List of people from Akron, Ohio
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The following people were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Akron, Ohio, and its surrounding metropolitan statistical area, including Portage County, Ohio, and Summit County, Ohio.
- Henry Eugene Abbey, (1846-1896), born in Akron, noted theatre manager [1]
- Lola Albright
- Dan Auerbach
- Tom Batiuk
- Ray C. Bliss
- William Boyett
- Patrick Carney
- David Allan Coe
- Keith Dambrot
- John Dean
- Rita Dove
- Hugh Downs
- Sidney Edgerton
- Angie Everhart
- Shirley Fry
- Leland Gaunt (fictional character)
- Jiminy Glick (fictional character)
- Leon Harris
- Roger Hoover
- Chrissie Hynde
- James Ingram
- LeBron James
- Jim Jarmusch
- David Jenkins
- Hayes Alan Jenkins
- Steve Johnson
- Melina Kanakaredes
- Heather Kozar
- Jani Lane
- Bob Lape
- Bob Lewis
- Vaughn Monroe
- Mark Mothersbaugh
- Bob Mothersbaugh
- Thurman Munson
- Ruby Nash
- Coondog O'Karma
- Tim 'Ripper' Owens
- Ara Parseghian
- Richard Quick
- Robert Quine
- W. V. Quine
- Rick Renstrom
- Judith Resnik
- Butch Reynolds
- Thomas C. Sawyer
- F.A. Seiberling, founder of Goodyear Tire
- John F. Seiberling (U.S. Congressman)
- Richard Smalley
- Neal Smith
- Christina Hoff Sommers
- Tyrell Sutton
- Rachel Sweet
- Nate Thurmond
- William H. Upson
- Antoine Winfield
- Gene Woodling
- Lux Interior
[edit] References
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- ^ (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who.
