;A–B •
Dan Abbott (baseball player) (Portage County) •
Fred Abbott (baseball player) (Versailles) •
Kurt Abbott (baseball player) (Zanesville) •
A. J. Achter (baseball player) (Toledo) •
Chet Adams (football player) (Cleveland) •
Alex Albright (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Glenn Allen Jr. (racing driver) (Cincinnati) •
Will Allen (football player) (Dayton) •
Walter Alston (baseball manager) (Venice) •
Nick Altrock (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Red Ames (baseball player) (Warren) •
Allan Anderson (baseball player) (Lancaster) •
Dick J. Anderson (football player) (Massillon) •
Harold Anderson (basketball coach) (Akron) •
Blake Annen (football player) (Upper Arlington) •
Gordon Appleby (football player) (Massillon) •
Eddie Arcaro (jockey) (Cincinnati) •
Art Arfons (land speed record tester) (Akron) •
Bob Armstrong (boxer) (Washington) •
Earl Averill Jr. (baseball player) (Cleveland) •
Randy Ayers (basketball coach) (Springfield) •
Luke Babbitt (basketball player) (Cincinnati) •
Coy Bacon (football player) (Ironton) •
Jim Bagby Jr. (baseball player) (Cleveland) •
Doug Bair (baseball player) (Defiance) •
Doc Baker (football player) (Akron) •
Jake Ballard (football player) (Springboro) •
Chris Bando (baseball player) (Solon) •
Sal Bando (baseball player) (Cleveland) •
Mike Barnett (baseball coach) (Columbus) •
Tianna Bartoletta (track athlete) (Elyria) •
Chris Bassitt (baseball player) (Toledo) •
Johnny Bates (baseball player) (Steubenville) •
Cliff Battles (Hall of Fame football player, coach) (Akron) •
Frank Baumholtz (baseball player, basketball player) (Midvale) •
Alex Bayer (football player) (Pickerington) •
Tim Belcher (baseball player) (Mount Gilead) •
David Bell (baseball manager and player) (Cincinnati) •
Le'Veon Bell (football player) (Reynoldsburg) •
Clarence Belt (racing driver) (Xenia) •
Mike Benjamin (baseball player) (Euclid) •
LeCharles Bentley (football player) (Cleveland) •
Bruce Berenyi (baseball player) (Bryan) •
Cliff Bergere (racing driver) (Toledo) •
Bob Bescher (baseball player) (London) •
Pauline Betz (tennis player) (Dayton) •
Simone Biles (gymnast) (Columbus) •
Chad Billingsley (baseball player) (Defiance) •
Mike Birkbeck (baseball player) (Orrville) •
Chase Blackburn (football player) (Marysville) •
Todd Blackledge (football player, sportscaster) (North Canton) •
Dale Blaney (race car driver) (Hartford) •
Dave Blaney (race car driver) (Hartford) •
Lou Blaney (race car driver) (Hartford) •
Ryan Blaney (race car driver) (Cortland) •
Jerry Blevins (baseball player) (Arcadia) •
Brock Bolen (football player) (Germantown) •
Barry Bonnell (baseball player, basketball player) (Mariemont) •
Alex Boone (football player) (Lakewood) •
Bud Boone (racing driver) (Warren) •
Pat Borders (baseball player) (Columbus) •
Justin Boren (football player) (Pickerington) •
Chris Borland (football player) (Kettering) •
"Tough" Tony Borne (professional wrestler) (Columbus) •
Stan Boroski (baseball coach) (Martins Ferry) •
Daryl Boston (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Jack Bowsher (racing driver) (Harmony) •
Earl Boykins (basketball player) (Cleveland) •
Jack Boyle (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Andrew Brackman (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Bill Bradley (baseball player and manager) (Cleveland) •
Bob Brenly (baseball player, manager) (Coshocton) •
Roger Bresnahan (baseball player) (Toledo) •
Robert Brewster (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Diyral Briggs (football player) (Mount Healthy) •
Aris Brimanis (hockey player) (Cleveland) •
Ed Brinkman (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Adrien Broner (boxer) (Cincinnati) •
Jim Brosnan (baseball player, writer) (Cincinnati) •
Gates Brown (baseball player) (Crestline) •
Matt Brown (UFC fighter) (Xenia) •
Mike Brown (basketball coach) (Columbus) •
Mike Brown (football executive, owner) (Massillon) •
Paul Brown (HOF football coach, team owner and executive) (Norwalk) •
Preston Brown (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Ray Brown (baseball player) (Alger) •
