Toledo, Ohio

1. Doug Mientkiewicz (1974)

American Professional Baseball P

MLB first baseman whose career spanned from 1998 to 2009. He is best remembered for his time with the Minnesota Twins and he became a World Series Champion with the...

2. Chris Bassitt (1989)

American Baseball Player

Pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, a Major League Baseball team. He was originally selected by the Chicago White Sox during the 2011 MLB draft. His first professional game was played against the Detroit Tigers....

3. George Mullin (1880)

Baseball Player

MLB pitcher who won 228 games in a 14-year career spent mostly with the Detroit Tigers.

4. John Cromwell (1887)

Director

American film actor and director who won a Tony Award for his performance as John Gray in Point of No Return in 1951, and directed iconic films like Tom Sawyer...

5. Al Schulz (1889)

American Baseball Player

American Major League baseball pitcher who debuted in 1912 with the New York Highlanders.

6. Daws Butler (1916)

Voice Actor

Provided the voice of many cartoon characters from Yogi Bear to Cap'n Crunch.

7. Rob Chudzinski (1968)

American Football Player And Coa

NFL coach who led the Cleveland Browns in 2013 then became an assistant on the Indianapolis Colts in 2014.

8. Fred Baur (1918)

Chemist

Chemist and inventor who invented the iconic, cylindrical container for Pringles potato chips. He is also known for several other notable inventions, such as freeze-dried ice cream.

9. Herb Shriner (1918)

American Game Show Host

American television personality who was known for hosting the game show Two For The Money.

10. Bobby Douglas (1992)

Tattoo Artist

Tattoo artist who is best recognized for his portraits and traditional styles that he offers at Timeless Body Arts. He is also known for sharing videos from his shop as...

11. Alyson Stoner (1993)

Actress Dancer

Actress who starred on the series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Max and portrayed Caitlyn Gellar in Camp Rock. She also voices the character Isabella on Phineas and Ferb and plays Camille...

12. Mari Evans (1923)

American Poet

African-American poet, author, and dramatist known for a 1970 poetry collection entitled I am a Black Woman. Her other works include Where is the Music (poems), Jim Flying High (children's...

13. DeShone Kizer (1996)

Football Player

American football quarterback who signed with the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2014. He was rated as a four-star recruit coming out of high school.

14. Urban Meyer (1964)

American College Football Player

College football coach who won two BCS National Titles while he coached the University of Florida. He took over at Ohio State University in 2012 and led the Buckeyes to a National Championship in...

15. Gretchen Bleiler (1981)

Snowboarder

Female snowboarder who won four gold medals at the X-Games from 2003 to 2010. She earned a silver medal at the 2006 Olympics. 

16. Philip Baker Hall (1931)

American Actor

Actor who has starred in many films, including Hard Eight and Magnolia.

17. Teresa Brewer (1931)

Us Pop Singer

Pop singer who released the #1 hits "Music! Music! Music!" and "Till I Waltz Again With You."

18. Jim Harbaugh (1963)

American Football Player And Coa

Football coach and former quarterback who took over the University of Michigan's football team prior to the 2015 season. He served as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2014,...

19. Gloria Steinem (1934)

American Activist

Feminist activist and founder and publisher of Ms. magazine. She famously spoke for the women's liberation movement during the 1960s and '70s.

20. Jamie Farr (1934)

American Comedian And Actor

Played the role of cross-dressing Corporal Klinger on TV's M*A*S*H and became a regular on The Red Skelton Show in the 1950s.

21. Mark Kerr (1968)

Actor

Former mixed martial artist commonly known by aliases like "The Smashing Machine" and "The Specimen." He was a two-time Heavyweight Champion during his time in UFC.

22. Fallon Fox (1975)

Martial Artist

American mixed martial arts fighter who is best known for being the first open transgender athlete in MMA history. 

23. Julienne Marie (1937)

Singer And Actress

Actress who earned Tony nominations for her roles in the Broadway musicals Whoop-Up and Foxy. She also appeared in a 1963 Off-Broadway production of The Boys from Syracuse.

24. Jake Bell (1974)

American Writer

Most famous for his Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks comic book series, Bell also penned a webcomic titled Model Student.

25. Wilbert McClure (1938)

Boxer

Light middleweight gold medal Olympic boxer at the 1960 Summer Rome Games who also won a gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.

26. Carty Finkbeiner (1939)

An American Democratic Politicia

American Democratic politician who served as Mayor of Toledo, Ohio from 1994 to 2002. After his time as mayor had ended, he hosted a Toledo television program called Carty &...

