginn Jr., football player Ted Ginn Sr., Glenville High School football and basketball coach Donald A. Glaser, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Gary Glover, baseball player Jim Glover, folk singer Carlin Glynn, actress Brad Goldberg, MLB baseball pitcher Bob Golic, football player Mike Golic, football player Anthony Gonzalez, football player and politician Jim Graner, sportscaster Elvis Grbac, football player Danny Greene, mobster Norm Greeney, football player Dorian Gregory, actor Joel Grey, actor Roger William Gries, bishop Hiram Griswold (1807–1881), member of the Ohio Senate and defense lawyer of John Brown Tom Griswold, radio personality DeJuan Groce, football player Gordon Gund, NBA and NHL team owner Anna Gunn, actress Mark Gunn, football player John Guzik, football player Stephen Gyllenhaal, film director, writer, and producer == H == Kathryn Hahn, actress Imani Hakim, actress Arsenio Hall, television personality Roy Hall, football player Charles Hamilton, rapper Margaret Hamilton, actress, the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz Anthony Hancock, football player Greg Harbaugh, astronaut Bill Hardman, musician Dorothy Hart, actress Kevin Hart, baseball player Steve Harvey, comedian, actor Mickey Hatcher, baseball player and coach Jeff Hatrix, musician Screamin' Jay Hawkins, singer Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr., law professor John Hay, statesman Patricia Heaton, actress Anne Heche, actress John Heisman, football coach Jerry Heller, music manager John Henton, actor Kim Herring, football player John Hicks, football player Dave Hill, comedian Naz Hillmon, WNBA player Jermale Hines, NFL player Aubrey Hirsch, writer and illustrator Wilson Hirschfeld, journalist Alphonso Hodge, football player Hal Holbrook, actor Brian Holzinger, hockey player Jessica Holmes, news anchor Bob Hope, iconic comedian and actor William R. Hopkins, politician, airport namesake Desmond Howard, football player Terrence Howard, actor Stephanie Howse, politician Andy Hrovat, college and Olympic wrestler Benjamin Watson Hubbard, politician Adella Prentiss Hughes, orchestra patron Langston Hughes, poet and playwright Jane Edna Hunter, social worker Ross Hunter, film producer Michael Hutter, pro wrestler Diana Hyland, actress == I == Mary Bigelow Ingham, educator, writer, social reformer Darrell Issa, U.S. representative for California == J == Arthur J. Jackson, Medal of Honor recipient Frank G. Jackson, former mayor of Cleveland Tom Jackson, football player, ESPN sportscaster Jeff Johnson Larry Johnson, baseball player Markell Johnson (born 1998), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Philip Johnson, architect Cardale Jones, football player Dre'Mont Jones, football player Mary Jordan, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Rajiv Joseph, Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo David Joyce, U.S. representative for Ohio Joe Jurevicius, football player == K == Sean Kanan, actor Carol Kane, actress Roberta A. Kaplan, lawyer Sidney Katz, physician Sammy Kaye, bandleader Roger A. Keats, businessman and politician Jason Kelce, football player Travis Kelce, football player Clark Kellogg, basketball player, sportscaster Machine Gun Kelly, rapper Jayne Kennedy, television personality Kid Cudi, hip-hop artist Lee Kiefer, Olympic fencer Mary Jo Kilroy, politician King Chip, hip-hop artist Don King, boxing promoter Fred Kohler, chief of police, mayor Boris Kolker, language translator Robert Kovacik, tv journalist Richard J. Kramer, CEO of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Valdis Krebs, author Dennis Kucinich, politician == L == Harvey Laidman, television director Marshon Lattimore, NFL player Dale Launer, screenwriter Peter Laughner, musician, Rocket from the Tombs, Pere Ubu Frank Lausche, Cleveland mayor, Ohio governor and senator Jantel Lavender, basketball player Jerry Lawler, wrestler and commentator Jerome Lawrence, playwright Hal Lebovitz, sportswriter Mike Lebowitz, attorney Nicole Marie Lenz, actress Al Lerner, pianist, composer Gerald Levert, singer Sean Levert, singer D. A. Levy, poet Matthew N. Levy, physiologist Fannie Lewis, Cleveland's longest serving female council member Jazsmin Lewis, actress Peter B. Lewis, businessman David Lighty, basketball player Dwight Little, film director Frank Lockhart, auto racer, Indy 500 champion Steve Logan, basketball player Irene D. Long, physician and NASA chief medical officer Joe Lovano, saxophonist Michelangelo Lovelace, artist Jim Lovell, astronaut G. David Low, astronaut