A–B

Dan Abbott (baseball player) (Portage County)
Fred Abbott (baseball player) (Versailles)
Kurt Abbott (baseball player) (Zanesville)
A. J. Achter (baseball player) (Toledo)
Chet Adams (football player) (Cleveland)
Alex Albright (football player) (Cincinnati)
Glenn Allen Jr. (racing driver) (Cincinnati)
Will Allen (football player) (Dayton)
Walter Alston (baseball manager) (Venice)
Nick Altrock (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Red Ames (baseball player) (Warren)
Allan Anderson (baseball player) (Lancaster)
Dick J. Anderson (football player) (Massillon)
Harold Anderson (basketball coach) (Akron)
Blake Annen (football player) (Upper Arlington)
Gordon Appleby (football player) (Massillon)
Eddie Arcaro (jockey) (Cincinnati)
Art Arfons (land speed record tester) (Akron)
Bob Armstrong (boxer) (Washington)
Earl Averill Jr. (baseball player) (Cleveland)
Randy Ayers (basketball coach) (Springfield)
Luke Babbitt (basketball player) (Cincinnati)
Coy Bacon (football player) (Ironton)
Jim Bagby Jr. (baseball player) (Cleveland)
Doug Bair (baseball player) (Defiance)
Doc Baker (football player) (Akron)
Jake Ballard (football player) (Springboro)
Chris Bando (baseball player) (Solon)
Sal Bando (baseball player) (Cleveland)
Mike Barnett (baseball coach) (Columbus)
Tianna Bartoletta (track athlete) (Elyria)
Chris Bassitt (baseball player) (Toledo)
Johnny Bates (baseball player) (Steubenville)
Cliff Battles (Hall of Fame football player, coach) (Akron)
Frank Baumholtz (baseball player, basketball player) (Midvale)
Alex Bayer (football player) (Pickerington)
Tim Belcher (baseball player) (Mount Gilead)
David Bell (baseball manager and player) (Cincinnati)
Le'Veon Bell (football player) (Reynoldsburg)
Clarence Belt (racing driver) (Xenia)
Mike Benjamin (baseball player) (Euclid)
LeCharles Bentley (football player) (Cleveland)
Bruce Berenyi (baseball player) (Bryan)
Cliff Bergere (racing driver) (Toledo)
Bob Bescher (baseball player) (London)
Pauline Betz (tennis player) (Dayton)
Simone Biles (gymnast) (Columbus)
Chad Billingsley (baseball player) (Defiance)
Mike Birkbeck (baseball player) (Orrville)
Chase Blackburn (football player) (Marysville)
Todd Blackledge (football player, sportscaster) (North Canton)
Dale Blaney (race car driver) (Hartford)
Dave Blaney (race car driver) (Hartford)
Lou Blaney (race car driver) (Hartford)
Ryan Blaney (race car driver) (Cortland)
Jerry Blevins (baseball player) (Arcadia)
Brock Bolen (football player) (Germantown)
Barry Bonnell (baseball player, basketball player) (Mariemont)
Alex Boone (football player) (Lakewood)
Bud Boone (racing driver) (Warren)
Pat Borders (baseball player) (Columbus)
Justin Boren (football player) (Pickerington)
Chris Borland (football player) (Kettering)
"Tough" Tony Borne (professional wrestler) (Columbus)
Stan Boroski (baseball coach) (Martins Ferry)
Daryl Boston (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Jack Bowsher (racing driver) (Harmony)
Earl Boykins (basketball player) (Cleveland)
Jack Boyle (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Andrew Brackman (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Bill Bradley (baseball player and manager) (Cleveland)
Bob Brenly (baseball player, manager) (Coshocton)
Roger Bresnahan (baseball player) (Toledo)
Robert Brewster (football player) (Cincinnati)
Diyral Briggs (football player) (Mount Healthy)
Aris Brimanis (hockey player) (Cleveland)
Ed Brinkman (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Adrien Broner (boxer) (Cincinnati)
Jim Brosnan (baseball player, writer) (Cincinnati)
Gates Brown (baseball player) (Crestline)
Matt Brown (UFC fighter) (Xenia)
Mike Brown (basketball coach) (Columbus)
Mike Brown (football executive, owner) (Massillon)
Paul Brown (HOF football coach, team owner and executive) (Norwalk)
Preston Brown (football player) (Cincinnati)
Ray Brown (baseball player) (Alger)
Bill Brubaker (baseball player) (Cleveland)
Bob Brudzinski (football player) (Fremont)
Carl Brumbaugh (football player) (West Milton)
Phil H. Bucklew (football player) (Columbus)
Jarrod Bunch (football player) (Ashtabula)
Dave Burba (baseball player) (Springfield)
Ellis Burks (baseball player) (Chagrin Falls)
George Burns (baseball player) (Niles)
Joe Burrow (football player) (Athens)
Jake Butt (football player) (Pickerington)