27. David Jeremiah (1941)

American Pastor And Author

Pastor at Shadow Mountain Community Church, a megachurch in California, who is also a Christian author and popular televangelist.

28. Chase Keith (2002)

Instagram Star

TikTok sensation who has earned over 4.8 million followers on his chaser account, where he has posted comedic videos and skits. He is a model and has collaborated on projects...

29. Anita Baker (1958)

American Singer-songwriter

Detroit-based R&B singer who released the 1986 hit single "Sweet Love" and the album Rapture. She was a member of Chapter 8, a funk band.

30. Joseph Kosuth (1945)

American Artist

Conceptual artist known for his experiments with form and space in such works as "One and Three Chairs" from 1965.

31. Bryan Smolinski (1971)

American Ice Hockey Player

Center who played more than 1,000 games in the NHL for a variety of teams, including the Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, and Boston Bruins.

32. Marcy Kaptur (1946)

American Politician

Politician and Democrat who became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio in 1983. As of her 16th term in office she was the longest-serving woman serving...

33. Denise Fleming (1950)

American Children's Illustra

After rising to fame for her debut picture book, In the Tall, Tall Grass, this author and artist published the work's Caldecott Medal-finalist sequel, In the Small, Small Pond.

34. Jim Root (1971)

American Musician

Guitarist for the heavy metal band Slipknot alongside singer Corey Taylor, drummers Jay Weinberg and Joey Jordison, fellow guitarist Mick Thomson, percussionists Chris Fehn and Shawn Crahan, DJ Sid Wilson, and keyboardist Craig Jones. He also became a...

35. Rick Upchurch (1952)

American Football Player

Former wide receiver for the Denver Broncos who was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and played in Super Bowl XII.

36. Tom Scholz (1947)

Rock Singer

Songwriter, guitarist, and founder of the rock band Boston, the group known for hit songs like "More Than a Feeling."

37. Steve Mix (1947)

American Basketball Player And C

Former professional basketball player who became head coach of the women's basketball team at Trine University in 2012. As an NBA player, he made the 1975 All-Star Team as a...

38. Brett Leonard (1959)

American Film Director

Director of sci-fi and technology-driven films such as Virtuosity starring Russell Crowe.

39. Teresa Ganzel (1957)

American Actor

Voice actress whose credits include the Disney Pixar films Wall-E, Monsters, Inc, Up, Toy Story 3 and Inside Out.

40. Shirley Murdock (1957)

American Musician

Famous for her 1986, self-titled U.S. Gold-designated album and for its lead single "As We Lay," this rhythm & blues and Gospel vocalist is also notable for her U.S. R&B...

41. Zia Cooke (2001)

Basketball Player

American basketball point guard who became a star player for Rogers High School in Toledo, Ohio. After averaging 24 ppg, 6 rpg and 6 apg as a junior, she was named...

42. Eric Kripke (1974)

American Writer Television Direc

Television writer, director and producer best known as the creator of the WB series Supernatural starring Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki. 

43. Jim Jackson (1970)

Actor

Guard/forward who played for 12 NBA teams during his 15-year career.

44. Zuri Hall (1988)

TV Show Host

News correspondent for E! News and sideline reporter for American Ninja Warrior. She is also well-known for her lifestyle YouTube channel, titled Hey Zuri Hall. 

45. Oliver Cooper (1988)

Actor

Actor on the Amazon Prime series Red Oaks. He is also known for his roles as Costa in the film Project X and as Levon in the TV series Californication.

46. Gracie Dzienny (1995)

TV Actress

Television actress who portrayed Amanda McKay on Nickelodeon's Supah Ninjas. She also played Greer Danville on the series Chasing Life.

47. Eric Page (1991)

All-american College Football Pl

Wide receiver and kick returner who saw his first playing time in the NFL for the Buccaneers in 2013. He spent his rookie 2012 season on the Broncos practice squad....

48. Adrianne Palicki (1983)

American Actress

Plays Tyra Collette on the high school football series Friday Night Lights and Bobbi Morse on the ABC action show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. She also played major roles in the films Red Dawn and...

49. Nate Washington (1983)

American Football Player

NFL wide receiver who began his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2005 as an undrafted free agent.

50. Rich Sommer (1978)

American Actor

Best known for his role as Harry Crane on the hit AMC series Mad Men. In 2013, he appeared in the popular web series Tabletop and in 2017, he had a...

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