List of people from Akron, Ohio
The following people were all born in or were residents of the city of Akron, Ohio.
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| Name | Occupation/Industry | Description | Association | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Eugene Abbey | Theatre | Theatre manager and producer | Born in Akron | [1] |
| Richard F. Abel | Military | U.S. Air Force Brigadier General | Born in Akron | |
| John R. Adams | Judge | Federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | Practiced in Akron | |
| James E. Akins | Politician | The U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1973–76 | Born and raised in Akron | [2] |
| Lola Albright | Actress and Singer | Singer and actress | Born and raised in Akron | [3] |
| Andy Alleman | Athlete | Football center for Miami Dolphins | Born in Akron | [4] |
| Harold Anderson | Athlete | Basketball coach at Bowling Green State University and University of Toledo | Born in Akron | [5] |
| R. W. Apple, Jr. | Writer | Editor, writer for The New York Times | Born in Akron | |
| Joseph Arthur | Musician | Musician and artist | Born and raised in Akron | [6] |
| Dan Auerbach | Musician | Solo musician, guitarist for The Black Keys, owner of Akron Analog Recording Studios | Born and raised in Akron | [7] |
| William Hanes Ayres | Politician | Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives | Represented Akron in Congress | |
| Josh Azzarella | Artist | Born in Akron | ||
| Melissa Baker | Model | Model | Born in Akron | |
| E.T. Barnette | Politician | Founder of Fairbanks, Alaska and its first mayor | Born in Akron | |
| Alice M. Batchelder | Attorney | Attorney and jurist, currently chief judge of United States Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit | Practiced in Akron | |
| Elsworth R. Bathrick | Politician | U.S. Representative | Worked in Akron | |
| Tom Batiuk | Cartoonist | Comic strip creator (Funky Winkerbean, Crankshaft) | Born in Akron | |
| Cliff Battles | Athlete | Football player | Born in Akron | |
| Margaret Baxtresser | Musician | Classical pianist | Supporter of Akron | |
| Art Becker | Athlete | Basketball player | Born in Akron | |
| Samuel H. Bell | Judge | Federal judge on U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio | Practiced in Akron | |
| Terry Bevington | Athlete | Baseball player and manager | Born in Akron | |
| George Bliss | Politician | Congressman | Practiced and worked in Akron | |
| Ray C. Bliss | Politician | Republican Party leader | Born and worked in Akron | |
| Jim Boeke | Athlete | Football player | Born and raised in Akron | |
| Mark Schubert | Coach | Swimming Coach | Born and raised in Akron | |
| Mark Bloch | Artist | Artist | Raised in Akron | |
| Phil Boggs | Athlete | Diver, 1976 Olympic gold medalist | Born and raised in Akron | |
| Dante Booker | Athlete | Football player | Born and raised in Akron | |
| Rosario Borgio | Criminal | Mobster | Worked in Akron | |
| William Boyett | Actor | Actor | Born in Akron | |
| Dave Brown | Athlete | Football player | Born and raised in Akron | |
| John Brown | Politician | Abolitionist | Worked in Akron | |
| Walter Hermann Bucher | Scientist | Geologist and paleontologist | Born in Akron | |
| Michael Buckley | Writer | Author of The Sisters Grimm and NERDS series | Born in Akron | |
| E. J. Burt | Athlete | Football player | Born and raised in Akron | |
| Jimmy Butler | Actor | Actor | Born in Akron | |
| Glen Buxton | Musician | Guitarist for Alice Cooper | Born in Akron | |
| Patrick Carney | Musician | Drummer for The Black Keys, bassist for the band Drummer | Born and raised in Akron | |
| Bob Casale | Musician | Musician, Devo | Raised in Akron | |
| Gerald Casale | Musician | Musician, Devo | Raised in Akron | |
| Len Chandler | Musician | Folk musician | Born in Akron | |
| David Allan Coe | Singer | Country music artist | ||
| Russell Coffey | Military | World War I veteran | ||
| Arthur L. Conger | Historian | Theosophist | ||
| Deborah L. Cook | Judge | Federal judge on U.S. Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit | Practiced in Akron | |
