Here's our list of the most famous person from each of Ohio's 88 counties. We considered people who were born and raised in each county. In some cases, if a famous person was born in one place but raised in another, we associated them with the county they grew up in.

The most famous person from each county in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Buckeye state has no shortage of celebrities. Famous musicians, all-time great athletes and coaches, even a few presidents were born and raised within the state lines. War heroes, businessmen and industrialists also count themselves among those from the great state of Ohio.

With no shortage of famous people, many of you may have wondered, "Who is the most famous person from my part of the state?"

Worry not, you're about to get your answer.

We've compiled a list of the most famous person from each of Ohio's 88 counties. We considered people who were born and raised in each county. In some cases, if a famous person was born in one place but raised in another, we associated them with the county they grew up in.

For example: Urban Meyer was born in Toledo (Lucas County) but grew up in Ashtabula (Ashtabula County) and is more associated with that city. Warren G. Harding, on the other hand, moved to Marion County when he was 20, but grew up in Morrow County. And as a result, we listed him as Morrow County's most famous resident.

Some counties have several famous natives, so we picked runners-up for those places. The project prompted a lot of conversation around the office, with folks arguing passionately about the relative "famous-ness" of some of our selections. We imagine you'll have some issues, too. Be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section.

By Patrick Cooley

Cleveland.com

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J Pat Carter

Adams County

Jack Roush is the chairman of the board of the engineering firm Roush Industries, but most readers probably know him as the owner of NASCAR team Roush Fenway Racing. He's known as "The Cat in the Hat" because he is rarely without his trademark Panama Hat. Roush was born in Kentucky but grew up in Manchester, Ohio.

Runner-up: Cowboy Copas, country singer who died in the plane crash that killed Patsy Cline

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Allen County

Phyllis Diller was known for her over-the-top stage presence and her cackling laugh, and she excelled at making audiences laugh by cracking jokes at her own expense. Diller was born in Lima and attended Bluffton College.

Runner-up: Al Jardine, founding member of the Beach Boys.

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Ashland County

The late Tim Richmond won 13 races during eight years as a NASCAR driver and was named one of the top 50 NASCAR drivers of all time. Cole Trickle, the main character in the movie "Days of Thunder," played by Tom Cruise, was loosely based on Richmond He was born in Ashland.

Runner-up: NBA coach Eric Musselman.

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Ashtabula County

Urban Meyer started his college football coaching career as a graduate assistant at the Ohio State, then came full circle, ending up there as a head coach after winning two national championships at the University of Florida. Meyer has a 50-4 record at OSU, and added another national championship to his resume as a coach of the Buckeyes. He was born in Toledo but grew up in Ashtabula.

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Athens County

Four-time Golden Globe winner Sarah Jessica Parker is best known for her role on the long-running HBO comedy, "Sex and the City." But Parker — who is now 51 years old — got her start on Broadway at the tender age of 11. She was born in Nelsonville.

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Michael Conroy

Auglaize County

The first human being to set foot on the surface of the moon was born in Wapakoneta in 1930. Neil Armstrong died in Cincinnati at the age of 82 after a follow-up career as a businessman and University of Cincinnati professor.

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Belmont County

NBA Hall of Famer John Havlicek, who won a national championship for the Ohio State University, won eight NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and was named Finals MVP in 1974. He was born in Martins Ferry in 1940.

Runner-up: Lou Groza, Cleveland Browns great and NFL Hall of Famer

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Brown County

Brian Grant spent more than two decades as a power forward and center in the NBA and had stints with the Sacramento Kings, Portland Trailblazers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns. He was born in Columbus but attended Georgetown High in Brown County.

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Butler County

Kenesaw Mountain Landis was a judge who served as the first Commissioner of Baseball from 1920 until his death in 1944. Landis was praised for cleaning up the sport at a time of scandals involving players allegedly throwing games. But he's also been accused of delaying integration. He was born in Millville in 1866.

Runner-up: Ray Combs, one-time host of "Family Feud"

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Carroll County

Eddie Maple was one of the top jockeys in U.S.thoroughbred horse racing during the 1970s, '80s and '90s. He rode Secretariat to victory in the horse's last race, the 1973 Canadian International Stakes. Maple won 4,398 races, including the 1980 and 1985 Belmont Stakes. He raced in nine Kentucky Derbys, finishing second in 1982 and was inducted into the National Racing Hall of Fame. Maple was born in Carrollton.

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Champaign County

Pete Dye designed or had a hand in designing many top golf courses across the country, including TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, S.C. He is an inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame. He came from a family of designers and grew up in Urbana.

Runner-up: Clancy Brown, who played the head prison guard in the cult classic film "The Shawshank Redemption."

