List of people from Shaker Heights, Ohio
A
- Danesha Adams, soccer player[1]
- Griff Allen, auto racing promoter, broadcaster, engineer[2]
- Erick Anderson, football linebacker[3]
- Albert Ayler, jazz saxophonist[4]
B
- Jamie Babbit, director, producer, and screenwriter[5]
- Newton D. Baker, politician[6]
- Bill Balas, screenwriter, director, producer
- Majel Barrett, actress and producer[7]
- William Bayer, crime fiction writer
- Carter Bays, television writer, creator of How I Met Your Mother[5]
- David Mark Berger, weightlifter, one of 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Arab commandos at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games[8]
- Peter Bergman, member of The Firesign Theatre[9]
- Wrestlers The Beverly Brothers (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom) were billed as hailing from Shaker Heights[10]
- Leon Bibb, television anchor[11]
- Keith Black, neurosurgeon[12]
- John Blackburn, songwriter[13]
- Sara J. Bloomfield, Executive Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum[14][15]
- Roberts Blossom, actor and poet[16]
- Andy Borowitz, comedian and satirist[17]
- Eric Brakey, politician and Maine State Senator[18]
- Jim Brickman, musician[19]
- Aris Brimanis, ice hockey defenseman[20]
- Paul Brown, football coach and owner[21]
- Dick Brubaker, football player for the Chicago Cardinals and Buffalo Bills[22]
- Judith Butler, gender theorist and philosopher[23]
C
- Jane L. Campbell, politician; 56th Mayor of Cleveland[24]
- James Card, film preservationist[25]
- Martha Chase, geneticist[26]
- Adrien Clarke, Virginia Destroyers offensive lineman[27]
- Ward Cleaver, fictional character in Leave It to Beaver[28]
- Nate Clements, Cincinnati Bengals cornerback[27]
- Wat T. Cluverius, diplomat[29]
- Anne Cochran, singer[30]
- Gary Cohn, President and COO of Goldman Sachs,[31] economic advisor to the Trump Administration
- Jim Cohn, poet[32]
- Bruce Cole, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities[12]
- Constance Cook, Republican Party politician[33]
- Tom Corcoran, writer[34]
D
- Rebecca Dallet, Wisconsin Supreme Court justice[35]
- Marc Dann, former Ohio Attorney General[36]
- William Daroff, director of the Washington, D.C. office of the Jewish Federations of North America[37]
- Arthur Carter Denison, federal judge[38]
- Cheri Dennis, the Princess of Bad Boy Entertainment
- Derf Backderf, John Backderf, cartoonist[39]
- Samuel Deutsch, jeweler and sports franchise owner[40]
- Maximilian Dimoff, principal bassist of the Cleveland Orchestra[41]
- Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor[41]
E
- Eric Ehrmann, author and columnist
- Harry Eisenstat, baseball pitcher[42]
- James Emery, jazz guitarist[43]
F
- Michelle Federer, theatre and film actress[5]
- Danny Ferry, former NBA player; former General Manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Bobby Few, jazz pianist[44]
- Eric Fingerhut, politician and academic administrator[45]
- Craig Finn, singer and guitarist[46]
- Nate Fish, American-Israeli writer, baseball player/coach[47]
- Lee Fisher, former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio[48]
- James Frey, author[49]
- Devin Friedman, journalist[50]
- Marcia Fudge, congresswoman[51]
G
- Zelma Watson George, actress, philanthropist[52]
- Jeff Gerth, journalist[24]
- Nicole Gibbs, tennis player[53]
- Anand Giridharadas, writer and newspaper columnist[54]
- Rick Glassman, actor and comedian[55]
- Samuel Glazer, co-developer of Mr. Coffee[56]
- Maurice Goldman, composer
- Stuart Goldman, journalist, screenwriter, musician
- Derrick Green, musician, singer of the band Sepultura and Maximum Hedrum[57]
- Richard J. Green, chemist
- Tom Griswold, co-host of The Bob & Tom Show[58]
- Robert Lee Grossman, computer scientist and bioinformatician[59]
- Matt Guerrier, baseball player[60]
H
- Jamey Haddad, percussionist[61]
- Dorothy Hart, actress[62]
- Jerry Heller, rap manager[14]
- Caroline Hoxby, economist[14]
I
- David Icove, former FBI Academy Instructor[63]
J
- Paul Jones, judge[64]
- Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County commissioner[65]
K
- Paul Kantor, violin teacher[66]
- Kid Cudi, born Scott Mescudi, rapper[67]
- Donald James Kirk, accountant[68]
- Freddie Kitchens, NFL head coach[69]
- Archibald Klumph, founder of the Rotary Foundation[70]
- Andrew Kober, stage actor[71]
- Ralph Kohl, football player, coach and scout[72]
- Ralph and Terry Kovel, antiques writers and television hosts[73]
L
- Jaime Laredo, violinist[66]
- Al Lerner, late owner of the Cleveland Browns and former chairman of MBNA[74]
- Michael Lesy, writer and professor[75]