| Jarrod Cooper | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Cheryl Crawford | Theatre | Director and producer | ||
| Mark Croghan | Athlete | Athlete | ||
| Stephen Curry | Athlete | Basketball player for Golden State Warriors | Born in Akron | |
| Ruby Nash Curtis | Singer | Singer of Ruby & The Romantics | ||
| Hammer Damage | Singer | Rock band | ||
| Keith Dambrot | Athlete | Basketball coach | ||
| Jimmy Darrow | Athlete | Basketball player | ||
| John Dean | Politician | White House counsel to Richard Nixon | ||
| Charles W. F. Dick | Politician | U.S. Senator (Republican) | ||
| Frank Dicopoulos | Actor | Actor | ||
| Michael Dokes | Athlete | Boxer, WBA World Heavyweight Champion 1982-1983 | Born in Akron | |
| Lloyd C. Douglas | Minister | Minister, author | ||
| Rita Dove | Writer | Poet | ||
| Hugh Downs | TV | TV journalist and personality, 20/20 | ||
| Peter C. Economus | Judge | Federal judge on U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio | Practiced in Akron | |
| Sidney Edgerton | Politician | 19th Century politician | ||
| Eddie Elias | Athlete | Founder of Professional Bowlers Assn. | ||
| Harold G. Epperson | Military | Decorated U.S. Marine | ||
| Eugene C. Eppley | Corporate Executive | Hotel mogul | ||
| Angie Everhart | Actress | Model and actress | ||
| Fritzi Fern | Actress | Actress | ||
| Harvey Samuel Firestone | Corporate Executive | Founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company | Lived in Akron | |
| Leonard Firestone | Corporate Executive | Industrialist | ||
| Steve Fitzhugh | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Art Fleming | TV | TV game show host, Jeopardy | ||
| Carol Folt | College Executive | Chancellor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Born in Akron | |
| Trent Ford | Actor | Actor, model | ||
| Mike Fox | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Elizabeth Franz | Actress | Actress | ||
| Shirley Fry | Athlete | Tennis player | ||
| Clark Gable | Actor | Oscar-winning actor, Mutiny on the Bounty, Gone with the Wind, World War II major | Worked in Akron | |
| Ruby Nash Garnett | Singer | Singer of Ruby & the Romantics | Born in Akron | |
| William H. Gerstenmaier | NASA | NASA administrator | ||
| Joe Glazer | Musician | Musician | ||
| Dick Goddard | Scientist | Meteorologist | ||
| Harvey Gold | Musician | Musician | ||
| Bob Golic | Athlete | Football player, radio personality | ||
| Mike Golic | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Benjamin Goodrich | Corporate Executive | Founder of B.F. Goodrich Company | ||
| Jim Graner | TV | Sports anchor at WKYC; color commentator for Cleveland Browns radio | Born in Akron | [8] |
| Brad Guigar | Cartoonist | Cartoonist | ||
| James S. Gwin | Judge | Federal judge on U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio | Practiced in Akron | |
| Kris Haines | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Dave Hampton | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Leon Harris | TV | Television journalist | ||
| James Harrison | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Dow W. Harter | Politician | U.S. Representative | ||
| Umar Bin Hassan | Writer | Poet | ||
| Anne Heche | Actress | Actress | ||
| Carol Heiss | Athlete | Figure skater | ||
| Daniel Hesidence | Artist | Painter | ||
| Howard Hewett | Singer | Gospel and R&B singer | ||
| Michael Holley | Writer | Sports journalist | ||
| M. Herbert Hoover | Politician | Politician | ||
| Roger Hoover | Singer | Singer, musician | ||
| Walter B. Huber | Politician | U.S. Representative | ||
| Rex Humbard | Televangelist | Televangelist | ||
| Craig Hummer | TV | Sportscaster | ||
| Chrissie Hynde | Singer | Musician, leader of The Pretenders | ||
| James Ingram | Musician | Musician | ||
| Shirley Fry Irvin | Athlete | Hall of Fame tennis player | Born in Akron | |
| Lux Interior | Singer (The Cramps) | |||
| Sandi Jackson | Politician | Politician | ||
| LeBron James | Athlete | Basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers | Born in Akron | |