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Reed Saxon

Clark County

Music star John Legend, was born John Roger Stephens in Springfield, Ohio. He rose to stardom with his 2004 album, "Get Lifted." Since then, he's become one of the most successful artists in pop music, winning 10 Grammy Awards. He teamed with rapper Common in 2014 for "Glory," which was featured in the film, "Selma," and the collaboration won the Oscar and a Golden Globe for best original song. He was the salutatorian of his graduating class at Springfield North High School.

Runner-up: Pioneering film star Lillian Gish

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Clermont County

Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant began his tenure as the Commanding General of the United States Army in 1864 and remained in that position until he was elected President of the United States in 1869. He was born in Point Pleasant in 1822.

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Clinton County

Charles Murphy — who began his professional career as a sportswriter for the Cincinnati Enquirer — bought the Chicago Cubs in 1905 with a loan from Enquirer owner Charles Phelps Taft. He owned the franchise when it won its only two World Series championships in 1907 and 1908. Murphy was born in Wilmington in 1868.

Runner-up: General James W. Denver, for whom Denver, Colorado is named.

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Columbiana County

Mark Hanna was a key ally and close personal friend of President William McKinley. Hanna quit a career in business to work on McKinley's presidential campaign in 1895, and served as a U.S. Senator for Ohio. He spent most of his professional career in Cleveland, but was born in Lisbon, the seat of Columbiana County.

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Coshocton County

Bob Brenly played catcher for the San Francisco Giants in the 1980s, but he's most recognized as the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks when the franchise won its only World Series in 2001. He was born in Coshocton.

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Crawford County

Jack Harbaugh was a football player and coach, but is best known as the father of NFL coach John Harbaugh and University of Michigan head football Jim Harbaugh. The elder Harbaugh was born in Crestline in 1939.

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Cuyahoga County

Paul Newman — who won an Academy Award for his 1986 role in "The Color of Money," and starred in iconic films such as "The Hustler," "Cool Hand Luke" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" — was born in Shaker Heights in 1925.

Runners-up: Bob Hope, President James A. Garfield, Halle Berry, George Steinbrenner, Hal Holbrook, Patricia Heaton, Drew Carey, Wes Craven, Carl Stokes, Arsenio Hall, John D. Rockefeller.

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Darke County

Annie Oakley rose to international fame as a sharpshooter and member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The Broadway musical, "Annie Get Your Gun," is inspired by her life. She was born in 1860 near Willowdell.

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Defiance County

The so-called "Four Horsemen" — a quartet of football players — led the Irish to a perfect record and a national championship in 1925. One of the Four Horsemen was Don Miller, who was born in Defiance.

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Delaware County

Rutherford B. Hayes was elected the 19th President of the United States during the Reconstruction era that followed the Civil War. Prior to his career in national politics, he served as a city solicitor in Cincinnati before joining the Union Army. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio in 1822.

Runner-up: Jack Hanna, television personality and Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo.

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Erie County

Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera and the first long-lasting light bulb. He also changed the way products were mass produced, earning the nickname "The Wizard of Menlo Park." But before he made his way to New Jersey, Edison was a native of Milan, where he was born in 1847.

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Fairfield County

William Tecumseh Sherman was a Major General for the Union Army when the Civil War began. Sherman was commended for his battlefield command, but implemented a "scorched earth" policy that some saw as unnecessarily brutal. He commanded the United States Army under President Ulysses S. Grant and was born in Lancaster.

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Fayette County

Ohio State quarterback Art Schlichter started all four years of his tenure with the Buckeyes, but is perhaps best known for throwing the pass that was intercepted by Clemson linebacker Charlie Bauman in the 1978 Gator Bowl. Buckeye coaching great Woody Hayes punched Bauman at the conclusion of that play, ending his career. Schlichter was drafted into the NFL by the Colts in 1982. But his career was cut short by legal and personal problems brought on by compulsive gambling. He was in and out of jails frequently between 1995 and 2006 on various fraud and forgery charges related to his gambling addiction. In 2012, a federal judge sentenced him to nearly 11 years in prison for scamming participants in a sports ticket scheme. He was born in Washington Court House.

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Franklin County

Jack Nicklaus has the third most PGA tour wins of all time and is widely regarded as the greatest golfer who ever lived. Nicklaus was born in Upper Arlington and attended the Ohio State University. A museum chronicling his career sits on his alma mater's campus.

Runners-up: World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker, author James Thurber, two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin, Olympian Simone Biles.

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Fulton County

Barney Oldfield, an auto racing legend, was the first man to drive an automobile faster than 60 miles per hour. He was born near Wauseon.

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Gallia County

Bob Evans owned a chain of sausage farms in the mid 20th Century, and founded the Bob Evans restaurant chain in the early 1960s when he was unable to find enough eateries to buy his product. Evans was born in Sugar Ridge, but his family moved to Gallia County when he was a small boy and he grew up there.