Bill Brubaker (baseball player) (Cleveland) •
Bob Brudzinski (football player) (Fremont) •
Carl Brumbaugh (football player) (West Milton) •
Phil H. Bucklew (football player) (Columbus) •
Jarrod Bunch (football player) (Ashtabula) •
Dave Burba (baseball player) (Springfield) •
Ellis Burks (baseball player) (Chagrin Falls) •
George Burns (baseball player) (Niles) •
Joe Burrow (football player) (Athens) •
Jake Butt (football player) (Pickerington) ;C–D •
Matt Campbell (football coach) (Massillon) •
Carter Camper (hockey player) (Rocky River) •
Dom Capers (football coach) (Cambridge) •
Matthew Capiccioni (professional wrestler) (Brecksville) •
George Cappuzzello (baseball player) (Youngstown) •
Steve Cargile (football player) (Cleveland) •
Bobby Carpenter (football player) (Lancaster) •
Rob Carpenter (football player) (Junction City) •
Austin Carr (basketball player) (Cleveland) •
Joseph Carr (NFL president) (Columbus) •
Tank Carradine (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Butch Carter (basketball player, coach) (Middletown) •
Cris Carter (football player) (Middletown) •
Drew Carter (football player) (Solon) •
Howard Cassady (football player) (Columbus) •
Matt Cavanaugh (football player) (Youngstown) •
Brent Celek (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Andrew Chafin (baseball player) (Wakeman) •
Chris Chambers (football player) (Cleveland) •
Chris Chambliss (baseball player, coach) (Dayton) •
Dean Chance (baseball player) (Wooster) •
Ezzard Charles (boxer) (Cincinnati) •
Taco Charlton (football player) (Pickerington) •
Kwan Cheatham (basketball player) (Cincinnati) •
Semaj Christon (basketball player) (Cincinnati) •
Galen Cisco (baseball player and coach) (St. Marys) •
Maurice Clarett (football player) (Warren) •
Zion Clark (MMA fighter, wrestler) (Columbus) •
Roger Clemens (baseball player) (Dayton) •
Nate Clements (football player) (Shaker Heights) •
Billy Clingman (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Barry Cofield (football player) (Cleveland Heights) •
Norris Cole (basketball player) (Dayton) •
Trent Cole (football player) (Xenia) •
Davon Coleman (football player) (Cleveland) •
Kurt Coleman (football player) (Clayton) •
Marco Coleman (football player) (Dayton) •
Mark Coleman (Olympic freestyle wrestler, MMA fighter) (Fremont) •
Jason Collier (basketball player) (Springfield) •
Cris Collinsworth (football player, sportscaster) (Dayton) •
Gareon Conley (football player) (Massillon) •
John Conner (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Billy Consolo (baseball player and coach) (Cleveland) •
Daequan Cook (basketball player) (Dayton) •
Jim Cordle (football player) (Lancaster) •
Larry Cox (baseball player) (Bluffton) •
Shawn Crable (football player) (Massillon) •
Estel Crabtree (baseball player) (Crabtree) •
Tom Crabtree (football player) (Columbus) •
Sylvia Crawley (basketball player/coach) (Steubenville) •
Beth Crist (professional wrestler) (Dayton) •
Mark Croghan (track and field Olympian) (Green) •
Larry Csonka (Hall of Fame football player) (Stow) •
Jeff Cumberland (football player) (Youngstown) •
Stephen Curry (basketball player) (Akron) •
Scott Cursi (baseball coach) (Columbus) •
Ben Curtis (golf player) (Columbus) •
Jack Cusack (football coach and general manager) (Canton) •
Ed Cushman (baseball player) (Eagleville) •
Alissa Czisny (figure skater) (Bowling Green) •
Mark Dantonio (football coach) (Zanesville) •
Thom Darden (football player) (Sandusky) •
Helen Darling (WNBA player) (Columbus) •
Doug Dascenzo (baseball player and coach) (Cleveland) •
Fred Davis (football player) (Toledo) •
Nate Davis (football player) (Bellaire) •
Len Dawson (football player) (Alliance) •
Ed Delahanty (baseball player) (Cleveland) •
Frank Delahanty (baseball player) (Cleveland) •
Jim Delahanty (baseball player) (Cleveland) •
Josh Devore (baseball player) (Murray City) •
Jon Diebler (basketball player) (Sylvania) •
Kris Dielman (football player) (Troy) •
Dan Dierdorf (Hall of Fame football player, sportscaster) (Canton) •
Derek Dietrich (baseball player) (Cleveland) •
