# The 25 Most Famous People From Ohio

> Moonwalkers and presidents meet movie stars, golfers and YouTubers. One state, a startling spread of fame across two centuries.

*By YPB Team · Published October 25, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-25-most-famous-people-from-ohio*

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1. **Neil Armstrong** — score 1000/1000
   Wapakoneta-born astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon.
2. **Clark Gable** — score 632/1000
   Gone with the Wind star born in Cadiz, Ohio.
3. **Stephen Curry** — score 612/1000
   Akron-born Golden State Warriors guard and the NBA's career three-point leader.
4. **Gloria Steinem** — score 592/1000
   Toledo-born feminist writer and co-founder of Ms. magazine.
5. **Annie Oakley** — score 534/1000
   Sharpshooter and Wild West show star from Darke County, Ohio.
6. **Kid Cudi** — score 534/1000
   Cleveland-born rapper behind Day 'n' Nite and the Man on the Moon albums.
7. **Jake Paul** — score 534/1000
   Cleveland-born YouTuber and boxer, Logan Paul's younger brother.
8. **Steven Spielberg** — score 489/1000
   Cincinnati-born director of Jaws, E.T. and Schindler's List.
9. **Dave Grohl** — score 489/1000
   Foo Fighters frontman and Nirvana drummer born in Warren, Ohio.
10. **Doris Day** — score 437/1000
   Cincinnati-born singer and actress of Pillow Talk and Calamity Jane.
11. **Jack Nicklaus** — score 437/1000
   Columbus-born golfer with a record 18 major championships.
12. **Logan Paul** — score 379/1000
   YouTuber, podcaster and WWE wrestler born in 1995 and raised in Westlake, Ohio.
13. **Drew Carey** — score 379/1000
   Cleveland-born comedian and host of The Price Is Right.
14. **Ulysses S. Grant** — score 379/1000
   Civil War general and 18th president, born in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
15. **Katie Holmes** — score 379/1000
   Toledo-born actress of Dawson's Creek and Batman Begins.
16. **Thomas Edison** — score 379/1000
   Inventor of the phonograph and a practical light bulb, born in Milan, Ohio.
17. **Dean Martin** — score 312/1000
   Steubenville-born crooner and Rat Pack member.
18. **Martin Sheen** — score 235/1000
   Dayton-born actor of Apocalypse Now and The West Wing.
19. **Halle Berry** — score 235/1000
   Cleveland-born actress and the first Black woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress.
20. **John Glenn** — score 235/1000
   First American to orbit the Earth and later a U.S. senator from Ohio.
21. **Orville Wright** — score 146/1000
   Dayton-born aviation pioneer who flew the first powered airplane in 1903.
22. **LeBron James** — score 146/1000
   Akron-born basketball star who brought Cleveland its 2016 NBA title.
23. **Paul Newman** — score 146/1000
   Oscar-winning actor born in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
24. **John Legend** — score 146/1000
   Springfield-born singer and EGOT winner.
25. **Toni Morrison** — score 0/1000
   Lorain-born novelist and winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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