| Jim Jarmusch | Movie | Film director | ||
| David Jenkins | Athlete | Figure skater | ||
| Hayes Alan Jenkins | Athlete | Figure skater, 1956 Olympic gold medalist | ||
| Helen Jepson | Singer | Soprano | ||
| Gus Johnson | Athlete | Basketball player, television sportscaster | ||
| Steve Johnson | Athlete | Basketball player | ||
| Grandpa Jones | Musician | Musician, comedian (Hee-Haw) | ||
| Melina Kanakaredes | Actress | Actress | ||
| Salaria Kea | Nurse | Nurse | ||
| Maynard James Keenan | Singer | Singer, Tool, A Perfect Circle | Born in Akron | |
| Dean Keener | Coach | Basketball coach | ||
| Herman Keiser | Athlete | Golfer, 1946 Masters champion | ||
| Charlton Keith | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Phil Kline | Musician | Composer | ||
| Bob Knepper | Athlete | Major League Baseball pitcher | ||
| Charles Landon Knight | Attorney | Publisher, politician | ||
| James L. Knight | Writer | Publisher | ||
| John S. Knight | Writer | Publisher | ||
| Parke Kolbe | College Executive | College president | ||
| Heather Kozar | Model | Model; former Barker's Beauty on The Price Is Right | ||
| Brock Kreitzburg | Athlete | Bobsledder | ||
| Art Kusnyer | Athlete | Baseball player and coach | ||
| Jani Lane | Singer | Lead singer of Glam metal band Warrant | Born in Akron | |
| Jerome Lane | Athlete | Basketball player | ||
| Bob Lape | TV | Television journalist | ||
| Mortimer Dormer Leggett | Military | Civil War officer | ||
| Bob Lewis | Singer | Founder of Devo | ||
| Thomas Lewis | Athlete | Football player | ||
| David Lough | Athlete | Baseball Player | Born in Akron | |
| Liam Lynch | Musician | Musician, puppeteer, Sifl and Olly | ||
| Doug Marsh | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Thomas E. Martin | Politician | Iowa politician | ||
| Mike Massie | Politician | Wyoming politician | ||
| Banjo Matthews | Athlete | NASCAR driver | ||
| Frank W. Mayborn | Writer | Publisher | ||
| Andy McCollum | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Frances McGovern | Politician | U.S. Representative | ||
| Marian Mercer | Actress | Actress | ||
| Gene Mingo | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Dan Moldea | Writer | Journalist and author | ||
| Vaughn Monroe | Singer | Singer | ||
| Michael Morell | TV | ICIA director, TV analyst | ||
| Brian Mosteller | Politician | Director of Oval Office Operations for President Barack Obama | ||
| Bob Mothersbaugh | Musician | Musician, member of Devo | ||
| Jim Mothersbaugh | Musician | Musician, member of Devo | ||
| Mark Mothersbaugh | Musician | Musician, member of Devo | ||
| Scott Muni | Radio | Radio personality | ||
| Thurman Munson | Athlete | Baseball player | ||
| Ron Negray | Athlete | Baseball player | ||
| John Neidert | Athlete | Football player | Born in Akron | |
| Donnie Nickey | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Pete Nischt | Musician | Musician | ||
| Gabe Norwood | Athlete | Basketball player | ||
| Russell Oberlin | Musician | Musician | ||
| Les Olsson | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Stanford R. Ovshinsky | Scientist | Inventor and scientist | ||
| Chris Owens | Athlete | Basketball player | ||
| Tim "Ripper" Owens | Singer | Singer, replaced Rob Halford in Judas Priest; inspiration for movie Rock Star | Born in Akron | |
| Paige Palmer | TV | Fitness expert, TV personality | ||
| John Parry | Sports Official | Football official | ||
| Ara Parseghian | Coach | Football coach, Notre Dame | ||
| Jaroslav Pelikan | Theologian | Christianity scholar | ||
| Simon Perkins | Founder | Settler, surveyor | ||
| Antonio Pittman | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Terry Pluto | Writer | Sports journalist | ||
| Shawn Porter | Athlete | Professional boxer | ||
| Ricky Powers | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Edward Pramuk | Artist | Artist | Born in Akron | |
| Richard Quick | Athlete | Swimming coach | ||
| Robert Quine | Musician | Guitarist | ||
| Willard Van Orman Quine | Philosopher | Philosopher | ||
| Ron Rector | Athlete | Football player | ||
