List of people from Shaker Heights, Ohio

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

A

• Adam B. Abelson, lawyer and United States federal judge^[1]
• Danesha Adams, soccer player^[2]
• Rasheen Ali, football running back^[3]
• Griff Allen, auto racing promoter, broadcaster, engineer^[4]
• Erick Anderson, football linebacker^[5]
• Albert Ayler, jazz saxophonist^[6]

B

• Jamie Babbit, director, producer, and screenwriter^[7]
• Newton D. Baker, politician^[8]
• Bill Balas, screenwriter, director, producer
• Majel Barrett, actress and producer^[9]
• William Bayer, crime fiction writer
• Carter Bays, television writer, creator of How I Met Your Mother^[7]
• David Mark Berger, weightlifter, one of 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Arab commandos at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games^[10]
• Peter Bergman, member of The Firesign Theatre^[11]
• The Beverly Brothers (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom), wrestlers billed as hailing from Shaker Heights^[12]
• Leon Bibb, television anchor^[13]
• Keith Black, neurosurgeon^[14]
• John Blackburn, songwriter^[15]
• Sara J. Bloomfield, executive director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum^[16][17]
• Roberts Blossom, actor and poet^[18]
• Andy Borowitz, comedian and satirist^[19]
• Eric Brakey, politician and Maine State Senator^[20]
• Jim Brickman, musician^[21]
• Aris Brimanis, ice hockey defenseman^[22]
• Paul Brown, football coach and owner^[23]
• Dick Brubaker, football player for the Chicago Cardinals and Buffalo Bills^[24]
• Judith Butler, gender theorist and philosopher^[25]

C

• Jane L. Campbell, politician; 56th mayor of Cleveland^[26]
• James Card, film preservationist^[27]
• Martha Chase, geneticist^[28]
• Adrien Clarke, Virginia Destroyers offensive lineman^[29]
• Ward Cleaver, fictional character in Leave It to Beaver^[30]
• Nate Clements, Cincinnati Bengals cornerback^[29]
• Wat T. Cluverius, diplomat^[31]
• Anne Cochran, singer^[32]
• Gary Cohn, President and COO of Goldman Sachs,^[33] economic advisor to the Trump Administration
• Jim Cohn, poet^[34]
• Bruce Cole, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities^[14]
• Constance Cook, Republican Party politician^[35]
• Tom Corcoran, writer^[36]

D

• Rebecca Dallet, Wisconsin Supreme Court justice^[37]
• Marc Dann, former Ohio Attorney General^[38]
• William Daroff, chief executive officer of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations^[39]
• Arthur Carter Denison, federal judge^[40]
• Cheri Dennis, the Princess of Bad Boy Entertainment
• Derf Backderf, John Backderf, cartoonist^[41]
• Samuel Deutsch, jeweler and sports franchise owner^[42]
• Maximilian Dimoff, principal bassist of the Cleveland Orchestra^[43]

E

• Eric Ehrmann, author and columnist
• Harry Eisenstat, baseball pitcher^[44]
• James Emery, jazz guitarist^[45]

F

• Michelle Federer, theatre and film actress^[7]
• Danny Ferry, former NBA player; former General Manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers
• Bobby Few, jazz pianist^[46]
• Eric Fingerhut, politician and academic administrator^[47]
• Craig Finn, singer and guitarist^[48]
• Nate Fish, American-Israeli writer, baseball player/coach^[49]
• Lee Fisher, former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio^[50]
• James Frey, author^[51]
• Devin Friedman, journalist^[52]
• Marcia Fudge, congresswoman^[53]

G

• Zelma Watson George, actress, philanthropist^[54]
• Jeff Gerth, journalist^[26]
• Nicole Gibbs, tennis player^[55]
• Anand Giridharadas, writer and newspaper columnist^[56]
• Rick Glassman, actor and comedian^[57]
• Samuel Glazer, co-developer of Mr. Coffee^[58]
• Maurice Goldman, composer
• Stuart Goldman, journalist, screenwriter, musician
• Derrick Green, musician, singer of the band Sepultura and Maximum Hedrum^[59]
• Richard J. Green, chemist
• Tom Griswold, co-host of The Bob & Tom Show^[60]
• Robert Lee Grossman, computer scientist and bioinformatician^[61]
• Matt Guerrier, baseball player^[62]

H

• Jamey Haddad, percussionist^[63]
• Dorothy Hart, actress^[64]
• Jerry Heller, rap manager^[16]
• Caroline Hoxby, economist^[16]

I

• David Icove, former FBI Academy Instructor^[65]

J

• Paul Jones, judge^[66]
• Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County commissioner^[67]

K

• Paul Kantor, violin teacher^[68]
• Kid Cudi, born Scott Mescudi, rapper^[69]
• Donald James Kirk, accountant^[70]
• Freddie Kitchens, NFL head coach^[71]
• Archibald Klumph, founder of the Rotary Foundation^[72]
• Andrew Kober, stage actor^[73]
• Ralph Kohl, football player, coach and scout^[74]
• Ralph and Terry Kovel, antiques writers and television hosts^[75]

