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

Vasik Rajlich is an International Master in chess and the author of Rybka, previously one of the strongest chess playing programs in the world. Rajlich is a dual Czechoslovakian-American citizen by birth; he was born in the United States of America to Czech parents, at that time graduate students, but grew up in Prague. He later spent years in the United States as a student, graduating from MIT.

Eric Alan Hanushek is an economist who has written prolifically on public policy with a special emphasis on the economics of education. Since 2000 he has been a Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, an American public policy think tank located at Stanford University in California.

Basil Myron Schott, O.F.M. was the Archbishop of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh from 2002 until his death.

Brian Thomas Moynihan is an American businessman and the Chairman and CEO of Bank of America. He joined the Board of Directors, following his promotion to President and CEO in 2010.

Michael Hitchcock is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and television producer.

Erwin Nathaniel Griswold was an appellate attorney who argued many cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Griswold served as Solicitor General of the United States (1967–1973) under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon. He also served as Dean of Harvard Law School for 21 years. Several times he was considered for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. During a career that spanned more than six decades, he served as member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and as President of the American Bar Foundation.

Jamal Duff is an American actor and former American football player in the National Football League (NFL).

Donald Edgar "Buz" Lukens was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. His political career ended in 1990 when he was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Six years later, he was convicted for accepting a bribe during his time in Congress.

Joseph Casey Shaw is an American former basketball player who is the head coach of the boys varsity basketball team at Davidson Academy. Prior to his appointment at Davidson, he was an assistant coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team. Shaw played the center position. After a collegiate career at the University of Toledo, he was drafted 37th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1998 NBA draft.

Albert Jeremiah Beveridge was an American historian and US senator from Indiana. He was an intellectual leader of the Progressive Era and a biographer of Chief Justice John Marshall and President Abraham Lincoln.