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Geauga County

Harmonica virtuoso and Blues Traveler frontman John Popper was born in Chardon in 1967.

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Greene County

Hall of Fame football coach Woody Hayes led the Ohio State Buckeyes to 13 Big Ten championships and five national championships between 1954 and 1977. His tenure with the Buckeyes ended abruptly when he punched Clemson guard Charlie Bauman after the Tigers defender intercepted an Ohio State pass in the 1978 Gator Bowl. Hayes was born in Clifton, Ohio, which straddles the border of Greene and Clark counties. Hayes himself was unsure what side of the line he was born on, once cracking: "Greene countians claimed I was born in Clark County, and Clark countians claimed I was born in Greene county." We checked with the Ohio Department of Health, who pulled Hayes' birth certificate and confirmed that he was born on the Greene County side of Clifton.

Runner-up: Shawnee war chief Tecumseh, comedian Jonathan Winters

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Guernsey County

John Glenn, a Marine pilot and veteran of World War II and the Korean War, was a military test pilot in 1959 when NASA selected him as one of the original Project Mercury astronauts. In 1962, he became the first American to orbit the Earth, becoming a national hero. He parlayed his fame into a long political career, serving as U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1974-1999. He also ran an unsuccessful campaign for president in 1984. In 1998, he became the oldest person to fly in space, serving as a payload specialist on a Discovery shuttle flight. He was born in Cambridge in 1921.

Runners-up: NFL coach Dom Capers, actor William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd

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Hamilton County

The cinematic genius behind some of the most iconic movies ever made — "Jaws," "E.T.," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" — is from Hamilton County. Steven Spielberg was born in Cincinnati in 1946.

Runners-up: Presidents William Howard Taft, William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison, actress Doris Day, media mogul Ted Turner, baseball's Pete Rose, serial killer Charles Manson and former Speaker of the House John Boehner.

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Hancock County

Two-time Super Bowl champion and four time Pro-Bowler Ben Roethlisberger may have been born in Lima (in Allen County), but he attended Findlay High School.

Runner-up: Mark Metcalf, who played Niedermeyer in "National Lampoon's Animal House," and The Maestro in "Seinfeld."

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Edward J. Solotko

Hardin County

Jacob Parrott, a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, was the first recipient of the Medal of Honor. Parrott was granted the award for fighting his way deep into enemy territory on a mission to destroy Confederate bridges. He lived in Hardin County.

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Harrison County

George Armstrong Custer was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and eventually worked his way up to General. But despite his accomplishments, his name is most associated with his demise at the Battle of Little Bighorn, where he and his regiment were massacred by an alliance of Native American tribes. Custer was born in New Rumley.

Runner-up: Actor Clark Gable

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Henry County

Chip Davis is a founding member of Mannheim Steamroller, an American musical group that's sold 28 million albums in the United States. He was born in Hamler.

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Highland County

Donald Eugene Lytle played bass and steel guitar for country legend George Jones. But he changed his name to "Johnny Paycheck" and struck out on his own for a successful solo career that included several top 40 hits. He was born in Greenfield.

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Hocking County

Curtis Scaparrotti is a four-star general in the United States Army and the head of the NATO Allied Center in Europe. He was born in Logan.

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Holmes County

Alta Weiss is one of only a handful of women who played in men's minor league baseball leagues in the early 1900s. Stepping to the mound for the Vermilion Independents in a signature long dress, Weiss pitched well enough as a teenager to strike out grown men. Her skills drew enormous crowds to her minor league games, earning her enough money to pay her way through medical school. She was born in Berlin, Ohio in 1890.

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Huron County

Cleveland's fledgling professional football franchise was so happy to secure Norwalk native and former Ohio State football coach Paul Brown in 1946 that they named the team "The Cleveland Browns." Brown coached his namesake to NFL Championships in 1950, 1954 and 1955 and remains the only coach to have an NFL squad named after him. The Browns fired him in 1963 in a power struggle with owner Art Modell. He went on to co-found the Cincinnati Bengals and was the team's first coach, retiring in 1975. He was Bengal's team president until his death in 1991.

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Jackson County

Jim Rhodes — the four-term Ohio governor who sent National Guard troops to Kent State University in 1970 to quell campus protests, resulting in the shooting deaths of four students — was born in Coalton.

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Jefferson County

Dean Martin was effortlessly cool, exuding an almost super human aura of grace and charm. His music career spanned more than 50 years and he appeared in several films alongside his friend Frank Sinatra as a member of the Rat Pack. Martin was also part of a popular comedy team, Martin and Lewis, with partner Jerry Lewis. He was born in Steubenville.