Chris Lozano, mixed martial arts fighter == M == James S. Mace, politician Michaelis Machol (1845–1912), rabbi Steve Malovic (1956–2007), American-Israeli basketball player Henry Mancini, Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer Madeline Manning, track and field Olympic gold medalist Nick Margevicius, MLB pitcher Flora Stone Mather, philanthropist, wife of Samuel Livingston Mather II Samuel Livingston Mather, industrialist, co-founder of Cleveland-Cliffs Samuel Livingston Mather II, philanthropist, industrialist, co-founder of Pickands Mather Group Samuel Livingston Mather III, philanthropist, industrialist Diane McBain, actress Arthur B. McBride, businessman who co-founded the Cleveland Browns football team Liz McComb, singer Michael McElroy, actor Tim McGee, football player Mark McGuire, musician and member of Emeralds Tommy Mercer, professional wrestler Burgess Meredith, actor (Rocky, Grumpy Old Men, Batman) Biagio Messina, TV producer, filmmaker, actor Howard Metzenbaum, former state representative and U.S. senator Bill Mitchell, automotive designer Nick Mileti, sports mogul Tim Misny, lawyer The Miz, pro wrestler Antwaun Molden, football player Isabela Moner, singer and actress Richard Montanari Toccara Montgomery, Olympic wrestler Fred Moore, first African American tomb guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington); this broke one of the US Army's most historic color lines Rudy Ray Moore, actor Anthony Morgan, football player Daniel E. Morgan, politician Garrett Morgan, inventor of the Safety Hood William Alexander Morgan, former soldier who moved to Cuba to help the Cuban Revolution Tom Moriarty, football player Greg Morris, actor Toni Morrison (1931–2019), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Albert Reynolds Morse, businessman and philanthropist Bob Mrosko, football player Scott Mruczkowski, football player == N == Tom Nagel, actor, film director, and producer Fred Neil, folk singer, songwriter, and dolphin preservationist Paul Newman, Oscar-winning actor, director, auto racer, philanthropist Jonathan Newsome, NFL player Kenneth Nichols, civil engineer and contributor to the Manhattan Project Chuck Noll, coach of Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers Andre Norton, science-fiction writer Onya Nurve, drag queen == O == Charles Oakley, basketball player John O'Brien, author Kelly O'Donnell, television journalist Terrence O'Donnell, judge Ron O'Neal, actor Susan Orlean, journalist and author Benjamin Orr, musician, The Cars Jesse Owens, iconic athlete, Olympic champion Walter Owens, Negro league baseball player Mehmet Oz, doctor, television personality == P == Lawanda Page, actress Paul Palnik, artist Sam Palumbo, football player Paula Jai Parker, actress Marc Parnell, author and ornithologist Rod Parsley, televangelist Richard Patrick, musician Robert Patrick, actor Gary Patterson, football coach Ruben Patterson, basketball player Virginia Patton, actress Jake Paul, professional boxer Logan Paul, internet celebrity Henry B. Payne, politician Roger Peckinpaugh, baseball player Harvey Pekar, comic book creator Roger Penske, auto racing Sarah Maria Clinton Perkins (1824–1905), minister, social reformer, editor, author Charles B. Perry, lawyer, politician Dav Pilkey, children's book author Terry Pluto, sportswriter Frank Pokorny, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Ohio Michael Polensek, member of the Cleveland City Council John Popper, musician Jason Popson, singer James Posey, basketball player Joe Posnanski, sportswriter Monica Potter, actress Beverly Potts, schoolgirl who famously disappeared in 1951 Joe Prokop, football player Henry Prusoff (1912–1943), tennis player Bob Ptacek, football player == R == Stanley Radwan, strongman and professional wrestler Doria Ragland, mother of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Raz-B, real name DeMario Thornton, singer Devine Redding, football player Marge Redmond, actress Lili Reinhart, actress Jack Reynolds, broadcaster and professional wrestling announcer Trent Reznor, singer-songwriter James Ford Rhodes, industrialist and historian Florence Rice, actress Bill Rieth, football player Eric Riley, basketball player Jack Riley, actor James Riordan, actor Barbara Roads, labor activist and flight attendant Bumper Robinson, actor John D. Rockefeller Jr., financer, philanthropist, son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller Wilbur M. Root, Wisconsin politician Terry Rozier, basketball player Alan Ruck, actor Michael Ruhlman, author Rudolph Rummel, political