73 Notable alumni of
Cleveland State University

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Cleveland State University is 916th in the world, 333rd in North America, and 311th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 73 notable alumni from Cleveland State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Stipe Miocic

    Stipe Miocic
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1982-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    mixed martial arts fighter
    Biography

    Stipe Miocic is an American former professional mixed martial artist and currently works as a firefighter. He competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion.

  2. Tim Russert

    Tim Russert
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-2008 (aged 58)
    Occupations
    reportertelevision presenterlawyerwriterjournalist
    Biography

    Timothy John Russert was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior vice president at NBC News and Washington bureau chief, and also hosted an eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview program. He was a frequent correspondent and guest on NBC's The Today Show and Hardball. Russert covered several presidential elections, and he presented the NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey on the NBC Nightly News during the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Time magazine included Russert in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. Russert was posthumously revealed as a 30-year source for syndicated columnist Robert Novak.

  3. Dennis Kucinich

    Dennis Kucinich
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Dennis John Kucinich is an American politician. Originally a Democrat, Kucinich served as U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th congressional district from 1997 to 2013. From 1977 to 1979, he served a term as mayor of Cleveland, where he narrowly survived a recall election and successfully fought an effort to sell the municipal electric utility before losing his reelection contest to George Voinovich.

  4. Nina Turner

    Nina Turner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    historianpolitician
    Biography

    Nina Hudson Turner is an American politician, and television personality. A member of the Democratic Party, she was a Cleveland City Council member from 2006 to 2008 and a member of the Ohio Senate from 2008 until 2014. Turner was the Democratic nominee for Ohio Secretary of State in 2014, but lost in the general election against incumbent Jon Husted, receiving 35.5 percent of the vote. A self-described democratic socialist, her politics have been variously described as progressive, left-wing, or far-left.

  5. Marcia Fudge

    Marcia Fudge
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1952-.. (age 73)
    Enrolled in Cleveland State University
    In 1983 graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Marcia Louise Fudge is an American attorney and retired politician who served as the 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2021 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district from 2008 to 2021. The district included most of the black-majority precincts between Cleveland and Akron.

  6. Norris Cole

    Norris Cole
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Norris Gene Cole II is an American professional basketball player for the Osos de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). A 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall point guard, he is a two-time NBA champion, winning back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013 with the Miami Heat in his first and second years in the NBA. In his seven NBA seasons, Cole made the playoffs all but once (2016).

  7. Bryn Forbes

    Bryn Forbes
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1993-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Bryn Jerrel Forbes is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Cleveland State and Michigan State, and became a reliable three-point shooter. He plays both guard positions.

  8. Connie Schultz

    Connie Schultz
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    journalistwriter
    Biography

    Connie Brown is an American writer, journalist, and educator. Brown has been a columnist for several publications. After several years as a freelance writer, brown became a columnist at Cleveland's daily newspaper, The Plain Dealer, a role she held from 1993 to 2011, winning the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for "her pungent columns that provided a voice for the underdog and underprivileged". She also wrote for USA Today and had a syndicated column for Creators Syndicate.

  9. Annie Easley

    Annie Easley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1933-2011 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    engineercomputer scientistmathematician
    Biography

    Annie Easley was an African American computer scientist and mathematician who made critical contributions to NASA's rocket systems and energy technologies.

  10. Koo Bon-moo

    Koo Bon-moo
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1945-2018 (aged 73)
    Enrolled in Cleveland State University
    Graduated with master's degree
    Occupations
    businesspersonchief executive officer
    Biography

    Koo Bon-moo was a South Korean business executive, who gained worldwide fame as the renamer and business executive of the LG Group.

  11. Frank G. Jackson

    Frank G. Jackson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Frank George Jackson is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 57th Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 2006 to 2022. He was first elected on November 8, 2005, unseating incumbent Jane Campbell, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017. Having served four full terms, he is the longest-serving mayor in Cleveland history. On May 6, 2021, he announced he would not seek re-election in 2021.

  12. Ron Kuby

    Ron Kuby
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    lawyerradio personality
    Biography

    Ronald L. Kuby is an American criminal defense and civil rights lawyer, radio talk show host, and television commentator. He has hosted radio programs on WABC (AM) in New York City and Air America radio.

  13. Timothy F. Murphy

    Timothy F. Murphy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1952-.. (age 73)
    Enrolled in Cleveland State University
    Graduated with master's degree
    Occupations
    psychologistpoliticianteacher
    Biography

    Timothy Francis Murphy is an American former politician and psychologist who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district from 2003 until his resignation in 2017. The district included several suburbs south of Pittsburgh. A member of the Republican Party, he also represented the 37th Senate district in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1996 to 2003. Murphy consistently carried the 18th district with at least 58% of the vote, including unopposed re-election bids in 2014 and 2016.