| James W. Reilly | Politician | Politician | ||
| Nikola Resanovic | Musician | Composer | ||
| Judith Resnik | NASA | Astronaut, killed in Challenger explosion. | Born and raised in Akron | |
| Butch Reynolds | Athlete | Athlete, gold medalist in 1988 olympics | [9] | |
| Jennifer Niederst Robbins | Corporate Executive | Designed the web's first commercial site | ||
| Sydne Rome | Actress | Actress | ||
| Edmund Rowe | Politician | U.S. Representative | ||
| Wilbur F. Sanders | Politician | Montana politician | ||
| Thomas C. Sawyer | Politician | Politician | ||
| Bo Schembechler | Coach | Football coach, University of Michigan | ||
| Francis Seiberling | Politician | U.S. Representative | ||
| Frank Seiberling | Corporate Executive | Founder of Goodyear Tire and Rubber | Born in Akron | |
| John F. Seiberling | Politician | U.S. Representative | ||
| Luke Sewell | Athlete | Baseball player and manager | ||
| Chuck Share | Athlete | Basketball player | ||
| Denny Shute | Athlete | Golfer | ||
| Matt Simon | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Harry Simpson | Athlete | Baseball player | ||
| George Sisler | Athlete | Baseball player, member of Hall of Fame | ||
| Richard Smalley | Scientist | Physicist, winner of Nobel Prize | ||
| Bob Smith | Founder | Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous | ||
| Neal Smith | Musician | |||
| Donald Ray Snodgrass | Author | Author | ||
| Mark Stevens | Actor | Actor | ||
| Betty Sutton | Politician | U.S. Representative for 13th Congressional District | Practiced in Akron | |
| Tyrell Sutton | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Rachel Sweet | Actress | Singer, actress and TV writer | ||
| Gene Thomas | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Nate Thurmond | Athlete | Basketball player, member of Hall of Fame | ||
| Todd Tobias | Musician | Musician | ||
| Aiden Wilson Tozer | Author | Preacher, author | ||
| Bill Upham | Athlete | Baseball player | ||
| William H. Upson | Politician | 19th Century politician | ||
| Claude Virden | Athlete | Basketball player | ||
| Mike Vrabel | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Michael Wadleigh | Director | Director and cinematographer, filmed documentary of 1969 Woodstock Festival, Woodstock | ||
| Ramon Walker | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Brad Warner | Musician | Zen priest, musician | ||
| Chris Wells | Athlete | Football player for Arizona Cardinals | ||
| Michael Tarver | Athlete | Professional wrestler | ||
| George Dexter Whitcomb | Manufacturer | |||
| Jesse White | Actor | Actor, known as the Maytag Repairman in 1967-1988 commercials | Raised in Akron | |
| Wendell Willkie | Politician | Presidential candidate, lawyer | Worked in Akron | |
| Melinda Windsor | Model | Playboy model | ||
| Antoine Winfield | Athlete | Football player | ||
| Ray Wise | Actor | Actor | ||
| Sam Wise | Athlete | Baseball player | ||
| Gene Woodling | Athlete | Baseball player | ||
| Kim Zurz | Politician | Politician | ||
Fictional people from Akron, Ohio
- Jiminy Glick - fictional talk-show host portrayed by Martin Short on film and TV
References
- ↑ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who. 1967.
- ↑ "Features". Akron Update. University of Akron. 2004-02-02. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ↑ "Peter Gunn Digs a Canary--That 'Way Out' Lola Albright". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1958-12-27. p. 1.
- ↑ "Andy Alleman - Stats, Bio". CNN. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame Feature- W. Harold Anderson". Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Joseph Arthur - Overview )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ↑ Easton, Max (2009-01-12). "The Black Keys, Gomez & Ash Grunwald". Soulshine.com.au. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ↑ "Jim Graner dies". Associated Press (AP) via The Chronicle-Telegram. Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. January 16, 1976. p. 1.
- ↑ "Harry "Butch" Reynolds". IOC.
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