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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 booksRichard F. Abel , U.S. Air Force Brigadier GeneralTony Adamle , football playerSteven Adler , original drummer of Guns N' Roses , also performed with Road Crew , Bullet Boys , and Adler's Appetite Corey Allen , film and television director, writer, producer, and actorRaShaun Allen , football playerGordon Allport , psychologistErnie Anderson , radio and TV personalityRay Anthony , bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actorGraham Armstrong , football playerWilliam Appling , music educator, conductor, pianist and arrangerAvant , singerMax M. Axelrod , businessman and sports pioneerNathaniel Ayers , musicianAlbert Ayler , musicianBrian Azzarello , comic book writerB [ ] Catherine Bach , actress (The Dukes of Hazzard Jim Backus , actor (Gilligan's Island Mister Magoo Benny Bailey , musicianRodney Bailey , football playerJerome Baker , Ohio State linebacker drafted by the Miami Dolphins [1] Newton D. Baker , mayor, Secretary of WarBill Balas , screenwriter , director and producer Kaye Ballard , actressJohn Banaszak , football player, current coach at Robert Morris University Robert Bardwell , former organist for the Cleveland Indians Vanessa Bayer , comedian, Saturday Night Live William Bayer , authorBrian Michael Bendis , comic book writerPeter Bergman , actor and comedian, Firesign Theatre Haley Bennett , actressLeCharles Bentley , football playerHalle Berry , Academy Award -winning actressLeon Bibb , TV news anchorCharles Biederman , artistEarl Billings , actorDavid Birney , actorNina Blackwood , radio personalityRandy Blake , kickboxerHanne Blank , historianMark Bloch , artistMax Bohm , artistFlesh-n-Bone , rapperLayzie Bone , rapperEmma Scarr Booth , writerLynn Borden , actressMarvin Bower , business theoristEarl Boykins , basketball playerChristopher A. Boyko , United States Federal JudgeAlva Bradley , Indians owner, 1927–46Lynn Brenne , Illinois state representativeRegina Brett , author, inspirational speaker and newspaper columnistJim Brickman , songwriterDana Brooke , pro wrestler, bodybuilder, fitness competitor, modelRobert Elton Brooker , business executiveChris Broussard , sports analystJim Brown , Hall of Fame football playerPaul Brown , NFL coachYvette Nicole Brown , actress (Drake & Josh Community Charles Brush , inventorChristian Bryant , football playerEliza Bryant (1827–1907), humanitarianHenrietta Buckmaster (1909–1983), journalist and authorJan Buckner Walker , cruciverbalist, author and games creatorHy Buller (1926–1968), All-Star NHL ice hockey playerIsabel Burgess , Arizona state legislatorBeatrice Burton , romance writerSteve Burton , actorJudith Butler , philosopherC [ ] Anthony O. Calabrese Jr. , judgeJerrod Calhoun , basketball coach for the Youngstown State Penguins Jane L. Campbell , mayorDrew Carey , comedian (The Drew Carey Show The Price Is Right Mary Carey , adult film actressEric Carmen , singer and musicianWynona Carr , gospel singerWesley Carroll , football playerDrew Carter , football playerJanis Carter , actressWilliam Case , 12th mayor of ClevelandRay Cash , rapperAriel Castro , kidnapperAndy Cannavino , football playerRichard Celeste , Ohio governorChris Chambers , football playerJason Champion , singerTracy Chapman , singer[2] Tim Cheatwood , Ohio State and pro football player, Cleveland Gladiators of Arena Football League and Canadian Football League all-starCheetah Chrome (Eugene Richard O'Connor), punk rock guitarist for Rocket from the Tombs and The Dead Boys Charles Chesnutt , authorHowie Chizek , radio personalityJohn Choma , football playerFrank Clark , football playerGilby Clarke , musicianBill Cobbs , actorHenry D. Coffinberry , industrialistMarc Cohn , musicianCarl Cohen , executive, father of Corey Allen Davon Coleman , football playerGeorge E. Condon , journalist, writer, and local historianTim Conway , comedian and