  14. Louis Stokes

    Louis Stokes
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1925-2015 (aged 90)
    Enrolled in Cleveland State University
    In 1953 graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    politicianlecturerlawyerjudge
    Biography

    Louis Stokes was an American attorney, civil rights pioneer and politician. He served 15 terms in the United States House of Representatives – representing the east side of Cleveland – and was the first African American congressman elected in the state of Ohio. He was one of the Cold War-era chairmen of the House Intelligence Committee, headed the Congressional Black Caucus, and was the first African American on the House Appropriations Committee.

  15. Pamela Evette

    Pamela Evette
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Pamela Sue Evette is an American politician and businesswoman and the 93rd lieutenant governor of South Carolina since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was the CEO of Quality Business Solutions in Upstate South Carolina before her election as lieutenant governor. She is the first lieutenant governor to be elected on the same ticket as the governor. She has been in office since January 9, 2019, when Henry McMaster began his first elected term as governor.

  16. Peter Kirsanow

    Peter Kirsanow
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Peter N. Kirsanow is a partner with the law firm of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, working within its Labor & Employment Practice Group in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a black civil-rights commissioner and a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (a part-time appointment), serving his fourth consecutive 6-year term, which he was reappointed to by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer in December 2019. On January 20, 2025, he was designated chairperson of the commission. He is the longest-serving member among the current commission. He was previously a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from January 2006 to January 2008.

  17. Jim Les

    Jim Les
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    basketball playerbasketball coach
    Biography

    James Alan Les is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the UC Davis Aggies men's team. A former point guard, Les played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after his college career at Bradley University.

  18. Steve LaTourette

    Steve LaTourette
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-2016 (aged 62)
    Enrolled in Cleveland State University
    In 1979 graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    public defenderpoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    Steven Clare LaTourette was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 19th congressional district and then Ohio's 14th congressional district from 1995 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. On July 30, 2012, it was reported that he would retire at the end of his term and not seek re-election. He subsequently co-founded a lobbying firm.

  19. Maureen O'Connor

    Maureen O'Connor
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    Maureen O'Connor is an American lawyer and judge who served as the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 2011 to 2022. She was elected to the court in 2002, becoming chief justice in 2010. She was the first woman to lead the Ohio Supreme Court and the longest serving woman elected statewide in Ohio's History.

  20. Jane L. Campbell

    Jane L. Campbell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Jane Louise Campbell is an American politician who served as the 56th and first and to date only female mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from January 1, 2002, to January 1, 2006.

  21. Robert T. Bennett

    Robert T. Bennett
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-2014 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Robert T. Bennett (February 8, 1939 – December 6, 2014) was an American attorney, CPA, and political executive who was the chairman of the Ohio Republican Party from 1988 to 2009 and again in 2012 and 2013.

  22. Ed FitzGerald

    Ed FitzGerald
    Years
    1968-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Edward FitzGerald is an American politician who served as the first Cuyahoga County Executive from 2011 until 2015. He was the Democratic Party nominee for governor of Ohio in the 2014 election, and was defeated by the incumbent, John Kasich. Before being elected county executive, FitzGerald served as mayor of Lakewood, Ohio; a Lakewood city councilman; an assistant Cuyahoga County prosecutor; and a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

  23. Frank Lausche

    Frank Lausche
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1895-1990 (aged 95)
    Occupations
    baseball playerpoliticianlawyerjudge
    Biography

    Frank John Lausche was an American Democratic politician from Ohio. He served as the 47th mayor of Cleveland and the 55th and 57th governor of Ohio, and also served as a United States Senator from Ohio for two terms (1957–1969).

  24. Mary Jo Kilroy

    Mary Jo Kilroy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 76)
    Enrolled in Cleveland State University
    In 1977 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Mary Jo Kilroy is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 15th congressional district from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party from Ohio. She was defeated in her November 2, 2010 re-election bid. In 2012, she ran in the newly redrawn, Columbus-based 3rd congressional district but lost in the primary.

  25. Pape Badiane

    Pape Badiane
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1980-2016 (aged 36)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Pape Badiane was a French professional basketball player who played 23 times for the men's French national basketball team between 2007 and 2008. He died on 23 December 2016 in a traffic accident.