C–D

Matt Campbell (football coach) (Massillon)
Carter Camper (hockey player) (Rocky River)
Dom Capers (football coach) (Cambridge)
Matthew Capiccioni (professional wrestler) (Brecksville)
George Cappuzzello (baseball player) (Youngstown)
Steve Cargile (football player) (Cleveland)
Bobby Carpenter (football player) (Lancaster)
Rob Carpenter (football player) (Junction City)
Austin Carr (basketball player) (Cleveland)
Joseph Carr (NFL president) (Columbus)
Tank Carradine (football player) (Cincinnati)
Butch Carter (basketball player, coach) (Middletown)
Cris Carter (football player) (Middletown)
Drew Carter (football player) (Solon)
Howard Cassady (football player) (Columbus)
Matt Cavanaugh (football player) (Youngstown)
Brent Celek (football player) (Cincinnati)
Andrew Chafin (baseball player) (Wakeman)
Chris Chambers (football player) (Cleveland)
Chris Chambliss (baseball player, coach) (Dayton)
Dean Chance (baseball player) (Wooster)
Ezzard Charles (boxer) (Cincinnati)
Taco Charlton (football player) (Pickerington)
Kwan Cheatham (basketball player) (Cincinnati)
Semaj Christon (basketball player) (Cincinnati)
Galen Cisco (baseball player and coach) (St. Marys)
Zion Clark (MMA fighter, wrestler) (Columbus)
Maurice Clarett (football player) (Warren)
Roger Clemens (baseball player) (Dayton)
Nate Clements (football player) (Shaker Heights)
Billy Clingman (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Barry Cofield (football player) (Cleveland Heights)
Norris Cole (basketball player) (Dayton)
Trent Cole (football player) (Xenia)
Davon Coleman (football player) (Cleveland)
Kurt Coleman (football player) (Clayton)
Marco Coleman (football player) (Dayton)
Mark Coleman (Olympic freestyle wrestler, MMA fighter) (Fremont)
Jason Collier (basketball player) (Springfield)
Cris Collinsworth (football player, sportscaster) (Dayton)
Gareon Conley (football player) (Massillon)
John Conner (football player) (Cincinnati)
Billy Consolo (baseball player and coach) (Cleveland)
Daequan Cook (basketball player) (Dayton)
Jim Cordle (football player) (Lancaster)
Larry Cox (baseball player) (Bluffton)
Shawn Crable (football player) (Massillon)
Estel Crabtree (baseball player (Crabtree)
Tom Crabtree (football player) (Columbus)
Sylvia Crawley (basketball player/coach) (Steubenville)
Beth Crist (professional wrestler) (Dayton)
Mark Croghan (track and field Olympian) (Green)
Larry Csonka (Hall of Fame football player) (Stow)
Jeff Cumberland (football player) (Youngstown)
Stephen Curry (basketball player) (Akron)
Scott Cursi (baseball coach) (Columbus)
Ben Curtis (golf player) (Columbus)
Jack Cusack (football coach and general manager) (Canton)
Ed Cushman (baseball player) (Eagleville)
Alissa Czisny (figure skater) (Bowling Green)
Mark Dantonio (football coach) (Zanesville)
Thom Darden (football player) (Sandusky)
Helen Darling (WNBA player) (Columbus)
Doug Dascenzo (baseball player and coach) (Cleveland)
Fred Davis (football player) (Toledo)
Nate Davis (football player) (Bellaire)
Len Dawson (football player) (Alliance)
Ed Delahanty (baseball player) (Cleveland)
Frank Delahanty (baseball player) (Cleveland)
Jim Delahanty (baseball player) (Cleveland)
Josh Devore (baseball player) (Murray City)
Jon Diebler (basketball player) (Sylvania)
Kris Dielman (football player) (Troy)
Dan Dierdorf (Hall of Fame football player, sportscaster) (Canton)
Derek Dietrich (baseball player) (Cleveland)
Cecil Dillon (hockey player) (Toledo)
Dillon Dingler (baseball player) (Massillon)
Michael Dokes (boxer) (Akron)
Jiggs Donahue (baseball player) (Springfield)
Andrew Donnal (football player) (Monclova)
Red Dooin (baseball player and manager) (Cincinnati)
Bill Doran (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Andy Dorris (football player) (Bellaire)
Richard Dotson (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Bobby Douglas (Olympic freestyle wrestler and coach) (Bridgeport)
Hugh Douglas (football player) (Mansfield)
James "Buster" Douglas (boxer) (Columbus)
Bob Dove (lineman, College Football Hall of Fame) (Youngstown)
Dick Drago (baseball player) (Toledo)
Dave Dravecky (baseball player) (Youngstown)
Dick Drott (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Pat Duncan (baseball player) (Coalton)
Leon Durham (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Duffy Dyer (baseball player) (Dayton)
Rob Dyrdek (skateboarder) (Kettering)

