List of Famous people born in Ohio, United States of America

Stiv Bators

Steven John Bator
First Name Stiv
Born on October 22, 1949
Died on June 3, 1990 (aged 40)

Steven John Bator, better known by his stage name Stiv Bators, was an American punk rock vocalist and guitarist from Girard, Ohio. He is best remembered for his bands Dead Boys and The Lords of the New Church.

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Bob Shamansky

First Name Bob
Last Name Shamansky
Born on April 18, 1927
Died on August 11, 2011 (aged 84)

Robert Norton Shamansky was an American Democratic politician and attorney from the state of Ohio. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for a single term from 1981 until 1983. "Shamansky's life was marked by hardship, Jewish pride and tilting at windmills".

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Bob Latta

First Name Bob
Last Name Latta
Born on April 18, 1956 (age 70)

Robert Edward Latta is the United States Representative for Ohio's 5th congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes many of Toledo's suburbs and includes the cities of Findlay, Bowling Green, Napoleon, Sylvania, Defiance and Van Wert, Ohio.

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Leonard Nitz

First Name Leonard
Last Name Nitz
Born on September 30, 1956 (age 69)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Leonard Harvey Nitz is a retired track cyclist from the United States. He won the silver medal in the 4000m team pursuit and bronze in the 4000m individual pursuit at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Nitz was the bronze medalist in the Amateur Points Race at the 1986 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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William B. Saxbe

First Name William
Last Name Saxbe
Born on June 24, 1916
Died on August 24, 2010 (aged 94)

William Bart "Bill" Saxbe was an American politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as a U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the Attorney General for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, and as the U.S. Ambassador to India.

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Charles N. Haskell

First Name Charles
Last Name Haskell
Born on March 13, 1860
Died on July 5, 1933 (aged 73)

Charles Nathaniel Haskell was an American lawyer, oilman, and politician who was the first governor of Oklahoma. As a delegate to Oklahoma's constitutional convention in 1906, he played a crucial role in drafting the Oklahoma Constitution and gaining Oklahoma's admission into the United States as the 46th state in 1907. A prominent businessman in Muskogee, he helped the city grow in importance. He represented the city as a delegate in both the 1906 Oklahoma convention and an earlier convention in 1905 that was a failed attempt to create a U.S. state of Sequoyah.

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Myron T. Herrick

First Name Myron
Born on October 9, 1854
Died on March 31, 1929 (aged 74)

Myron Timothy Herrick was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 42nd Governor of Ohio.

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William Dennison

First Name William
Last Name Dennison
Born on November 23, 1815
Died on June 15, 1882 (aged 66)

William Dennison Jr. was a Whig and Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 24th Governor of Ohio and as U.S. Postmaster General in the Cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.

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Quinton Flynn

First Name Quinton
Last Name Flynn
Born on October 10, 1964 (age 61)

Quinton Flynn is an American voice actor, who has provided the English voices of video game characters such as Raiden in the Metal Gear series, Marcus Damon in Digimon Data Squad, Lea and Axel in the Kingdom Hearts series, Reno in Final Fantasy VII and its sequels and prequels, and Henry in No More Heroes. He is a frequently recurring actor in the Crash Bandicoot video game series. He also voices Jhin from League of Legends. From 2010 to 2017, he was the voice of Silver the Hedgehog in the Sonic series.

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Perry King

First Name Perry
Last Name King
Born on April 30, 1948 (age 78)

Perry Firestone King is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the television series Riptide (1984–1986).

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