  26. William O'Neill

    William O'Neill
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    William Michael O'Neill is an American lawyer, judge and political figure. He was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2012, for a term beginning January 2013. He served as an appellate judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals for 10 years. Twice, O'Neill was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative in Ohio's 14th congressional district. He announced on October 29, 2017, as a candidate for Ohio Governor in the 2018 election. On December 8, 2017, he announced he would resign from the Supreme Court on January 26, 2018.

  27. Kid Leo

    Kid Leo
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    music executivedisc jockeyradio personality
    Biography

    Lawrence James Travagliante—better known by his on-air moniker Kid Leo—serves as both General Manager and afternoon disc jockey on Little Steven's Underground Garage on Sirius XM Radio. He first began in radio in 1973 at noted Cleveland rock station WMMS (100.7 FM, "The Buzzard"). During his 16-year tenure, WMMS was consistently one of the highest-rated radio stations in the country. In 1988 he left to work as an executive at Columbia Records, where he served until 2002. Since 2004, Travagliante has been involved with Underground Garage. He also currently operates his own consultancy, LJT Entertainment.

  28. Terry Pluto

    Terry Pluto
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    journalistsports journalist
    Biography

    Terry Pluto is an American sportswriter, newspaper columnist, and author who primarily writes columns for The Plain Dealer, and formerly for the Akron Beacon Journal about Cleveland, Ohio sports and religion.

  29. Ike Nwamu

    Ike Nwamu
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1993-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Ikechukwu Sean Nwamu // is an American-born Nigerian basketball player for Sokół Łańcut of the Polish Basketball League. Internationally he represents Nigeria, and he participated at the AfroBasket 2017.

  30. Tom Patton

    Tom Patton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Thomas F. Patton is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 24th District since 2025.

  31. Paul Hackett

    Paul Hackett
    Years
    1962-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    lawyermilitary officer
    Biography

    Lieutenant Colonel Paul Lewis Hackett III is an American lawyer and veteran of the Iraq War who unsuccessfully sought election to the United States Congress from the Second District of Ohio in the August 2, 2005, special election. Hackett, a Democrat, narrowly lost to Republican Jean Schmidt, a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, providing the best showing in the usually solidly Republican district by any Democrat since the 1974 election. Hackett's campaign attracted national attention and substantial expenditures by both parties. It was viewed by some observers as the first round of the 2006 elections. In October 2005, Hackett said he would seek the Democratic nomination in 2006 to challenge incumbent U.S. Senator Mike DeWine; however, he dropped out of the race on February 14, 2006, and said that he would return to his law practice.

  32. Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr

    Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-2003 (aged 62)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Anthony Joseph "Tony" Celebrezze Jr. was an American politician of the Democratic party, who served as Ohio Attorney General, Ohio Secretary of State and an Ohio State Senator. He was the son of Anthony J. Celebrezze, and part of the Celebrezze political dynasty, which was prominent in Cleveland in particular and statewide in Ohio throughout the second half of the 20th century and early 2000s.

  33. Franklin Edwards

    Franklin Edwards
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Franklin Delano Edwards is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the 1981 NBA draft. A 6'1" point guard from Cleveland State University, Edwards played in 7 NBA seasons from 1981 to 1988. He played for the 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings.

  34. Dennis E. Eckart

    Dennis E. Eckart
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Dennis Edward Eckart is an American lawyer and politician who is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Eckart, a member of the Democratic Party, represented Ohio's 11th congressional district from 1983 to 1993, and Ohio's 22nd congressional district from 1981 to 1983. Before being elected to Congress, Eckart served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980.

  35. Bert Wolstein

    Bert Wolstein
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1927-2004 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Bertram Leonard Wolstein, known to his friends as Bart and publicly as Bert L. Wolstein, was an American real estate developer, sports team owner, and philanthropist based in Cleveland, Ohio. He founded Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (now SITE Centers), which at the time of his death was the 4th-largest developer of shopping centers in the United States. In 1979, he purchased the Cleveland Force Major Indoor Soccer League team, and attempted to purchase the Cleveland Browns in 1998. He retired from active business in 1997, and became one of the most generous donors in the United States in his final years.

  36. Angelin Chang

    Angelin Chang
    Occupations
    lawyerpianist
    Biography

    Angelin Chang is a Grammy award-winning classical pianist and professor of music at Cleveland State University. She heads the university's keyboard studies program coordinates the university's chamber music program, and teaches music and law. Prior to joining Cleveland State, she was faculty at Rutgers University.

  37. Benita Y. Pearson

    Benita Y. Pearson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    Benita Yalonda Pearson is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and formerly a United States magistrate judge on the same court.