E–G

Adam Eaton (baseball player) (Springfield)
Nate Ebner (football player and rugby Olympian) (Dublin)
Bill Edwards (football player and coach) (Massillon)
Marc Edwards (football player) (Norwood)
Ray Edwards (football player) (Cincinnati)
Ron Edwards (football player) (Columbus)
Scott Effross (baseball pitcher) (Twinsburg)
Jacob Eisner (basketball player) (Cincinnati)
Pat Elflein (football player) (Pickerington)
Nat Emerson (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
Evan Eschmeyer (basketball player) (New Knoxville)
Billy Evans (Baseball Hall of Fame umpire) (Youngstown)
Lee Evans (football player) (Sandusky)
Buck Ewing (baseball player) (Hoagland)
James Farragher (football player, coach) (Youngstown)
Bruce Fields (baseball player, coach) (Cleveland)
Chris Finch (basketball coach) (Cambridge)
Rollie Fingers (baseball player) (Steubenville)
Sarah Fisher (race car driver) (Columbus)
Bradley Fletcher (football player) (Youngstown)
London Fletcher (football player) (Cleveland)
Elmer Flick (Baseball Hall of Famer) (Bedford)
Charles Follis (football player) (Wooster)
Wayne Fontes (football coach) (Canton)
Matt Fox (baseball player) (Columbus)
Dennis Franklin (football player) (Massillon)
Rich Franklin (UFC champion) (Middletown)
Mike Fratello (basketball coach) (Bratenahl)
Brad Friedel (soccer goalkeeper) (Lakewood)
Benny Friedman (1905–1982) (Hall of Fame NFL quarterback) (Cleveland)
Ross Friedman (Major League Soccer player) (Columbus)
Charlie Frye (football player) (Willard)
Eric Fryer (baseball player) (Columbus)
Mike Furrey (football player) (Grove City)
Joey Galloway (football player) (Bellaire)
Johnny Gargano (professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
Jason Garrett (football player) (Hunting Valley)
Jackie Gayda (professional wrestler) (Strongsville)
Ben Gedeon (football player) (Hudson)
Shelton Gibson (football player) (Cleveland Heights)
Ted Ginn Jr. (football player) (Cleveland)
Terry Glenn (football player) (Columbus)
Jack Goodrich (football manager and player) (Massillon)
Brad Goldberg (baseball pitcher) (Cleveland)
Bob Golic (football player, actor) (Cleveland)
Mike Golic (football player, radio personality) (Cleveland)
Anthony Gonzalez (football player and politician) (Cleveland)
Jonathan Good (professional wrestler) (Cincinnati)
Najee Goode (football player) (Cleveland)
Randy Gradishar ( Hall of Fame football player) (Warren)
Bobby Grier (football player) (Massillon)
Ken Griffey Jr. (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Archie Griffin (football player) (Columbus)
Forrest Griffin (Hall of Fame mixed martial artist) (Columbus)
Lou Groza (football player) (Martins Ferry)
Jon Gruden (football coach) (Sandusky)
Matt Guerrier (baseball player) (Cleveland)

