List of Famous people born in Ohio, United States of America
Jerome Corsi
Jerome Robert Corsi is an American author, political commentator, and conspiracy theorist. His two New York Times best-selling books, Unfit for Command (2004) and The Obama Nation (2008), attacked Democratic presidential candidates and have been criticized for including numerous inaccuracies.
Dave Wottle
David James Wottle is an American retired middle-distance track athlete. He was the gold medalist in the 800 meter run at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was known for wearing a golf cap while running.
Mike Nugent
Michael Nugent is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Ohio State University, and was twice recognized as a consensus All-American. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft, and has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Oakland Raiders, and New England Patriots.
Andrew Kaczynski
Andrew Kaczynski is an American journalist and a political reporter for CNN. He became well known in 2011 by posting old video clips of politicians, often of them making statements contrary to their current political positions, to YouTube. He was described as "the [2012] Republican primaries' most influential amateur opposition researcher".
Dana Stubblefield
Dana William Stubblefield is a former professional American football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL). After graduating from Taylor High School in North Bend, Ohio, Stubblefield attended the University of Kansas. He is serving a sentence of 15 years to life in prison, after being convicted of rape.
Trey Burke
Alfonso Clark "Trey" Burke III is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the ninth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft and immediately traded to the Utah Jazz. He has also played with the Washington Wizards and New York Knicks. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines where in the 2012–13 season, he earned National Player of the Year and led the 2012–13 Wolverines to the championship game of the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Shortly after the tournament he declared his eligibility for the draft.
Alan Page
Alan Cedric Page is an American retired jurist and former professional football player.
Jessica Canseco
Jessica Canseco is the former wife of Jose Canseco and author of a biography of her life with Canseco entitled Juicy: Confessions of a Former Baseball Wife. She would later wed and divorce Garth Fisher, and star in Hollywood Exes.
Rafael Lovato Jr.
Rafael Lovato Jr. is a retired American mixed martial artist and BJJ competitor and instructor who last competed in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the former Bellator Middleweight World Champion. At the time of his retirement, Lovato Jr. was ranked the #4 Middleweight fighter in the world by Fight Matrix.
Avant
Myron Lavell Avant, also known as Avant, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and a stage-play actor. He is known for his songs "Separated", "Read Your Mind", and "Makin' Good Love". He has produced three Platinum-selling albums. He has released 15 singles and 7 albums.