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CINCINNATI

Most Famous People Born in Cincinnati, United States

Notable people
1,772
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1938
Most distinctive
Baseball 12.5×

Cincinnati's bench is German-American old money and mid-century entertainment — the Lawyer class is the same Queen City bar that built the Taft political dynasty, the Novelist thread runs through the Over-the-Rhine literary generation, and a smaller Music vein traces from King Records and James Brown through the city's early rock-and-roll scene. The Basket cohort is the University of Cincinnati pipeline that sent Oscar Robertson north and kept sending players ever since.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cincinnati during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 168 notable births.

What Cincinnati Is Known For

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Baseball is Cincinnati's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (251).

Cincinnati over-indexes on baseball12.5× the global rate.

Cincinnati under-produces writer — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Baseball251
  2. Football203
  3. Politician152
  4. Actor135
  5. Basket72
  6. Lawyer54
  7. Painter42
  8. Writer40
  1. Baseball25112.5×
  2. Novelist273.9×
  3. Basket723.2×
  4. Lawyer541.8×
  5. Music391.5×
  1. Writer400.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Cincinnati's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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1,772 notable people

1501 BASEBALL

Red Bittmann

1862 - 1929

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1502 POLITICIAN

William L. Mallory Sr.

1931 - 2013

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1503 BASEBALL

Cy Pfirman

1889 - 1937

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1504 ACTOR

Harvey Evans

Born 1941

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1505 POLITICIAN

Yvette Simpson

Born 1978

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1506 POLITICIAN

Linda Reidelbach

Born 1971

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1507 FOOTBALL

William Goebel (American football)

1887 - 1960

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1508 FOOTBALL

Neal Craig

Born 1948

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1509 WRITER

Julilly House Kohler

1908 - 1976

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1510 BASEBALL

Ethan Blackaby

Born 1940

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1511 MILITAR

John Cook (Medal of Honor, 1847)

1847 - 1915

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1512 RUNNER

Russell Payne (athlete)

1902 - 1970

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1513 BASEBALL

Jack Schulte

1881 - 1975

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1514 BASEBALL

Tony Hellman

1861 - 1898

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1515 BASEBALL

Al Strueve

1860 - 1929

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1516 PLAYER

Bryn Kehoe

Born 1986

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1517 BASEBALL

Carney Flynn

1875 - 1947

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1518 COMPOSER

Luther Hughes

Born 1946

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1519 BASKET

Rich Adams

Born 1956

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1520 BASEBALL

Fred Mollenkamp

1890 - 1948

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1521 GOLF

Johnny Fischer

1912 - 1984

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1522 BASEBALL

Steve Engel

Born 1961

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1523 BASEBALL

Eddie Kolb

1880 - 1949

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1524 FOOTBALL

David Frye (American football)

Born 1961

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1525 BASEBALL

Dick Niehaus

1892 - 1957

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1526 BASEBALL

Podge Weihe

1862 - 1914

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1527 BASEBALL

Tom Flanigan (baseball)

Born 1934

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1528 BASKET

Isaiah Johnson (basketball)

Born 1994

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1529 FOOTBALL

Craig Yacks

Born 1976

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1530 ARCHITECT

Theodore Eisen

1852 - 1924

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1531 HORSE TRAINER

Ron McAnally

Born 1932

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1532 BASEBALL

Wild Bill Widner

1867 - 1908

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1533 LAWYER

Joseph William Woodrough

1873 - 1977

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1534 NOVELIST

Paula Froelich

Born 1972

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1535 POLITICIAN

Chris Bortz

Born 1973

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1536 FOOTBALL

Charles Fleming (American football)