H–I

Harvey Haddix (baseball Player) (Medway)
Roy Hall (football player) (South Euclid)
Andrew Hampsten (cyclist) (Columbus)
James Hanna (football player) (Lakewood)
Tommy Hannon (football player) (Massillon)
Jim Harbaugh (football player) (Toledo)
Justin Hardee (football player) (Cleveland)
Brett Harkins (hockey player) (North Ridgeville)
Todd Harkins (hockey player) (Cleveland)
Ron Harper (basketball player) (Dayton)
James Harrison (football player) (Akron)
Josh Harrison (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Peter Harrold (hockey player) (Kirtland Hills)
Kevin Hartman (soccer player) (Athens)
Ben Hartsock (football player) (Chillicothe)
Don Hasselbeck (football player) (Cincinnati)
Mickey Hatcher (baseball player, coach) (Cleveland)
John Havlicek (basketball player) (Martins Ferry)
A. J. Hawk (football player) (Centerville)
Wynn Hawkins (baseball player) (Youngstown)
Woody Hayes (football coach) (Clifton)
Dirk Hayhurst (baseball player) (Canton)
John Heisman (football, baseball and basketball player and coach) (Cleveland)
Carol Heiss Jenkins (figure skating, acting) (Lakewood)
Gus Henderson (football and basketball coach) (Oberlin)
Tommy Henrich (baseball player) (Massillon)
Kim Herring (football player) (Solon)
Dan Herron (football player) (Warren)
Mike Hershberger (baseball player) (Massillon)
Fred Heyman (football player) (Massillon)
Jordan Hicks (football player) (West Chester)
Tyrone Hill (basketball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
Pat Hintz (basketball player) (Massillon)
Larry Hisle (baseball player) (Portsmouth)
Anthony Hitchens (football player) (Lorain)
Domenik Hixon (football player) (Whitehall)
Robert Hoernschemeyer (football player) (Cincinnati)
Marty Hogan (baseball player) (Youngstown)
Cal Hogue (baseball player) (Dayton)
Derek Holland (baseball player) (Newark)
Lou Holtz (Football coach) (East Liverpool)
Sam Hornish Jr. (NASCAR driver) (Defiance)
Jim Houston (football player) (Massillon)
Desmond Howard (football player) (Cleveland)
Dummy Hoy (deaf baseball player) (Houcktown)
Brian Hoyer (football player) (North Olmsted)
Andy Hrovat (Olympic freestyle wrestler) (Cleveland)
Jalen Hudson (basketball player) (Akron)
Aubrey Huff (baseball player) (Marion)
Bob Huggins (basketball coach) (Gnadenhutten)
Miller Huggins (Hall of Fame baseball player, manager) (Cincinnati)
John Hughes (football player) (Gahanna)
Kareem Hunt (football player) (Willoughby)
Carlos Hyde (football player) (Cincinnati)
Micah Hyde (football player) (Fostoria)
The Irish Airborne (Dave and Mike Crist) (professional wrestlers) (Dayton)
Shirley Fry Irvin (tennis player) (Akron)