scientist Michael Rupp, hockey player Anthony Russo, film director Joe Russo, director Steve Ruzich, football player Joe Ryan, Alaska politician == S == JaKarr Sampson, pro basketball player Steve Sanders, former professional football player Perry Saturn, pro wrestler Ollie Savatsky, football player Scott Savol, singer, American Idol Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor Moe Savransky (born 1929), Major League Baseball pitcher Tobias Schanfarber, rabbi Tom Schoen, football player Xen C. Scott, football player, football, baseball, and basketball coach, and sportswriter Ron Sega, astronaut, Air Force major general Ed Seward, 19th-century baseball player Michael Shane, lawyer, actor Molly Shannon, comedian and actress Bonnie Shemie, author and illustrator André Shepherd, United States Army Specialist who applied for asylum in Germany after deserting his unit Dwight Shepherd, United States Navy officer and career Naval flight officer Sam Sheppard, physician, convicted murderer Henry Sherwin, co-founder of Sherwin-Williams paint Cecil Shorts, football player Phillip Shriver, historian, former college administrator, and former president of Miami University Don Shula, Hall of Fame football coach Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman Larry Shyatt, basketball coach Jerry Siegel, co-creator of Superman Ruth Simpson, lesbian activist, author Eric Singer, musician, Kiss Matija Škerbec, priest Barbara Smith, activist Beverly Smith, activist Chuck Smith, baseball player and current mayor of Woodmere, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb Martha Smith, actress, Animal House Patricia Haynes Smith, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Troy Smith, football player Frank Solich, football player and current head coach for Ohio University Ray Solomonoff, founder of artificial intelligence Charles Somers, coal and baseball exec Kath Soucie, voice actress Tris Speaker, Hall of Fame baseball player Nancy Spero, artist Frank Stalletto, pro wrestler Michael Stanley, singer-songwriter George Steinbrenner III, owner of the New York Yankees Brian Stepanek, actor Lucy Stanton, abolitionist Tom Stincic, football player Carl B. Stokes, first African American mayor of a major US city, mayor of Cleveland 1968–71 Louis Stokes, 15-term U.S. representative to Congress Lori Stokes, journalist and news anchor Amasa Stone, philanthropist, railroad magnate, bridge builder Robert D. Storey, philanthropist, university trustee, corporate director Rich Stotter, football player Vernon Stouffer, founder of Stouffer Corporation foods and restaurants; Cleveland Indians owner Ed Sustersic, football player Michael Symon, chef, restaurateur, TV personality == T == Nicholas Tatonetti, biomedical researcher James Terry (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player Taylor Thierry, WNBA player Josh Robert Thompson, actor, voice actor, and impressionist John Patrick Treacy, Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse Jack Trice, football player; first African-American athlete at Iowa State College (now Iowa State University); Jack Trice Stadium is currently the only Division 1 stadium or arena to be named after an African-American Joseph Trohman, musician, Fall Out Boy Demetrius Treadwell, basketball player Hal Trosky Jr., baseball player Stephanie Tubbs Jones, politician Barbara Turner, former WNBA basketball player, current assistant coach for the Atlanta Dream Julia Tuttle, businesswoman, the "mother of Miami" == U == Loung Ung, author; speaker; Khmer Rouge survivor; activist against landmines Lee Unkrich, film director == V == 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 == W == Stephen Waldschmidt, playwright, actor Neal Walk (1948–2015), basketball player Joe Walsh, musician, The Eagles Carl Walz, astronaut Larry Wanke, football player Denzel Ward, NFL cornerback with the Cleveland Browns Robert Ward, composer Josephine Turpin Washington (1861–1949), educator and writer Ted Wass, actor Lew Wasserman, entertainment agent Bill Watterson, artist, author of Calvin and Hobbes Sharon Waxman (born c.1963), journalist Mary Ellen Weber, astronaut Scott Weiland, musician, Stone Temple Pilots Tom Weiskopf, golfer Jayson Wells (born 1976), basketball player Bill Wertz, baseball player Roland West, film director Jack Weston, actor Michael R. White, mayor of Cleveland 1990–2002 Kym Whitley, actress Donte Whitner, football player Eric Wilkerson, football player Archibald Willard, painter Fred Willard, actor Aaron Williams, boxer Doc Williams, singer Jawad Williams, basketball