List of people from Cleveland

The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Cleveland, Ohio.

A

 * Tony Abbott, author of children's books
 * Richard F. Abel, U.S. Air Force Brigadier General
 * Tony Adamle, football player
 * Steven Adler, original drummer of Guns N' Roses
 * Corey Allen, film and television director, writer, producer, and actor
 * RaShaun Allen, football player
 * Gordon Allport, psychologist
 * Ernie Anderson, radio and TV personality
 * Ray Anthony, bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor
 * William Appling, music educator, conductor, pianist and arranger
 * Graham Armstrong, football player
 * Daniel Arsham, visual artist
 * Avant, singer
 * Max M. Axelrod, businessman and sports pioneer
 * Nathaniel Ayers, musician
 * Albert Ayler, musician
 * Brian Azzarello, comic book writer

B

 * Catherine Bach, actress (The Dukes of Hazzard)
 * Jim Backus, actor (Gilligan's Island, Mister Magoo)
 * Benny Bailey, musician
 * Rodney Bailey, football player
 * Edward M. Baker, investment broker
 * Jerome Baker, Ohio State linebacker drafted by the Miami Dolphins
 * Newton D. Baker, mayor, Secretary of War
 * Bill Balas, screenwriter, director and producer
 * Kaye Ballard, actress
 * John Banaszak, football player, current coach at Robert Morris University
 * Robert Bardwell, former organist for the Cleveland Indians
 * Majel Barrett, actress
 * Vanessa Bayer, comedian, Saturday Night Live
 * William Bayer, author
 * Brian Michael Bendis, comic book writer
 * Peter Bergman, actor and comedian, Firesign Theatre
 * Haley Bennett, actress
 * LeCharles Bentley, football player
 * Halle Berry, Academy Award-winning actress
 * Leon Bibb, TV news anchor
 * Charles Biederman, artist
 * Earl Billings, actor
 * David Birney, actor
 * Nina Blackwood, radio personality
 * Randy Blake, kickboxer
 * Hanne Blank, historian
 * Mark Bloch, artist
 * Max Bohm, artist
 * Flesh-n-Bone, rapper
 * Layzie Bone, rapper
 * Emma Scarr Booth, writer
 * Lynn Borden, actress
 * Marvin Bower, business theorist
 * Earl Boykins, basketball player
 * Christopher A. Boyko, United States Federal Judge
 * Alva Bradley, Indians owner, 1927–46
 * Lynn Brenne, Illinois state representative
 * Regina Brett, author, inspirational speaker and newspaper columnist
 * Jim Brickman, songwriter
 * Dana Brooke, pro wrestler, bodybuilder, fitness competitor, model
 * Robert Elton Brooker, business executive
 * Chris Broussard, sports analyst
 * Jim Brown, Hall of Fame football player
 * Paul Brown, NFL coach
 * Yvette Nicole Brown, actress (Drake & Josh, Community)
 * Charles Brush, inventor
 * Christian Bryant, football player
 * Eliza Bryant (1827–1907), humanitarian
 * Henrietta Buckmaster (1909–1983), journalist and author
 * Jan Buckner Walker, cruciverbalist, author and games creator
 * Hy Buller (1926–1968), All-Star NHL ice hockey player
 * Isabel Burgess, Arizona state legislator
 * Beatrice Burton, romance writer
 * Steve Burton, actor
 * Judith Butler, philosopher

