Wooster, Ohio - Notable Natives

Notable Natives

The following individuals were born in, raised in, lived in, or currently live in Wooster, Ohio.

• Josh Krajcik (born 1981), Musician, Finalist on The X Factor
• Jon Belmont (born 1952), Radio Newscaster, ABC New York, and Associated Press Washington D.C.
• US Representative George Bliss (1813–1868), Attorney, Judge, Politician.
• Vince Cellini (born 1959), Broadcaster, Sports Journalist.
• Dean Chance (born 1941), Major League Baseball Player, 1964 Cy Young award winner.
• Dr. William Estabrook Chancellor (1867–1963), Author, Professor of History.
• Martha Chase (1927–2003), Biologist, Geneticist, Professor.
• Ginger Clark (1879–1943), Major League Baseball Player.
• Arthur Compton (1892–1962), Physicist, Nobel Laureate.
• Karl Compton (1887–1954), Physicist.
• Hal Dean (1922–2011), Professional Football Player.
• John Dean (born 1938), Attorney, Politician, Banker. White House Counsel to Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal.
• Edward Fenwick (1768–1832), Priest, College Founder, Missionary.
• Charles Follis (1879–1910), First African-American to play professional football.
• Elizebeth Friedman (1892–1980), Cryptographer, Student of Languages and Literature.
• Hollis Frampton (1936–1984), Avant-garde filmmaker, photographer, writer/theoretician, and pioneer of digital art.
• William H. Gass (born 1924), Author, Educator.
• Stanley Gault (born 1926), CEO and Board Chairman, Rubbermaid, Inc.; CEO and Board Chairman, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
• Richard Gibbs, Musician.
• Guy Hecker (1856–1938), Major League Baseball Player.
• Duncan Jones, Movie Director, Son of Hall of Fame Rock Musician David Bowie.
• Jack Lengyel, Software Executive, Football Coach.
• Roscoe C. McCulloch (1880–1958), Attorney, Policitian.
• John McSweeney (1890–1969), U.S. Representative (1923–1929), Attorney.
• George Morgan (1924–1975), Country Music Performer.
• Bill Musselman (1940–2000), was an American basketball coach in the NCAA, the ABA, the WBA, the CBA, and the NBA.
• Roger Peckinpaugh (1891–1977), Major League Baseball Player.
• Jack Perkins (born 1933), Journalist.
• Bob Peterson (born 1961), Animator for Pixar.
• Joseph Banks Rhine (1895–1980), Psychologist, Professor of Parapsychology.
• John Sloane (1779–1856), Ohio Secretary of State (1841–1844), U.S. House of Representatives (1819–1829), Treasurer of The United States (1850–1853).
• Dr. James Stuart, Founder of Ohio Light Opera, Musician, Singer, Professor of Music.
• Lynn St. John (1876–1950), Athlete, Basketball Coach.
• Tyrell Sutton (born 1986), Football Athlete.
• Oris Paxton Van Sweringen and Mantis James Van Sweringen (1879–1936 and 1881–1934, respectively), Businessmen, Railroad Tycoons.
• Hal Varian (born 1947), Economist specializing in microeconomics and information economics; Chief Economist at Google.
• John T. Walton (1946–2005), Businessman, Soldier, Philanthropist. Son of Wal-Mart founder, Sam Walton.
• Kaiser Wilhelm (1874–1936), Major League Baseball Player.
• John Howard Yoder (1927–1997), Christian (Mennonite) Theologian, Author, Pacifist.