- Archie Griffin
Archie Mason Griffin (born August 21, 1954) is a former American football running back and college football's only two-time Heisman trophy winner. Griffin won four Big Ten Conference titles with the Ohio State Buckeyes and is the only player ever to start in four Rose Bowls. - Bo Schembechler
Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler (April 1 1929 - November 17 2006) was an American college football coach best known as the head coach at the University of Michigan, where he coached the Wolverines from 1969 until 1989. Schembechler won a total of 234 games; only Joe Paterno and Tom Osborne have recorded 200 victories in fewer games. A consummate "coach's coach", Schembechler combined superb technical command of the game with a fiery disposition. - Eddie George
Edward Nathan George, Jr. (born September 24, 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former American football running back of the NFL. He played for the Tennessee Titans both in Tennessee and in Houston when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers, and spent his final season with the Dallas Cowboys. He is best known for his career with Tennessee Titans. - Fred Taylor
Fred R. Taylor (born December 3, 1924 in Zanesville, Ohio, United States - died January 6, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio) was a college men's basketball coach for The Ohio State University from 1959 to 1976. - 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. - Jesse Owens
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals; one each in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump, and as part of the 4x100 meter relay team. - George Voinovich
Throughout his distinguished career in service to the people of Ohio, U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich has strived to make government "work harder and smarter and do more with less." - Jack Nicklaus
As the administrative assistant for professional golfer and golf course designer Jack Nicklaus , Stevens had a perfect way to help. She collected and donated autographed memorabilia to the Hero Flight project from Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player . - Jack Tatum
John David Tatum (born November 18, 1948) is a former American football defensive back who played ten seasons from 1971 to 1980 for the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers in the National Football League. He is popularly known as the "Assassin." He was voted to three Pro Bowls (1973-1975) and was a member of one Super Bowl winning team in his nine seasons with the Raiders. - Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Campbell Brown (born November 9 1952) is the Democratic Junior United States Senator from the state of Ohio. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served 14 years in the United States House of Representatives, and eight years as the Ohio Secretary of State. - Deborah Pryce
Deborah D. Pryce (born July 29, 1951 in Warren, Ohio) is an American politician from Ohio. She is a Republican and is currently a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 15th District of Ohio, which includes the western half of Columbus and the surrounding suburbs. - Pat Tiberi
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Tiberi (born October 21, 1962 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former four-term member of Ohio House of Representatives who is now a United States Congressman for the 12th District, currently serving his fourth term in Congress. He is a member of the House Financial Services Committee, House Education Committee, the Workforce Committee, and is currently the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Select Education. - Milton Caniff
Milton Arthur Paul Caniff (February 28, 1907-May 3, 1988) was an American cartoonist famous for the "Terry and the Pirates" and "Steve Canyon" comic strips. - Phil Ochs
Philip David Ochs was a U.S. protest singer (or, as he preferred, a "topical singer"), songwriter, musician and recording artist who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and released eight LP record albums in his lifetime. He performed at many political events, anti-Vietnam War and civil rights rallies, student events, … - Rex Kern
Rex William Kern (born May 28, 1949, in Lancaster, Ohio) was an American football player. He played quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1968 to 1970, and played professional football in the National Football League at defensive back for the Baltimore Colts and Buffalo Bills. On May 9, 2007, Kern was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame, with induction to take place in December 2007 and enshrinement in 2008. - Jim Jordan
James D. "Jim" Jordan (born February 17, 1964, Urbana, Ohio) is an American politician of the Republican party who serves as a U.S. Representative from the Fourth Congressional District of Ohio. He was first elected in 2006, defeating Democrat Rick Siferd 60% to 40%. Jordan was born and raised in Champaign County, Ohio, and attended Graham High School, where he graduated in 1982. While at Graham, he was a four-time state wrestling champion with a career record of 150-1. - Earle Bruce
Earle Bruce (born March 8, 1931) is a former college football and arena football coach from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bruce played running back at The Ohio State University until 1951, when he suffered a torn meniscus, ending his football career. Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes asked Bruce to join the coaching staff, which he did until his graduation in 1953. He was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity while attending Ohio State University. - James Grover Thurber
James Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio. His father was Charles Leander (later surnamed Lincoln), a minor politician. Mary Thurber , his mother, was a strong-minded woman and a practical joker, whom her son depicted in his autobiographical stories MY LIFE AND HARD TIMES (1933). Thurber's father, who had dreams of being an actor or lawyer, was said to have been the basis for the typical small, slight man of Thurber's stories. - Vic Janowicz
Victor Felix "Vic" Janowicz (February 26, 1930 - February 27, 1996) was an American football player who played halfback for Ohio State University. A tailback in the single wing, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1950 as a junior. Woody Hayes, who coached Janowicz's senior year, said of him, "He was not only a great runner, but also passed, was a place kicker and punter, played safety on defense and was an outstanding blocker. - Dave Hobson
David Lee Hobson (born October 17 1936) is an American politician of the Republican Party who serves as a U.S. representative from the seventh congressional district of Ohio, based in Springfield. Hobson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Withrow High School in 1954. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, Ohio) in 1958 and a law degree from Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) in 1963. - Zack Space
