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List of people from Shaker Heights, Ohio
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The following is a list of natives, residents and former residents of Shaker Heights, Ohio.
A
- Adam B. Abelson, lawyer and United States federal judge[1]
- Danesha Adams, soccer player[2]
- Rasheen Ali, football running back[3]
- Griff Allen, auto racing promoter, broadcaster, engineer[4]
- Erick Anderson, football linebacker[5]
- Albert Ayler, jazz saxophonist[6]
B
- Jamie Babbit, director, producer, and screenwriter[7]
- Newton D. Baker, politician[8]
- Bill Balas, screenwriter, director, producer
- Majel Barrett, actress and producer[9]
- William Bayer, crime fiction writer
- Carter Bays, television writer, creator of How I Met Your Mother[7]
- David Mark Berger, weightlifter, one of 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Arab commandos at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games[10]
- Peter Bergman, member of The Firesign Theatre[11]
- The Beverly Brothers (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom), wrestlers billed as hailing from Shaker Heights[12]
- Leon Bibb, television anchor[13]
- Keith Black, neurosurgeon[14]
- John Blackburn, songwriter[15]
- Sara J. Bloomfield, executive director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum[16][17]
- Roberts Blossom, actor and poet[18]
- Andy Borowitz, comedian and satirist[19]
- Eric Brakey, politician and Maine State Senator[20]
- Jim Brickman, musician[21]
- Aris Brimanis, ice hockey defenseman[22]
- Paul Brown, football coach and owner[23]
- Dick Brubaker, football player for the Chicago Cardinals and Buffalo Bills[24]
- Judith Butler, gender theorist and philosopher[25]
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C
- Jane L. Campbell, politician; 56th mayor of Cleveland[26]
- James Card, film preservationist[27]
- Martha Chase, geneticist[28]
- Adrien Clarke, Virginia Destroyers offensive lineman[29]
- Ward Cleaver, fictional character in Leave It to Beaver[30]
- Nate Clements, Cincinnati Bengals cornerback[29]
- Wat T. Cluverius, diplomat[31]
- Anne Cochran, singer[32]
- Gary Cohn, President and COO of Goldman Sachs,[33] economic advisor to the Trump Administration
- Jim Cohn, poet[34]
- Bruce Cole, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities[14]
- Constance Cook, Republican Party politician[35]
- Tom Corcoran, writer[36]
D
- Rebecca Dallet, Wisconsin Supreme Court justice[37]
- Marc Dann, former Ohio Attorney General[38]
- William Daroff, chief executive officer of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations[39]
- Arthur Carter Denison, federal judge[40]
- Cheri Dennis, the Princess of Bad Boy Entertainment
- Derf Backderf, John Backderf, cartoonist[41]
- Samuel Deutsch, jeweler and sports franchise owner[42]
- Maximilian Dimoff, principal bassist of the Cleveland Orchestra[43]
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E
- Eric Ehrmann, author and columnist
- Harry Eisenstat, baseball pitcher[44]
- James Emery, jazz guitarist[45]
F
- Michelle Federer, theatre and film actress[7]
- Danny Ferry, former NBA player; former General Manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Bobby Few, jazz pianist[46]
- Eric Fingerhut, politician and academic administrator[47]
- Craig Finn, singer and guitarist[48]
- Nate Fish, American-Israeli writer, baseball player/coach[49]
- Lee Fisher, former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio[50]
- James Frey, author[51]
- Devin Friedman, journalist[52]
- Marcia Fudge, congresswoman[53]
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G
- Zelma Watson George, actress, philanthropist[54]
- Jeff Gerth, journalist[26]
- Nicole Gibbs, tennis player[55]
- Anand Giridharadas, writer and newspaper columnist[56]
- Rick Glassman, actor and comedian[57]
- Samuel Glazer, co-developer of Mr. Coffee[58]
- Maurice Goldman, composer
- Stuart Goldman, journalist, screenwriter, musician
- Derrick Green, musician, singer of the band Sepultura and Maximum Hedrum[59]
- Richard J. Green, chemist
- Tom Griswold, co-host of The Bob & Tom Show[60]
- Robert Lee Grossman, computer scientist and bioinformatician[61]
- Matt Guerrier, baseball player[62]
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H
- Jamey Haddad, percussionist[63]
- Dorothy Hart, actress[64]
- Jerry Heller, rap manager[16]
- Caroline Hoxby, economist[16]
I
- David Icove, former FBI Academy Instructor[65]
J
- Paul Jones, judge[66]
- Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County commissioner[67]
K
- Paul Kantor, violin teacher[68]
- Kid Cudi, born Scott Mescudi, rapper[69]
- Donald James Kirk, accountant[70]
- Freddie Kitchens, NFL head coach[71]
- Archibald Klumph, founder of the Rotary Foundation[72]
- Andrew Kober, stage actor[73]
- Ralph Kohl, football player, coach and scout[74]
- Ralph and Terry Kovel, antiques writers and television hosts[75]
L
- Jaime Laredo, violinist[68]
- Courtney Ledyard, football linebacker[76]