L

• Jaime Laredo, violinist^[68]
• Courtney Ledyard, football linebacker^[76]
• Al Lerner, late owner of the Cleveland Browns and former chairman of MBNA^[77]
• Michael Lesy, writer and professor^[78]
• Eddie Levert, lead singer of The O'Jays^[79]
• Gerald Levert, musician^[16][79]
• Sean Levert, musician^[79]
• Mark F. Lindsay, Assistant to the President of the United States for Management and Administration under Bill Clinton^[16]
• Tommy LiPuma, music producer^[16]
• Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post journalist^[80]
• Orlando Lowry, football linebacker^[81]
• Matthew Luckiesh, physicist^[82]

M

• Lorin Maazel, conductor^[43]
• Machine Gun Kelly, born Colson Richard Baker, rapper^[83]
• Kevin Mackey, college basketball coach^[84]
• Gordon Macklin, businessman^[85]
• Wade Manning, NFL wide receiver^[86]
• Bill Mason, jewel thief
• Lance Mason, politician^[87]
• Michael McElroy, actor^[16]
• Marc Mencher, video game industry executive
• Howard Metzenbaum, U.S. senator^[88]
• Aaron David Miller, American Middle East analyst, author, and negotiator^[89]
• Creighton Miller, attorney who helped organize the National Football League Players Association^[90]
• Max Miller, Republican politician and U.S. House of Representatives congressman^[91]
• Thomas Modly, former United States Secretary of the Navy^[92]
• Justin Morrow, MLS soccer player^[93]
• Ted Mosby, fictional character in How I Met Your Mother^[94]
• Otis Moss III, pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ^[95]
• Felice Mueller, rower^[96]

N

• Paul Newman, actor and auto racer^[29]
• Billy Newton-Davis, R&B, jazz and gospel singer-songwriter^[16]
• Celeste Ng, writer^[97][98]

O

• Susan Orlean, journalist^[16][99]
• Peter Ostrum, actor^[100]

P

• Paula Jai Parker, actress
• Harvey Pekar, comic book writer^[101]
• Roger Penske, race car driver, team owner, and business entrepreneur^[16]
• David Pogue, technology writer, journalist and commentator^[16]
• James Alan Polster, novelist, movie producer and journalist^[16]
• Dan A. Polster, judge^[102]
• Greg Pruitt, football running back^[103]

R

• Joshua Radin, singer-songwriter^[104]
• Bruce Ratner, philanthropist and real estate developer; on the board of directors for Forest City Enterprises^[105]
• Ellen Ratner, news analyst^[45]
• Mark Ratner, chemist^[106]
• Michael Ratner, attorney and human rights activist^[107]
• Betty Anne Rees, actor^[108]
• Matthew Rhodes, American film producer^[109]
• 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^[110]
• Laurel J. Richie, current president of the Women's National Basketball Association^[111]
• Geraldo Rivera, attorney and talk show host^[112]
• Sharon Robinson, cellist^[68]
• Michael Roizen, physician^[113]
• Chris Rose, NFL Network sportscaster^[114]
• Terry Rozier, basketball player^[115]
• Keith Rucker, football defensive tackle^[116]
• Michael Ruhlman, writer^[117]
• Campy Russell, basketball player^[118]
• John Morris Russell, conductor^[119]

S

• Marlene Sanders, journalist^[120]
• Scott Savol, American Idol finalist^[121]
• Leonard Sax, MD/PhD, physician and author^[122]
• Michael Scharf, law professor and director of Frederick K. Cox International Law Center^[16]
• Alan Schechter, film producer^[7]
• Kathryn Schulz, journalist and writer^[123]
• Molly Shannon, comedian^[29]
• Maria Siemionow, surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic
• Charlie Sifford, African American former professional golfer who helped to desegregate the PGA of America^[124]
• Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, rabbi, Zionist spokesman and leader^[125]
• Marisa Silver, author, screenplay writer, and director^[126]
• Ben Simon, NHL ice hockey center^[29]
• Jamil Smith, print and television journalist^[127]
• Charles E. Spahr, Sohio President and CEO^[128]
• David Spero, DJ, music manager^[129]
• Stephen Stucker, actor
• Bob Switzer, inventor^[130]
• Michael Symon, Iron Chef, restaurateur, and television host^[131]
• George Szell, former conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra^[132]

T

• Bill Taft, rock musician
• Kingsley A. Taft, politician^[133]
• Milan Tiff, Olympic triple jumper^[134]

U

• Loung Ung, Cambodian American human rights activist and author^[135]

V

• William R. Van Aken, politician^[16]
• Van Sweringen brothers, real estate developers of Shaker Heights and railroad tycoons^[136]
• Ralph Vince, football player and coach^[137]
• Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor^[43]
• Daniel Vovak, political comedian and author
• Vronsky & Babin, duo-piano team^[138]

W

• David Wain, actor, filmmaker and comedian^[139]
• Clay Weiner, director^[140]
• Dr. Robert J. White, neurosurgeon^[141]
• Shereé Whitfield, from The Real Housewives of Atlanta^[142]
• Kym Whitley, comedian and actress^[143]
• Fred Willard, comedian^[144]
• Milton A. Wolf, real estate developer and U.S. ambassador^[145]
• Sidney M. Wolfe, drug safety activist^[16]

Z

• Jack Zwerner, professional poker player and entrepreneur

See also

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

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