List of Cleveland State University people

This list of Cleveland State University people includes notable alumni, students, as well as current and former faculty of Cleveland State University, a public university located in Cleveland, Ohio.

Faculty

 * Angelin Chang, Grammy-award winning classical pianist and professor of music; a graduate of the university's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
 * Michael Dumanis, Russian-American poet and former Director of the Cleveland State University Poetry Center
 * Lee Fisher, American politician and Dean of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
 * Barbara G. Hoffman, American anthropologist and author of Griots at War: Conflict, Conciliation and Caste in Mande and filmmaker of Being Maasai Today ethnographic film series
 * Thomas W. Hungerford, mathematician and author of many textbooks including Abstract Algebra: An Introduction
 * Richard M. Perloff, American Communication scholar, writer of The Dynamics of Persuasion, currently in its sixth edition, international recognized expert on the subject
 * Imad Rahman, Pakistani-American writer, I Dream of Microwaves
 * Shuvo Roy, inventor of the artificial kidney
 * Sheila Schwartz, fiction writer, creative writing professor
 * Chas Smith, author, musician, radio personality, music professor
 * Camilla Stivers, Distinguished Professor of Public Administration
 * Jearl Walker, author of The Flying Circus of Physics; physics professor
 * Tawfiq Oqal, CSU Treasurer 1989

Coaching staff

 * Gary Waters, basketball coach
 * Dennis Gates, basketball coach

Government

 * Nina Turner (BA, MA), former Cleveland City Council Member, former Ohio State Senator, President of Our Revolution
 * Jane L. Campbell, 56th mayor of Cleveland, first woman mayor of Cleveland
 * Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr., Ohio Senator, Ohio Secretary of State, Ohio attorney general and gubernatorial candidate for Ohio.
 * Frank D. Celebrezze Jr., Ohio Court of Appeals Judge
 * Vlado Dimovski (Ph.D., 1994), Minister in the Government of Slovenia
 * Ed Feighan (J.D., 1978), U.S. Congressman
 * Ed FitzGerald, first Cuyahoga County Council Executive, former mayor of Lakewood, Ohio
 * George L. Forbes, Cleveland City Council President, Cleveland NAACP President
 * Marcia Fudge, Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 113th Congress, 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
 * Daniel Gaul, judge for the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
 * Dan Huberty, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston
 * Frank G. Jackson, 57th Mayor of the City of Cleveland
 * Frank Lausche, 55th and 57th Governor of Ohio, Ohio Senator, 47th mayor of Cleveland
 * Max Miller, U.S. Congressman
 * Donald C. Nugent (J.D., 1974) Federal District Court Judge
 * Maureen O'Connor (J.D., 1980), current Ohio Supreme Court Justice
 * Terrence O'Donnell (J.D., 1971), current Ohio Supreme Court Justice
 * C. J. Prentiss, Ohio State Senator, founder of Policy Matters Ohio
 * Andrew Puzder (B.A., 1975), CEO of CKE Restaurants/Secretary of Labor-designate (for President-elect Donald Trump)
 * Shawn Richards, member of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
 * Chris Ronayne (MUPDD), 3rd County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio
 * Carl B. Stokes (J.D., 1956), first African American mayor of a major U.S. city (Cleveland)
 * Louis Stokes (J.D., 1953), 15-term Democratic Congressman
 * Francis E. Sweeney Sr. (J.D., 1963), former Ohio Supreme Court Justice
 * Ike Thompson, member of the Ohio House of Representatives
 * Kahlil Seren (MSUS, 2010), 1st elected Mayor of Cleveland Heights, Ohio
 * Lesley B. Wells (J.D., 1974), Federal District Court Judge
 * Pamela Evette (B.B.A), Lt. Governor of South Carolina

Sports

 * Johnny Bedford (attended), wrestler; professional mixed martial artist, formerly with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
 * J'Nathan Bullock, professional basketball player
 * Norris Cole, two-time NBA Champion basketball player
 * M-Dogg 20/Matt Cross, born Matthew Capiccioni (B.A. 2006), professional wrestler
 * Jerry Dybzinski, former professional baseball player
 * Franklin Edwards, former professional basketball player
 * Darren Tillis, former NBA player
 * Gerald Harris (History), all-time record for wins on the wrestling team; current professional mixed martial arts fighter
 * Cedric Jackson, NBA basketball player
 * Trey Lewis (born 1992), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Stipe Miocic (Communications/Marketing), baseball player; professional MMA fighter; two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion
 * Clinton Smith, former NBA basketball player
 * D'Moi Hodge, NBA basketball player

Other

 * Jerome Caja, performance artist
 * Ali Haghighi, biochemist
 * Gladisa Guadalupe, ballet dancer, artistic director and co-founder of the current Cleveland Ballet (B.A.)
 * Ryan "Dr. F" Farrell, bass guitarist and keyboardist for American heavy metal band Mushroomhead (B.M. 2020) (M.M. 2022)
 * Kid Leo, General Manager and afternoon DJ on Little Steven's Underground Garage on Sirius XM Radio (attended) (Honorary D.H.L., 2022)
 * Lee Ann Liska (M.B.A.), hospital administrator
 * Kenneth A. Loparo, mechanical engineering professor
 * Scott Raab (B.A., 1984), writer, Esquire Magazine 
 * Chris Ronayne, President of University Circle Inc.
 * Emry Hollopeter, Notable Steel Bridge mentor
 * Tim Russert (J.D., 1976), author; NBC Washington bureau chief; moderator of NBC's Meet the Press
 * J. Everett Prewitt, novelist, former army officer.
 * Steve Wood, Anglican bishop of the Carolinas