  38. Ed Feighan

    Ed Feighan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Edward Farrell "Ed" Feighan is a former American politician. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1983 to 1993, serving Ohio's 19th congressional district.

  39. Ken McFadden

    Ken McFadden
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Ken "Mouse" McFadden is a former basketball player. He attended Seward Park High School in New York. He played at Cleveland State University from 1985–1989. He helped lead Cleveland State to three postseason appearances and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. His number 10 is one of only four numbers to have been retired by Cleveland State. He scored 2,256 points for the Vikings from 1985 to 1989, which is still the Cleveland State record for career points scored. He finished his college career as the all-time leading scorer in Mid-Continent Conference history. He also played in the CBA and USBL. He then went to work for Cleveland State's athletic department before being fired for accusing associate athletic director Chris Sedlock of writing numerous papers for basketball players.

  40. Shawn Richards

    Shawn Richards
    Years
    1972-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Shawn Kenneth Richards is a Saint Kitts and Nevis politician from People's Action Movement (PAM).

  41. Delores Phillips

    Delores Phillips
    Years
    1950-2014 (aged 64)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Delores Phillips was an American author who is known for her acclaimed debut novel, The Darkest Child (Soho Press, 2005).

  42. Michael J. Skindell

    Michael J. Skindell
    Years
    1962-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Michael J. Skindell is the former state representative for the 13th district of the Ohio House of Representatives after previously serving there from 2003 to 2010. He also previously served as the state senator for the 23rd district of the Ohio Senate from 2011 to 2018. He is a Democrat.

  43. Christopher A. Boyko

    Christopher A. Boyko
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    Christopher Allan Boyko is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

  44. Jerry Dybzinski

    Jerry Dybzinski
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Jerome Matthew "Jerry" Dybzinski is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Pittsburgh Pirates. In 468 career games, Dybzinski recorded a batting average of.234 and accumulated three home runs and 93 runs batted in (RBI).

  45. Robert E. Sweeney

    Robert E. Sweeney
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1924-2007 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Robert E. Sweeney was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a son of another former Representative, Martin L. Sweeney.

  46. Bohdan A. Futey

    Bohdan A. Futey
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1939-.. (age 86)
    Occupations
    judgejuristlawyer
    Biography

    Bohdan Andrew Futey is a senior judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.

  47. Terrence O'Donnell

    Terrence O'Donnell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    Terrence O'Donnell is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio.

  48. James V. Stanton

    James V. Stanton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1932-2022 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    James Vincent Stanton was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1971 to 1977.

  49. Bobby Adhityo Rizaldi

    Bobby Adhityo Rizaldi
    Born in
    Indonesia Flag Indonesia
    Years
    1974-.. (age 51)
    Enrolled in Cleveland State University
    1997-1998 graduated with Master of Business Administration
    Occupations
    auditorpolitician
    Biography

    Bobby Adhityo Rizaldi is an Indonesian politician and currently part of Commission I of People's Representative Council. He was elected as a member of the Indonesian Parliament for 2014–2019 and 2019–2024 from the electoral district South Sumatra II.

  50. Donald C. Nugent

    Donald C. Nugent
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    Donald Clark Nugent is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

  51. Genevieve R. Cline

    Genevieve R. Cline
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1877-1959 (aged 82)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    Genevieve Rose Cline was a judge of the United States Customs Court and the first woman to serve in the United States federal judiciary, serving as an Article I federal judge.

  52. James Anthony Griffin

    James Anthony Griffin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1934-.. (age 91)
    Occupations
    Catholic priestCatholic bishop
    Biography

    James Anthony Griffin is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Griffin served as bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio from 1983 to 2004. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1979 to 1983.

  53. Jamie Callender

    Jamie Callender
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Enrolled in Cleveland State University
    Graduated with undergraduate degree
    Graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Jamie Callender is an American lawyer and college professor who has served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives since 2019. He represents the 57th district which includes the Lake County communities of Concord Township, Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, LeRoy Township, Madison, Madison Township, North Perry, Perry, Perry Township, Waite Hill, Willoughby Hills, as well as most of both Mentor and Painesville Township. He currently is Chairman of Public Utilities and Finance, as well as serving on Civil Justice, Joint Education Oversight Committee, Rules and Reference Ohio House Committees.

  54. Vlado Dimovski

    Vlado Dimovski
    Born in
    Slovenia Flag Slovenia
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Enrolled in Cleveland State University
    In 1994 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in finance
    Occupations
    politicianeconomist
    Biography

    Vlado Dimovski, Slovenian economist, philosopher, politician, consultant and university professor, * 21 July 1960, Postojna, Slovenia.