actorDavid Conte , composerRita Corrigan , All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playerTom Cousineau , football playerJames Cotton , football playerFranklin Cover , actorDelbert Cowsette , football playerWes Craven , film directorSusan Crile , painterDartanyon Crockett , competitive Judo athleteMatt Cross , professional wrestlerFrancis Earl Curran , 28th mayor of San Diego, California Harvey Cushing , neurosurgeonD [ ] Tadd Dameron , composerDorothy Dandridge , actressWilliam H. Daniels , cinematographerMac Danzig , mixed martial artistKhashyar Darvich , documentary filmmakerHarry L. Davis , mayor, governorRuby Dee , actressDonald DeFreeze , leader of Symbionese Liberation Army Ed Delahanty , baseball player[3] Cheri Dennis , singerDominic Dieter , radio personalityTony Discenzo , football playerCharles Dolan , media mogulLarry Dolan , owner of the Cleveland Indians Patty Donahue , singerPhil Donahue , television personalityStephen R. Donaldson , novelistConya Doss , singerMike Douglas , singer and television personalityHerbert H. Dow , industrialist, Dow Chemical founderSharon Draper , educatorStan Drayton , football coachKeir Dullea , actor (2001: A Space Odyssey Jerry Dybzinski , baseball playerE [ ] Mike Easler , baseball playerDennis E. Eckart politicianGeraldine Edwards , baseball playerKevin Edwards , basketball playerEric Ehrmann , journalistPaul Eiding , voice actorJudyann Elder , actressJayrone Elliott , football playerHarlan Ellison , authorJohn A. Ellsler , acting teacherJoe Eszterhas , screenwriterLee Evans , football playerJohn C. Ewers , ethnologist[4] F [ ] Sean Faris , actorWilliam Feather , publisher and authorEd Feighan , politicianBob Feller , Hall of Fame baseball pitcherDick Feagler , newspaper columnist, playwright and TV personalityFrederick Fennell , conductorCristina Ferrare , TV personalityGeorge Fett , cartoonistBobby Few , musicianRich Fields , meteorologistAntwone Fisher , writerLondon Fletcher , football playerMiriam Flynn , actressQuinton Flynn , voice actorDezső Földes (1880–1950), Hungarian-born two-time Olympic champion saber fencer[5] William Perry Fogg , author and adventurerGeorge L. Forbes , president of Cleveland City Council , 1974–1989Dave Ford , baseball playerMark Foster , singer with Foster the PeopleAlan Freed , radio personalityJonathan Freeman , Broadway and voice actorBenny Friedman (1905–1982), Hall of Fame NFL football quarterbackDan Friedman , graphic designer[6] Dan Fritsche , hockey playerWilliam Otto Frohring , biochemical researcher, inventor, and business executiveDorothy Fuldheim , television journalistCaroline Furness , astronomerG [ ] Neil Giraldo , singerDenise Galik , actressMichael X. Garrett , soldierJames A. Garfield , 20th President of the United StatesJohnny Gargano , professional wrestlerTeri Garr , actressJoe Gentile , authorZelma George , opera singer and philanthropistSonny Geraci , musicianRedmond Gerard , Olympic snowboarderWillie Gilbert , playwrightTed Ginn Jr. , football playerTed Ginn Sr. , Glenville High School football and basketball coachDonald A. Glaser , Nobel Prize-winning physicistGary Glover , baseball playerJim Glover , folk singerCarlin Glynn , actressBrad Goldberg , MLB baseball pitcherBob Golic , football playerMike Golic , football playerAnthony Gonzalez , football player and politicianJim Graner , sportscasterElvis Grbac , football playerDanny Greene , mobsterNorm Greeney , football playerDorian Gregory , actorJoel Grey , actorRoger William Gries , bishopTom Griswold , radio personalityDeJuan Groce , football playerGordon Gund , NBA and NHL team ownerMark Gunn , football playerJohn Guzik , football playerStephen Gyllenhaal , film director, writer, and producerH [ ] Kathryn Hahn , actressImani Hakim , actressArsenio Hall , television personalityRoy Hall , football playerCharles Hamilton , rapperMargaret Hamilton , actress, the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz Anthony