Cecil Dillon (hockey player) (Toledo) •
Dillon Dingler (baseball player) (Massillon) •
Michael Dokes (boxer) (Akron) •
Jiggs Donahue (baseball player) (Springfield) •
Andrew Donnal (football player) (Monclova) •
Red Dooin (baseball player and manager) (Cincinnati) •
Bill Doran (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Andy Dorris (football player) (Bellaire) •
Richard Dotson (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Bobby Douglas (Olympic freestyle wrestler and coach) (Bridgeport) •
Hugh Douglas (football player) (Mansfield) •
James "Buster" Douglas (boxer) (Columbus) •
Bob Dove (lineman,
College Football Hall of Fame) (Youngstown) •
Dick Drago (baseball player) (Toledo) •
Dave Dravecky (baseball player) (Youngstown) •
Dick Drott (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Pat Duncan (baseball player) (Coalton) •
Leon Durham (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Duffy Dyer (baseball player) (Dayton) •
Rob Dyrdek (skateboarder) (Kettering) ;E–G •
Adam Eaton (baseball player) (Springfield) •
Nate Ebner (football player and rugby Olympian) (Dublin) •
Bill Edwards (football player and coach) (Massillon) •
Marc Edwards (football player) (Norwood) •
Ray Edwards (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Ron Edwards (football player) (Columbus) •
Scott Effross (baseball pitcher) (Twinsburg) •
Jacob Eisner (basketball player) (Cincinnati) •
Pat Elflein (football player) (Pickerington) •
Nat Emerson (tennis player) (Cincinnati) •
Evan Eschmeyer (basketball player) (New Knoxville) •
Billy Evans (Baseball Hall of Fame umpire) (Youngstown) •
Lee Evans (football player) (Sandusky) •
Buck Ewing (baseball player) (Hoagland) •
James Farragher (football player, coach) (Youngstown) •
Bruce Fields (baseball player, coach) (Cleveland) •
Chris Finch (basketball coach) (Cambridge) •
Rollie Fingers (baseball player) (Steubenville) •
Sarah Fisher (race car driver) (Columbus) •
Bradley Fletcher (football player) (Youngstown) •
London Fletcher (football player) (Cleveland) •
Elmer Flick (Baseball Hall of Famer) (Bedford) •
Charles Follis (football player) (Wooster) •
Wayne Fontes (football coach) (Canton) •
Matt Fox (baseball player) (Columbus) •
Dennis Franklin (football player) (Massillon) •
Rich Franklin (UFC champion) (Middletown) •
Mike Fratello (basketball coach) (Bratenahl) •
Brad Friedel (soccer goalkeeper) (Lakewood) •
Benny Friedman (1905–1982) (Hall of Fame NFL quarterback) (Cleveland) •
Ross Friedman (Major League Soccer player) (Columbus) •
Charlie Frye (football player) (Willard) •
Eric Fryer (baseball player) (Columbus) •
Mike Furrey (football player) (Grove City) •
Joey Galloway (football player) (Bellaire) •
Johnny Gargano (professional wrestler) (Cleveland) •
Jason Garrett (football player) (Hunting Valley) •
Jackie Gayda (professional wrestler) (Strongsville) •
Ben Gedeon (football player) (Hudson) •
Shelton Gibson (football player) (Cleveland Heights) •
Ted Ginn Jr. (football player) (Cleveland) •
Terry Glenn (football player) (Columbus) •
Brad Goldberg (baseball pitcher) (Cleveland) •
Bob Golic (football player, actor) (Cleveland) •
Mike Golic (football player, radio personality) (Cleveland) •
Anthony Gonzalez (football player and politician) (Cleveland) •
Jonathan Good (professional wrestler) (Cincinnati) •
Najee Goode (football player) (Cleveland) •
Jack Goodrich (football manager and player) (Massillon) •
Randy Gradishar (Hall of Fame football player) (Warren) •
Bobby Grier (football player) (Massillon) •
Ken Griffey Jr. (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Archie Griffin (football player) (Columbus) •
Forrest Griffin (Hall of Fame mixed martial artist) (Columbus) •
Lou Groza (football player) (Martins Ferry) •
Jon Gruden (football coach) (Sandusky) •
Matt Guerrier (baseball player) (Cleveland) ;H–I •
Harvey Haddix (baseball Player) (Medway) •
Roy Hall (football player) (South Euclid) •
Andrew Hampsten (cyclist) (Columbus) •
James Hanna (football player) (Lakewood) •
Tommy Hannon (football player) (Massillon) •