C

 * Anthony O. Calabrese Jr., judge
 * Jerrod Calhoun, basketball coach for the Youngstown State Penguins
 * Jane L. Campbell, mayor
 * Drew Carey, comedian (The Drew Carey Show, host of popular game show The Price Is Right)
 * Mary Carey, adult film actress
 * Eric Carmen, singer and musician
 * Wynona Carr, gospel singer
 * Wesley Carroll, football player
 * Drew Carter, football player
 * Janis Carter, actress
 * William Case, 12th mayor of Cleveland
 * Ray Cash, rapper
 * Ariel Castro, kidnapper
 * Andy Cannavino, football player
 * Richard Celeste, Ohio governor
 * Chris Chambers, football player
 * Jason Champion, singer
 * Tracy Chapman, singer
 * Tim Cheatwood, Ohio State and pro football player, Cleveland Gladiators of Arena Football League and Canadian Football League all-star
 * Cheetah Chrome (Eugene Richard O'Connor), punk rock guitarist for Rocket from the Tombs and The Dead Boys
 * Charles Chesnutt, author
 * Howie Chizek, radio personality
 * Kristina Cho, cookbook author and blogger
 * John Choma, football player
 * Frank Clark, football player
 * Gilby Clarke, musician
 * Bill Cobbs, actor
 * Henry D. Coffinberry, industrialist
 * Marc Cohn, musician
 * Carl Cohen, executive, father of Corey Allen
 * Davon Coleman, football player
 * George E. Condon, journalist, writer, and local historian
 * Tim Conway, comedian and actor
 * David Conte, composer
 * Rita Corrigan, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
 * Tom Cousineau, football player
 * James Cotton, football player
 * Franklin Cover, actor
 * Delbert Cowsette, football player
 * Wes Craven, film director
 * George Washington Crile, co-founder of the Cleveland Clinic, gave first successful blood transfusion
 * George Washington Crile Jr., surgeon
 * George Washingtion Crile III, CBS news, journalist and producer
 * Susan Crile, painter
 * Dartanyon Crockett, competitive Judo athlete
 * Matt Cross, professional wrestler
 * Francis Earl Curran, 28th mayor of San Diego, California
 * Harvey Cushing, neurosurgeon

D

 * DaBaby, rapper
 * Tadd Dameron, composer
 * Dorothy Dandridge, actress
 * David A. Dangler (born 1826), member of the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate
 * William H. Daniels, cinematographer
 * Mac Danzig, mixed martial artist
 * Khashyar Darvich, documentary filmmaker
 * Harry L. Davis, mayor, governor
 * Ruby Dee, actress
 * Donald DeFreeze, leader of Symbionese Liberation Army
 * Ed Delahanty, baseball player
 * Cheri Dennis, singer
 * Dominic Dieter, radio personality
 * Tony Discenzo, football player
 * Charles Dolan, media mogul
 * Larry Dolan, owner of the Cleveland Indians
 * Patty Donahue, singer
 * Phil Donahue, television personality
 * Stephen R. Donaldson, novelist
 * Conya Doss, singer
 * Mike Douglas, singer and television personality
 * Herbert H. Dow, industrialist, Dow Chemical founder
 * Sharon Draper, educator
 * Stan Drayton, football coach
 * Keir Dullea, actor (2001: A Space Odyssey)
 * Jerry Dybzinski, baseball player

E

 * Mike Easler, baseball player
 * Dennis E. Eckart politician
 * Geraldine Edwards, baseball player
 * Kevin Edwards, basketball player
 * Eric Ehrmann, journalist
 * Paul Eiding, voice actor
 * Judyann Elder, actress
 * Jayrone Elliott, football player
 * Harlan Ellison, author
 * John A. Ellsler, acting teacher
 * Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter
 * Lee Evans, football player
 * John C. Ewers, ethnologist

F

 * Sean Faris, actor
 * William Feather, publisher and author
 * Ed Feighan, politician
 * Bob Feller, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher
 * Dick Feagler, newspaper columnist, playwright and TV personality
 * Frederick Fennell, conductor
 * Cristina Ferrare, TV personality
 * George Fett, cartoonist
 * Bobby Few, musician
 * Rich Fields, meteorologist
 * Antwone Fisher, writer
 * London Fletcher, football player
 * Miriam Flynn, actress
 * Quinton Flynn, voice actor
 * Dezső Földes (1880–1950), Hungarian-born two-time Olympic champion saber fencer
 * William Perry Fogg, author and adventurer
 * George L. Forbes, president of Cleveland City Council, 1974–1989
 * Dave Ford, baseball player
 * Mark Foster, lead singer and founding member of Foster the People
 * Alan Freed, radio personality
 * Jonathan Freeman, Broadway and voice actor
 * Siaara Freeman, poet and playwright
 * Benny Friedman (1905–1982), Hall of Fame NFL football quarterback
 * Dan Friedman, graphic designer
 * Dan Fritsche, hockey player
 * William Otto Frohring, biochemical researcher, inventor, and business executive
 * Dorothy Fuldheim, television journalist
 * Caroline Furness, astronomer