  55. Tyree Appleby

    Tyree Appleby
    Years
    1998-.. (age 27)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Tyree Appleby is an American basketball player for Darüşşafaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played for the Cleveland State Vikings, Florida Gators and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

  56. Zachary Ellis-Hayden

    Zachary Ellis-Hayden
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1992-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Zachary Ellis-Hayden is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for BVB IA Waterloo in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, he represented Barbados at international level.

  57. Charles J. Carney

    Charles J. Carney
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1913-1987 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    trade unionistpolitician
    Biography

    Charles Joseph Carney was an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1970 to 1979.

  58. Eric Brown

    Eric Brown
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    Eric S. Brown is the former chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Ted Strickland on May 3, 2010, following the death of Chief Justice Thomas Moyer on April 2, 2010. Brown was the first Jewish Chief Justice in Ohio history.

  59. John Michael Manos

    John Michael Manos
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1922-2006 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    engineerlawyerjudgemetallurgistAmerican football player
    Biography

    John Michael Manos was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

  60. Kahlil Seren

    Kahlil Seren
    Years
    1978-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    politicianmayor
    Biography

    Kahlil Seren is an American politician, former local government advisor, and the first directly elected Mayor of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Before becoming Mayor, Seren served for ten years as a Policy Advisor for Cuyahoga County Council and six years as a Cleveland Heights City Council member.

  61. Francis Allegra

    Francis Allegra
    Years
    1957-2015 (aged 58)
    Occupations
    judge
    Biography

    Francis Marion Allegra was an American lawyer who served as a judge on the United States Court of Federal Claims.

  62. Billie Lawless

    Billie Lawless
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    sculptor
    Biography

    Billie Lawless is an American sculptor.

  63. John J. Babka

    John J. Babka
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1884-1937 (aged 53)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    John Joseph Babka was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1919 to 1921.

  64. William Edwin Minshall, Jr

    William Edwin Minshall, Jr
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1911-1990 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    William Edwin Minshall Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served ten terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1955 to 1974.

  65. Henderson Haverfield Carson

    Henderson Haverfield Carson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1893-1971 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyeracademic
    Biography

    Henderson Haverfield Carson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for two non-consecutive terms in the 1940s.

  66. Marc Mencher

    Marc Mencher
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    video game developer
    Biography

    Marc Mencher is an American executive in the video game industry, who has written multiple articles and books about gaming careers, such as the 2003 book Get in the Game: Careers in the Game Industry. He is best known as co-founder and CEO of the recruiting agency GameRecruiter.com, and is a frequent contributor to game developer trade magazines and websites such as Gamasutra.

  67. Anthony A. Fleger

    Anthony A. Fleger
    Years
    1900-1963 (aged 63)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Anthony Alfred Fleger was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

  68. Robert Maynard Murray

    Robert Maynard Murray
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1841-1913 (aged 72)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Robert Maynard Murray was an attorney, banker, businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio for one term from 1883 to 1885.

  69. James H. Cassidy

    James H. Cassidy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1869-1926 (aged 57)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    James Henry Cassidy was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1909 to 1911.

  70. Ken Carpenter

    Ken Carpenter
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Ken Carpenter, is an American journalist and journalism professor. He was an editor and reporter at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland (1980–87); a senior editor at The National Sports Daily in New York (1989–91); managing editor at Golfweek magazine in Winter Haven and Orlando, Fla. (1992–98); founding editor of Golfweek.com in Orlando, Fla. (1998–2001); copy editor at the Tampa Tribune (2001–02) and Orlando Sentinel (2002–03); and founding editor and publisher of TheGolfGazette.com.

  71. Arthur H. Day

    Arthur H. Day
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1890-1967 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    judgepoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    Arthur Hiram Day was an American lawyer, politician, judge, and college football coach. A Republican, served two terms as an Ohio State Senator in the 1920s and a six-year term as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, from 1935 to 1940. Day was the head football coach at Trinity University in Waxahachie, Texas for one season, in 1912.

  72. James C. Connell

    James C. Connell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1897-1973 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    James C. Connell was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

  73. Karen Kovacik

    Karen Kovacik
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Enrolled in Cleveland State University
    In 1990 graduated with Master of Arts
    Occupations
    writeruniversity teacherpoet
    Biography

    Karen Kovacik is a poet and translator of Polish poetry. She is the former poet laureate of the American state of Indiana from 2011 until 2013. George Kalamaras succeeded her. During her time as poet laureate she put on a series of readings bringing poets from Indiana and other states called The Borderlands Project.