player Debra Winger, actress Alexander Winton, Scottish-born auto racer Lindsey Witten NFL player Bobby Womack, singer Cecil Womack, singer Mike Woods, football player Pierre Woods, football player Evan Wright, writer Frank Wright, jazz musician Shane Wynn, NFL player == X == Clyde X, leader in the Nation of Islam == Y == Frank Yankovic, musician, polka king Barrie Youngfellow, actress Sean Young, actress == Z == Ray Zeh, football player Joe Zelenka, football player Dolph Ziggler, pro wrestler == Groups == All five members of rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony All six members of Chimaira, heavy metal band All eleven members of Dazz Band, funk band James Gang Michael Stanley Band The Moonglows Mushroomhead, heavy metal band Nine Inch Nails Old Grandma Hardcore (Barbara St.

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List of people from Cleveland

The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Cleveland, Ohio. == A == Tony Abbott, author of children's books Richard F. Abel, U.S. Air Force brigadier general Tony Adamle, football player Steven Adler, original drummer of Guns N' Roses Corey Allen, film and television director, writer, producer, and actor Kirsten Bloom Allen, ballet dancer and actress RaShaun Allen, football player Gordon Allport, psychologist Ernie Anderson, radio and TV personality Ray Anthony, bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor William Appling, music educator, conductor, pianist and arranger Graham Armstrong, football player Daniel Arsham, visual artist Avant, singer Max M. Axelrod, businessman and sports pioneer Nathaniel Ayers, musician Albert Ayler, musician Brian Azzarello, comic book writer == B == Catherine Bach, actress (The Dukes of Hazzard) Jim Backus, actor (Gilligan's Island, Mister Magoo) Benny Bailey, musician Rodney Bailey, football player Edward M. Baker, investment broker Jerome Baker, Ohio State linebacker drafted by the Miami Dolphins Newton D. Baker, mayor, secretary of war Bill Balas, screenwriter, director and producer Kaye Ballard, actress John Banaszak, football player, current coach at Robert Morris University Arthur Bankhurst, rheutamologist Robert Bardwell, former organist for the Cleveland Indians Majel Barrett, actress Vanessa Bayer, comedian, Saturday Night Live William Bayer, author Brian Michael Bendis, comic book writer Peter Bergman, actor and comedian, Firesign Theatre Haley Bennett, actress LeCharles Bentley, football player Halle Berry, Academy Award-winning actress Justin Bibb, 58th mayor of Cleveland Leon Bibb, TV news anchor Charles Biederman, artist Earl Billings, actor David Birney, actor Nina Blackwood, radio personality Randy Blake, kickboxer Hanne Blank, historian Mark Bloch, artist Max Bohm, artist Flesh-n-Bone, rapper Layzie Bone, rapper Emma Scarr Booth, writer Lynn Borden, actress Marvin Bower, business theorist Earl Boykins, basketball player Christopher A. Boyko, United States federal judge Alva Bradley, Indians owner, 1927–46 Lynn Brenne, Illinois state representative Regina Brett, author, inspirational speaker and newspaper columnist Jim Brickman, songwriter Dana Brooke, pro wrestler, bodybuilder, fitness competitor, model Robert Elton Brooker, business executive Chris Broussard, sports analyst Jim Brown, Hall of Fame football player Paul Brown, NFL coach Shontel Brown, U.S. representative for Ohio Yvette Nicole Brown, actress (Drake & Josh, Community) Charles Brush, inventor Christian Bryant, football player Eliza Bryant (1827–1907), humanitarian Henrietta Buckmaster (1909–1983), journalist and author Jan Buckner Walker, cruciverbalist, author and games creator Hy Buller (1926–1968), All-Star NHL ice hockey player Isabel Burgess, Arizona state legislator Beatrice Burton, romance writer Steve Burton, actor Judith Butler, philosopher == C == Anthony O. Calabrese Jr., judge Jerrod Calhoun, basketball coach for the Youngstown State Penguins Jane L. Campbell, mayor Drew Carey, comedian (The Drew Carey Show, host of popular game show The Price Is Right) Mary Carey, adult film actress Caleb H. Carlton, US Army brigadier general Eric Carmen, singer and musician Wynona Carr, gospel singer Wesley Carroll, football player Drew Carter, football player Janis Carter, actress William Case, 12th mayor of Cleveland Ray Cash, rapper Ariel Castro, kidnapper Andy Cannavino, football player Richard Celeste, Ohio governor Chris Chambers, football player Jason Champion, singer Tracy Chapman, singer Tim Cheatwood, Ohio State and pro football player, Cleveland Gladiators of Arena Football League