List of Sons and Daughters of the City of Columbus, Ohio
This is a list of public figures that American US in the city of Columbus ( Ohio ) were born. The list does not claim to be complete.
1801-1900
- Irvin McDowell (1818-1885), Major General
- Milton Latham (1827-1882), politician
- Wager Swayne (1834-1902), General
- John Baldwin Neil (1842–1902), officer and politician; Governor of the Idaho Territory
- Elizabeth Taylor (1856–1932), painter, botanist, journalist and globetrotter
- Granville T. Woods (1856-1910), inventor
- Stanton Coit (1857–1944), human rights activist
- Edward L. Taylor (1869–1938), politician
- Dorothy Reed Mendenhall (1874–1964), doctor
- Grant Mitchell (1874–1957), actor
- Charles G. Bond (1877–1974), lawyer and politician
- Julia Swayne Gordon (1878-1933), actress
- Frederick Clarence Weber (1878–1980), chemist
- John Wesley Young (1879-1932), mathematician
- George Wesley Bellows (1882–1925), painter, draftsman and lithographer
- Warner Baxter (1889–1951), actor
- Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (1890–1973), racing car driver, entrepreneur and fighter pilot in the First World War
- Grace Cunard (1893–1967), actress, director and screenwriter
- Bob Karch (1894-1958) American football player
- Donald Ogden Stewart (1894–1980), screenwriter and actor
- James Thurber (1894–1961), writer
- Prescott Bush (1895–1972), US Senator and executive director of Wall Street Bank Brown Brothers Harriman, father of George Bush and grandfather of George W. Bush
- Homer Ruh (1895–1971), American football player
- Louis Frederick Fieser (1899–1977), chemist
1901-1920
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- Thomas Kilgore Sherwood (1903–1976), chemical engineer
- Loren Windom (1905–1988), officer
- Mary Katherine Campbell (1906–1990), second and third Miss America in 1922 and 1923
- Curtis E. LeMay (1906–1990), General in the US Air Force, Commander in Chief of Strategic Air Command
- Daniel S. Earhart (1907–1976), politician
- Charles Morrey (1907–1984), mathematician
- Gene Sheldon (1908-1982), actor
- George Simpson (1908-1961), sprinter
- John W. Bush (1909–2002), entrepreneur, state secretary and government official
- Ketti Frings (1909–1981), screenwriter and playwright
- James A. Ryder (1913-1997), entrepreneur
- Dody Goodman (1914-2008), actress
- Sam Hanks (1914–1994), racing driver
- Sweets Edison (1915–1999), jazz trumpeter
- Leah Neuberger (1915–1993), table tennis player
- Charles F. Hockett (1916-2000), linguist
- Arthur M. Schlesinger (1917–2007), historian
- Bobby Byrne (1918–2006), trombonist and big band leader
- Eileen Heckart (1919–2001), actress
- Robert T. McCall (1919-2010), painter
- George Wilson (1919–2007), comic book and cover artist
- Nelson Wesley Trout (1920–1996), first African American bishop in the ELCA
1921-1930
- Tom Poston (1921-2007), actor
- Bill Willis (1921-2007), American football player
- George Avis Fulcher (1922–1984), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Lafayette, Indiana
- Thelma Thall (* 1924), table tennis player
- Larry Ward (1924–1985), actor
- Roger Smith (1925–2007), CEO of General Motors
- Bud Brown (born 1927), politician
- Bob Johnson (1927-2008), racing car driver
- Hank Marr (1927-2004), R&B and jazz musician
- Bob Shamansky (1927-2011), politician
- Bobby Walston (1928-1987) American football player
- Rusty Bryant (1929–1991), soul, jazz and blues saxophonist
- Tom Schmitt (* 1929), painter, video and computer artist
- Ann Twardowicz (1929–1973), painter and graphic artist
- Robert Atkins (1930-2003), cardiologist and nutritionist
- Donn Eisele (1930–1987), astronaut, flew into space with Apollo 7
1931-1950
- Majel Barrett (1932-2008), actress and widow of Gene Roddenberry
- Jack Cady (1932–2004), author of science fiction, fantasy and horror novels, short stories and novels
- Walter S. Gibson (1932–2018), art historian and university professor
- Jack Smith (1932-1989), film director
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936–1977), saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist
- Don Patterson (1936–1988), jazz organist
- Sterling Seagrave (1937–2017), Asia expert and author
- Bobby Hendricks (* 1938/1939), soul singer
- Gene Walker (1938-2014), R&B and jazz musician
- Gary LeFebvre (1939-2013), jazz musician
- Andrew Maguire (born 1939), politician
- Jack Nicklaus (born 1940), golfer
- James Elliot (1943-2011), astrophysicist
- Steve Potts (* 1943), jazz saxophonist
- RL Stine (* 1943), children's book author
- Lawrence R. Sulak (* 1944), particle physicist
- David Spangler (* 1945), author and lecturer
