- Dorothy Stang
Dorothy Mae Stang was an American-born, Brazilian sister of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur order, who was murdered in Anapu, a city in the state of Pará, in the Amazon Basin of Brazil. Stang was outspoken in her efforts on behalf of the poor and the environment, and had previously received death threats from loggers and land owners. - Robert Pollard
Robert Pollard (born October 31 1957) is a Dayton, Ohio singer-songwriter, who until 2004 was the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. During his high school years, he was a successful basketball and baseball player. Pollard was a fourth grade schoolteacher until 1994, when Guided by Voices first broke into the national consciousness with the release of the album "Bee Thousand". With over 900 songs registered to his name with BMI, … - Mike Turner
Michael R. (Mike) Turner (born January 11, 1960) is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio, representing that state's third congressional district, covers most of the city of Dayton. Turner, a protestant Christian, was born in Dayton, Ohio and received a bachelor of arts degree from Ohio Northern University (Ada, Ohio) in 1982, a law degree from Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) in 1985, … - Kim Deal
Kim Deal (born June 10, 1961 as Kimberly Ann Deal) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and bassist. Deal first joined the Pixies in January 1985 as the band's bassist, adopting the stage name Mrs. John Murphy (after the name of her husband at the time) for the band's releases "Come on Pilgrim" and "Surfer Rosa". After "Doolittle" and the Pixies' resulting hiatus, she formed The Breeders, … - James M. Cox
James Middleton Cox (March 31, 1870 - July 15, 1957) was a Governor of Ohio, U.S. Representative from Ohio and Democratic candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1920. Cox was born in the tiny Butler County, Ohio village of Jacksonburg. Cox practiced a variety of trades throughout his life: high school teacher, reporter, owner and editor of several newspapers, and secretary to Congressman Paul J. Sorg. - Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen (born August 3, 1940) is a three-time Emmy-winning and Golden Globe Award-winning Spanish American actor and perhaps best known for his role as Captain Willard in the film "Apocalypse Now" and, most recently, as President Josiah Bartlet on the acclaimed and long-running television drama series "The West Wing". - Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar"' (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was a seminal American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dunbar gained national recognition for his 1896 "Lyrics of a Lowly Life", one poem in the collection being Ode to Ethiopia. His poems were written mainly in black dialect. Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio to parents who had escaped from slavery; his father was a veteran of the American Civil War, … - Toccara Jones
Toccara Elaine Jones (born March 13, 1981) from Dayton, Ohio, is an American fashion model and television personality. She was a contestant on the third cycle of the UPN series "America's Next Top Model" ("ANTM"). - Milton Wright
Milton Wright (17 November 1828 - 3 April 1917) was the father of aviation pioneers Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright, and a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. He served as an educator, a minister, and later, a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. - Mitch Mitchell
John "Mitch" Mitchell (born 25 December) is a guitarist, songwriter, and producer who was in the original Guided by Voices lineup from 1983 to 1996. Mitchell currently performs with Mitch Mitchell's Terrifying Experience. - Roger Clemens
William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962, in Dayton, Ohio), nicknamed "The Rocket", is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, and is one of the preeminent Major League baseball pitchers of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. In 2006, a poll of 32 ESPN analysts named Clemens the greatest living pitcher. He has won seven Cy Young Awards, two more than any other pitcher. He throws and bats right-handed. - Rhine McLin
Rhine Lana McLin (born March 10, 1948) is an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party, currently serving as mayor of Dayton, Ohio. McLin received a bachelor of arts degree in sociology and secondary education from Parsons College (Iowa) and a master's degree in education (guidance counseling) from Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). She holds an associate's degree in mortuary science. In 1988, when McLin's father, Ohio state Rep. - Mike Schmidt
Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former American professional baseball player. He played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies, and is regarded as one of the greatest third basemen in the history of baseball. In 1995, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. - Phil Donahue
