Education
| Name | Occupation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Salvatore Attardo | Professor | Professor at Youngstown State University and editor-in-chief of Humor, the journal for the International Society of Humor Research |
| Christopher Bache | Professor | Professor of religious studies at Youngstown State University and former director of transformative learning at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, near San Francisco |
| G. William Domhoff | Sociologist | Best known for controversial 1960s bestseller Who Rules American?, born in Youngstown |
| Louis Hartz | Political scientist | Best known for 1955 classic The Liberal Tradition in America, born in Youngstown |
| Arthur Laffer | Economist | Former University of Southern California faculty member, known for controversial "Laffer curve", born in Youngstown |
| William Holmes McGuffey | Educator | Best known for development of famed McGuffey Readers, received early education in Youngstown |
| Morris Slavin | Historian | Wrote five well-regarded historical works on the French Revolution, taught at Youngstown State University |
| Richard D. Wolff | Economist | Heterodox economist known for Marxian contributions |
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