- Charles Barton (* 1947), American-Swedish basketball coach and player
- Sue Klebold (* 1949), author and social activist
- Lois McMaster Bujold (* 1949), author of science fiction and fantasy books
- Philip Michael Thomas (born 1949), actor
1951-1960
- Paul Clinton (1951-2006), film critic
- Beverly D'Angelo (born 1951), actress and singer
- Bo Lamar (born 1951), basketball player
- John Fergus (* 1952), racing car driver
- Kathleen McGrath (1952–2002), United States Navy officer
- Randy Savage (1952-2011), wrestler (macho man Randy Savage)
- Neal James Buckon (* 1953), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in the military ordinariate
- Rose Gottemoeller (* 1953), State Secretary in the US State Department
- Alex Gray (born 1953), artist
- Archie Griffin (born 1954), American football player
- Michael Feinstein (* 1956), songwriter and pianist
- Christopher B. Frye (* 1956), composer and music teacher
- Pat McCrory (born 1956), politician
- Michael James Foreman (born 1957), astronaut
- Jermaine Stewart (1957-1997), pop singer
- Leo Randolph (born 1958), boxer
- Tomas Ulrich (* 1958), cellist and composer
- Joshua Angrist (* 1960), economist and university professor
- Richard Biggs (1960-2004), television and theater actor
- Mark Dindal (* 1960), director, animator and voice actor
- James Douglas (* 1960), world heavyweight boxing champion
- Russ Lossing (* 1960), jazz pianist and composer
1961-1970
- Richard Foltz (* 1961), Canadian scientist
- Jerry Page (born 1961), boxer
- Foley (born 1962), musician
- Andrew Hampsten (* 1962), racing cyclist
- Pat Tiberi (* 1962), politician
- Ted Allen (born 1965), author and television presenter
- Tom Chase (born 1965), porn actor
- Gigi Rice (born 1965), actress
- Dina Spybey (born 1965), actress
- Kellie Waymire (1967-2003), actress
- Jeff Jacobs (1969-2011), musician
- Mike Brown (* 1970), basketball coach
- Gary LeVox (born 1970), musician
- Lorissa McComas (1970–2009), actress
- Rachel Papo (* 1970), Israeli art photographer and photo journalist
1971-1980
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- Jay DeMarcus (born 1971), musician
- Brian Grant (born 1972), basketball player
- Tash (born 1972), rapper
- Allison Joy Langer (* 1974), actress
- Josh Radnor (born 1974), actor
- Antonio Daniels (* 1975), basketball player
- Andrew Ginther (* 1975), politician
- Bizzy Bone (born 1976), rapper
- Alana de la Garza (* 1976), actress
- Ben Curtis (born 1977), professional golfer
- Al Shearer (born 1977), actor
- Tero Smith (1977-2008), rapper and music producer
- Kenny Gregory (born 1978), basketball player
- Lilia Osterloh (* 1978), tennis player
- John Whorton (born 1978), basketball player
- Forrest Griffin (* 1979), mixed martial arts fighter
- Chris Leitch (* 1979), soccer player
- Michael Redd (* 1979), basketball player
- Sarah Fisher (* 1980), racing car driver
- Jeff Gibbs (born 1980), basketball player
- Illogic (born 1980), rapper
- Chris Moss (* 1980), basketball player
- Leon Rodgers (born 1980), basketball player
- Nick Swisher (born 1980), baseball player
1981-2000
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- Thomas Rowlands (* 1981), wrestler
- Matthew Taylor (born 1981), football player
- Jessica Davenport (born 1985), basketball player
- Aaron Diehl (* 1985), jazz musician
- Scott Seiver (born 1985), poker player
- Phil Gaimon (* 1986), racing cyclist
- Erica McLain (* 1986), triple jumper
- Nick Moore (* 1986), American football and Canadian football player
- Cory Michael Smith (born 1986), actor
- Bow Wow (* 1987), rapper and actor
- Katherine Bell (* 1988), water diver
- Joshua William Dun (* 1988), drummer for the band Twenty One Pilots
- Tyler Joseph (* 1988), singer in the band Twenty One Pilots
- Louie Vito (* 1988), snowboarder
- Abby Johnston (* 1989), water diver
- Graham Rahal (* 1989), racing car driver
- Andrea Bowen (* 1990), actress
- Kenny Stafford (* 1990), American football, arena football and Canadian football player
- Alexa Bliss (* 1991), WWE wrestler
- Trey Burke (born 1992), basketball player
- Jared Sullinger (born 1992), basketball player
- Caris LeVert (* 1994), basketball player
- Simone Biles (born 1997), gymnast
- Jack Roslovic (born 1997), ice hockey player
Web links
Commons : People of Columbus, Ohio - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Julia Swayne Gordon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Gene Sheldon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Dody Goodman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Lorissa McComas in the Internet Movie Database (English)