Zachary T. (Zack) Space (b. January 27, 1961) of Dover, Ohio, is an American politician of the Democratic Party and presently serves in the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio's 18th Congressional district. Space won the seat in the November 7, 2006 election, defeating state Senator Joy Padgett. Space's seat was formerly held by Republican Bob Ney, who plead guilty to conspiracy and making false statements in relation to the Abramoff scandal. - William B. Saxbe
William Bart Saxbe (born June 24, 1916) was an American politician of the Republican Party, who served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and as U.S. Attorney General under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald R. Ford. Saxbe was born in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, and received a bachelor's degree from the Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio), Class of 1940, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He served in the military during World War II, … - John Kasich
John Richard Kasich (born May 13, 1952, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania) is a former U.S. Republican Representative turned television show host for FOX News Channel in the United States. He hosts "Heartland with John Kasich", and also guest hosts "The O'Reilly Factor", filling in for Bill O'Reilly when necessary. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1974 with a B.A. in political science. He was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity. - Chris Spielman
Charles Christopher Spielman (born October 11, 1965) is a former football player and is currently an analyst for ESPN's coverage of college football games. - Les Horvath
Les Horvath (born October 12, 1921; died November 14, 1995) was the 1944 Heisman Trophy winner, who played quarterback and halfback for Ohio State University. He was born in South Bend, Indiana and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area. Horvath played for the Buckeyes in 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1944. He had already graduated with a bachelor's degree after the 1942 season. - Curtis Lemay
Curtis Emerson LeMay was a general in the United States Air Force and the vice presidential running mate of independent candidate George C. Wallace in 1968. He is credited with designing and implementing an effective systematic strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. After the war, he headed the Berlin airlift, then reorganized the Strategic Air Command into an effective means of conducting nuclear war. - Urban Meyer
Urban F. Meyer (born July 10, 1964 in Ashtabula, Ohio) is currently the head football coach at the University of Florida. He is best known for leading Florida to the 2006 Southeastern Conference Championship and later the BCS National Championship. Previously, as head coach at the University of Utah and Bowling Green State University, he led the Utes and the Falcons each to two of their greatest seasons in school history. - Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith (born 1960 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the self-published comic book series "Bone". He has also worked for Character Builders Animation as an Art Director. He currently resides in Columbus, Ohio. Smith was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. His family moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he displayed an interest in cartoons dating back to as early as kindergarten. - Jim Marshall
Jim Marshall (born December 30, 1937 Danville, Kentucky) played college football at Ohio State University. He left school before his senior year, and played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was then drafted in the 4th round of the 1960 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns. Marshall played the 1960 season with the Browns. He played from 1961 to 1979 with the Minnesota Vikings. - Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Fox Lichtenstein was a prominent American pop artist, whose work borrowed heavily from popular advertising and comic book styles, which he himself described as being "as artificial as possible". - Patricia Heaton
Patricia Heaton (born March 4, 1958 in Bay Village, Ohio) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress best known for playing lead character and Ray Barone's wife Debra Barone on the CBS television sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond". - Thomas J. Moyer
Thomas J. Moyer (born April 18, 1939) is an American jurist. He has been chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court since 1987. Moyer is a Republican. - Jack Buck
John Francis "Jack" Buck (August 21, 1924 - June 18, 2002), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. Louis Cardinals. Buck received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987, and is honored with a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Buck was recognizable by his deep, gravelly voice, penchant for sardonic irony, and his distinctive play-by-play calls. - Howard Metzenbaum
Howard Morton Metzenbaum (born June 4 1917) is an American politician who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate (1974, 1976-1995). Metzenbaum, who is Jewish, was born in Cleveland and received a bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University in 1939 and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the same school in 1941. During the 1940s, he practiced law in Cleveland, mostly for labor unions, … - Katie Smith
Katherine May “Katie” Smith is a professional basketball player for the Detroit Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her primary position is shooting guard. Sometimes she plays small forward. - Pete Johnson
Pete Johnson (born in March 2, 1954 in Peach County, Georgia) is a former college and professional American football running back. He spent 8 seasons in the NFL, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. Before his NFL career, Johnson played for the Ohio State Buckeyes. - Dwight Yoakam
Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor. - Judith Miller
Judith Miller, is a controversial American journalist. Miller, based in Washington D.C., was a prominent "New York Times" reporter with access to top U.S. government officials. Her coverage of these officials, especially regarding the Bush administration’s conclusions about Iraq’s alleged Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Program and her involvement in the Plame Affair, made her a conspicuous media personality. - Clark Kellogg
Clark Clifton Kellogg Jr. (born July 2 1961), known as Clark Kellogg, is a college basketball analyst and former player in the National Basketball Association. - Buz Lukens
Donald Edgar "Buz" Lukens (born February 11, 1931) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Lukens was born in Harveysburg, Ohio. He attended schools in Harveysburg and graduated from high school in Waynesville, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 1954. After finishing college, Lukens joined the U.S. Air Force, reaching the rank of captain after six-and-a-half years of active duty.
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