G

 * Neil Giraldo, singer
 * Denise Galik, actress
 * Michael X. Garrett, soldier
 * James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States
 * Johnny Gargano, professional wrestler
 * Teri Garr, actress
 * Joe Gentile, author
 * Zelma George, opera singer and philanthropist
 * Sonny Geraci, musician
 * Redmond Gerard, Olympic snowboarder
 * Willie Gilbert, playwright
 * Ted Ginn Jr., football player
 * Ted Ginn Sr., Glenville High School football and basketball coach
 * Donald A. Glaser, Nobel Prize-winning physicist
 * Gary Glover, baseball player
 * Jim Glover, folk singer
 * Carlin Glynn, actress
 * Brad Goldberg, MLB baseball pitcher
 * Bob Golic, football player
 * Mike Golic, football player
 * Anthony Gonzalez, football player and politician
 * Jim Graner, sportscaster
 * Elvis Grbac, football player
 * Danny Greene, mobster
 * Norm Greeney, football player
 * Dorian Gregory, actor
 * Joel Grey, actor
 * Roger William Gries, bishop
 * Hiram Griswold (1807–1881), member of the Ohio Senate and defense lawyer of John Brown
 * Tom Griswold, radio personality
 * DeJuan Groce, football player
 * Gordon Gund, NBA and NHL team owner
 * Mark Gunn, football player
 * John Guzik, football player
 * Stephen Gyllenhaal, film director, writer, and producer

H

 * Kathryn Hahn, actress
 * Imani Hakim, actress
 * Arsenio Hall, television personality
 * Roy Hall, football player
 * Charles Hamilton, rapper
 * Margaret Hamilton, actress, the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz
 * Anthony Hancock, football player
 * Greg Harbaugh, astronaut
 * Bill Hardman, musician
 * Dorothy Hart, actress
 * Kevin Hart, baseball player
 * Steve Harvey, comedian, actor
 * Mickey Hatcher, baseball player and coach
 * Jeff Hatrix, musician
 * Screamin' Jay Hawkins, singer
 * Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr., law professor
 * John Hay, statesman
 * Patricia Heaton, actress
 * Anne Heche, actress
 * John Heisman, football coach
 * Jerry Heller, music manager
 * John Henton, actor
 * Kim Herring, football player
 * John Hicks, football player
 * Dave Hill, comedian
 * Naz Hillmon, WNBA player
 * Jermale Hines, NFL player
 * Aubrey Hirsch, writer and illustrator
 * Wilson Hirschfeld, journalist
 * Alphonso Hodge, football player
 * Hal Holbrook, actor
 * Brian Holzinger, hockey player
 * Jessica Holmes, news anchor
 * Bob Hope, iconic comedian and actor
 * William R. Hopkins, politician, airport namesake
 * Desmond Howard, football player
 * Terrence Howard, actor
 * Stephanie Howse, politician
 * Andy Hrovat, college and Olympic wrestler
 * Benjamin Watson Hubbard, politician
 * Adella Prentiss Hughes, orchestra patron
 * Langston Hughes, poet and playwright
 * Jane Edna Hunter, social worker
 * Ross Hunter, film producer
 * Michael Hutter, pro wrestler
 * Diana Hyland, actress

I

 * Mary Bigelow Ingham, educator, writer, social reformer
 * Darrell Issa, Republican U.S. Representative of California's 49th congressional district

J

 * Arthur J. Jackson, Medal of Honor recipient
 * Frank G. Jackson, former mayor of Cleveland
 * Tom Jackson, football player, ESPN sportscaster
 * Jeff Johnson
 * Larry Johnson, baseball player
 * Philip Johnson, architect
 * Cardale Jones, football player
 * Dre'Mont Jones, football player
 * Mary Jordan, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
 * Rajiv Joseph, Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
 * Joe Jurevicius, football player

K

 * Sean Kanan, actor
 * Carol Kane, actress
 * Roberta A. Kaplan, lawyer
 * Sidney Katz, physician
 * Sammy Kaye, bandleader
 * Roger A. Keats, businessman and politician
 * Jason Kelce, football player
 * Travis Kelce, football player
 * Clark Kellogg, basketball player, sportscaster
 * Machine Gun Kelly, rapper
 * Jayne Kennedy, television personality
 * Kid Cudi, hip-hop artist
 * Mary Jo Kilroy, politician
 * King Chip, hip-hop artist
 * Don King, boxing promoter
 * Fred Kohler, chief of police, mayor
 * Boris Kolker, language translator
 * Robert Kovacik, tv journalist
 * Richard J. Kramer, CEO of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
 * Valdis Krebs, author
 * Dennis Kucinich, politician

