- Dan Auerbach
Daniel Q. Auerbach (b. May 1979) is the guitarist and vocalist for the Black Keys, a blues/rock group from Akron, Ohio. He is also a cousin of the late Robert Quine. Formerly of the 3 piece band "The Barnburners" from Akron from 2000 until 2002. Auerbach became infatuated with blues music during his childhood after being exposed to old records by his father. In a technique similar to many earlier blues players, … - Patrick Carney
Patrick Carney (b. April 1980) is the drummer for the Black Keys, a blues/rock band originating from Akron, Ohio. He also is the pioneer of the 9/5ths recording style. His uncle is Ralph Carney, sax player for Tom Waits. Patrick's father, Jim, is a reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal. On July 7, 2007 Patrick was married to former Akron Beacon Journal reporter and current Cleveland Scene reporter and long time girlfriend, Denise Grollmus. - Chrissie Hynde
Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951 in Akron, Ohio) is an American rock musician, best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and the only constant member of the band throughout its history. __TOC_ - Joseph Arthur
Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is a contemporary singer-songwriter from Akron, Ohio, known for his melodic compositions combined with swirling choruses. He was discovered by Peter Gabriel in the mid-'90s, and signed to Gabriel's Real World label. - Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950, in Akron, Ohio) is an American musician, composer, singer, and painter. - Bob Mothersbaugh
Bob Mothersbaugh Jr. (born Robert Leroy Mothersbaugh Jr., August 11 1952 in Akron, Ohio) or "Bob I" is the lead guitar player and occasionally vocalist for Devo, and brother of lead vocalist Mark Mothersbaugh. He went on to be part of the music production company Mutato Muzika. - Bill W.
William Griffith Wilson (26 November 1895-24 January 1971) (also known as Bill Wilson or Bill W.), was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), a fellowship of self-help groups dedicated to helping alcoholics recover from their addiction. According to the AA tradition of anonymity, Wilson was and still is commonly known as "Bill W." In 1934, in the course of his struggle with alcoholism, … - Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch (born January 22 1953 in Akron, Ohio) is a noted American independent film director. - Rachel Sweet
Rachel Sweet (born July 28, 1962 in Akron, Ohio) is an American singer and actress. She began recording country music in 1976, but with little success. Switching to rock and roll, she signed to the British Stiff Records label and released her first album, "Fool Around", in 1978. Rachel was backed by The Records on the Stiff Records tour in 1978. The album was a critical success, but sales were poor, although she did have some success with the single "B-A-B-Y". - James Ingram
James Ingram (born February 16, 1956 in Akron, Ohio) is an American soul musician, famous for his vocal performance. He is also a producer and songwriter. - Leon Harris
Leon Harris (born 1961 in Akron, Ohio), is an American newscaster. Harris was born to Leon Sr. and Lorrene Harris in Akron, Ohio. He has three brothers: Marcus, Jerry and J.J., who still reside in Akron, while his sister Kimberly lives in Houston. He graduated from Buchtel High School in 1979, and earned a National Merit Scholarship to Ohio University where he met his wife, Dawn Lomax, whose family is also from Akron. - Bob Smith
Dr. Bob Smith (Robert Holbrook Smith, b. 8 August 1879; d. 16 November 1950) was a physician and surgeon from Akron, Ohio and co founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. He was also known as Dr. Bob. He was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, where he was raised, to Susan A. Holbrook and Walter Perrin Smith. After graduation from Dartmouth College in 1902, he completed medical school at the University of Michigan. - Bob Lewis
Robert Curtis Lewis (b. March 4 1947, Akron, Ohio), founding member (along with Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh) of the new wave band Devo. Lewis played basketball briefly for Bobby Knight at Cuyahoga Falls High School, was a National Merit Scholar at Kent State University, and the first student at the university to earn a degree in anthropology, graduating shortly after the Kent State shootings on May 4 1970. - Clark Gable
William Clark Gable was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time. He has been nicknamed "The King of Hollywood." His most famous role was in the 1939 film "Gone with the Wind", in which he starred with Vivien Leigh. - Robert Quine