J–M

Jim Jackson (basketball player) (Toledo)
Don James (basketball player and coach) (Massillon)
LeBron James (basketball player) (Akron)
Vic Janowicz (football player) (Elyria)
David Jenkins (figure skating) (Akron)
Hayes Alan Jenkins (figure skating) (Akron)
Ban Johnson (baseball executive) (Norwalk)
Gus Johnson (basketball player) (Akron)
Home Run Johnson (baseball player) (Findlay)
Lance Johnson (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Markell Johnson (basketball player) (Cleveland)
Paris Johnson Jr. (football player) (Cincinnati)
Will Johnson (football player) (Dayton)
Cal Jones (football player) (Steubenville)
Cardale Jones (football player) (Cleveland)
Greg Jones (football player) (Cincinnati)
Joe Jurevicius (football player) (Cleveland)
David Justice (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Kyle Juszczyk (football player) (Medina)
Rich Karlis (football player) (Salem)
Larry Kehres (football coach) (Diamond)
Jason Kelce (football player) (Cleveland Heights)
Travis Kelce (football player) (Westlake)
Clark Kellogg (basketball player) (East Cleveland)
Leroy Kemp (freestyle wrestler) (Chardon)
Don King (fight promoter) (Cleveland)
DeShone Kizer (football player) (Toledo)
Phil Klein (baseball player) (Columbus)
Bob Knepper (baseball player) (Akron)
Bob Knight (HOF basketball coach) (Massilon)
Jack Kralick (baseball player) (Youngstown)
Bernie Kosar (football player) (Boardman)
Kosta Koufos (basketball player) (Canton)
Jordan Kovacs (football player) (Curtice)
Kevin Kowalski (football player) (Macedonia)
Luke Kuechly (football player) (Cincinnati)
Jim Lachey (football player) (St. Henry)
Jack Lambert (Hall of Fame football player) (Mantua)
Kenesaw Mountain Landis (first baseball commissioner) (Milleville)
Barry Larkin (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Cody Latimer (football player) (Dayton)
Marshon Lattimore (football player) (Cleveland)
Rose Lavelle (soccer player) (Cincinnati)
Dante Lavelli (football player) (Cleveland)
Trevor Laws (football player) (Philadelphia Eagles) (Dayton)
Dick LeBeau (football coach) (London)
Theo Lemon (football player and coach) (Massillon)
Justin Lester (Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler) (Akron)
Jim Letcavits (football player) (Massillon)
Jim Leyland (baseball manager) (Perrysburg)
Jim Leyritz (baseball player) (Lakewood)
Kory Lichtensteiger (football player) (Van Wert)
Frank Lickliter (professional golfer) (Franklin)
Matt Light (football player) (Greenville)
Tyler Light (golfer) (Massillon)
Jon Link (baseball player) (Columbus)
Jeff Linkenbach (football player) (Sandusky)
Corey Linsley (football player) (Youngstown)
David Lough (baseball player) (Akron)
Jerry Lucas (basketball player) (Middletown)
Steve Luke (football player) (Massillon)
Shawn Lutz (football coach) (Massillon)
Rob Lytle (football player) (Fremont)
Barry MacKay (tennis player, broadcaster) (Cincinnati)
Mike Maddux (baseball player, coach) (Dayton)
Paul Maguire (football player, announcer) (Youngstown)
Ray Mancini (boxer) (Youngstown)
Nick Mangold (football player) (Centerville)
Mario Manningham (football player) (Warren)
Matt Marksberry (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Rube Marquard (Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher) (Cleveland)
Jim Martin (football player) (Cleveland)
Kevin Martin (basketball player) (Zanesville)
Justin Masterson (baseball player) (Beavercreek)
Michael Matthews (football player) (Cincinnati)
Scott May (basketball player) (Sandusky)
Bill Mazeroski (baseball player) (Tiltonsville)
Jimmy McAleer (baseball player) (Youngstown)
Josh McDaniels (football coach) (Canton)
Ron McDole (football player) (Toledo)
Roger McDowell (baseball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
Will McEnaney (baseball player) (Springfield)
Paul McFadden (football player) (Cleveland)
Mike McGlynn (football player) (Austintown)
Deacon McGuire (baseball player) (Youngstown)
Brandon McKinney (football player) (Dayton)
Jake McQuaide (football player) (Cincinnati)
Lance Mehl (football player) (Bellaire)
Zoltan Mesko (football player) (Twinsburg)
Jack Mewhort (football player) (Toledo)
Urban Meyer (football coach) (Ashtabula)
Doug Mientkiewicz (baseball player) (Toledo)
Linda Miles (professional wrestler) (Cincinnati)
Creighton Miller (football player) (Cleveland)
Jim Miller (football coach) (Massillon)
Stipe Miocic (UFC fighter) (Cleveland)
Mike Mizanin (professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
Dominique Moceanu (gymnast) (Hinckley)
Antwaun Molden (football player) (Warren)
Ed Molinski (football player) (Massillon)
Lance Moore (football player) (Westerville)
Joe Morrison (football player, coach) (Lima)
Edwin C. Moses (runner) (Dayton)
Marion Motley (Hall of Fame football player) (Canton)
Scott Mruczkowski (football player) (Garfield Heights)
Byron Mullens (basketball player) (Canal Winchester)
Thurman Munson (baseball player) (Canton)
Chet Mutryn (football player) (Cleveland)