Hancock , football playerGreg Harbaugh , astronautBill Hardman , musicianDorothy Hart , actressKevin Hart , baseball playerSteve Harvey , comedian, actorMickey Hatcher , baseball player and coach[7] Jeff Hatrix , musicianScreamin' Jay Hawkins , singerGeoffrey C. Hazard Jr. , law professorJohn Hay , statesmanPatricia Heaton , actressAnne Heche , actressJohn Heisman , football coachJerry Heller , music managerJohn Henton , actorKim Herring , football playerJohn Hicks Dave Hill , comedianJermale Hines , NFL playerWilson Hirschfeld , journalistAlphonso Hodge , football playerHal Holbrook , actorBrian Holzinger , hockey playerJessica Holmes , news anchorBob Hope , iconic comedian and actorWilliam R. Hopkins , politician, airport namesakeDesmond Howard , football playerTerrence Howard , actorStephanie Howse , politicianAndy Hrovat , college and Olympic wrestlerBenjamin Watson Hubbard , politicianAdella Prentiss Hughes , orchestra patronLangston Hughes , poet and playwrightJane Edna Hunter , social workerRoss Hunter , film producerMichael Hutter , pro wrestlerDiana Hyland , actressI [ ] J [ ] Frank G. Jackson , current mayor of ClevelandTom Jackson , football player, ESPN sportscasterJeff Johnson Larry Johnson , baseball playerPhilip Johnson , architectCardale Jones , football playerDre'Mont Jones , football playerRajiv Joseph , Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Joe Jurevicius , football playerK [ ] Sean Kanan , actorCarol Kane , actressRoberta A. Kaplan , lawyerSidney Katz , physicianSammy Kaye , bandleaderRoger A. Keats , businessman and politicianJason Kelce , football playerTravis Kelce , football playerClark Kellogg , basketball player, sportscasterMachine Gun Kelly , rapperJayne Kennedy , television personalityKid Cudi , hip-hop artistMary Jo Kilroy , politicianKing Chip , hip-hop artistDon King , boxing promoterFred Kohler , chief of police, mayorBoris Kolker , language translatorRichard J. Kramer , CEO of Goodyear Tire and Rubber CompanyValdis Krebs , authorDennis Kucinich , politicianL [ ] Marshon Lattimore , NFL playerDale Launer , screenwriterPeter Laughner , musician, Rocket from the Tombs, Pere UbuFrank Lausche , Cleveland mayor, Ohio governor and senatorJantel Lavender , basketball playerJerry Lawler , wrestler and commentatorJerome Lawrence , playwrightHal Lebovitz , sportswriterMike Lebowitz , attorneyNicole Marie Lenz , actressAl Lerner , pianist, composerGerald Levert , singerSean Levert , singerD. A. Levy , poetMatthew N. Levy , physiologistFannie Lewis , Cleveland's longest serving female council memberJazsmin Lewis , actressPeter B. Lewis , businessmanDavid Lighty , basketball playerDwight Little , film directorFrank Lockhart , auto racer, Indy 500 championSteve Logan , basketball playerJoe Lovano , saxophonistJim Lovell , astronautG. David Low , astronautChris Lozano , mixed martial arts fighterM [ ] James S. Mace , politicianMichael Malatin , businessmanSteve Malovic (1956–2007), American-Israeli basketball player[8] Henry Mancini , Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composerMadeline Manning , track and field Olympic gold medalistFlora Stone Mather , philanthropistSamuel Mather , philanthropist, industrialistDiane McBain , actressLiz McComb , singerMichael McElroy , actorTim McGee , football playerTommy Mercer , professional wrestlerBurgess Meredith , actor (Rocky Grumpy Old Men Batman Biagio Messina , TV producer, filmmaker, actorHoward Metzenbaum , former State Representative and U.S. Senator Bill Mitchell , automotive designerNick Mileti , sports mogulTim Misny , lawyerThe Miz , pro wrestlerAntwaun Molden , football playerIsabela Moner , singer and actressRichard Montanari Toccara Montgomery , Olympic wrestlerFred Moore (tomb sentinel) , first African American tomb guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington) [9] [10] US Army ’s most historic color lines .