1877 - 1944

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1537 FOOTBALL

Kirk Springs

Born 1958

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1538 FOOTBALL

Craig Blazer

Born 1969

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1539 BASEBALL

Chink Heileman

1872 - 1940

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1540 BASEBALL

Ralph Shafer

1894 - 1950

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1541 BOXER

Zakeem Graham

Born 1970

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1542 FOOTBALL

Clint Haslerig

Born 1952

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1543 ACTOR

Arthur Thalasso

1883 - 1954

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1544 PHYSICIAN

Randall Wolf

Born 1953

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1545 FOOTBALL

Mark Kamphaus

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1546 DESIGNER

Albert Heschong

1919 - 2001

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1547 FOOTBALL

Khalil El-Amin

Born 1985

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1548 POLITICIAN

Nettie McKenzie Clapp

1868 - 1935

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1549 BASEBALL

Art Rebel

1914 - 2004

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1550 BASEBALL

Bob Friedrichs

1906 - 1997

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1551 BUSINESS

Jon R. Moeller

Born 1964

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1552 EXECUTIVE

William F. Nast

1840 - 1893

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1553 BUSINESS

Henry Neil Mallon

1895 - 1983

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1554 FOOTBALL

Dave LaFary

Born 1955

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1555 POLITICIAN

Bill Bowen

1929 - 1999

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1556 OFFICER

Philip Roettinger

1915 - 2002

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1557 JOURNALIST

James W. Faulkner

1863 - 1923

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1558 ARMY

Thomas Sullivan (Medal of Honor, 1869)

Born 1846

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1559 MUSIC

D-Maub

Born 1978

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1560 ARMY

Robert Johnson Henderson

1822 - 1891

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1561 EDITOR

John G. Mitchell

Died 2007

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1562 DIVER

Mark Hulsbeck

Born 1956

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1563 POLITICIAN

Christopher Smitherman

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1564 BASEBALL

Dave Pember

Born 1978

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1565 BASEBALL

Lou Meyers

1859 - 1920

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1566 MEDICAL

Dorothy Clay Sims

Born 1957

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1567 LAWYER

Douglas Stoddart

Born 1952

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1568 FOOTBALL

Dominique Brown

Born 1991

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1569 PRIEST

Jack Iker

Born 1949

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1570 PAINTER

Ida Holterhoff Holloway

1866 - 1950

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1571 FOOTBALL

Mark Fischer (American football)

Born 1974

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1572 ENGINEER

Clarence A. Winder

1887 - 1959

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1573 BASEBALL

Dick Murphy (baseball)

Born 1931

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1574 WEATHERMAN

Jule Huffman

1924 - 2015

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1575 PHILANTHROPIST

LuEsther Mertz

1905 - 1991

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1576 FOOTBALL

Colin Branch

Born 1980

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1577 BASEBALL

Louis Nippert

1903 - 1992

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1578 FOOTBALL

Jeff Brady

Born 1968

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1579 GUITAR

Wayne Wright

1932 - 2008

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1580 FOOTBALL

Eugene Clifford

Born 1988

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1581 POLITICIAN

Shawn Webster

Born 1949

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1582 WRITER

Rachel Barton Butler

1888 - 1920

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1583 FOOTBALL

Leon Murray

Born 1977

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1584 BASEBALL

Harry Wilke

1900 - 1991

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1585 FOOTBALL

Maalik Bomar

Born 1990

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1586 BASEBALL

Steve Larkin

1910 - 1969

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1587 OFFICER

John V. Johnston

Died 1912

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1588 BASEBALL

Marie Wegman

1925 - 2004

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1589 FOOTBALL

Jamar Howard (American football)

Born 1987

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1590 OFFICER

Melancthon S. Wade

1802 - 1868

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1591 MILITAR

William S. Fellers

1895 - 1973

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1592 BASEBALL

Jim Bolger (baseball)

1932 - 2020

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1593 BASEBALL

Billy Crowell

1885 - 1935

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1594 ANNOUNCER

Bill Wolff (announcer)

Born 1927

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1595 BASEBALL

Eddie Tiemeyer

1885 - 1946

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1596 POLITICIAN

Andrew Ciarfardini

-

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1597 PLAYER

Joe C. Davis Jr.