N–Q

Bill Nagy (football player) (Hudson)
Haruki Nakamura (football player) (Elyria)
Alex Nedeljkovic (hockey player)(Parma)
Don Nehlen (college football coach) (Mansfield)
Al Nesser (football player) (Columbus)
Frank Nesser (football player) (Dennison)
Phil Nesser (football player) (Columbus)
Ted Nesser (football player, coach) (Dennison)
Jack Nicklaus (golfer) (Columbus)
Joe Niekro (baseball player) (Blaine)
Phil Niekro (baseball player) (Blaine)
Jon Niese (baseball player) (Lima)
Dustin Nippert (baseball player) (Beallsville)
Chuck Noll (football coach) (Cleveland)
Ray Nolting (football player, coach) (Cincinnati)
Joe Norman (football player) (Millersburg)
Andrew Norwell (football player) (Cincinnati)
Mike Nugent (football player) (Centerville)
Joe Nuxhall (baseball player and sportscaster) (Hamilton)
Annie Oakley (Wild West markswoman) (Darke)
Owamagbe Odighizuwa (football player) (Columbus)
Deji Olatoye (football player) (Cleveland)
Barney Oldfield (racing driver) (Wauseon)
Al Oliver (baseball player) (Portsmouth)
Jerry Olsavsky (football player) (Youngstown)
Patrick Omameh (football player) (Columbus)
Paul O'Neill (baseball player) (Columbus)
Jesse Owens (Runner, Olympic Champion) (Cleveland)
Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (football player) (Columbus)
Darrell Pace (olympic archer) (Cincinnati)
Orlando Pace (football player) (Sandusky)
Alan Page (Hall of Fame football player, judge) (Canton)
Lance Palmer (MMA fighter and folkstyle wrestler) (Columbia Station)
Betty Pariso (IFBB professional bodybuilder) (Columbus)
Peggy Parratt (football player, coach) (Cleveland)
Ara Parseghian (football coach) (Akron)
Kelly Pavlik (WBC champion, boxer) (Youngstown)
Jim Paxson (basketball player) (Dayton)
John Paxson (basketball player) (Dayton)
Jay Payton (baseball player) (Zanesville)
Antwan Peek (football player) (Cincinnati)
Mike Pelfrey (baseball player) (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)
Bo Pelini (football coach) (Youngstown)
Carl Pelini (football coach) (Youngstown)
Eduardo Pérez (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Tony Pike (football player) (Cincinnati)
Brian Pillman (football player, professional wrestler) (Cincinnati)
Antonio Pittman (football player) (Akron)
Shawn Porter (boxer) (Cleveland)
James Posey (basketball player) (Cleveland)
Wally Post (baseball player) (Wendelin)
Matt Prater (football player) (Mayfield Heights)
Taylor Price (football player) (Hilliard)
Henry Prusoff (tennis player) (Cleveland)
Brady Quinn (football player) (Columbus)
Chris Quinn (basketball player) (Dublin)