[11] [12] Rudy Ray Moore , actorAnthony Morgan , football playerDaniel E. Morgan , politicianGarrett Morgan , inventor of the Safety HoodLorin Morgan-Richards , author and illustrator, primarily of children's books.Tom Moriarty , football playerGreg Morris , actorToni Morrison (1931–2019), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelistAlbert Reynolds Morse , businessman and philanthropistBob Mrosko , football playerScott Mruczkowski , football playerN [ ] Tom Nagel , actor, film director, and producerFred Neil , folk singer, songwriter, and dolphin preservationistPaul Newman , Oscar-winning actor, director, auto racer, philanthropistJonathan Newsome , NFL playerKenneth Nichols , civil engineer and contributor to the Manhattan Project Chuck Noll , coach of Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh SteelersAndre Norton , science-fiction writerO [ ] Charles Oakley , basketball playerJohn O'Brien , authorKelly O'Donnell , television journalistTerrence O'Donnell , judgeRon O'Neal , actorSusan Orlean , journalist and authorBenjamin Orr , musician, The Cars Jesse Owens , iconic athlete, Olympic championWalter Owens , Negro league baseball playerMehmet Oz , doctor, television personalityP [ ] Lawanda Page , actressPaul Palnik , artistSam Palumbo , football playerPaula Jai Parker , actressRod Parsley , televangelistRobert Patrick , actorGary Patterson , football coachRuben Patterson , basketball playerVirginia Patton , actressJake Paul , internet celebrityLogan Paul , internet celebrityHenry B. Payne , politician[13] Roger Peckinpaugh , baseball playerHarvey Pekar , comic book creatorCharles B. Perry , lawyer, politicianDav Pilkey , children's book authorTerry Pluto , sportswriterFrank 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 , musicianJason Popson , singerJames Posey , basketball playerJoe Posnanski , sportswriterMonica Potter , actressBeverly Potts , schoolgirl who famously disappeared in 1951Joe Prokop , football playerHenry Prusoff (1912–1943), tennis playerBob Ptacek , football playerR [ ] Stanley Radwan , strongman and professional wrestlerDoria Ragland , mother of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Raz-B , real name DeMario Thornton, singerDevine Redding , football playerMarge Redmond , actressLili Reinhart , actressJack Reynolds , broadcaster and professional wrestling announcerTrent Reznor , singer-songwriterJames Ford Rhodes , industrialist and historianFlorence Rice , actressBill Rieth , football playerEric Riley , basketball playerJack Riley , actorJames Riordan ,actorBumper Robinson , actorJohn D. Rockefeller Jr. , American financer, philanthropist, son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller Wilbur M. Root , Wisconsin politicianTerry Rozier , basketball playerAlan Ruck , actorMichael Ruhlman , authorRudolph Rummel , political scientistMichael Rupp , hockey playerAlex Russo , actressAnthony Russo , film directorJoe Russo , directorSteve Ruzich , football playerJoe Ryan , Alaska politicianS [ ] JaKarr Sampson , pro basketball playerSteve Sanders Perry Saturn , pro wrestlerOllie Savatsky , football playerScott Savol , singer, American Idol Moe Savransky (born 1929), Major League Baseball pitcherTom Schoen , football playerXen C. Scott , football player, football, baseball, and basketball coach, and sportswriterRon Sega , astronaut, Air Force major-generalEd Seward , 19th-century baseball playerMichael Shane , lawyer, actorMolly Shannon , comedian and actressDwight Shepherd , United States Navy officer and career Naval Flight OfficerSam Sheppard , physician, convicted murdererHenry Sherwin , co-founder of Sherwin-Williams paintCecil Shorts , football playerPhillip Shriver , historian, former college administrator, and former president of Miami University Don Shula , Hall of Fame football coachJoe Shuster , co-creator of Superman Larry Shyatt , basketball coachJerry Siegel , co-creator of Superman Ruth Simpson , lesbian activist, authorEric Singer , musician, Kiss Matija Škerbec , priestBarbara