Robert Quine was an American guitarist, known for his innovative guitar solos. A native of Akron, Ohio, Quine worked with a wide range of musicians, though he himself remained relatively unknown in comparison. Critic Mark Demming writes "Quine's eclectic style embraced influences from jazz, rock, and blues players of all stripes, … - Liam Lynch
Liam Lynch (born September 5, 1970) is a musician, puppeteer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, played the music for, directed, and produced the MTV's "Sifl and Olly Show". Lynch also made the album "Fake Songs", released in 2002, produced by his own company, 111 Productions. This album featured the song "United States of Whatever", which charted in the Top 10 in the United Kingdom and Australia. - Jim Mothersbaugh
Jim Mothersbaugh (born January 18, 1956 in Akron, Ohio) was the second drummer for Devo, replacing Rod Reisman who only played for a single show. Jim and his 2-year older brother Bob joined Devo with his 4-year older brother, Mark. At that time he created a primitive form of electronic drum set, which he later perfected. Jim appears on several early Devo demos. Later he performed as an equipment technician for the band on the 1980 tour, … - Don Plusquellic
Donald L. Plusquellic (born July 3, 1949) is the current mayor of Akron, Ohio. First elected in 1987, he became the 59th Mayor of Akron after previously serving 13 years on Akron City Council. Plusquellic is currently serving his fifth term, making him the longest-serving mayor of the city. He was the President of the United States Conference of Mayors during 2004. Plusquellic currently serves as vice president of the International Mayors for Peace organization. - David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe (born David Alan Coe on September 6, 1939 in Akron, Ohio) often abbreviated as DAC, is an American country music singer who achieved his greatest popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his long career. As a songwriter, one of his best-known compositions is "Would You Lay with Me (in a Field of Stone)," originally recorded by Tanya Tucker. - Judith Resnik
Dr. Judith Arlene Resnik was an American astronaut who died at the age of 36 in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster during the launch of the mission STS-51-L. Resnik was born in Akron, Ohio and attended Hebrew school. She graduated from Firestone High School. She received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University in 1970. That same year she married fellow student Michael Oldak. They divorced in 1974. Dr. - Rita Dove
Rita Dove is the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. From 1993 to 1995 she served as Poet Laureate of the United States, the youngest person and first African-American ever to hold that title. Her volumes of poetry include Mother Love, Selected Poems, Grace Notes, Museum, The Yellow House on the Corner, and the poetic narrative Thomas and Beulah, which won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. - John Dean
John Wesley Dean III (b. October 14, 1938) was White House Counsel to U.S. President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973. As White House Counsel, he became deeply involved in events leading to the Watergate first break-in and the subsequent Watergate scandal cover up, even referred to as "master manipulator of the cover up" by the FBI. He was convicted of multiple felonies as a result of Watergate, and went on to become a key witness for the prosecution, … - Antonio Pittman
Antonio Pittman (born December 9, 1985 in Akron, Ohio) was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 2007 NFL draft, and was a running back for The Ohio State University. Before arriving at Ohio State, Pittman attended Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio, where he earned All-Ohio honors as a senior. Pittman majored in African American and African Studies at Ohio State. He is 5'11" and 195 pounds. Pittman entered the 2006 season as the starting running back for the Buckeyes. - Angie Everhart
Angela Kay Everhart (born September 7, 1969) is an American actress and former fashion model. - Keith Dambrot
Keith B. Dambrot (born October 26, 1958 in Akron, Ohio) is the current men's basketball head coach of the University of Akron. Dambrot also played baseball for the University of Akron. Dambrot took over the job in March 2004. He guided the Akron Zips to a 19-11 in his first season. Dambrot has been head coach of the St.Vincent-St.Mary High School from 1998 to 2001, guiding the Fighting Irish to a 69-10 record overall and a perfect 27-0 in 1999/2000, … - Chris Wells
Chris Wells (born August 7, 1988) is an American football player. He plays running back for The Ohio State University. Wells attended high school at Garfield High in Akron, Ohio. - Hugh Downs