Jim Harbaugh (football player) (Toledo) •
Justin Hardee (football player) (Cleveland) •
Brett Harkins (hockey player) (North Ridgeville) •
Todd Harkins (hockey player) (Cleveland) •
Ron Harper (basketball player) (Dayton) •
James Harrison (football player) (Akron) •
Josh Harrison (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Kayla Harrison (mma fighter and judoka) (Middletown) •
Peter Harrold (hockey player) (Kirtland Hills) •
Kevin Hartman (soccer player) (Athens) •
Ben Hartsock (football player) (Chillicothe) •
Don Hasselbeck (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Mickey Hatcher (baseball player, coach) (Cleveland) •
John Havlicek (basketball player) (Martins Ferry) •
A. J. Hawk (football player) (Centerville) •
Wynn Hawkins (baseball player) (Youngstown) •
Woody Hayes (football coach) (Clifton) •
Dirk Hayhurst (baseball player) (Canton) •
John Heisman (football, baseball and basketball player and coach) (Cleveland) •
Carol Heiss Jenkins (figure skating, acting) (Lakewood) •
Gus Henderson (football and basketball coach) (Oberlin) •
Tommy Henrich (baseball player) (Massillon) •
Kim Herring (football player) (Solon) •
Dan Herron (football player) (Warren) •
Mike Hershberger (baseball player) (Massillon) •
Fred Heyman (football player) (Massillon) •
Jordan Hicks (football player) (West Chester) •
Tyrone Hill (basketball player, coach) (Cincinnati) •
Pat Hintz (basketball player) (Massillon) •
Larry Hisle (baseball player) (Portsmouth) •
Anthony Hitchens (football player) (Lorain) •
Domenik Hixon (football player) (Whitehall) •
Robert Hoernschemeyer (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Marty Hogan (baseball player) (Youngstown) •
Cal Hogue (baseball player) (Dayton) •
Derek Holland (baseball player) (Newark) •
Lou Holtz (football coach) (East Liverpool) •
Sam Hornish Jr. (NASCAR driver) (Defiance) •
Jim Houston (football player) (Massillon) •
Desmond Howard (football player) (Cleveland) •
Dummy Hoy (deaf baseball player) (Houcktown) •
Brian Hoyer (football player) (North Olmsted) •
Andy Hrovat (Olympic freestyle wrestler) (Cleveland) •
Jalen Hudson (basketball player) (Akron) •
Aubrey Huff (baseball player) (Marion) •
Bob Huggins (basketball coach) (Gnadenhutten) •
Miller Huggins (Hall of Fame baseball player, manager) (Cincinnati) •
John Hughes (football player) (Gahanna) •
Kareem Hunt (football player) (Willoughby) •
Carlos Hyde (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Micah Hyde (football player) (Fostoria) •
The Irish Airborne (Dave and Mike Crist) (professional wrestlers) (Dayton) •
Shirley Fry Irvin (tennis player) (Akron) ;J–M •
Jim Jackson (basketball player) (Toledo) •
Don James (basketball player and coach) (Massillon) •
LeBron James (basketball player) (Akron) •
Vic Janowicz (football player) (Elyria) •
David Jenkins (figure skating) (Akron) •
Hayes Alan Jenkins (figure skating) (Akron) •
Ban Johnson (baseball executive) (Norwalk) •
Gus Johnson (basketball player) (Akron) •
Home Run Johnson (baseball player) (Findlay) •
Lance Johnson (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Markell Johnson (basketball player) (Cleveland) •
Paris Johnson Jr. (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Will Johnson (football player) (Dayton) •
Cal Jones (football player) (Steubenville) •
Cardale Jones (football player) (Cleveland) •
Greg Jones (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Joe Jurevicius (football player) (Cleveland) •
David Justice (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Kyle Juszczyk (football player) (Medina) •
Rich Karlis (football player) (Salem) •
Larry Kehres (football coach) (Diamond) •
Jason Kelce (football player) (Cleveland Heights) •
Travis Kelce (football player) (Westlake) •
Clark Kellogg (basketball player) (East Cleveland) •
Leroy Kemp (freestyle wrestler) (Chardon) •
Don King (fight promoter) (Cleveland) •
DeShone Kizer (football player) (Toledo) •
Phil Klein (baseball player) (Columbus) •
Bob Knepper (baseball player) (Akron) •
Bob Knight (HOF basketball coach) (Massilon) •
Jack Kralick (baseball player) (Youngstown) •