- Al Lerner, late owner of the Cleveland Browns and former chairman of MBNA[77]
- Michael Lesy, writer and professor[78]
- Eddie Levert, lead singer of The O'Jays[79]
- Gerald Levert, musician[16][79]
- Sean Levert, musician[79]
- Mark F. Lindsay, Assistant to the President of the United States for Management and Administration under Bill Clinton[16]
- Tommy LiPuma, music producer[16]
- Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post journalist[80]
- Orlando Lowry, football linebacker[81]
- Matthew Luckiesh, physicist[82]
M
- Lorin Maazel, conductor[43]
- Machine Gun Kelly, born Colson Richard Baker, rapper[83]
- Kevin Mackey, college basketball coach[84]
- Gordon Macklin, businessman[85]
- Wade Manning, NFL wide receiver[86]
- Bill Mason, jewel thief
- Lance Mason, politician[87]
- Michael McElroy, actor[16]
- Marc Mencher, video game industry executive
- Howard Metzenbaum, U.S. senator[88]
- Aaron David Miller, American Middle East analyst, author, and negotiator[89]
- Creighton Miller, attorney who helped organize the National Football League Players Association[90]
- Max Miller, Republican politician and U.S. House of Representatives congressman[91]
- Thomas Modly, former United States Secretary of the Navy[92]
- Justin Morrow, MLS soccer player[93]
- Ted Mosby, fictional character in How I Met Your Mother[94]
- Otis Moss III, pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ[95]
- Felice Mueller, rower[96]
N
- Paul Newman, actor and auto racer[29]
- Billy Newton-Davis, R&B, jazz and gospel singer-songwriter[16]
- Celeste Ng, writer[97][98]
O
- Susan Orlean, journalist[16][99]
- Peter Ostrum, actor[100]
P
- Paula Jai Parker, actress
- Harvey Pekar, comic book writer[101]
- Roger Penske, race car driver, team owner, and business entrepreneur[16]
- David Pogue, technology writer, journalist and commentator[16]
- James Alan Polster, novelist, movie producer and journalist[16]
- Dan A. Polster, judge[102]
- Greg Pruitt, football running back[103]
R
- Joshua Radin, singer-songwriter[104]
- Bruce Ratner, philanthropist and real estate developer; on the board of directors for Forest City Enterprises[105]
- Ellen Ratner, news analyst[45]
- Mark Ratner, chemist[106]
- Michael Ratner, attorney and human rights activist[107]
- Betty Anne Rees, actor[108]
- Matthew Rhodes, American film producer[109]
- Beth Richie, professor of African American Studies, Sociology, Gender and Women's Studies, and Criminology, Law, and Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago[110]
- Laurel J. Richie, current president of the Women's National Basketball Association[111]
- Geraldo Rivera, attorney and talk show host[112]
- Sharon Robinson, cellist[68]
- Michael Roizen, physician[113]
- Chris Rose, NFL Network sportscaster[114]
- Terry Rozier, basketball player[115]
- Keith Rucker, football defensive tackle[116]
- Michael Ruhlman, writer[117]
- Campy Russell, basketball player[118]
- John Morris Russell, conductor[119]
S
- Marlene Sanders, journalist[120]
- Scott Savol, American Idol finalist[121]
- Leonard Sax, MD/PhD, physician and author[122]
- Michael Scharf, law professor and director of Frederick K. Cox International Law Center[16]
- Alan Schechter, film producer[7]
- Kathryn Schulz, journalist and writer[123]
- Molly Shannon, comedian[29]
- Maria Siemionow, surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic
- Charlie Sifford, African American former professional golfer who helped to desegregate the PGA of America[124]
- Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, rabbi, Zionist spokesman and leader[125]
- Marisa Silver, author, screenplay writer, and director[126]
- Ben Simon, NHL ice hockey center[29]
- Jamil Smith, print and television journalist[127]
- Charles E. Spahr, Sohio President and CEO[128]
- David Spero, DJ, music manager[129]
- Stephen Stucker, actor
- Bob Switzer, inventor[130]
- Michael Symon, Iron Chef, restaurateur, and television host[131]
- George Szell, former conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra[132]
T
- Bill Taft, rock musician
- Kingsley A. Taft, politician[133]
- Milan Tiff, Olympic triple jumper[134]
U
- Loung Ung, Cambodian American human rights activist and author[135]
V
- William R. Van Aken, politician[16]
- Van Sweringen brothers, real estate developers of Shaker Heights and railroad tycoons[136]
- Ralph Vince, football player and coach[137]
- Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor[43]
- Daniel Vovak, political comedian and author
- Vronsky & Babin, duo-piano team[138]
W
- David Wain, actor, filmmaker and comedian[139]
- Clay Weiner, director[140]
- Dr. Robert J. White, neurosurgeon[141]
- Shereé Whitfield, from The Real Housewives of Atlanta[142]
- Kym Whitley, comedian and actress[143]
- Fred Willard, comedian[144]
- Milton A. Wolf, real estate developer and U.S. ambassador[145]
- Sidney M. Wolfe, drug safety activist[16]
Z
- Jack Zwerner, professional poker player and entrepreneur
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