People from Ohio People from Ohio Leon Wesley Walls (born 30 July 1957) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist born in Cincinnatti, Ohio to Virgil and Dorothy Walls. The third of four children, Walls was educated in the Covington, Kentucky school system, where he attended Holmes High School. His songs are direct with familiar traditional country themes such as love, drinking, betrayal and reflect on life's trials and hardships. He now resides in Palm Springs, California and is signed with Statue Records, and is a member of Soundclick.com. ...more on Wikipedia about "Leon Wesley Walls"
A total of 19 individuals convicted of murder have been executed by the U.S. state of Ohio since 1976. All were executed by lethal injection. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of individuals executed in Ohio"
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* Sandra Hubby (1978 – ), a Playboy Playmate and beauty pageant contestant. Hubby represented Columbus in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic Pageant. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of people associated with Columbus, Ohio"
See also: List of Ohio politicians ...more on Wikipedia about "List of people from Ohio"
Louis Roy Groza (born January 25, 1924 - died November 29, 2000) was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He played one season for Ohio State University before being drafted into the Army. Upon discharge, Lou "The Toe" Groza was a player for the Cleveland Browns from 1946-1959 and 1961-1967. According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his 21 years of play was unprecedented up to that time, and when he retired, he was last of the "original" Browns to do so. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lou Groza"
Louis Bromfield ( December 27, 1896 – March 18, 1956) is one of Mansfield, Ohio's most famous natives, a man who became internationally renowned both as a prize-winning author and as an innovative conservationist and scientific farmer. He was a friend with some of the most celebrated personalities of his era. Malabar Farm near Lucas, Ohio south of Mansfield, was Bromfield's home from 1939 until his death in 1956. It was the location for the wedding of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and draws thousands of visitors each year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Louis Bromfield"
Ohio native Louise McCarren Herring ( 20 September 1909, 2 November 1987) is recognized as one of the pioneer leaders of the non-profit cooperative credit union movement in the United States. Herring is universally regarded in the United States credit union movement as being the "Mother of Credit Unions" for her work with the movement since its earliest days. ...more on Wikipedia about "Louise McCarren Herring"
Lucius Fairchild ( December 27, 1831 – May 23, 1896) was an American politician and diplomat. He served as the 10th governor of Wisconsin and as U.S. Minister to Spain. He was the son of Jairus Fairchild, who served as mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, and younger brother of Cassius Fairchild, who was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lucius Fairchild"
Lucy Ware Webb Hayes ( August 28, 1831 - June 25, 1889) was the wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes of the United States of America and one of the most popular First Ladies of the nineteenth century. Deeply religious, she despised slavery and converted her husband – whose successful career in the Union Army later led him into politics – to the abolitionist cause. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lucy Webb Hayes"
Luke Perry (born Coy Luther Perry III on October 11, 1966 in Mansfield, Ohio to Coy Luther Perry II and Ann Bennett) is an American actor best known for his role in the TV series Beverly Hills 90210. He appeared as Rev. Jeremiah Cloutier in the HBO television series Oz. From 2002 to 2004 he played another character named Jeremiah in the post-apocalyptic TV series Jeremiah. ...more on Wikipedia about "Luke Perry"
Luke Witte (born October 19, 1950 in Philadelphia) was a U.S. college and professional basketball player who is now a church minister. He is remembered for being attacked by opposing players during a college basketball game. ...more on Wikipedia about "Luke Witte"
Lyn St. James (b. March 13, 1947in Willoughby, Ohio) is a retired professional Indy Car driver with 11 CART and 5 Indy Racing League starts to her name. She is just one of four women who successfully qualified for the Indianapolis 500, and became the first woman to win the Indy 500 Rookie Of The Year award. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lyn St. James"
The Lytle family of Cincinnati are considered to be Cincinnati's first family. Subsequent Cincinnati families included the Longworths and the Tafts, who built an Ohio and national dynasty. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lytle family"
Mamie Smith ( May 26, 1883 - September 16, 1946) was a vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress, and appeared in several motion pictures late in her career. As a vaudeville singer she performed a number of styles including jazz and blues. She entered blues history by being the first African American to make vocal blues recordings in 1920. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mamie Smith"
Marcia Carolyn Kaptur (born June 17, 1946) is a Polish- American politician of the Democratic Party, who is a U.S. Representative for the ninth congressional district of Ohio ( map ). ...more on Wikipedia about "Marcy Kaptur"
Margaret Custer ( January 5, 1852 - 1910) was the younger sister of George Armstrong Custer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Margaret Custer"
Marguerite Clark ( February 22, 1883 to September 25, 1940) was an American stage and silent film actress. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marguerite Clark"
Marilyn Manson (real name Brian Hugh Warner; born January 5, 1969 in Canton, Ohio) is an American musician and the leader of the band Marilyn Manson. Known for profane, provocative lyrics and behaviour, he has been the subject of much controversy, particularly during the late 1990s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marilyn Manson (person)"
Marion "Peanuts" Byron (Born Dayton, Ohio, March 16, 1911 -died California July 5, 1985) was a petite, plucky American movie comedienne. Her real name was Miriam Bilenkin. After following her sister into a short stage career as a singer/dancer, she was given her first movie role as Buster Keaton's leading lady in the film Steamboat Bill, Jnr. in 1928. From there she was hired by Hal Roach to co-star in short subjects with Max Davidson, Edgar Kennedy, and Charley Chase, but most significantly with Anita Garvin, where tiny (5") Marion was teamed with 6" Anita for a brief (3 film) series as a female Laurel & Hardy in 1928/9. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marion Byron"
Marion Leonard ( June 9, 1881 - January 9, 1956) was a stage and silent film actress. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marion Leonard"
Mark A. Hanna ( September 24, 1837– February 15, 1904), born Marcus Alonzo Hanna, was an industrialist and Republican politician from Ohio. He rose to fame as the campaign manager of the successful Republican Presidential candidate William McKinley in the U.S. Presidential election of 1896, in what is considered the forerunner of the modern political campaign, and subsequently became one of the most powerful members of the U.S. Senate. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mark Hanna" Come again to http://www.shortopedia.com shortopedia
Mark Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950, in Akron, Ohio) is an American musician, composer, singer, and painter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mark Mothersbaugh"
Mark Zupan (born May 20, 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio) is the captain of the United States quadriplegic wheelchair rugby team which competes in the Paralympic Games and the official spokesperson for Team USA. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mark Zupan"
Martin Sheen (born August 3, 1940) is an American actor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Martin Sheen"
Martin E. Zweig (born 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American stock investor, investment advisor and financial analyst. ...more on Wikipedia about "Martin Zweig"
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