List of people from Akron, Ohio
The following people were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Akron, Ohio, and its surrounding metropolitan statistical area, including Portage County, Ohio, and Summit County, Ohio.
- Henry Eugene Abbey, (1846-1896), born in Akron, noted theatre manager [1]
- Lola Albright
- Dan Auerbach
- Chuck Ayes -cartoonist/illustrator
- Tom Batiuk
- Ray C. Bliss
- William Boyett
- Patrick Carney
- David Allan Coe
- Keith Dambrot
- John Dean
- Rita Dove
- Hugh Downs
- Sidney Edgerton
- Angie Everhart
- Mathew Fein
- Shirley Fry
- Leland Gaunt (fictional character)
- Jiminy Glick (fictional character)
- Leon Harris
- Roger Hoover
- Chrissie Hynde
- James Ingram
- LeBron James
- Jim Jarmusch
- David Jenkins
- Hayes Alan Jenkins
- Steve Johnson
- Melina Kanakaredes
- Heather Kozar
- Jani Lane
- Bob Lape
- Bob Lewis
- Ken McKlem (photojournalist-TV producer)
- Vaughn Monroe
- Mark Mothersbaugh
- Bob Mothersbaugh
- Thurman Munson
- Rosario Musarra (journalist/author)
- Ruby Nash
- Coondog O'Karma
Tim 'Ripper' Owens - Ara Parseghian
- Richard Quick
- Robert Quine
- W. V. Quine
- Rick Renstrom
- Judith Resnik
- Butch Reynolds
- Thomas C. Sawyer
- Richard Smalley
- Neal Smith
- Christina Hoff Sommers
- Tyrell Sutton
- Rachel Sweet
- Ben Tausig
- Nate Thurmond
- William H. Upson
- David T. Wheeler
- Antoine Winfield
- Gene Woodling
- Brian Feltner
References
- ^ (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who.
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