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

Carlin Glynn is an American singer and retired actress. She is the mother of actress Mary Stuart Masterson.

Michael "Mike" Joseph Sylvester is an Italian-American retired basketball player who is currently coach at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. Due to the United States boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics, he was the only American to win a medal at those games, using a dual citizenship to play for Italy.

Patricia Anne Wettig is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her role as Nancy Weston in the television series Thirtysomething (1987–1991), for which she received a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards.

Caroline Lavinia Harrison, was a teacher of music, the wife of Benjamin Harrison and mother of two surviving children; after his election as President of the United States, she was the First Lady of the United States from 1889 until her death.

Howard Lynn Matthews, usually known as Matty Matthews or H. L. Matthews, was a minor league baseball player and coach of several sports at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. His son Clay became head of a long family line of standout National Football League players.

John Cromwell, was an American film and stage director and actor. His films spanned the early days of sound to 1950s film noir, when his directing career was cut short by the Hollywood blacklist.

William Bayer [pronounced “byer”]is an American novelist, the author of twenty-one books including The New York Times best-sellers Switch and Pattern Crimes.

James Webb Cook Hayes was an American businessman and soldier. He co-founded a forerunner of Union Carbide, served in three wars, and received the Medal of Honor.

Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and entrepreneur.