and Canadian Football League all-star Cheetah Chrome (Eugene Richard O'Connor), punk rock guitarist for Rocket from the Tombs and The Dead Boys Charles Chesnutt, author Howie Chizek, radio personality Kristina Cho, cookbook author and blogger John Choma, football player Frank Clark, football player Gilby Clarke, musician Bill Cobbs, actor Henry D. Coffinberry, industrialist Marc Cohn, musician Carl Cohen, executive, father of Corey Allen Davon Coleman, football player George E. Condon, journalist, writer, and local historian Tim Conway, comedian and actor David Conte, composer Rita Corrigan, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Tom Cousineau, football player 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 Susan Crile, painter Dartanyon Crockett, competitive judo athlete Matt Cross, professional wrestler Francis Earl Curran, 28th mayor of San Diego, California Harvey Cushing, neurosurgeon == D == DaBaby, rapper Tadd Dameron, composer Dorothy Dandridge, actress David A. Dangler (born 1826), member of the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate William H. Daniels, cinematographer Mac Danzig, mixed martial artist Khashyar Darvich, documentary filmmaker Harry L. Davis, mayor, governor Ruby Dee, actress Donald DeFreeze, leader of Symbionese Liberation Army Ed Delahanty, baseball player Cheri Dennis, singer Dominic Dieter, radio personality Tony Discenzo, football player Charles Dolan, media mogul Larry Dolan, owner of the Cleveland Guardians Patty Donahue, singer Phil Donahue, television personality Stephen R. Donaldson, novelist Conya Doss, singer Mike Douglas, singer and television personality Herbert H. Dow, industrialist, Dow Chemical founder Sharon Draper, educator Stan Drayton, football coach Keir Dullea, actor (2001: A Space Odyssey) Jerry Dybzinski, baseball player == E == Mike Easler, baseball player Dennis E. Eckart politician Geraldine Edwards, baseball player Kevin Edwards, basketball player Eric Ehrmann, journalist Paul Eiding, voice actor Judyann Elder, actress Jayrone Elliott, football player John Elliott, musician and member of Emeralds Harlan Ellison, author John A. Ellsler, acting teacher Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter Lee Evans, football player John C. Ewers, ethnologist == F == Sean Faris, actor William Feather, publisher and author Ed Feighan, politician Bob Feller, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Dick Feagler, newspaper columnist, playwright and TV personality Frederick Fennell, conductor Cristina Ferrare, TV personality George Fett, cartoonist Bobby Few, musician Rich Fields, meteorologist Antwone Fisher, writer George Fitzsimmons, serial killer London Fletcher, football player Miriam Flynn, actress Quinton Flynn, voice actor Dezső Földes (1880–1950), Hungarian-born two-time Olympic champion saber fencer William Perry Fogg, author and adventurer George L. Forbes, president of Cleveland City Council, 1974–1989 Dave Ford, baseball player Mark Foster, lead singer and founding member of Foster the People Alan Freed, radio personality Jonathan Freeman, Broadway and voice actor Benny Friedman (1905–1982), Hall of Fame NFL football quarterback Dan Friedman, graphic designer Dan Fritsche, hockey player William Otto Frohring, biochemical researcher, inventor, and business executive Dorothy Fuldheim, television journalist Caroline Furness, astronomer == G == Neil Giraldo, singer Michael X. Garrett, soldier James A. Garfield, 20th president of the United States Johnny Gargano, professional wrestler Teri Garr, actress Joe Gentile, author Zelma George, opera singer and philanthropist Sonny Geraci, musician Redmond Gerard, Olympic snowboarder Willie Gilbert, playwright Ted Ginn Jr., football player Ted Ginn Sr., Glenville High School football and basketball coach Donald A. Glaser, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Gary Glover, baseball player Jim Glover, folk singer Carlin Glynn, actress Brad Goldberg, MLB baseball pitcher Bob Golic, football player Mike Golic, football player Anthony Gonzalez, football player and politician Jim Graner, sportscaster Elvis Grbac, football player Danny Greene, mobster Norm Greeney, football player Dorian Gregory, actor Joel Grey, actor Roger William Gries, bishop Hiram Griswold (1807–1881), member of the Ohio Senate and defense lawyer of John Brown Tom Griswold, radio personality DeJuan Groce, football player Gordon Gund, NBA and NHL team owner Anna Gunn, actress Mark Gunn, football player John Guzik, football player Stephen Gyllenhaal, film director, writer, and producer == H == Kathryn Hahn, actress Imani Hakim, actress Arsenio Hall, television personality Roy Hall, football player Charles Hamilton, rapper Margaret Hamilton, actress, the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz Anthony Hancock, football player Greg Harbaugh, astronaut Bill Hardman, musician Dorothy Hart, actress Kevin Hart, baseball player Steve Harvey, comedian, actor Mickey Hatcher, baseball player and coach Jeff Hatrix, musician Screamin' Jay Hawkins, singer Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr., law professor John Hay, statesman Patricia Heaton, actress Anne Heche, actress John Heisman, football coach Jerry Heller, music manager John Henton, actor Kim Herring, football player John Hicks, football player Dave Hill, comedian Naz Hillmon, WNBA player Jermale Hines, NFL player Aubrey Hirsch, writer and illustrator Wilson Hirschfeld, journalist Alphonso Hodge, football player Hal Holbrook, actor Brian Holzinger, hockey player Jessica Holmes, news anchor Bob Hope, iconic comedian and actor William R. Hopkins, politician, airport namesake Desmond Howard, football player Terrence Howard, actor Stephanie Howse, politician Andy Hrovat, college and Olympic wrestler Benjamin Watson Hubbard, politician Adella Prentiss Hughes, orchestra patron Langston Hughes, poet and playwright Jane Edna Hunter, social worker Ross Hunter, film producer Michael Hutter, pro wrestler Diana Hyland, actress == I == Mary Bigelow Ingham, educator, writer, social reformer Darrell Issa, U.S. representative for California == J == Arthur J. Jackson, Medal of Honor recipient Frank G. Jackson, former mayor of Cleveland Tom Jackson, football player, ESPN sportscaster Jeff Johnson Larry Johnson, baseball player Markell Johnson (born 1998), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Philip Johnson, architect Cardale Jones, football player Dre'Mont Jones, football player Mary Jordan, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Rajiv Joseph, Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo David Joyce, U.S. representative for Ohio Joe Jurevicius, football player == K == Sean Kanan, actor Carol Kane, actress Roberta A. Kaplan, lawyer Sidney Katz, physician Sammy Kaye, bandleader Roger A. Keats, businessman and politician Jason Kelce, football player Travis Kelce, football player Clark Kellogg, basketball player, sportscaster Machine Gun Kelly, rapper Jayne Kennedy, television personality Kid Cudi, hip-hop artist Lee Kiefer, Olympic fencer Mary Jo Kilroy, politician King Chip, hip-hop artist Don King, boxing promoter Fred Kohler, chief of police, mayor Boris Kolker, language translator Robert Kovacik, tv journalist Richard J. Kramer, CEO of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Valdis Krebs, author Dennis Kucinich, politician == L == Harvey Laidman, television director Marshon Lattimore, NFL player Dale Launer, screenwriter Peter Laughner, musician, Rocket from the Tombs, Pere Ubu Frank Lausche, Cleveland mayor, Ohio governor and senator Jantel Lavender, basketball player Jerry Lawler, wrestler and commentator Jerome Lawrence, playwright Hal Lebovitz, sportswriter Mike Lebowitz, attorney Nicole Marie Lenz, actress Al Lerner, pianist, composer Gerald Levert, singer Sean Levert, singer D. A. Levy, poet Matthew N. Levy, physiologist Fannie Lewis, Cleveland's longest serving female council member Jazsmin Lewis, actress Peter B. Lewis, businessman David Lighty, basketball player Dwight Little, film director Frank Lockhart, auto racer, Indy 500 champion Steve Logan, basketball player Irene D. Long, physician and NASA chief medical officer Joe Lovano, saxophonist Michelangelo Lovelace, artist Jim Lovell, astronaut G. David Low, astronaut Chris Lozano, mixed martial arts fighter == M == James S. Mace, politician Michaelis Machol (1845–1912), rabbi Steve Malovic (1956–2007), American-Israeli basketball player Henry Mancini, Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer Madeline Manning, track and field Olympic gold medalist Nick Margevicius, MLB pitcher Flora Stone Mather, philanthropist, wife of Samuel Livingston Mather II Samuel Livingston Mather, industrialist, co-founder of Cleveland-Cliffs Samuel Livingston Mather II, philanthropist, industrialist, co-founder of Pickands Mather Group Samuel Livingston Mather III, philanthropist, industrialist Diane McBain, actress Arthur B. McBride, businessman who co-founded the Cleveland Browns football team Liz McComb, singer Michael McElroy, actor Tim McGee, football player Mark McGuire, musician and member of Emeralds Tommy Mercer, professional