Phillip John Donahue (born December 21, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American media personality, best known as the creator and star of "The Phil Donahue Show", also known as "Donahue", the first tabloid talk show. The show had a 26-year run on national (U.S.) TV, preceeded by three years of local broadcast in Dayton, Ohio, before ending in 1996. His shows have generally focused on issues that often divide liberals and conservatives in the U.S., … - Dan Patrick
Daniel Patrick Pugh (born May 15, 1956), better known as Dan Patrick, is an American sportscaster from Mason, Ohio. He attended the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. He is employed by ESPN. Patrick was an anchor on "SportsCenter" (1989-2006). He has also hosted "The Dan Patrick Show" on ESPN Radio since September 13, 1999. Starting on March 19, 2006, until the final game of the NBA Finals, … - Bobby Martin
Bobby Martin was born without legs and is a graduate of Colonel White High School in Dayton, Ohio. He played American football for his high school varsity team. He uses his arms to run. He is a red-shirt freshman at Central State University. Martin is 3 feet tall and weighs 110 pounds. During his senior season of 2005, in a game against Mount Healthy's team in Cincinnati, … - Tracie Savage
Tracie Savage is an American actress and journalist. She has starred in movies and on television. Tracie's best known television role was in the hit NBC TV series "Little House on the Prairie" as Christy Kennedy from 1974–1975. She made guest appearances on TV shows, ranging from "Love, American Style", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "Happy Days", and "Here's Boomer". - Rob Lowe
Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American actor. He became famous after appearing in popular 1980s movies that included other members of the Brat Pack, such as "St. Elmo's Fire". Lowe is also known for his role as Sam Seaborn on "The West Wing". - Lou Barlow
Louis Knox Barlow (born July 17, 1966) is a musician from the USA credited with helping to pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Barlow was born in Dayton, Ohio and was raised in Jackson, Michigan and Westfield, Massachusetts. Barlow is widely considered to be among the most prolific and ground-breaking indie musicians of the 1990s. Many labels have been applied to his unique brand of acoustic rock, including "folk-pop" and "folkcore." - Daniel C. Cooper
Daniel C. Cooper was an American surveyor, farmer, miller and political leader. He was born in the Passaic Valley at Long Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, the son of wealthy farmer George Cooper (20 August, 1745 - 20 September, 1801) and Margaret Lafferty. George’s father Daniel was born at sea on the voyage from Holland about 1695. Educated as a surveyor, when Daniel C. Cooper was about twenty years old, he went west to Fort Washington near Cincinnati, … - Doris Day
Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1924) is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Doris Day. A vivacious blonde with a wholesome image, Day was one of the most prolific actresses of the 1950s and 1960s. Able to sing, dance, and play comedy and dramatic roles, she has been an all-round star whose personality has permeated many popular and diverse movies. - Joseph Desch
Joseph Desch (1907-August 3 1987) was an American engineer. During World War II, he worked on the US version of the bombe, a codebreaking machine designed to help solve German Enigma cipher messages. Desch was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1907 to a Roman Catholic family of wagon makers. He attended the Catholic elementary school of his family's German neighborhood parish, then won a scholarship to the preparatory (high) school of the University of Dayton. - Charlie Taylor
Charles Edward Taylor or Charlie Taylor built the engine used by the Wright brothers in their early aircraft, the Flyer. Taylor also built the wind tunnel used by the Wrights to test models of their designs. Initially Taylor was hired to fix bicycles, but increasingly took over the running of the bicycle side of the business as the Wright brothers spent more and more time on their inventions. - Daequan Cook
Daequan Cook (born April 28, 1987 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American basketball player and currently a shooting guard for the Miami Heat. On June 28, 2007, Cook was taken 21st overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers but summarily traded to the Heat along with cash considerations in exchange for Jason Smith. - Kelley Deal
Kelley Deal (born June 10, 1961, in Dayton, Ohio, United States) is the lead guitarist of The Breeders and the identical twin sister of musician Kim Deal. - Chris Hero