R–S

Bobby Rahal (race car driver) (Medina)
Graham Rahal (race car driver) (Columbus)
Kevin Randleman (UFC fighter, professional wrestler, folkstyle wrestler) (Sandusky)
Dominic Randolph (football player) (Amelia)
Tim Rattay (football player) (Elyria)
George Ratterman (football player) (Cincinnati)
Jeff Reboulet (baseball player) (Kettering)
Michael Redd (basketball player) (Columbus)
Devine Redding (football player) (Youngstown)
Tim Richmond (race car driver) (Ashland)
Branch Rickey (baseball manager) (Stockdale)
Cy Rigler (baseball umpire) (Massillon)
Javon Ringer (football player) (Dayton)
Brian Roberts (basketball player) (Toledo)
Dave Roberts (baseball player) (Gallipolis)
Alvin Robertson (basketball player) (Barberton)
Jamal Robertson (football player) (Springfield)
Ryne Robinson (football player) (Toledo)
Brian Robiskie (football player) (Cleveland)
Chaz Roe (baseball player) (Steubenville)
Ben Roethlisberger (football player) (Findlay)
Dean Roll (professional wrestler) (Dayton)
Mauri Rose (racing driver) (Columbus)
Pete Rose (baseball player, manager) (Cincinnati)
Scott Roth (basketball player, coach) (Cleveland)
Edd Roush (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Eric Rowe (football player) (Cleveland)
Tommy Rowlands (freestyle and folkstyle wrestler) (Columbus)
Terry Rozier (basketball player) (Youngstown)
Ryan Rua (baseball player) (Amherst)
Kyle Rudolph (football player) (Cincinnati)
Mike Rupp (hockey player) (Cleveland Heights)
Gary Russell (football player) (Columbus)
Rodger Saffold (football player) (Bedford)
Perry Saturn (professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
"Macho Man" Randy Savage (professional wrestler) (Columbus)
Bo Schembechler (football coach) (Barberton)
Mike Schmidt (baseball player) (Dayton)
Bob Schul (runner, Olympic gold medalist) (West Milton)
Kyle Schwarber (baseball player) (Middletown)
Devon Scott (basketball player) (Columbus)
Adam Shaheen (football player) (Galena)
Travis Shaw (baseball player) (Washington Court House)
Cecil Shorts III (football player) (Kent)
George Shuba (baseball player) (Youngstown)
J. B. Shuck (baseball player) (Galion)
Don Shula (football coach) (Painesville)
Larry Shyatt (basketball coach) (Cleveland)
Larry Siegfried (basketball player) (Shelby)
John Simon (football player) (Youngstown)
Rob Sims (football player) (Macedonia)
Frank Sinkwich (Heisman Trophy recipient) (Youngstown)
George Sisler (baseball player) (Manchester)
Brad Smith (football player) (Youngstown)
Chris Smith (football coach) (Massillon)
Joe Smith (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Katie Smith (basketball player) (Logan)
Robert Scott Smith (football player) (Euclid)
Steve Smith (baseball coach) (Canton)
Troy Smith (football player) (Cleveland)
Dawuane Smoot (football player) (Groverport)
Al Snow (professional wrestler) (Lima)
Eric Snow (basketball player, coach) (Canton)
Bob Snyder (football player, coach) (Toledo)
Andy Sonnanstine (baseball player) (Barberton)
Joe Sparma (football and baseball player) (Massillon)
Tim Spencer (football player, coach) (Martins Ferry)
Willie Spencer (football player) (Massillon)
Craig Stammen (baseball player) (North Star)
Roger Staubach (football player) (Cincinnati)
Harry Steel (Olympic freestyle wrestler) (East Sparta)
Dominique Steele (mixed martial artist) (Norwood)
George Steinbrenner (owner of NY Yankees) (Rocky River)
Shannon Stewart (baseball player)
Logan Stieber (freestyle and folkstyle wrestler) (Monroeville)
Steve Stone (baseball pitcher, sportscaster) (South Euclid)
Carl Storck (NFL president) (Dayton)
Zach Strief (football player) (Cincinnati)
Korey Stringer (football player) (Warren)
Harry Stuhldreher (football player, coach, administrator) (Massillon)
Tyrell Sutton (football player) (Akron)
Willard Swihart (basketball player) (Massillon)
Nick Swisher (baseball player) (Worthington)