wrestler Burgess Meredith, actor (Rocky, Grumpy Old Men, Batman) Biagio Messina, TV producer, filmmaker, actor Howard Metzenbaum, former state representative and U.S. senator Bill Mitchell, automotive designer Nick Mileti, sports mogul Tim Misny, lawyer The Miz, pro wrestler Antwaun Molden, football player Isabela Moner, singer and actress Richard Montanari Toccara Montgomery, Olympic wrestler Fred Moore, first African American tomb guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington); this broke one of the US Army's most historic color lines Rudy Ray Moore, actor Anthony Morgan, football player Daniel E. Morgan, politician Garrett Morgan, inventor of the Safety Hood William Alexander Morgan, former soldier who moved to Cuba to help the Cuban Revolution Tom Moriarty, football player Greg Morris, actor Toni Morrison (1931–2019), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Albert Reynolds Morse, businessman and philanthropist Bob Mrosko, football player Scott Mruczkowski, football player == N == Tom Nagel, actor, film director, and producer Fred Neil, folk singer, songwriter, and dolphin preservationist Paul Newman, Oscar-winning actor, director, auto racer, philanthropist Jonathan Newsome, NFL player Kenneth Nichols, civil engineer and contributor to the Manhattan Project Chuck Noll, coach of Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers Andre Norton, science-fiction writer Onya Nurve, drag queen == O == Charles Oakley, basketball player John O'Brien, author Kelly O'Donnell, television journalist Terrence O'Donnell, judge Ron O'Neal, actor Susan Orlean, journalist and author Benjamin Orr, musician, The Cars Jesse Owens, iconic athlete, Olympic champion Walter Owens, Negro league baseball player Mehmet Oz, doctor, television personality == P == Lawanda Page, actress Paul Palnik, artist Sam Palumbo, football player Paula Jai Parker, actress Marc Parnell, author and ornithologist Rod Parsley, televangelist Richard Patrick, musician Robert Patrick, actor Gary Patterson, football coach Ruben Patterson, basketball player Virginia Patton, actress Jake Paul, professional boxer Logan Paul, internet celebrity Henry B. Payne, politician Roger Peckinpaugh, baseball player Harvey Pekar, comic book creator Roger Penske, auto racing Sarah Maria Clinton Perkins (1824–1905), minister, social reformer, editor, author Charles B. Perry, lawyer, politician Dav Pilkey, children's book author Terry Pluto, sportswriter Frank Pokorny, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Ohio Michael Polensek, member of the Cleveland City Council John Popper, musician Jason Popson, singer James Posey, basketball player Joe Posnanski, sportswriter Monica Potter, actress Beverly Potts, schoolgirl who famously disappeared in 1951 Joe Prokop, football player Henry Prusoff (1912–1943), tennis player Bob Ptacek, football player == R == Stanley Radwan, strongman and professional wrestler Doria Ragland, mother of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Raz-B, real name DeMario Thornton, singer Devine Redding, football player Marge Redmond, actress Lili Reinhart, actress Jack Reynolds, broadcaster and professional wrestling announcer Trent Reznor, singer-songwriter James Ford Rhodes, industrialist and historian Florence Rice, actress Bill Rieth, football player Eric Riley, basketball player Jack Riley, actor James Riordan, actor Barbara Roads, labor activist and flight attendant Bumper Robinson, actor John D. Rockefeller Jr., financer, philanthropist, son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller Wilbur M. Root, Wisconsin politician Terry Rozier, basketball player Alan Ruck, actor Michael Ruhlman, author Rudolph Rummel, political scientist Michael Rupp, hockey player Anthony Russo, film director Joe Russo, director Steve Ruzich, football player Joe Ryan, Alaska politician == S == JaKarr Sampson, pro basketball player Steve Sanders, former professional football player Perry Saturn, pro wrestler Ollie Savatsky, football player Scott Savol, singer, American Idol Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor Moe Savransky (born 1929), Major League Baseball pitcher Tobias Schanfarber, rabbi Tom Schoen, football player Xen C. Scott, football player, football, baseball, and basketball coach, and sportswriter Ron Sega, astronaut, Air Force major general Ed Seward, 19th-century baseball player Michael Shane, lawyer, actor Molly Shannon, comedian and actress Bonnie Shemie, author and illustrator André Shepherd, United States Army Specialist who applied for asylum in Germany after