1919 - 2007

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1598 ARCHITECT

Stephen Carter (architect)

Born 1945

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1599 COACH

Mike Yeager

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1600 BASEBALL

Ed Clark (baseball)

1863 - 1927

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1601 WRITER

Kelly Williams Brown

Born 1984

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1602 EDITOR

Bea Mahaffey

1926 - 1987

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1603 FOOTBALL

Beth Keller

Born 1978

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1604 SINGER

Greta Pope

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1605 BASKET

Ralph Crosthwaite

1935 - 1999

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1606 FOOTBALL

Vaughn Booker

Born 1968

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1607 JOCKEY

Howard Grant (jockey)

1939 - 2018

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1608 ACTOR

Khloe Kapri

Born 1997

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1609 POLITICIAN

Bob Charles (politician)

1936 - 2016

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1610 FOOTBALL

Dick Selcer

Born 1937

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1611 BASEBALL

Johnny Hodapp

1905 - 1980

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1612 FOOTBALL

Jerry Doerger

Born 1960

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1613 BASEBALL

J. J. Thobe

Born 1970

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1614 OFFICER

James Hirshfield

1902 - 1993

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1615 LAWYER

Joseph Peter Kinneary

1905 - 2003

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1616 ACTOR

Miriam Snitzer

1922 - 1966

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1617 BASEBALL

Gordon Massa

1935 - 2016

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1618 BASEBALL

John Black (baseball)

1890 - 1962

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1619 POLITICIAN

Sam Bateman

1936 - 2001

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1620 POLITICIAN

John Bechtold

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1621 KILLED

Laura Bromwell

1897 - 1921

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1622 DIVER

Rick Charls

-

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1623 BASEBALL

Jimmy Shevlin

1909 - 1974

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1624 WRITER

Namita Gupta Wiggers

Born 1967

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1625 FOOTBALL

Dwayne Crutchfield

Born 1959

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1626 LAWYER

William Irwin Grubb

1862 - 1935

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1627 ROCK

Angie Payne

Born 1984

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1628 BASEBALL

Jim Beckman

1905 - 1974

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1629 BASEBALL

Jack Niemes

1919 - 1966

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1630 REFORMER

Mary Towne Burt

1842 - 1898

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1631 BASEBALL

Ray Shore

1921 - 1996

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1632 BASEBALL

Fritz Henrich

1899 - 1959

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1633 BASEBALL

Bill Earley

Born 1956

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1634 BASEBALL

Irv Stein

1911 - 1981

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1635 BASEBALL

George Paynter

1871 - 1950

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1636 POLITICIAN

Ralph B. Kohnen

1935 - 2008

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1637 FOOTBALL

Kenny Schoeni

Born 1984

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1638 REPRESENTATIVE

Gordon Renner

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1639 POLITICIAN

Norman Murdock

1931 - 2010

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1640 BASEBALL

Red Lutz

1898 - 1984

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1641 LIEUTENANT

George E. Schafer

Born 1922

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1642 FOOTBALL

Monty Madaris

Born 1993

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1643 POLITICIAN

Sam Malone (politician)

Born 1970

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1644 BASEBALL

Clarence Stephens (baseball)

1863 - 1947

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1645 POLITICIAN

Margo McNeil

Born 1948

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1646 POLITICIAN

Hugh DeMoss

1932 - 2003

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1647 BASEBALL

Frank McGinn

1869 - 1897

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1648 BASEBALL

Bill Delaney (baseball)

1863 - 1942

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1649 POLITICIAN

Samuel T. Britton

1933 - 2011

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1650 POLITICIAN

Kenneth F. Harper

Born 1931

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1651 SPORT

Morris Doob

1907 - 1966

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1652 BASKET

Mark Dorris

Born 1985

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1653 FOOTBALL

James Bloomer

1880 - 1963

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1654 HORSE TRAINER

Henry Forrest (racehorse trainer)

1907 - 1975

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1655 MILITAR

Christian Albert (soldier)

