List of people from Shaker Heights, Ohio

The following is a list of natives, residents and former residents of Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Contents 

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

A

• Danesha Adams, soccer player^[1]
• Griff Allen, auto racing promoter, broadcaster, engineer^[2]
• Erick Anderson, football linebacker

B

• Jamie Babbit, director, producer, and screenwriter^[3]
• Newton D. Baker, politician^[4]
• Bill Balas, screenwriter and director
• William Bayer, crime fiction writer
• Carter Bays, television writer, creator of How I Met Your Mother^[3]
• David Mark Berger, weightlifter, one of 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Arab commandos at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games^[5]
• Peter Bergman, a member of The Firesign Theatre
• Wrestlers The Beverly Brothers (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom) were billed as hailing from Shaker Heights
• Leon Bibb, television anchor^[6]
• John Bixler, actor^[7]
• Keith Black, neurosurgeon^[8]
• John Blackburn, songwriter
• Sara J. Bloomfield, Executive Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum^[9][10]
• Roberts Blossom, actor and poet^[11]
• Andy Borowitz, comedian and satirist^[12]
• Eric Brakey, politician and Maine State Senator
• Jim Brickman, musician^[13]
• Aris Brimanis, ice hockey defenseman^[14]
• Paul Brown, football coach and owner^[15]
• Dick Brubaker, football player for the Chicago Cardinals and Buffalo Bills^[16]
• Judith Butler, gender theorist and philosopher

C

• Jane L. Campbell, politician; 56th Mayor of Cleveland^[17]
• James Card, film preservationist^[18]
• Martha Chase, geneticist^[19]
• Adrien Clarke, Virginia Destroyers offensive lineman^[20]
• Ward Cleaver, fictional character in Leave It to Beaver
• Nate Clements, Cincinnati Bengals cornerback^[20]
• Wat T. Cluverius, diplomat^[21]
• Anne Cochran, singer^[22]
• Gary Cohn, President and COO of Goldman Sachs^[23]
• Jim Cohn, poet
• Bruce Cole, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities^[8]
• Constance Cook, Republican Party politician

D

• Marc Dann, former Ohio Attorney General^[24]
• William Daroff, director of the Washington, D.C. office of the Jewish Federations of North America^[25]
• Arthur Carter Denison, federal judge^[26]
• Cheri Dennis, the Princess of Bad Boy Entertainment
• Derf, John Backderf, cartoonist^[27]
• Samuel Deutsch, jeweler and sports franchise owner^[28]
• Maximilian Dimoff, principal bassist of the Cleveland Orchestra^[29]
• Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor^[29]

E

• Eric Ehrmann, author and columnist
• Harry Eisenstat, baseball pitcher^[30]
• James Emery, jazz guitarist

F

• Michelle Federer, theatre and film actress^[3]
• Danny Ferry, former NBA player; former General Manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers
• Bobby Few, jazz pianist
• Craig Finn, singer and guitarist^[31]
• Lee Fisher, former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio^[32]
• James Frey, author^[33]
• Devin Friedman, journalist^[34]
• Marcia Fudge, congresswoman^[35]

G

• Zelma Watson George, actress, philanthropist^[36]
• Jeff Gerth, journalist^[17]
• Nicole Gibbs, tennis player^[37]
• Anand Giridharadas, writer and newspaper columnist^[38]
• Samuel Glazer, co-developer of Mr. Coffee^[39]
• Maurice Goldman, composer
• Stuart Goldman, journalist, screenwriter, musician
• Derrick Green, musician, singer of the band Sepultura and Maximum Hedrum
• Richard J. Green, chemist
• Tom Griswold, co-host of The Bob & Tom Show
• Matt Guerrier, baseball player^[40]

H

• Jamey Haddad, percussionist^[41]
• Margaret Hamilton, actress
• Dorothy Hart, actress^[9]
• Jerry Heller, rap manager^[9]
• Caroline Hoxby, economist^[9]

I

• David Icove, former FBI Academy Instructor^[42]

J

• Paul Jones, judge^[43]
• Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County commissioner^[44]

K

• Paul Kantor, violin teacher^[45]
• Kid Cudi, born Scott Mescudi, rapper^[46]
• Donald James Kirk, accountant^[47]
• Archibald Klumph, founder of the Rotary Foundation^[48]
• Ralph Kohl, football player, coach and scout^[49]
• Ralph Kovel, antiques writer^[50]

