| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Steven Adler |
Drummer |
22-Jan-1965 |
|
Former Guns N' Roses drummer |
| Dede Allen |
Editor |
3-Dec-1925 |
17-Apr-2010 |
Prominent Hollywood film editor |
| Michael Armacost |
Diplomat |
15-Apr-1937 |
|
US Ambassador to Japan, 1989-93 |
| Albert Ayler |
Jazz Musician |
13-Jul-1936 |
5-Nov-1970 |
Far-out sax blower |
| Jim Backus |
Actor |
25-Feb-1913 |
3-Jul-1989 |
Mr. Howell on Gilligan's Island |
| Doug Bailey |
Activist |
c. 1934 |
|
President and CEO, Unity08 |
| Ernest Ball |
Songwriter |
22-Jul-1878 |
3-May-1927 |
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling |
| Kaye Ballard |
Actor |
20-Nov-1926 |
|
The Mothers-in-Law |
| Brian Michael Bendis |
Author |
18-Aug-1967 |
|
Ultimate Spider-Man, Daredevil |
| Halle Berry |
Actor |
14-Aug-1966 |
|
Monster's Ball |
| Sheldon M. Bonovitz |
Attorney |
26-Apr-1937 |
|
Partner, Duane, Morris & Hecksher |
| Victor Boschini |
Educator |
c. 1956 |
|
Chancellor, Texas Christian University |
| Vance Bourjaily |
Novelist |
17-Sep-1922 |
31-Aug-2010 |
The End of My Life |
| Tom Brazaitis |
Columnist |
8-Aug-1940 |
30-Mar-2005 |
Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist |
| John G. Breen |
Business |
c. 1934 |
|
CEO of Sherwin-Williams, 1979-99 |
| David J. Bronczek |
Business |
22-Jun-1954 |
|
CEO of FedEx Express |
| Bob Brown |
Football |
8-Dec-1941 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Charles F. Brush III |
Archaeologist |
3-Apr-1923 |
1-Jun-2006 |
Explorers Club president 1978-81 |
| Judith Butler |
Scholar |
24-Feb-1956 |
|
Gender Trouble |
| Debra Byrd |
Musician |
1951 |
|
Session vocalist, American Idol vocal coach |
| Patricia M. Byrne |
Diplomat |
1-Jun-1925 |
23-Nov-2007 |
US Ambassador to Burma, 1979-83 |
| Vanessa Bell Calloway |
Actor |
20-Mar-1957 |
|
Coming to America |
| Drew Carey |
Comic |
23-May-1958 |
|
The Drew Carey Show |
| Mary Carey |
Pornstar |
15-Jun-1980 |
|
Porn star, ran for California Governor |
| Eric Carmen |
Singer/Songwriter |
11-Aug-1949 |
|
All By Myself |
| Janis Carter |
Actor |
10-Oct-1913 |
30-Jul-1994 |
B-Movie actress |
| Richard Celeste |
Politician |
11-Nov-1937 |
|
Governor of Ohio, 1983-91 |
| Tracy Chapman |
Singer |
30-Mar-1964 |
|
Fast Car |
| Charles Chesnutt |
Novelist |
20-Jun-1858 |
15-Nov-1932 |
The Conjure Woman |
| Bill Cobbs |
Actor |
16-Jun-1935 |
|
Tony on The Drew Carey Show |
| Marc Cohn |
Singer/Songwriter |
5-Jul-1959 |
|
Walking In Memphis |
| Susan Coolidge |
Novelist |
29-Jan-1835 |
9-Apr-1905 |
What Katy Did |
| Maura D. Corrigan |
Judge |
14-Jun-1948 |
|
Michigan Chief Justice, 2001-04 |
| Jerome Corsi |
Activist |
31-Aug-1946 |
|
Co-Author, Unfit for Command |
| Franklin Cover |
Actor |
20-Nov-1928 |
5-Feb-2006 |
Tom Willis on The Jeffersons |
| Wes Craven |
Film Director |
2-Aug-1939 |
30-Aug-2015 |
Freddy Krueger's father |
| Frank E. Curran |
Politician |
19-Dec-1912 |
18-Oct-1992 |
Mayor of San Diego, 1963-71 |
| Harvey Cushing |
Doctor |
8-Apr-1869 |
7-Oct-1939 |
Cushing's Syndrome |
| George G. Daly |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
|
Business School Dean, Georgetown |
| Dorothy Dandridge |
Actor |
9-Nov-1922 |
8-Sep-1965 |