1842 - 1922

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1656 PHOTOJOURNALIST

Miki Turner

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1657 FOOTBALL

Danielle Borgman

Born 1980

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1658 FOOTBALL

Fred Ratterman

1912 - 1988

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1659 FOOTBALL

Walter Barrett

1885 - 1931

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1660 PLAYER

Kerri Wachtel

Born 1974

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1661 PAINTER

Jamour Chames

Born 1989

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1662 FOOTBALL

Fred Rayhle

Born 1954

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1663 WRESTLER

Samuel Jones (luchador)

Born 1993

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1664 LAWYER

David Stewart Porter

1909 - 1989

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1665 BASEBALL

Larry Goetz

1895 - 1962

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1666 PLAYER

Michelle Strizak

Born 1994

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1667 BASEBALL

Ron Moeller

1938 - 2009

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1668 DIPLOMAT

Leonardo Neher

1922 - 2015

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1669 FLYING ACE

James Knowles (aviator)

1896 - 1971

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1670 RABBI

Julie Schwartz (rabbi)

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1671 PHARMACIST

Dick Roeding

1930 - 2017

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1672 FOOTBALL

Joe Fourqurean

1950 - 2013

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1673 POLITICIAN

Emma Beckwith

1849 - 1919

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1674 POLITICIAN

William Fithian

1799 - 1890

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1675 COLLECTOR

Julius Rosenthal Wolf

1929 - 1976

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1676 ECONOMIST

Cynthia Taft Morris

1928 - 2013

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1677 SCULPTOR

Terry Berlier

Born 1972

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1678 BASEBALL

Nelson Burbrink

1921 - 2001

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1679 BASEBALL

Bill Steinecke

1907 - 1986

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1680 FOOTBALL

Stan Galloway

1915 - 2000

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1681 COACH

Ralph Inott

1884 - 1945

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1682 FOOTBALL

Curt Baham

Born 1963

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1683 EDITOR

Esther Pugh

1834 - 1908

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1684 COLLECTOR

Sallie Casey Thayer

1856 - 1925

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1685 FOOTBALL

Sean Teepen

Born 1991

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1686 BUSINESS

Thomas J. Davis Jr.

1912 - 1989

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1687 BASEBALL

Admiral Schlei

1878 - 1958

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1688 LAWYER

Howard Clark Hollister

1856 - 1919

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1689 SCIENCE

Paul Nathaniel Temple Jr.

1923 - 2016

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1690 PHYSICIST

M. Lisa Manning

Born 1980

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1691 PHYSICIAN

James Buckner Luckie

1833 - 1908

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1692 JUDGE

Daniel Thew Wright Sr.

1825 - 1912

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1693 BUSINESS

Jerry Kathman

Born 1953

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1694 MAGIC

Stewart Judah

1893 - 1966

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1695 EXPLORER

Russell Hastings Millward

1877 - 1958

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1696 FOOTBALL

Greg Boehme

Born 1995

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1697 FOOTBALL

Terrill Byrd

Born 1986

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1698 LAWYER

Marion Speed Boyd

1900 - 1988

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1699 NEUROSCIENTIST

Stewart Dunsker

Born 1934

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1700 CAMPAIGN

John Henry Dorman

1843 - 1921

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1701 OFFICER

James Pine

1885 - 1953

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1702 BASKET

Kevin Bracy-Davis

Born 1995

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1703 VOCALIST

Sadie Chandler Cole

1865 - 1941

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1704 FOOTBALL

Mel Doherty

1894 - 1942

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1705 BASEBALL

George Schmees

1924 - 1998

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1706 ACTOR

Christine Norman

1887 - 1930

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1707 BASEBALL

Pat Scott

1929 - 2016

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1708 OFFICER

Arthur E. Henn

1940 - 2001

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1709 SCULPTOR

Louise Lawson

1860 - 1899

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1710 SCHOLAR

Donna Carol Kurtz

-

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1711 COACH

Robert Fudge

1901 - 1955

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1712 FOOTBALL

Tom Luken (American football)