L

 * Marshon Lattimore, NFL player
 * Dale Launer, screenwriter
 * Peter Laughner, musician, Rocket from the Tombs, Pere Ubu
 * Frank Lausche, Cleveland mayor, Ohio governor and senator
 * Jantel Lavender, basketball player
 * Jerry Lawler, wrestler and commentator
 * Jerome Lawrence, playwright
 * Hal Lebovitz, sportswriter
 * Mike Lebowitz, attorney
 * Nicole Marie Lenz, actress
 * Al Lerner, pianist, composer
 * Gerald Levert, singer
 * Sean Levert, singer
 * D. A. Levy, poet
 * Matthew N. Levy, physiologist
 * Fannie Lewis, Cleveland's longest serving female council member
 * Jazsmin Lewis, actress
 * Peter B. Lewis, businessman
 * David Lighty, basketball player
 * Dwight Little, film director
 * Frank Lockhart, auto racer, Indy 500 champion
 * Steve Logan, basketball player
 * Joe Lovano, saxophonist
 * Michelangelo Lovelace, artist
 * Jim Lovell, astronaut
 * G. David Low, astronaut
 * Chris Lozano, mixed martial arts fighter

M

 * James S. Mace, politician
 * Steve Malovic (1956–2007), American-Israeli basketball player
 * Henry Mancini, Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer
 * Madeline Manning, track and field Olympic gold medalist
 * Nick Margevicius, MLB pitcher
 * Flora Stone Mather, philanthropist
 * Samuel Mather, philanthropist, industrialist
 * Diane McBain, actress
 * Liz McComb, singer
 * Michael McElroy, actor
 * Tim McGee, football player
 * Tommy Mercer, professional wrestler
 * Burgess Meredith, actor (Rocky, Grumpy Old Men, Batman)
 * Biagio Messina, TV producer, filmmaker, actor
 * Howard Metzenbaum, former State Representative and U.S. Senator
 * Bill Mitchell, automotive designer
 * Nick Mileti, sports mogul
 * Tim Misny, lawyer
 * The Miz, pro wrestler
 * Antwaun Molden, football player
 * Isabela Moner, singer and actress
 * Richard Montanari
 * Toccara Montgomery, Olympic wrestler
 * Fred Moore (tomb sentinel), first African American tomb guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington)   Moore's achievement broke one of the US Army’s most historic color lines.
 * Rudy Ray Moore, actor
 * Anthony Morgan, football player
 * Daniel E. Morgan, politician
 * Garrett Morgan, inventor of the Safety Hood
 * William Alexander Morgan, former soldier who moved to Cuba to help the Cuban Revolution
 * Lorin Morgan-Richards, author and illustrator, primarily of children's books.
 * Tom Moriarty, football player
 * Greg Morris, actor
 * Toni Morrison (1931–2019), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
 * Albert Reynolds Morse, businessman and philanthropist
 * Bob Mrosko, football player
 * Scott Mruczkowski, football player

N

 * Tom Nagel, actor, film director, and producer
 * Fred Neil, folk singer, songwriter, and dolphin preservationist
 * Paul Newman, Oscar-winning actor, director, auto racer, philanthropist
 * Jonathan Newsome, NFL player
 * Kenneth Nichols, civil engineer and contributor to the Manhattan Project
 * Chuck Noll, coach of Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers
 * Andre Norton, science-fiction writer

O

 * Charles Oakley, basketball player
 * John O'Brien, author
 * Kelly O'Donnell, television journalist
 * Terrence O'Donnell, judge
 * Ron O'Neal, actor
 * Susan Orlean, journalist and author
 * Benjamin Orr, musician, The Cars
 * Jesse Owens, iconic athlete, Olympic champion
 * Walter Owens, Negro league baseball player
 * Mehmet Oz, doctor, television personality