Carmen Jones |
| Harry L. Davis |
Politician |
25-Jan-1878 |
21-May-1950 |
Governor of Ohio, 1921-23 |
| Ruby Dee |
Actor |
27-Oct-1924 |
12-Jun-2014 |
The Jackie Robinson Story |
| Donald DeFreeze |
Criminal |
16-Nov-1943 |
17-May-1974 |
Symbionese Liberation Army |
| James C. Diggs |
Attorney |
c. 1948 |
|
General Counsel, PPG Industries |
| Harrison Dillard |
Track and Field |
8-Jul-1923 |
|
Olympic hurdler |
| Anthony Doerr |
Author |
1973 |
|
The Shell Collector |
| Charles F. Dolan |
Business |
16-Oct-1926 |
|
CEO of Cablevision, 1985-95 |
| Phil Donahue |
Talk Show Host |
21-Dec-1935 |
|
The Phil Donahue Show |
| Stephen R. Donaldson |
Author |
13-May-1947 |
|
Author of the Thomas Covenant series |
| Jason Dufner |
Golf |
24-Mar-1977 |
|
Winner, 2013 PGA Championship |
| Keir Dullea |
Actor |
30-May-1936 |
|
2001: A Space Odyssey |
| Dennis E. Eckart |
Politician |
6-Apr-1950 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1981-93 |
| Mickey Edwards |
Politician |
12-Jul-1937 |
|
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1977-93 |
| Ann Elder |
Actor |
21-Sep-1942 |
|
Laugh-In |
| Harlan Ellison |
Author |
27-May-1934 |
|
I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream |
| Miriam Flynn |
Actor |
18-Jun-1952 |
|
Vacation |
| James Frey |
Author |
12-Sep-1969 |
|
Addiction memoirist, A Million Little Pieces |
| Marcia Fudge |
Politician |
29-Oct-1952 |
|
Congresswoman, Ohio 11th |
| Chuck Geschke |
Business |
11-Sep-1939 |
|
Co-Founder of Adobe |
| Donald A. Glaser |
Physicist |
21-Sep-1926 |
28-Feb-2013 |
Inventor of the bubble chamber |
| Carl D. Glickman |
Business |
29-Jul-1926 |
28-Mar-2013 |
The Glickman Organization |
| Erich Gliebe |
Activist |
c. 1964 |
|
Chairman, National Alliance |
| Mike Golic |
Football |
12-Dec-1962 |
|
Commentator, former NFL tackle |
| Joel Grey |
Actor |
11-Apr-1932 |
|
Cabaret |
| Gordon Gund |
Business |
15-Oct-1939 |
|
Former owner, Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Stephen Gyllenhaal |
Film Director |
4-Oct-1949 |
|
Homegrown |
| Paul Hackett |
Politician |
30-Mar-1962 |
|
Former Marine, ran for Congress |
| Arsenio Hall |
Talk Show Host |
12-Feb-1955 |
|
The Arsenio Hall Show |
| Margaret Hamilton |
Actor |
9-Dec-1902 |
16-May-1985 |
Wicked Witch of the West |
| Edward Stephen Harkness |
Philanthropist |
22-Jan-1874 |
29-Jan-1940 |
Philanthropist |
| Screamin' Jay Hawkins |
Musician |
18-Jul-1929 |
12-Feb-2000 |
I Put a Spell on You |
| John Heisman |
Football |
23-Oct-1869 |
3-Oct-1936 |
Namesake of the Heisman Trophy |
| John Henton |
Comic |
23-Nov-1960 |
|
Obie on Living Single |
| Thomas J. Herbert |
Politician |
28-Oct-1894 |
26-Oct-1974 |
Governor of Ohio, 1947-49 |
| Jerry Hirshberg |
Designer |
1939 |
|
Nissan's design chief, 1980-2000 |
| William E. Hocking |
Philosopher |
10-Aug-1873 |
12-Jun-1966 |
The Meaning of God in Human Experience |
| Hal Holbrook |
Actor |
17-Feb-1925 |
|
Mark Twain Tonight |
| Avery Hopwood |
Playwright |
28-May-1882 |
1-Jul-1928 |
The Bat |
| Desmond Howard |
Football |
15-May-1970 |
|
Winner, 1991 Heisman Trophy |
| John Howard |
Actor |
14-Apr-1913 |
19-Feb-1995 |
Bulldog Drummond |
| Richard Howard |
Poet |
13-Oct-1929 |