- Eddie Levert, lead singer of The O'Jays[76]
- Gerald Levert, musician[14][76]
- Sean Levert, musician[76]
- Mark F. Lindsay, Assistant to the President of the United States for Management and Administration under Bill Clinton[14]
- Tommy LiPuma, music producer[14]
- Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post journalist[77]
- Matthew Luckiesh, physicist[78]
M
- Lorin Maazel, conductor[41]
- Machine Gun Kelly, born Colson Richard Baker, rapper[79]
- Kevin Mackey, college basketball coach[80]
- Gordon Macklin, businessman[81]
- Wade Manning, NFL wide receiver[82]
- Bill Mason, jewel thief
- Lance Mason, politician[83]
- Michael McElroy, actor[14]
- Marc Mencher, video game industry executive
- Howard Metzenbaum, U.S. senator[84]
- Aaron David Miller, American Middle East analyst, author, and negotiator[85]
- Creighton Miller, attorney who helped organize the National Football League Players Association[86]
- Thomas Modly, former United States Secretary of the Navy[87]
- Justin Morrow, MLS soccer player[88]
- Ted Mosby, fictional character in How I Met Your Mother[89]
- Otis Moss III, pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ[90]
- Felice Mueller, rower[91]
N
- Paul Newman, actor and auto racer[27]
- Billy Newton-Davis, R&B, jazz and gospel singer-songwriter[14]
- Celeste Ng, writer[92][93]
O
- Susan Orlean, journalist[14][94]
- Peter Ostrum, actor[95]
P
- Paula Jai Parker, actress
- Harvey Pekar, comic book writer[96]
- Roger Penske, race car driver, team owner, and business entrepreneur[14]
- David Pogue, technology writer, journalist and commentator[14]
- James Alan Polster, novelist, movie producer and journalist[14]
- Dan A. Polster, judge[97]
- Greg Pruitt, football running back[98]
R
- Joshua Radin, singer-songwriter[99]
- Bruce Ratner, philanthropist and real estate developer; on the board of directors for Forest City Enterprises[100]
- Ellen Ratner, news analyst[43]
- Mark Ratner, chemist[101]
- Michael Ratner, attorney and human rights activist[102]
- Matthew Rhodes, American film producer[103]
- Beth Richie, professor of African American Studies, Sociology, Gender and Women's Studies, and Criminology, Law, and Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago[104]
- Laurel J. Richie, current president of the Women's National Basketball Association[105]
- Geraldo Rivera, attorney and talk show host[106]
- Sharon Robinson, cellist[66]
- Michael Roizen, physician[107]
- Chris Rose, NFL Network sportscaster[108]
- Terry Rozier, basketball player[109]
- Michael Ruhlman, writer[110]
- Campy Russell, basketball player[111]
- John Morris Russell, conductor[112]
S
- Marlene Sanders, journalist[113]
- Scott Savol, American Idol finalist[114]
- Leonard Sax, MD/PhD, physician and author[115]
- Michael Scharf, law professor and director of Frederick K. Cox International Law Center[14]
- Alan Schechter, film producer[5]
- Kathryn Schulz, journalist and writer[116]
- Molly Shannon, comedian[27]
- Maria Siemionow, surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic
- Charlie Sifford, African American former professional golfer who helped to desegregate the PGA of America[117]
- Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, rabbi, Zionist spokesman and leader[118]
- Marisa Silver, author, screenplay writer, and director[119]
- Ben Simon, NHL ice hockey center[27]
- Jamil Smith, print and television journalist[120]
- Charles E. Spahr, Sohio President and CEO[121]
- David Spero, DJ, music manager[122]
- Stephen Stucker, actor
- Bob Switzer, inventor[123]
- Michael Symon, Iron Chef, restaurateur, and television host[124]
- George Szell, former conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra[125]
T
- Bill Taft, rock musician
- Kingsley A. Taft, politician[126]
- Milan Tiff, Olympic triple jumper[127]
U
- Loung Ung, Cambodian American human rights activist and author[128]
V
- William R. Van Aken, politician[14]
- Van Sweringen brothers, real estate developers of Shaker Heights and railroad tycoons[129]
- Ralph Vince, football player and coach[130]
- Daniel Vovak, political comedian and author
- Vronsky & Babin, duo-piano team[131]
W
- David Wain, actor, filmmaker and comedian[132]
- Clay Weiner, director[133]
- Dr. Robert J. White, neurosurgeon[134]
- Shereé Whitfield, from The Real Housewives of Atlanta[135]
- Kym Whitley, comedian and actress[136]
- Fred Willard, comedian[137]
- Milton A. Wolf, real estate developer and U.S. Ambassador[138]
- Sidney M. Wolfe, drug safety activist[14]
Z
- Jack Zwerner, professional poker player and entrepreneur
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