T–Z

Bill Talbert (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
Aqib Talib (football player) (Cleveland)
Ben Taylor (football player) (Bellaire)
David Taylor (Olympic freestyle wrestler) (St. Paris)
Kent Tekulve (baseball player) (Hamilton)
Matt Tennant (football player) (Cincinnati)
James Terry (basketball player) (Cleveland)
Joe Thomasson (basketball player) (Dayton)
LaSalle Thompson (basketball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
Hugh Thornton (football player) (Oberlin)
Joe Thuney (football player) (Centerville)
Nate Thurmond (Hall of Fame basketball player) (Akron)
Mike Tolbert (football player) (Centerville)
Steve Tovar (football player) (Elyria)
Tony Trabert (tennis player) (Cincinnati)
Jim Tracy (baseball player, manager) (Hamilton)
Ryan Travis (football player) (Massillon)
Demetrius Treadwell (basketball player) (Cleveland)
Gary Trent (basketball player) (Columbus)
Jim Tressel (football coach) (Mentor)
Lee Tressel (Hall of Fame college football coach) (Ada)
Danny Trevathan (football player) (Youngstown)
Mike Trgovac (football coach) (Youngstown)
Mitchell Trubisky (football player) (Mentor)
Mel Tucker (football coach) (Cleveland)
Tyler Ulis (basketball player) (Lima)
Brandon Underwood (football player) (Hamilton)
Zach Veach (race car driver) (Stockdale)
Louie Vito (snowboarder) (Bellefontaine)
Doug Volmar (hockey player) (Cleveland)
Joe Vosmik (baseball player) (Cleveland)
Mike Vrabel (football player) (Akron)
John Wager (football player) (Massillon)
Neal Walk (basketball player) (Cleveland)
Bill Walker (basketball player) (North College Hill)
Moses Fleetwood Walker (baseball player) (Mount Pleasant)
Randy Walker (football coach) (Troy)
Vance Walker (football player) (Cincinnati)
Spencer Ware (football player) (Cincinnati)
Paul Warfield (football player) (Warren)
Rau'shee Warren (boxer) (Cincinnati)
Jimmy Wasdell (baseball player) (Cleveland)
Nate Washington (football player) (Toledo)
Nick Weatherspoon (basketball player) (Canton)
Tom Weiskopf (golfer) (Massillon)
Beanie Wells (football player) (Akron)
Jayson Wells (basketball player) (Cleveland)
Rick White (baseball player) (Springfield)
Sheldon White (football player) (Dayton)
Sol White (baseball player, manager, executive) (Bellaire)
Donte Whitner (football player) (Cleveland)
Matt Wilhelm (football player) (Lorain)
Jeff Wilkins (football player) (Youngstown)
Herb Williams (basketball player, coach) (Columbus)
Jawad Williams (basketball player) (Cleveland)
Bill Willis (Hall of Fame football player) (Columbus)
Russell Wilson (football player) (Cincinnati)
Mike Windt (football player) (Cincinnati)
Antoine Winfield (football player) (Akron)
Antoine Winfield Jr. (football player) (Columbus)
J.J. Wise (football manager) (Massillon)
Matt Wisler (baseball player) (Bryan)
Derek Wolfe (football player) (Lisbon)
Alex Wood (football coach) (Massillon)
Eric Wood (football player) (Cincinnati)
Gene Woodling (baseball player) (Akron)
Charles Woodson (football player) (Fremont)
Chris Wormley (football player) (Toledo)
Chris Wright (basketball player) (Trotwood)
Mike Wright (football player) (Cincinnati)
Kevin Youkilis (baseball player) (Cincinnati)
Cy Young (baseball player) (Gilmore)
Dolph Ziggler (professional wrestler) (Cleveland)
Don Zimmer (baseball player, coach) (Cincinnati)
Ron Zook (football coach) (Loudonville)
Michael Zordich (football player) (Youngstown)

Actors, models, miscellaneous performers

Artists, painters, sculptors, photographers

Sportspeople

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

Politicians, public servants, public officeholders

Miscellaneous celebrities

Military leaders

Architects, inventors, explorers, adventurers, astronauts, aviators, designers, 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

See also

References