Born 1950

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1713 BASEBALL

Joe DePastino

Born 1973

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1714 BASEBALL

Billy O'Conner

Born 1987

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1715 BASEBALL

Eddie Boyle

1874 - 1941

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1716 FOOTBALL

Dylan Gaither

Born 2000

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1717 JUDGE

Andrew D. Christie

1922 - 1993

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1718 FACULTY

David Grier Martin

1910 - 1974

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1719 LAWYER

Joseph W. O'Hara

1863 - 1938

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1720 FOOTBALL

Ledyard Mitchell

1881 - 1964

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1721 ORGANIST

Bertha Foster

1881 - 1968

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1722 PLAYER

Reuben A. Holden III

1890 - 1967

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1723 ACTIVIST

Anna S. Hall

Died 1924

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1724 FOOTBALL

Kenny Neil

Born 1959

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1725 BASEBALL

Brian Koelling

Born 1969

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1726 HISTORIAN

Anna McAllister

Born 1888

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1727 LAWYER

Leonard Niederlehner

1914 - 1991

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1728 FILM

Armando William Tamburella

1919 - 2006

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1729 MILITAR

Jesse D. Auton

1904 - 1952

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1730 POLITICIAN

Sylvia Santana

Born 1979

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1731 BASEBALL

Ham Avery

1854 - 1927

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1732 DENTIST

Charles Edwin Bentley

1859 - 1929

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1733 BASEBALL

Harry Berte

1872 - 1952

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1734 BASEBALL

Bill Niles

1867 - 1936

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1735 HORSE TRAINER

Loyd Gentry Jr.

1925 - 2012

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1736 DIPLOMAT

David T. Schneider

1922 - 2008

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1737 BASEBALL

Billy Klusman

1865 - 1907

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1738 DEPUTY

Peter A. Blake

Born 1957

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1739 BASEBALL

Margie Lang

1924 - 2007

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1740 SPORT

Deshawn L. Parker

Born 1971

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1741 LAWYER

John H. Druffel

1886 - 1967

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1742 BASEBALL

Martha Haines

1923 - 2011

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1743 WRITER

Jason Kuznicki

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1744 BASEBALL

Jim Minshall

Born 1947

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1745 POLITICIAN

Morriss Henry

Born 1931

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1746 BASKET

Warren Niles

Born 1989

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1747 SPORT

Brian O'Neal

Born 1970

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1748 BASEBALL

Dutch Dietz

1912 - 1972

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1749 POLITICIAN

Don Ballard

1927 - 2019

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1750 BASEBALL

John Corcoran (baseball)

1873 - 1901

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1751 POLITICIAN

D. E. Biggs

1860 - 1924

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1752 ACTOR

Isabel Bateman

1854 - 1934

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1753 LAWYER

Robert O. Lukowsky

1927 - 1981

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1754 SPORT

Louis Kramer

1848 - 1922

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1755 LAWYER

Roscoe B. Stephenson Jr.

1922 - 2011

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1756 BASEBALL

Louis Dula

1912 - 1979

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1757 POLITICIAN

David S. Holmes Jr.

1914 - 1994

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1758 FOOTBALL

Carl K. Benhase

1929 - 2018

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1759 MILITAR

James E. Earheart Jr.

1913 - 1942

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1760 BASEBALL

Wally Taylor (baseball)

1864 - 1922

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1761 OFFICER

James P. Stewart

1924 - 2019

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1762 CURATOR

Bessie Bennett

1870 - 1939

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1763 RACEHORSE

Fred Burlew

1871 - 1927

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1764 MUSIC

Frank Tribble

1949 - 2013

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1765 BOXER

Duke Ragan

Born 1997

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1766 ZOOLOGIST

James R. Redmond

Died 2020

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1767 FOOTBALL

Darryl Meadows

Born 1961

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1768 CHEMIST

Ernst Twitchell

1863 - 1929

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1769 ACADEMIC

Daniel Harlow

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1770 BASKET

Danny Horace

Born 1983

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1771 FOOTBALL

John Thomas (Footballspieler, 1964)

Born 1964

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1772 JOCKEY

Matthew A. McGee

1890 - 1949

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