Lorain, Ohio

1. Toni Morrison (1931)

American Novelist

Author, educator, and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University whose best-known works include The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Sula. Her most famous novel, Beloved, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in...

2. William Hanley (1931)

Writer Dramatist

Playwright and novelist, most known for his works like 1962's Whisper into My Good Ear and 1965's Today Is Independence Day.

3. Robert Overmyer (1936)

Astronaut

Test pilot, astronaut, and lead investigator into the tragic Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

4. Chad Muska (1977)

American Skateboarder

Street skater who was voted one of the 30 most influential skateboarders of all-time by Transworld SKATEboarding magazine in 2011.

5. Brian Massumi (1956)

Canadian Philosopher

Brian Massumi is a Canadian social theorist writer and philosopher. Massumi's research spans the fields of art architecture political theory cultural studies and philosophy. He is widely known for his...

6. Paige Summers (1976)

American Model

Paige Summers was an American adult model. She was a former Penthouse Pet of the Month and Pet of the Year. She moved with her family to Morganton North Carolina...

7. Robert Nagy (1929)

Actor

8. Terry A. Anderson (1947)

Hostage

Terry A. Anderson is an American journalist. He reported for the Associated Press. In 1985 he was taken hostage by Shiite Hezbollah militants and held until 1991. In 2004 he...

9. Joseph Koziura (1953)

American Politician

Joseph Koziura is a Democratic politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1985 to 1995 and again from 2001 until 2010.

10. Vince Villanucci (1964)

American Football Player

Vince Villanucci is a former nose tackle in the National Football League.

11. Ronald Nabakowski (1942)

American Politician

Ronald Lee Nabakowski is a former member of the Ohio Senate representing the 13th District from 1977 to 1982. His district consisted of the area around Lorain. He is currently...

12. Jerry Evans (1968)

Writer

13. Troy Kyles (1968)

American Football Player

Troy Thomas Kyles is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He attended Howard University. He was with the New York Giants in 1990 and...

14. Arthur Wilkowski (1928)

American Politician

Arthur R. Wilkowski is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He died of heart failure in 1999.

15. Rich Zvosec (1961)

American Basketball Coach

Rich Zvosec ) is a television broadcaster for ESPN and Fox Sports motivational speaker and a Telly Award winning actor a former American college basketball coach and college administrator. After...

16. David Kajganich (1969)

Writer

17. Raymont Harris (1970)

American Football Player

Raymont LaShawn Harris is a former college and professional American football running back. He played six seasons in the NFL from 1994 to 2000 for the Chicago Bears the Green...

18. Eli Hodkey (1917)

Major League Baseball Pitcher

Aloysius Joseph Hodkey was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies.

19. Pete Lalich (1920)

American Basketball Player

Pete Lalich was a professional basketball player for the Cleveland Rebels of the Basketball Association of America.

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