L

• Jaime Laredo, violinist^[45]
• Al Lerner, late owner of the Cleveland Browns and former chairman of MBNA^[51]
• Michael Lesy, writer and professor^[52]
• Eddie Levert, lead singer of The O'Jays
• Gerald Levert, musician^[9]
• Sean Levert, musician
• Matthew Luckiesh, physicist

M

• Lorin Maazel, conductor^[29]
• Machine Gun Kelly, born Richard Colson Baker, rapper^[53]
• Kevin Mackey, college basketball coach^[54]
• Gordon Macklin, businessman^[55]
• Wade Manning, NFL wide receiver^[56]
• Elaine Martone, music producer^[57][58]
• Bill Mason, jewel thief
• Lance Mason, politician^[59]
• Michael McElroy, actor^[9]
• Marc Mencher, video game industry executive
• Howard Metzenbaum, U.S. senator^[60]
• Creighton Miller, attorney who helped organize the National Football League Players Association
• Ted Mosby, fictional character in How I Met Your Mother
• Otis Moss III, pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ^[61]

N

• Paul Newman, actor and auto racer^[20]
• Billy Newton-Davis, R&B, jazz and gospel singer-songwriter
• Celeste Ng, writer^[62]

O

• Susan Orlean, journalist^[9][63]
• Peter Ostrum, actor

P

• Paula Jai Parker, actress
• Thomas Patton, former president and chief executive of Republic Steel^[15]
• Harvey Pekar, comic book writer^[64]
• Roger Penske, race car driver, team owner, and business entrepreneur^[9]
• David Pogue, technology writer, journalist and commentator^[9]
• James Alan Polster, novelist, movie producer and journalist^[9]
• Greg Pruitt, football running back^[65]

R

• Joshua Radin, singer-songwriter^[66]
• Bruce Ratner, philanthropist and real estate developer; on the board of directors for Forest City Enterprises^[67]
• Ellen Ratner, news analyst on the Fox News Channel^[68]
• Mark Ratner, chemist^[69]
• Michael Ratner, attorney and human rights activist^[70]
• Laurel J. Richie, current president of the Women's National Basketball Association^[71]
• Sharon Robinson, cellist^[45]
• Michael Roizen, physician^[72]
• Chris Rose, host of The Best Damn Sports Show Period^[73]
• Terry Rozier, basketball player^[74]
• Campy Russell, basketball player^[75]
• John Morris Russell, conductor^[76]
• Rachel Ryan, porn actress^[77]

S

• Marlene Sanders, journalist^[78]
• Scott Savol, American Idol finalist
• Michael Scharf, law professor and director of Frederick K. Cox International Law Center^[9]
• Alan Schechter, film producer^[3]
• Kathryn Schulz, journalist and writer^[79]
• Molly Shannon, comedian^[20]
• Maria Siemionow, surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic
• Charlie Sifford, African American former professional golfer who helped to desegregate the PGA of America^[80]
• Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, rabbi, Zionist spokesman and leader
• Marisa Silver, author, screenplay writer, and director
• Ben Simon, NHL ice hockey center^[20]
• Joe Solo, record producer, songwriter, composer, musician^[9][81]
• Charles E. Spahr, Sohio President and CEO^[82]
• David Spero, DJ, music manager^[83]
• Stephen Stucker, actor
• Bob Switzer, inventor^[84]
• Michael Symon, Iron Chef, restaurateur, and television host^[85]
• George Szell, former conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra^[86]

T

• Bill Taft, rock musician
• Kingsley A. Taft, politician^[87]
• Milan Tiff, Olympic triple jumper^[88]
• Steve Trevor, Olympic fencer^[89]

U

• Loung Ung, Cambodian American human rights activist and author^[90]

V

• William R. Van Aken, politician^[9]
• Ralph Vince, football player and coach^[91]
• Daniel Vovak, political comedian and author
• Vronsky & Babin, duo-piano team^[92]

W

• David Wain, actor, filmmaker and comedian^[93]
• Clay Weiner, director^[94]
• Dr. Robert J. White, neurosurgeon^[95]
• Shereé Whitfield, from The Real Housewives of Atlanta^[96]
• Kym Whitley, comedian and actress^[97]
• Fred Willard, comedian^[98]
• Milton A. Wolf, real estate developer and U.S. Ambassador^[99]
• Sidney M. Wolfe, drug safety activist

Z

• Jack Zwerner, professional poker player and entrepreneur

See also

• List of people from Cleveland
• List of people from Ohio

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