Hugh Malcolm Downs (born February 14, 1921) is a retired American broadcaster, television host, producer, and author. He served as anchor of "20/20", host of "The Today Show", announcer for the "Tonight Show" with Jack Paar, host of "Concentration" game show, and co-host of the PBS talk show "Not for Women Only". - Hayes Alan Jenkins
Hayes Alan Jenkins (born March 23, 1933 in Akron, Ohio), an American figure skater, led men's skating for 4 years, 1953-56. He won four consecutive World Figure Skating Championships from 1953 to 1956. He also won the gold medal in the 1956 Winter Olympics, after placing 4th in the 1952 Winter Olympics. His brother David Jenkins won the gold in 1960. Jenkins later married Carol Heiss, the 1956 Olympic silver medalist and and the 1960 Olympic gold medalist. - Thurman Munson
Thurman Lee Munson was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Yankees from 1969 to 1979. Munson was killed at age 32 while trying to land his personal airplane. - Steve Johnson
Clarence Stephen (Steve) Johnson (born November 3 1957, in Akron, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player, who played for numerous teams. He played the power forward and center positions. He was generally regarded as a good low-post offensive player, but as a poor defender and rebounder (and as a foul-prone player as well). - Jani Lane
Jani Lane (born John Kennedy Oswald, February 1, 1964 in Akron, Ohio) is an American recording artist who was the lead vocalist and songwriter for the glam metal band Warrant. - Melina Kanakaredes
Melina Eleni Kanakaredes (born April 23, 1967) is a Daytime Emmy-nominated American actress. Kanakaredes is known for her starring role as Dr. Sydney Hansen on the television show "Providence". She currently stars in the CBS show "CSI: NY" as Det. Stella Bonasera, alongside Gary Sinise as Det. Mac Taylor. - Neal Smith
Neal Smith (born September 23, 1947 in Akron, Ohio) was the drummer for the rock group Alice Cooper from 1969 to 1974. He performed on the group's early albums "Pretties For You" and "Easy Action", the breakout album "Love It to Death" and the subsequent successful albums "Killer", "School's Out (album)", and "Billion Dollar Babies". His last album with Alice Cooper was "Muscle of Love". - Ara Parseghian
Ara Raoul Parseghian (born May 21 1923 in Akron, Ohio) is a former collegiate football coach who served as head coach for three teams, most notably the University of Notre Dame team from 1964-1974. During his 11 seasons as head coach with the Fighting Irish (known popularly as "the Era of Ara"), he compiled a 95-17-4 record, for a .836 winning percentage, making him the most successful Notre Dame coach of the modern era. - David Jenkins
David Wilkinson Jenkins (born June 29, 1936 in Akron, Ohio), is an American figure skater. He won the men's gold medal for figure skating during the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. David Jenkins had led the world in men's skating for four years, following the four-year lead of his older brother, figure skater Hayes Alan Jenkins. - Thomas C. Sawyer
Thomas Charles Sawyer, (born August 15, 1945), usually known as Tom Sawyer, is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1987 to 2003. He is currently a member of the Ohio State Senate. - Vaughn Monroe
Vaughn Monroe (October 7, 1911 - May 21, 1973) was an American singer, trumpeter and big band leader, most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Monroe was born in Akron, Ohio. He formed a band in Boston in 1940 and became its principal vocalist. He recorded extensively for RCA Victor until the 1950s and his signature tune was "Racing with the Moon" (1941). Among his other hits were "There I've Said It Again" (1945), "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" (1946), … - Tyrell Sutton
- William Boyett
William Boyett (1927 - December 29, 2004) was an American actor best known for his work as the low-key but authoritative Sgt. Macdonald on the police drama "Adam 12". "Adam 12" producer Jack Webb recommended him for the role after his performance in an episode of Webb's "Dragnet", and Boyett stayed with the series for its entire 1968-1975 run. Boyett appeared in a number of TV shows, such as "Highway Patrol", "Perry Mason", … - Roger Hoover
Roger Hoover (b. December 7, 1978) is a singer/songwriter and guitarist from Akron, Ohio. He is often backed up by the Whiskeyhounds. His first collection of songs Golden Gloves was released in 2001 on Hayfever Records. Panic Blues was picked up in 2003 by Columbus, Ohio based Bandaloop Records. Upon release from Bandaloop Records in 2005 drummer Dave McKean (GC5) and bassist Doug McKean (GC5) were added and began recording a follow up to Panic Blues.
|
| |