Bernie Kosar (football player) (Boardman) •
Kosta Koufos (basketball player) (Canton) •
Jordan Kovacs (football player) (Curtice) •
Kevin Kowalski (football player) (Macedonia) •
Luke Kuechly (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Jim Lachey (football player) (St. Henry) •
Jack Lambert (Hall of Fame football player) (Mantua) •
Kenesaw Mountain Landis (first baseball commissioner) (Milleville) •
Barry Larkin (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Cody Latimer (football player) (Dayton) •
Marshon Lattimore (football player) (Cleveland) •
Rose Lavelle (soccer player) (Cincinnati) •
Dante Lavelli (football player) (Cleveland) •
Trevor Laws (football player) (Philadelphia Eagles) (Dayton) •
Dick LeBeau (football coach) (London) •
Theo Lemon (football player and coach) (Massillon) •
Justin Lester (Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler) (Akron) •
Jim Letcavits (football player) (Massillon) •
Jim Leyland (baseball manager) (Perrysburg) •
Jim Leyritz (baseball player) (Lakewood) •
Kory Lichtensteiger (football player) (Van Wert) •
Frank Lickliter (professional golfer) (Franklin) •
Matt Light (football player) (Greenville) •
Tyler Light (golfer) (Massillon) •
Jon Link (baseball player) (Columbus) •
Jeff Linkenbach (football player) (Sandusky) •
Corey Linsley (football player) (Youngstown) •
David Lough (baseball player) (Akron) •
Jerry Lucas (basketball player) (Middletown) •
Steve Luke (football player) (Massillon) •
Shawn Lutz (football coach) (Massillon) •
Rob Lytle (football player) (Fremont) •
Barry MacKay (tennis player, broadcaster) (Cincinnati) •
Mike Maddux (baseball player, coach) (Dayton) •
Paul Maguire (football player, announcer) (Youngstown) •
Ray Mancini (boxer) (Youngstown) •
Nick Mangold (football player) (Centerville) •
Mario Manningham (football player) (Warren) •
Matt Marksberry (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Rube Marquard (Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher) (Cleveland) •
Jim Martin (football player) (Cleveland) •
Kevin Martin (basketball player) (Zanesville) •
Justin Masterson (baseball player) (Beavercreek) •
Michael Matthews (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Scott May (basketball player) (Sandusky) •
Bill Mazeroski (baseball player) (Tiltonsville) •
Jimmy McAleer (baseball player) (Youngstown) •
Josh McDaniels (football coach) (Canton) •
Ron McDole (football player) (Toledo) •
Roger McDowell (baseball player, coach) (Cincinnati) •
Will McEnaney (baseball player) (Springfield) •
Paul McFadden (football player) (Cleveland) •
Mike McGlynn (football player) (Austintown) •
Deacon McGuire (baseball player) (Youngstown) •
Brandon McKinney (football player) (Dayton) •
Jake McQuaide (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Lance Mehl (football player) (Bellaire) •
Zoltan Mesko (football player) (Twinsburg) •
Jack Mewhort (football player) (Toledo) •
Urban Meyer (football coach) (Ashtabula) •
Doug Mientkiewicz (baseball player) (Toledo) •
Linda Miles (professional wrestler) (Cincinnati) •
Creighton Miller (football player) (Cleveland) •
Jim Miller (football coach) (Massillon) •
Stipe Miocic (UFC fighter) (Cleveland) •
Kelsey Mitchell (basketball player) (Sharonville) •
Heather Mitts (soccer player) (Cincinnati) •
Mike Mizanin (professional wrestler) (Cleveland) •
Dominique Moceanu (gymnast) (Hinckley) •
Antwaun Molden (football player) (Warren) •
Ed Molinski (football player) (Massillon) •
Katie Moon (pole vaulter) (Lakewood) •
Lance Moore (football player) (Westerville) •
Joe Morrison (football player, coach) (Lima) •
Edwin C. Moses (runner) (Dayton) •
Marion Motley (Hall of Fame football player) (Canton) •
Scott Mruczkowski (football player) (Garfield Heights) •
Byron Mullens (basketball player) (Canal Winchester) •
Thurman Munson (baseball player) (Canton) •
Chet Mutryn (football player) (Cleveland) ;N–Q •
Bill Nagy (football player) (Hudson) •
Haruki Nakamura (football player) (Elyria) •
Alex Nedeljkovic (hockey player) (Parma) •
Don Nehlen (college football coach) (Mansfield) •
