Lima, Ohio - Notable Natives

Notable Natives

• Al Snow

• Bud Collins

• Charles N. Lamison

• Charles Fulton

• Helen O'Connell

• Joe Henderson

• Phyllis Diller

• Thomas L. Sprague

• Al Jardine – a founding member of The Beach Boys
• Al Snow – a professional wrestler and actor
• Ann Hamilton – a contemporary artist
• Ben Roethlisberger- Quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Brad Komminsk – a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues
• Bud Collins – a journalist and television sportscaster
• Charles N. Lamison – a politician, soldier, and lawyer who was a two-term United States congressman from Ohio
• Charles William Fulton – a United States Senator from Oregon
• Clay Tucker – a professional basketball player of Real Madrid Baloncesto
• Cullen Chambers – has worked in over 3,000 film, TV shows, commercial, and video productions
• Donald Richie – an author who has written a number of books about the Japanese people and Japanese cinema
• Edward L. Feightner - a United States Navy World War II flying ace, test pilot, and Blue Angels lead solo
• Gary Moeller - Former University of Michigan Football Head Coach and linebacker for Woody Hayes Ohio State Buckeyes
• Gene Stechschulte – a former Major League Baseball player who pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Gloria Foy – a dancer, singer, vaudeville performer, and star of musical revues
• Helen O'Connell – a singer, actress, and dancer
• Hit The Lights – a pop punk band signed to Triple Crown Records
• Hugh Downs – a retired broadcaster, television host, producer, and author
• James R. Black – an American film and television actor, and former professional football player
• James T. Begg – a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Jeff Mullen – a football offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers
• Jerry Byrd – a musician who played Lap steel guitar in country and Hawaiian music
• Jim Baldridge – longtime news anchor for WHIO-TV
• Jim Lynch – a football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs
• Joe Henderson – a jazz tenor saxophonist
• Joe Morrison – a football player for the New York Giants and a coach at USC
• John L. Cable – a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Jon Niese – a pitcher for the New York Mets
• Justin LeHew – a highly decorated United States Marine serving in the War on Terror
• Marilyn Meseke – was twice crowned Miss Ohio (1931 and 1938) and Miss America in 1938
• Matthias H. Nichols – a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Michael Winkler – a poet and artist
• Mike Current – a college and professional offensive lineman in the 1960s and '70s
• Pamela Kyle Crossley – a leading historian of modern China, northern Asia, and global history
• Paul Shuey – a free agent Major League relief pitcher
• Phyllis Diller – a Golden Globe-nominated comedienne
• Ryan Drummond – an actor, comedian, and clown, the former voice of Sonic the Hedgehog
• Thomas L. Sprague – an admiral who served during World War II as commander of the USS Intrepid
• Tom Barrington – a former football running back for the Washington Redskins and New Orleans Saints
• Travis Walton – Michigan State basketball player. Big Ten defensive player of the year in 2009.
• Walter Baldwin – actor whose career spanned five decades and 150 film and television roles
• William Alfred Fowler – 1983 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics for his work on stellar reactions
• William E. Metzger, Jr. – a United States Army Air Forces officer and a recipient of the Medal of Honor
• William White – a football safety who played in the National Football League