|
Untitled Subjects |
| Ross Hunter |
Film/TV Producer |
6-May-1920 |
10-Mar-1996 |
Imitation of Life |
| Darrell Issa |
Politician |
1-Nov-1953 |
|
Congressman, California 49th |
| Jeff Jacoby |
Columnist |
10-Feb-1959 |
|
Boston Globe columnist |
| Fredric Jameson |
Author |
14-Apr-1934 |
|
The Political Unconscious |
| Philip Johnson |
Architect |
8-Jul-1906 |
25-Jan-2005 |
The Glass House |
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones |
Politician |
10-Sep-1949 |
20-Aug-2008 |
Congresswoman, Ohio 11th |
| Paul G. Kaminski |
Military |
16-Sep-1942 |
|
CEO of Technovation, Inc. |
| Sean Kanan |
Actor |
2-Nov-1966 |
|
The Bold and the Beautiful |
| Carol Kane |
Actor |
18-Jun-1952 |
|
Simka on Taxi |
| Leon Isaac Kennedy |
Disc Jockey |
1-Jan-1949 |
|
Too Sweet |
| Mary Jo Kilroy |
Politician |
30-Apr-1949 |
|
Congresswoman from Ohio, 2009-11 |
| Don King |
Boxing |
20-Aug-1931 |
|
Boxing promoter |
| Ron Klein |
Politician |
10-Jul-1957 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 2007-11 |
| John A. Koskinen |
Business |
30-Jun-1939 |
|
President, US Soccer Foundation |
| Michael Krasny |
Talk Show Host |
1944 |
|
Host of Forum on KQED-FM |
| Dennis Kucinich |
Politician |
8-Oct-1946 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 10th |
| Steven LaTourette |
Politician |
22-Jul-1954 |
3-Aug-2016 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1995-2013 |
| Frank J. Lausche |
Politician |
14-Nov-1895 |
21-Apr-1990 |
Governor, Senator from Ohio |
| Jerome Lawrence |
Playwright |
14-Jul-1915 |
29-Feb-2004 |
Inherit the Wind and Mame |
| Nicole Lenz |
Model |
24-Jan-1980 |
|
Model-actress |
| Mark L. Lester |
Film Director |
26-Nov-1946 |
|
Commando |
| Chandra Levy |
Victim |
14-Apr-1977 |
1-May-2001 |
Gary Condit's dead intern |
| Peter B. Lewis |
Business |
11-Nov-1933 |
23-Nov-2013 |
CEO of Progressive, 1965-98 |
| William S. Lind |
Activist |
9-Jul-1947 |
|
Free Congress Foundation |
| William Lipscomb |
Chemist |
9-Dec-1919 |
14-Apr-2011 |
Chemical bonding |
| Jim Lovell |
Astronaut |
25-Mar-1928 |
|
Apollo 13 |
| James Thomas Lynn |
Government |
27-Feb-1927 |
6-Dec-2010 |
US HUD Secretary, 1973-75 |
| Mary Bono Mack |
Politician |
24-Oct-1961 |
|
Congresswoman, California 45th |
| Tom Mack |
Football |
1-Nov-1943 |
|
LA Rams, Hall of Famer |
| Andrew H. Malcolm |
Columnist |
22-Jun-1943 |
|
Los Angeles Times editorial board |
| Henry Mancini |
Composer |
16-Apr-1924 |
14-Jun-1994 |
Moon River |
| Josh Mandel |
Politician |
27-Sep-1977 |
|
Treasurer of Ohio |
| Jerry Marotta |
Drummer |
6-Feb-1956 |
|
Peter Gabriel's drummer, active session musician |
| William Masters |
Scientist |
27-Dec-1915 |
16-Feb-2001 |
Human Sexual Response |
| Diane McBain |
Actor |
18-May-1941 |
|
The Mini-Skirt Mob |
| Robert W. McChesney |
Author |
c. 1955 |
|
Rich Media, Poor Democracy |
| James J. McMonagle |
Attorney |
1-Oct-1944 |
|
Of Counsel, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease |
| Burgess Meredith |
Actor |
16-Nov-1908 |
9-Sep-1997 |
Rocky and Grumpy Old Men |
| Michael J. Merriman, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
CEO of Lamson & Sessions |
| Howard Metzenbaum |
Politician |
4-Jun-1917 |
