Famous People Of The World

Ohio is the 34th largest state by area in the United States of America, but it ranks seventh on the most populous state. The capital of this state is Columbus. ‘Ohio’ is an anglicized name, which comes from ‘ohi-yo’, which stands for ‘great river’. It was admitted into the Union as the 17th state. The government of Ohio has three arms, namely the Executive branch, the legislative branch and the judicial branch. The Governor heads the executive branch, the General Assembly of Ohio heads the legislative branch and the Supreme Court the judicial branch. Ohio sends 18 representatives to the House of Representatives of the United States of America. There are many famous people from Ohio, who have carved their name in history for various reasons. Let’s find out who they are.

List of Famous People from Ohio

A number of citizens from Ohio have left a remarkable mark on the different areas. Some of them are inventors, artists, businessman, etc.

Famous People in the Field of Science

Alexander Winton Carl Walz Cass Gilbert Charles Brush Charles Kettering Charles O. Hobaugh Dominic S. Gentile Don Thomas Donn F. Eisele Eddie Rickenbacker Elisha Gray Ernest H. Volwiler G. David Low Garrett Morgan George Bartholomew Granville Woods Greg Harbaugh Guion S. Bluford Jr. Harvey Firestone Howard Dwight Smith Jim Lovell John Glenn

Judith Resnick Karl G. Henize Kathryn D. Sullivan Mark N. Brown Mary Ellen Weber Michael L. Gernhardt Michael T. Good Nancy Currie Neil Armstrong Orville Wright Paul Gilger Philip Johnson Robert C. Springer Robert F. Overmyer Ron Sega Ronald A. Parise Terence T. Henricks Thomas Edison Thomas J. Hennen Tom Henricks Whitmore Knaggs Wilbur Wright

Famous Entrepreneurs from Ohio

B. F. Goodrich Bruce Ratner Carl Lindner Charles Keating David Sinton Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. Frank Seiberling George Steinbrenner Herbert H. Dow Jeff Immelt

John D. Rockefeller John H. Patterson John R. Commons John W. Galbreath Lance Mehl Peter B. Lewis Ransom Olds William Procter Charles F Kettering Henry D. Coffinberry

Famous People from Ohio in the Field of Media

Jack Warner James M. Cox Larry Flynt Roger Ailes Ted Turner

Famous Artists from Ohio

Alice Schille Ann Hamilton Carl Gaertner Charles E. Burchfield Clarence White Dare Wright Dave Sheridan Fred Schrier George Bellows Jenny Holzer Jim Dine

John Henry Twachtman Joseph DeCamp Joseph Kosuth Lily Martin Spencer Maya Lin Robert E. L. Rainey Robert Henri Tom Tsuchiya Tom Wesselmann William Jacob Baer Worthington Whittredge

Famous Politicians and Public Servants from Ohio

Albert J. Beveridge Charles Anderson Charles G. Dawes Frank J. Battisti Henry Lawrence Burnett James M. Cox Michael K. Allen Prescott Bush Steve Chabot William Case William Jennings Bryan William R. Day John Dean R. Michael DeWine Steve Driehaus James A. Garfield James Rudolph Garfield John J. Gilligan Bill Gradison Ulysses S. Grant Warren G. Harding Andrew L. Harris Benjamin Harrison Dave Hobson Rutherford B. Hayes Nathaniel R. Jones

Michael J. Kirwan Dennis Kucinich Kenesaw Mountain Landis Frank Lausche Neil H. McElroy William McKinley Arthur Ernest Morgan James A. Rhodes Christina Romer William Saxbe Kathleen Sebelius Donna Edna Shalala William Howard Taft Robert A. Taft I Robert Taft (Jr.) Robert A. Taft II Charles Phelps Taft II Norman Thomas David Tod James Traficant Clement Vallandigham George Voinovich Brand Whitlock Jay Williams Mary Ellen Withrow Victoria Claflin Woodhull