P

 * Lawanda Page, actress
 * Paul Palnik, artist
 * Sam Palumbo, football player
 * Paula Jai Parker, actress
 * Marc Parnell, author and ornithologist
 * Rod Parsley, televangelist
 * Robert Patrick, actor
 * Gary Patterson, football coach
 * Ruben Patterson, basketball player
 * Virginia Patton, actress
 * Jake Paul, professional boxer
 * Logan Paul, internet celebrity
 * Henry B. Payne, politician
 * Roger Peckinpaugh, baseball player
 * Harvey Pekar, comic book creator
 * Roger Penske, auto racing
 * Sarah Maria Clinton Perkins (1824-1905), minister, social reformer, editor, author
 * Charles B. Perry, lawyer, politician
 * Dav Pilkey, children's book author
 * Terry Pluto, sportswriter
 * Frank Pokorny, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Ohio
 * Michael Polensek, member of the Cleveland City Council
 * John Popper, musician
 * Jason Popson, singer
 * James Posey, basketball player
 * Joe Posnanski, sportswriter
 * Monica Potter, actress
 * Beverly Potts, schoolgirl who famously disappeared in 1951
 * Joe Prokop, football player
 * Henry Prusoff (1912–1943), tennis player
 * Bob Ptacek, football player

R

 * Stanley Radwan, strongman and professional wrestler
 * Doria Ragland, mother of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
 * Raz-B, real name DeMario Thornton, singer
 * Devine Redding, football player
 * Marge Redmond, actress
 * Lili Reinhart, actress
 * Jack Reynolds, broadcaster and professional wrestling announcer
 * Trent Reznor, singer-songwriter
 * James Ford Rhodes, industrialist and historian
 * Florence Rice, actress
 * Bill Rieth, football player
 * Eric Riley, basketball player
 * Jack Riley, actor
 * James Riordan,actor
 * Barbara Roads, labor activist and flight attendant
 * Bumper Robinson, actor
 * John D. Rockefeller Jr., American financer, philanthropist, son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller
 * Wilbur M. Root, Wisconsin politician
 * Terry Rozier, basketball player
 * Alan Ruck, actor
 * Michael Ruhlman, author
 * Rudolph Rummel, political scientist
 * Michael Rupp, hockey player
 * Alex Russo, actress
 * Anthony Russo, film director
 * Joe Russo, director
 * Steve Ruzich, football player
 * Joe Ryan, Alaska politician

S

 * JaKarr Sampson, pro basketball player
 * Steve Sanders, former professional football player
 * Perry Saturn, pro wrestler
 * Ollie Savatsky, football player
 * Scott Savol, singer, American Idol
 * Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor
 * Moe Savransky (born 1929), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Tom Schoen, football player
 * Xen C. Scott, football player, football, baseball, and basketball coach, and sportswriter
 * Ron Sega, astronaut, Air Force major-general
 * Ed Seward, 19th-century baseball player
 * Michael Shane, lawyer, actor
 * Molly Shannon, comedian and actress
 * Bonnie Shemie, author and illustrator
 * André Shepherd, United States Army Specialist who applied for asylum in Germany after deserting his unit
 * Dwight Shepherd, United States Navy officer and career Naval Flight Officer
 * Sam Sheppard, physician, convicted murderer
 * Henry Sherwin, co-founder of Sherwin-Williams paint
 * Cecil Shorts, football player
 * Phillip Shriver, historian, former college administrator, and former president of Miami University
 * Don Shula, Hall of Fame football coach
 * Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman
 * Larry Shyatt, basketball coach
 * Jerry Siegel, co-creator of Superman
 * Ruth Simpson, lesbian activist, author
 * Eric Singer, musician, Kiss
 * Matija Škerbec, priest
 * Barbara Smith, activist
 * Beverly Smith, activist
 * Chuck Smith, baseball player and current mayor of Woodmere, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb
 * Martha Smith, actress, Animal House
 * Patricia Haynes Smith, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * Troy Smith, football player
 * Frank Solich, football player and current head coach for Ohio University
 * Ray Solomonoff, founder of artificial intelligence
 * Charles Somers, coal and baseball exec
 * Kath Soucie, voice actress
 * Tris Speaker, Hall of Fame baseball player
 * Nancy Spero, artist
 * Frank Stalletto, pro wrestler
 * Michael Stanley, singer-songwriter
 * George Steinbrenner III, owner of the New York Yankees
 * Brian Stepanek, actor
 * Lucy Stanton, abolitionist
 * Tom Stincic, football player
 * Carl B. Stokes, first African American mayor of a major US city, mayor of Cleveland 1968–71
 * Louis Stokes, 15-term U.S. Representative to Congress
 * Lori Stokes, American journalist and news anchor
 * Amasa Stone, philanthropist, railroad magnate, bridge builder
 * Robert D. Storey, philanthropist, university trustee, corporate director
 * Rich Stotter, football player
 * Vernon Stouffer, founder of Stouffer's foods and restaurants; Cleveland Indians owner
 * Brad Stuver, professional soccer player
 * Ed Sustersic, football player
 * Michael Symon, chef, restaurateur, TV personality

