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

Thomas Francis Murphy is an American actor. He became known for his roles in the television series True Detective and The Walking Dead, the film Leatherheads, the Syfy original film Ghost Shark, and the 2010 short film Tracks.

Ron Cowen is a writer and producer. He is a partner with Daniel Lipman in the television production company Cowlip Productions.

Brett Leonard is an American film director, producer and music video director specializing in the science fiction and horror genres. A few of his films such as The Lawnmower Man (1992) and Virtuosity (1995) feature groundbreaking computer animation and visual effects. The Lawnmower Man is considered the first, seminal film to feature "virtual reality" as a cautionary tale becoming the number one commercially successful independent film of 1992, budgeted at just under $6 million and eventually earning over $150 million worldwide.

Jim Obergefell is an American civil rights activist known as the plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage in the United States. After his husband, John Arthur, died in 2013, and his inability to legally be considered Arthur's surviving spouse on his death certificate, Obergefell took to court, beginning his years of fighting for LGBT rights.

James M. Baker was the 54th Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. He took office in January 2001, during a Special Meeting of the Wilmington City Council, and left office in January 2013.

Jimmy Butler was an American, juvenile, motion-pictures actor, active in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Donald Andrew Novello is an American actor, comedian, singer, writer, film director and producer. He is best known for his work on NBC's Saturday Night Live from 1978 to 1980, and again from 1985 to 1986, often as the character Father Guido Sarducci. He appeared as Sarducci in many subsequent television shows, including Married... with Children, Blossom, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Unhappily Ever After, Square Pegs, and The Colbert Report, and in the 1980 documentary film Gilda Live.

Michael Anthony Kleinhenz was an American voice actor who frequently participated in translation and dubbing of Japanese anime. His voice also appeared in national TV and radio advertisements and local advertisements in the Houston area.

Johnny Carroll was an American rockabilly musician.