12-Mar-2008 |
US Senator from Ohio, 1977-95 |
| Henry L. Meyer III |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
CEO of KeyCorp |
| David C. Miller |
Diplomat |
15-Jul-1942 |
|
US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, 1984-86 |
| Greg Morris |
Actor |
27-Sep-1933 |
27-Aug-1996 |
Mission: Impossible |
| Craig Mundie |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CTO of Microsoft |
| Tim Murphy |
Politician |
11-Sep-1952 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 18th |
| Chuck Noll |
Football |
5-Jan-1932 |
13-Jun-2014 |
Steelers Head Coach, 1969-91 |
| Andre Norton |
Author |
17-Feb-1912 |
17-Mar-2005 |
Witch World series |
| Terrence O'Donnell |
Judge |
11-Feb-1946 |
|
Justice, Ohio Supreme Court |
| Mary Rose Oakar |
Politician |
5-Mar-1940 |
|
Congresswoman from Ohio, 1977-93 |
| Mary Oliver |
Poet |
10-Sep-1935 |
|
American Primitive |
| Susan Orlean |
Author |
31-Oct-1955 |
|
The Orchid Thief |
| Mehmet Oz |
Doctor |
11-Jun-1960 |
|
Healing from the Heart |
| LaWanda Page |
Actor |
19-Oct-1920 |
14-Sep-2002 |
Aunt Esther on Sanford and Son |
| Paula Jai Parker |
Actor |
19-Aug-1969 |
|
Trudy Proud on The Proud Family |
| Rod Parsley |
Religion |
13-Jan-1957 |
|
Pastor, Christian Right activist |
| Merton J. Peck |
Economist |
17-Dec-1925 |
1-Mar-2013 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1968-69 |
| Harvey Pekar |
Author |
8-Oct-1939 |
12-Jul-2010 |
American Splendor |
| Max Perlich |
Actor |
28-Mar-1968 |
|
Brodie on Homicide |
| James Pickens, Jr. |
Actor |
26-Oct-1954 |
|
Dr. Richard Webber on Grey's Anatomy |
| John Popper |
Musician |
29-Mar-1967 |
|
Harmonica player, Blues Traveler |
| Monica Potter |
Actor |
30-Jun-1971 |
|
Lori Colson on Boston Legal |
| Ronald E. Powaski |
Historian |
15-Jun-1943 |
|
March to Armageddon |
| James E. Preston |
Business |
30-Apr-1933 |
|
CEO of Avon, 1988-98 |
| Robert A. Profusek |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
Partner, Jones Day |
| Andrew F. Puzder |
Business |
11-Jul-1950 |
|
CEO of CKE Restaurants |
| Bruce Ratner |
Business |
23-Jan-1945 |
|
New York City developer |
| Marge Redmond |
Actor |
14-Dec-1930 |
|
Sister Jacqueline on The Flying Nun |
| Gene Reynolds |
Actor |
4-Apr-1923 |
|
Child actor, later TV director/producer |
| James Ford Rhodes |
Author |
1-May-1848 |
22-Jan-1927 |
History of the Civil War |
| Florence Rice |
Actor |
14-Feb-1911 |
23-Feb-1974 |
At the Circus |
| Jack Riley |
Actor |
30-Dec-1935 |
19-Aug-2016 |
Elliot Carlin on The Bob Newhart Show |
| James Robertson |
Judge |
1938 |
|
Judge, resigned from FISA court |
| John D. Rockefeller, Jr. |
Business |
29-Jan-1874 |
11-May-1960 |
Built Rockefeller Center |
| James E. Rohr |
Business |
18-Oct-1948 |
|
CEO of PNC Financial |
| Rick Ross |
Activist |
24-Nov-1952 |
|
Cult expert, deprogrammer |
| Alan Ruck |
Actor |
1-Jul-1956 |
|
Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Charles F. C. Ruff |
Attorney |
1-Aug-1939 |
19-Nov-2000 |
Clinton's impeachment attorney |
| Thomas P. Salmon |
Politician |
19-Aug-1932 |
|
Governor of Vermont, 1973-77 |
| Bill Sammon |
Journalist |
1959 |
|
VP, Fox News Channel |
| Flip Saunders |
Basketball |