T

 * Nicholas Tatonetti, biomedical researcher
 * James Terry (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player
 * Josh Robert Thompson, actor, voice actor, and impressionist
 * John Patrick Treacy, Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse
 * Jack Trice, football player; first African-American athlete at Iowa State College (now Iowa State University); Jack Trice Stadium is currently the only Division 1 stadium or arena to be named after an African-American
 * Joseph Trohman, musician, Fall Out Boy
 * Demetrius Treadwell, basketball player
 * Hal Trosky Jr., baseball player
 * Stephanie Tubbs Jones, politician
 * Barbara Turner, former WNBA basketball player who currently is an assistant coach for the Atlanta Dream
 * Julia Tuttle, businesswoman, the "mother of Miami"

U

 * Loung Ung, author; speaker; Khmer Rouge survivor; activist against landmines
 * Lee Unkrich, film director

V

 * Tim VanNewhouse (born 1986), American boxing manager and former boxer
 * Sander Vanocur (1928–2019), television journalist
 * Dirk Verbeuren, Belgian-born musician
 * Kate Voegele, singer-songwriter
 * George Voinovich, mayor of Cleveland 1980–89; governor of Ohio 1991–98; U.S. Senator 1999–2011
 * Joe Vosmik, baseball player

W

 * Stephen Waldschmidt, playwright, actor
 * Neal Walk (1948–2015), basketball player
 * Joe Walsh, musician, The Eagles
 * Carl Walz, astronaut
 * Larry Wanke, football player
 * Denzel Ward, NFL cornerback with the Cleveland Browns
 * Robert Ward, composer
 * Josephine Turpin Washington (1861–1949), educator and writer
 * Ted Wass, actor
 * Lew Wasserman, entertainment agent
 * Bill Watterson, artist, author of Calvin and Hobbes
 * Sharon Waxman (born c.1963), journalist
 * Mary Ellen Weber, astronaut
 * Scott Weiland, musician, Stone Temple Pilots
 * Tom Weiskopf, golfer
 * Jayson Wells (born 1976), basketball player
 * Bill Wertz, baseball player
 * Roland West, film director
 * Jack Weston, actor
 * Michael R. White, mayor of Cleveland 1990–2002
 * Kym Whitley, actress
 * Donte Whitner, football player
 * Eric Wilkerson, football player
 * Archibald Willard, painter
 * Fred Willard, actor
 * Aaron Williams, boxer
 * Doc Williams, singer
 * Jawad Williams, basketball player
 * Debra Winger, actress
 * Alexander Winton, Scottish-born auto racer
 * Lindsey Witten NFL player
 * Bobby Womack, singer
 * Cecil Womack, singer
 * Mike Woods, football player
 * Pierre Woods, football player
 * Evan Wright, writer
 * Frank Wright, jazz musician
 * Shane Wynn, NFL player

X

 * Clyde X, leader in the Nation of Islam

Y

 * Frank Yankovic, musician, polka king
 * Barrie Youngfellow, actress
 * Sean Young, actress

Z

 * Ray Zeh, football player
 * Joe Zelenka, football player
 * Dolph Ziggler, pro wrestler

Groups

 * all five members of rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
 * all six members of Chimaira, heavy metal band
 * all eleven members of Dazz Band, funk band
 * James Gang
 * The Moonglows
 * Mushroomhead, heavy metal band
 * Nine Inch Nails
 * Old Grandma Hardcore (Barbara St. Hilaire)
 * The Outsiders, 1960s band: smash hit "Time Won't Let Me"
 * Pere Ubu, experimental rock group
 * The Poni-Tails, girl group noted for their 1958 hit "Born Too Late"
 * Raspberries, 1970s band; smash hit "Go All the Way"
 * The Secrets, girl group noted for their 1963 hit "The Boy Next Door"