Al Nesser (football player) (Columbus) •
Frank Nesser (football player) (Dennison) •
Phil Nesser (football player) (Columbus) •
Ted Nesser (football player, coach) (Dennison) •
Jack Nicklaus (golfer) (Columbus) •
Joe Niekro (baseball player) (Blaine) •
Phil Niekro (baseball player) (Blaine) •
Jon Niese (baseball player) (Lima) •
Dustin Nippert (baseball player) (Beallsville) •
Chuck Noll (football coach) (Cleveland) •
Ray Nolting (football player, coach) (Cincinnati) •
Joe Norman (football player) (Millersburg) •
Andrew Norwell (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Mike Nugent (football player) (Centerville) •
Joe Nuxhall (baseball player and sportscaster) (Hamilton) •
Annie Oakley (Wild West markswoman) (Darke) •
Owamagbe Odighizuwa (football player) (Columbus) •
Deji Olatoye (football player) (Cleveland) •
Barney Oldfield (racing driver) (Wauseon) •
Al Oliver (baseball player) (Portsmouth) •
Jerry Olsavsky (football player) (Youngstown) •
Patrick Omameh (football player) (Columbus) •
Paul O'Neill (baseball player) (Columbus) •
Jesse Owens (Runner, Olympic Champion) (Cleveland) •
Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (football player) (Columbus) •
Darrell Pace (olympic archer) (Cincinnati) •
Orlando Pace (football player) (Sandusky) •
Alan Page (Hall of Fame football player, judge) (Canton) •
Lance Palmer (MMA fighter and folkstyle wrestler) (Columbia Station) •
Betty Pariso (IFBB professional bodybuilder) (Columbus) •
Peggy Parratt (football player, coach) (Cleveland) •
Ara Parseghian (football coach) (Akron) •
Kelly Pavlik (WBC champion, boxer) (Youngstown) •
Jim Paxson (basketball player) (Dayton) •
John Paxson (basketball player) (Dayton) •
Jay Payton (baseball player) (Zanesville) •
Antwan Peek (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Mike Pelfrey (baseball player) (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base) •
Bo Pelini (football coach) (Youngstown) •
Carl Pelini (football coach) (Youngstown) •
Eduardo Pérez (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Gwyneth Philips (ice hockey player) (Athens) •
Tony Pike (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Brian Pillman (football player, professional wrestler) (Cincinnati) •
Antonio Pittman (football player) (Akron) •
Shawn Porter (boxer) (Cleveland) •
James Posey (basketball player) (Cleveland) •
Wally Post (baseball player) (Wendelin) •
Matt Prater (football player) (Mayfield Heights) •
Taylor Price (football player) (Hilliard) •
Henry Prusoff (tennis player) (Cleveland) •
Brady Quinn (football player) (Columbus) •
Chris Quinn (basketball player) (Dublin) ;R–S •
Bobby Rahal (race car driver) (Medina) •
Graham Rahal (race car driver) (Columbus) •
Kevin Randleman (UFC fighter, professional wrestler, folkstyle wrestler) (Sandusky) •
Dominic Randolph (football player) (Amelia) •
Tim Rattay (football player) (Elyria) •
George Ratterman (football player) (Cincinnati) •
Jeff Reboulet (baseball player) (Kettering) •
Michael Redd (basketball player) (Columbus) •
Devine Redding (football player) (Youngstown) •
Tim Richmond (race car driver) (Ashland) •
Branch Rickey (baseball manager) (Stockdale) •
Cy Rigler (baseball umpire) (Massillon) •
Javon Ringer (football player) (Dayton) •
Brian Roberts (basketball player) (Toledo) •
Dave Roberts (baseball player) (Gallipolis) •
Alvin Robertson (basketball player) (Barberton) •
Jamal Robertson (football player) (Springfield) •
Ryne Robinson (football player) (Toledo) •
Brian Robiskie (football player) (Cleveland) •
Chaz Roe (baseball player) (Steubenville) •
Ben Roethlisberger (football player) (Findlay) •
Dean Roll (professional wrestler) (Dayton) •
Mauri Rose (racing driver) (Columbus) •
Pete Rose (baseball player, manager) (Cincinnati) •
Scott Roth (basketball player, coach) (Cleveland) •
Edd Roush (baseball player) (Cincinnati) •
Eric Rowe (football player) (Cleveland) •
Tommy Rowlands (freestyle and folkstyle wrestler) (Columbus) •
Terry Rozier (basketball player) (Youngstown) •
Ryan Rua (baseball player) (Amherst) •
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