23-Feb-1955 |
25-Oct-2015 |
President and Coach, Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Jack Schaefer |
Novelist |
19-Nov-1907 |
24-Jan-1991 |
Shane |
| Jimmy Scott |
Singer |
17-Jul-1925 |
12-Jun-2014 |
Jazz soprano vocalist |
| Donna Shalala |
Government |
14-Feb-1941 |
|
Secretary of HHS, 1993-2001 |
| Milton J. Shapp |
Politician |
25-Jun-1912 |
24-Nov-1994 |
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1971-79 |
| Elliot Sharp |
Musician |
1951 |
|
New York avant-garde musician |
| Denny Shute |
Golf |
25-Oct-1904 |
13-May-1974 |
Winner of 3 Majors |
| Jerry Siegel |
Author |
17-Oct-1914 |
28-Jan-1996 |
Creator of Superman |
| Howard Da Silva |
Actor |
4-May-1909 |
16-Feb-1986 |
Bartender in The Lost Weekend |
| Martha Smith |
Actor |
16-Oct-1953 |
|
Scarecrow and Mrs. King |
| Troy Smith |
Football |
20-Jul-1984 |
|
Heisman Trophy winner, 2006 |
| Gerald A. Soffen |
Astronomer |
7-Feb-1926 |
22-Nov-2000 |
Viking I mission to mars |
| Brian Stepanek |
Actor |
6-Feb-1971 |
|
Arwin on The Suite Life |
| Mark Stevens |
Actor |
13-Dec-1916 |
15-Sep-1994 |
The Snake Pit |
| Mel Stewart |
Actor |
19-Sep-1929 |
24-Feb-2002 |
Scarecrow and Mrs. King |
| Carl B. Stokes |
Politician |
21-Jun-1927 |
3-Apr-1996 |
Mayor of Cleveland, 1968-71 |
| Louis B. Stokes |
Politician |
23-Feb-1925 |
18-Aug-2015 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1969-99 |
| Robert E. Sweeney |
Politician |
4-Nov-1924 |
30-Jun-2007 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1965-67 |
| Mary Thom |
Editor |
3-Jun-1944 |
26-Apr-2013 |
Executive Editor of Ms., 1990-92 |
| Jack Thompson |
Attorney |
25-Jul-1951 |
|
Video game decency barrator |
| Lloyd G. Trotter |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
Vice Chairman at GE, 2006-08 |
| James R. Trueman |
Business |
25-May-1935 |
11-Jun-1986 |
Founder of Red Roof Inns |
| Charles Vanik |
Politician |
7-Apr-1913 |
30-Aug-2007 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1955-81 |
| Sander Vanocur |
Journalist |
8-Jan-1928 |
|
ABC and NBC correspondent |
| George Voinovich |
Politician |
15-Jul-1936 |
12-Jun-2016 |
Governor and Senator from Ohio |
| Donald E. Washkewicz |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
CEO of Parker Hannifin |
| Lew Wasserman |
Business |
22-Mar-1913 |
3-Jun-2002 |
Chairman and CEO of MCA, 1946-95 |
| Roland West |
Film Director |
20-Feb-1885 |
31-Mar-1952 |
The Bat Whispers |
| Shelly West |
Country Musician |
23-May-1958 |
|
José Cuervo |
| Jack Weston |
Actor |
21-Aug-1924 |
3-May-1996 |
Wait Until Dark |
| Robert Wheeler |
Musician |
1957 |
|
Plays keyboards, theremin for Pere Ubu |
| Charles Z. Wick |
Government |
12-Oct-1917 |
20-Jul-2008 |
Director of the USIA, 1981-89 |
| James Wilder |
Actor |
5-Aug-1968 |
|
A Face to Die For |
| Edward P. Williams |
Business |
10-May-1843 |
4-May-1903 |
The Williams of Sherwin-Williams |
| Debra Winger |
Actor |
16-May-1955 |
|
An Officer and a Gentleman |
| Bobby Womack |
Singer |
4-Mar-1944 |
27-Jun-2014 |
R&B guitarist and songwriter |
| Harry Woods |
Actor |
5-May-1889 |
28-Dec-1968 |
Perpetual Hollywood villain |
| Barrie Youngfellow |
Actor |
22-Oct-1950 |
|
Jan Hoffmeyer on It's a Living |