Smith , activistBeverly Smith , activistChuck Smith , baseball player and current mayor of Woodmere, Ohio , a Cleveland suburbMartha Smith , actress, Animal House Patricia Haynes Smith , member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Troy Smith , football playerFrank Solich , football player and current head coach for Ohio University Ray Solomonoff , founder of artificial intelligenceCharles Somers , coal and baseball execKath Soucie , voice actressTris Speaker , Hall of Fame baseball playerNancy Spero , artistFrank Stalletto , pro wrestlerMichael Stanley , singer-songwriterGeorge Steinbrenner III , owner of the New York YankeesBrian Stepanek , actorLucy Stanton , abolitionistTom Stincic , football playerCarl B. Stokes , first African American mayor of a major US city, mayor of Cleveland 1968–71Louis Stokes , 15-term U.S. Representative to CongressAmasa Stone , philanthropist, railroad magnate, bridge builderRobert D. Storey , philanthropist, university trustee, corporate directorRich Stotter , football playerVernon Stouffer , founder of Stouffer's foods and restaurants; Cleveland Indians ownerBrad Stuver , professional soccer playerEd Sustersic , football playerMichael Symon , chef, restaurateur, TV personalityT [ ] James Terry (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball playerJosh Robert Thompson , actor, voice actor, and impressionistJohn Patrick Treacy , Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of La CrosseJack 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-AmericanJoseph Trohman , musician, Fall Out Boy Demetrius Treadwell , basketball playerHal Trosky, Jr. , baseball playerStephanie Tubbs Jones , politicianBarbara Turner Julia Tuttle , businesswoman, the "mother of Miami"U [ ] Loung Ung , author; speaker; Khmer Rouge survivor; activist against landmines V [ ] Sander Vanocur (1928–2019), television journalistDirk Verbeuren , Belgian-born musicianKate Voegele , singer-songwriterGeorge Voinovich , mayor of Cleveland 1980–89; governor of Ohio 1991–98; U.S. Senator 1999–2011Joe Vosmik , baseball playerW [ ] Stephen Waldschmidt , playwright, actorNeal Walk (1948–2015), basketball playerJoe Walsh , musician, The Eagles Carl Walz , astronautLarry Wanke , football playerDenzel Ward , NFL cornerback with the Cleveland Browns [14] Robert Ward , composerJosephine Turpin Washington (1861–1949), educator and writerTed Wass , actorLew Wasserman , entertainment agentBill Watterson , artist, author of Calvin and Hobbes Sharon Waxman (born c.1963), journalistMary Ellen Weber , astronautScott Weiland , musician, Stone Temple Pilots Tom Weiskopf , golferJayson Wells (born 1976), basketball playerBill Wertz , baseball playerRoland West , film directorJack Weston , actorMichael R. White , mayor of Cleveland 1990–2002Kym Whitley , actressDonte Whitner , football playerEric Wilkerson , football playerArchibald Willard , painterFred Willard , actorAaron Williams , boxerDoc Williams , singerJawad Williams , basketball playerDebra Winger , actressAlexander Winton , Scottish-born auto racerLindsey Witten NFL playerBobby Womack , singerCecil Womack , singerMike Woods , football playerPierre Woods , football playerFrank Wright , jazz musicianShane Wynn , NFL playerX [ ] Clyde X , leader in the Nation of IslamY [ ] Frank Yankovic , musician, polka kingBarrie Youngfellow , actressSean Young , actressZ [ ] 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 The Moonglows Mushroomhead , heavy metal bandNine Inch Nails Old Grandma Hardcore (Barbara St. Hilaire)The Outsiders , 1960s band: smash hit "Time Won't Let Me"Pere Ubu , experimental rock groupThe Poni-Tails , girl group noted for their 1958 hit "Born Too Late "Raspberries , 1970s band; smash hit "Go All the Way"The Secrets , girl group noted for their 1963 hit "The Boy Next Door"See also [ ] List of politicians from Cleveland List of people from Ohio References [ ]
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