deserting his unit Dwight Shepherd, United States Navy officer and career Naval flight officer Sam Sheppard, physician, convicted murderer Henry Sherwin, co-founder of Sherwin-Williams paint Cecil Shorts, football player Phillip Shriver, historian, former college administrator, and former president of Miami University Don Shula, Hall of Fame football coach Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman Larry Shyatt, basketball coach Jerry Siegel, co-creator of Superman Ruth Simpson, lesbian activist, author Eric Singer, musician, Kiss Matija Škerbec, priest Barbara Smith, activist Beverly Smith, activist Chuck Smith, baseball player and current mayor of Woodmere, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb Martha Smith, actress, Animal House Patricia Haynes Smith, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Troy Smith, football player Frank Solich, football player and current head coach for Ohio University Ray Solomonoff, founder of artificial intelligence Charles Somers, coal and baseball exec Kath Soucie, voice actress Tris Speaker, Hall of Fame baseball player Nancy Spero, artist Frank Stalletto, pro wrestler Michael Stanley, singer-songwriter George Steinbrenner III, owner of the New York Yankees Brian Stepanek, actor Lucy Stanton, abolitionist Tom Stincic, football player Carl B. Stokes, first African American mayor of a major US city, mayor of Cleveland 1968–71 Louis Stokes, 15-term U.S. representative to Congress Lori Stokes, journalist and news anchor Amasa Stone, philanthropist, railroad magnate, bridge builder Robert D. Storey, philanthropist, university trustee, corporate director Rich Stotter, football player Vernon Stouffer, founder of Stouffer Corporation foods and restaurants; Cleveland Indians owner Ed Sustersic, football player Michael Symon, chef, restaurateur, TV personality == T == Nicholas Tatonetti, biomedical researcher James Terry (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player Taylor Thierry, WNBA player Josh Robert Thompson, actor, voice actor, and impressionist John Patrick Treacy, Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse Jack Trice, football player; first African-American athlete at Iowa State College (now Iowa State University); Jack Trice Stadium is currently the only Division 1 stadium or arena to be named after an African-American Joseph Trohman, musician, Fall Out Boy Demetrius Treadwell, basketball player Hal Trosky Jr., baseball player Stephanie Tubbs Jones, politician Barbara Turner, former WNBA basketball player, current assistant coach for the Atlanta Dream Julia Tuttle, businesswoman, the "mother of Miami" == U == Loung Ung, author; speaker; Khmer Rouge survivor; activist against landmines Lee Unkrich, film director == V == 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 == W == Stephen Waldschmidt, playwright, actor Neal Walk (1948–2015), basketball player Joe Walsh, musician, The Eagles Carl Walz, astronaut Larry Wanke, football player Denzel Ward, NFL cornerback with the Cleveland Browns Robert Ward, composer Josephine Turpin Washington (1861–1949), educator and writer Ted Wass, actor Lew Wasserman, entertainment agent Bill Watterson, artist, author of Calvin and Hobbes Sharon Waxman (born c.1963), journalist Mary Ellen Weber, astronaut Scott Weiland, musician, Stone Temple Pilots Tom Weiskopf, golfer Jayson Wells (born 1976), basketball player Bill Wertz, baseball player Roland West, film director Jack Weston, actor Michael R. White, mayor of Cleveland 1990–2002 Kym Whitley, actress Donte Whitner, football player Eric Wilkerson, football player Archibald Willard, painter Fred Willard, actor Aaron Williams, boxer Doc Williams, singer Jawad Williams, basketball player Debra Winger, actress Alexander Winton, Scottish-born auto racer Lindsey Witten NFL player Bobby Womack, singer Cecil Womack, singer Mike Woods, football player Pierre Woods, football player Evan Wright, writer Frank Wright, jazz musician Shane Wynn, NFL player == X == Clyde X, leader in the Nation of Islam == Y == Frank Yankovic, musician, polka king Barrie Youngfellow, actress Sean Young, actress == Z == Ray Zeh, football player Joe Zelenka, football player Dolph Ziggler, pro wrestler == Groups == All five members of rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony All six members of Chimaira, heavy metal band All eleven members of Dazz Band, funk band James Gang Michael Stanley Band The Moonglows Mushroomhead, heavy metal band Nine Inch Nails Old Grandma Hardcore (Barbara St.

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