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 Kirsten Bloom Allen, ballet dancer and actress 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 Arthur Bankhurst, rheutamologist 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 Justin Bibb, 58th mayor of Cleveland 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 Shontel Brown, U.S. representative for Ohio 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 Caleb H. Carlton, US Army brigadier general 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 Washington 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 Guardians 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 John Elliott, musician and member of Emeralds Harlan Ellison, author John A. Ellsler, acting teacher Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter Lee Evans, football player John C. Ewers, ethnologistSaxon, Wolfgang (May 27, 1997). "John Canfield Ewers, Ethnologist, Dies at 87". New York Times. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
F Dominick Farinacci, musician 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 George Fitzsimmons, serial killer 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 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 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 Anna Gunn, actress 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 Robert C. Hughes, chemist 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, U.S. representative for California
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 Markell Johnson (born 1998), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League 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 David Joyce, U.S. representative for Ohio 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 Lee Kiefer, Olympic fencer 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 Harvey Laidman, television director 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