Chris Spradlin (born December 24 1979) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Chris Hero. He is a mainstay of many independent wrestling promotions, including IWA Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling, Juggalo Championshit Wrestling, CHIKARA, Ring of Honor, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, as well as Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan. - Erma Bombeck
Erma Louise Bombeck, born Erma Fiste, was an American humorist who achieved great popularity for a newspaper column that depicted suburban home life in the second half of the 20th century. - Dave Hall
Dave Hall was an American politician of the Ohio Republican party. He served as mayor of Dayton, Ohio. His son, Tony Hall, was a Democratic U.S. representative for 24 years and is now an ambassador to the United Nations. Hall was a city commissioner of Dayton (1963–1965) and the city's mayor (1965–1970). During Hall's tenure as mayor, the city suffered from race riots. With its history of racism and segregation, by the 1960s, Dayton was a hotbed of racial tensions. - Allison Janney
Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an Emmy-winning American actress, best known for her portrayal of President Josiah Bartlet's (played by Martin Sheen) press secretary and Chief of Staff, C.J. Cregg on the American television series "The West Wing". - Katt Williams
Katt Micah Williams (born September 2, 1973) is an American comedian, rapper, and an actor - Clement Vallandigham
Clement Laird Vallandigham (July 29 1820 - June 17 1871) was an Ohio unionist of the Copperhead faction of anti-war, pro-Confederate Democrats during the American Civil War. He was born in New Lisbon, Ohio (now Lisbon, Ohio). Shortly after moving to Tibet, Ohio to practice law, Vallandigham entered politics. He was elected as a Democrat to the Ohio legislature in 1845 and 1846, and also served as editor of a weekly newspaper, the "Dayton Empire", … - Don May
Donald John May (born January 3, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'4" forward from the University of Dayton, May played seven seasons (1968-1975) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks, Buffalo Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, and Kansas City-Omaha Kings. He averaged 8.8 points per game in his career and won a league championship with New York in 1970. - Don Donoher
Donald (Don) Donoher (born January 21 1932) was head basketball coach at the University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio, USA, from 1964 until 1989. - Stevie Brock
Stevie Brock (born October 23, 1990) is an American pop singer. He grew up and still lives outside of Dayton, Ohio. Brock began singing when he was two years old. At eight, he wrote his first song: "Little Waves". - Edwin Moses
Edwin Corley Moses (born in Dayton, Ohio August 31, 1955) is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races). He set the world record in his event four times. In addition to his running, Moses was also an innovative reformer in the areas of Olympic eligibility and drug testing. - Kirk Herbstreit
Kirk Herbstreit (born August 19, 1969, Centerville, Ohio) is an analyst for ESPN's "College GameDay", a television program covering college football and a provider of color commentary during college football games on ESPN and ABC. He appears annually as a commentator in EA Sports' NCAA Football. - Charles Kettering
Charles Franklin Kettering, also known as "Boss" Kettering, was born in Loudonville, Ohio, USA the fourth of five children of Jacob Kettering and Martha Hunter Kettering. He was a farmer, school teacher, mechanic, engineer, scientist, inventor and social philosopher. He had poor eyesight, but acquired an electrical engineering degree from Ohio State University in 1904. While attending Ohio State University he joined the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. - Chad Lowe
Charles "Chad" Lowe (born January 15, 1968 in Dayton, Ohio), is an American television actor, and the brother of actor Rob Lowe. He won an Emmy Award for his starring role in "Life Goes On" as a man suffering from AIDS. He has also had recurring roles on "ER", "Melrose Place", and "Now and Again". He currently plays Deputy Chief of Staff Reed Pollock on "24". - Kristina Keneally
Kristina Keneally is the first American-born member of the New South Wales Parliament. In 2003 she was an Australian Labor Party (ALP) candidate elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Heffron, succeeding Deirdre Grusovin. After being re-elected in 2007, she became the Minister for Ageing and Disability Services. - Manning Marable
Manning Marable (b. 13 May 1950 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American political scholar. He holds the position of Professor of Public Affairs, Political Science, and History at Columbia University, where he founded and directed the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. He has published widely, and is politically active in a variety of progressive causes.
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