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Knox County

Paul Edward Lynde played characters brimming with snarkiness and camp. Uncle Arthur in "Bewitched" and Harry MacAfee from "Bye Bye Birdie" are two of his best-known roles. Lynde also voiced characters in Hannah Barbera cartoons. He was born in Mount Vernon.

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Lake County

Don Shula coached the Miami Dolphins to two Super Bowl victories. One of those Super Bowls — in 1972 — was preceded by an undefeated regular season, resulting in the only perfect record in NFL history. Three other teams have posted undefeated regular seasons, but all three lost in the playoffs. Shula was born in Grand River.

Runners-up: Actor Tim Conway, former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel

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Lawrence County

County singer Bobby Bare recorded "All American Boy" in the 1950s, which hit No. 2 in the Billboard Hot 100. Bare recorded a string of hits in the 1960s after returning from a stint in the Army. He was born in Ironton.

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Licking County

Victoria Woodhull, a member of the women's suffrage movement, was the first woman to be nominated for a run for president in 1872, nearly 50 years before women earned the right to vote nationwide. She was born in Homer.

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Logan County

American writer and minister Norman Vincent Peale penned "The Power of Positive Thinking" and his radio program, "The Art of Living," lasted 54 years. He went to Bellefontaine High School.

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Lorain County

Nobel prize-winning author Toni Morrison published several classic novels, one of which — "Beloved" in 1987 — was made into a movie starring Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey. Morrison won a Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for "Beloved." She was born in Lorain in 1931.

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Lucas County

Gloria Steinem founded Ms. magazine and was recognized as a spokesperson for the feminist movement in the 1960s and 1970s. Along with Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan, she founded the Women's Media Center in 2005. Steinem was born in Toledo in 1934.

Runners-up: Actress Katie Holmes, actor Jamie Farr, actor Danny Thomas, football coaches Jim and John Harbaugh, jazz legend Art Tatum.

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Madison County

Dick LeBeau is another man in the long line of football players and coaches that come from the Buckeye State. His standout play as a cornerback for the Detroit Lions earned him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played for London High School in Madison County.

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Mahoning County

Jack L. Warner founded Warner Bros. film studio in the early part of the 20th Century. His family moved to Youngstown in the late 1800s and he spent his youth in Mahoning County.

Runners-up: Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. founder Harvey S. Firestone, actor Ed O'Neill, singer Maureen McGovern, Dead Boys lead singer Stiv Bators.

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Marion County

Florence Harding, who was married to President Warren G. Harding, was born in Marion County. The couple's marriage license was printed in the Marion Star.

Runner-up: Incidentally, Caroline Phillips — who blackmailed President Warren G. Harding following an adulterous affair with the then candidate — is also from Marion County.

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Alana Munro

Medina County

Actor, musician, comedian and stuntman Ryan Matthew Dunn is best known as a member of the casts of "Jackass" and "Viva La Bam." Following those programs, he hosted several shows and appeared in a handful of movies. Dunn was born in Medina. He died in a car crash in 2011.

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Meigs County

American journalist and author Ambrose Bierce, who you might know for "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," was born in Meigs County in 1842.

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Mercer County

You likely don't know the name Wendell Mobley, but if you listen to popular country, you've definitely heard a song he wrote. Numerous songs penned by Mobley have hit the top of the country charts. Among his number 1 hits are "How Forever Feels" and "There Goes my Life" — performed by Kenny Chesney — and "Take Me There" and "Banjo" — performed by Rascal Flatts. He was born in Celina.

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Miami County

While Cris Carter had a standout career in the NFL for teams such as the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings and was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, most readers likely know him as a football analyst for HBO and ESPN. He was born in Troy.

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Monroe County

Sad Sam Jones was 229–217 as a Major League Baseball pitcher and played on two World Series championship teams, first with the Boston Red Sox in 1918 and then with the New York Yankees in 1923. He was born in Woodsfield.

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Montgomery County

Orville Wright was the younger of the Wright Brothers, who are regarded as the men who invented and flew the first functional, heavier-than-air aircraft in 1903. While Orville's brother, Wilbur, was born in Indiana, Orville himself was born in Dayton.

Runners-up: New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens, actor Martin Sheen, writer Erma Bombeck

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Morgan County

Rufus R. Dawes fought with the Iron Brigade of the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Dawes led a counterattack on a Confederate Brigade that forced the surrender of 200 Confederate soldiers. He was born in Malta.

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Morrow County

Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States, lived nearly his entire life in rural Ohio. He grew up in Morrow County.

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Muskingum County

Even if you haven't heard the name "Zane Grey," you've likely seen one of the 112 movies based on his adventure novels. Grey left a career in dentistry behind to write adventure stories that romanticized the old west and became wildly popular in the early 1900s. He was born in Zanesville.

Runner-up: Dan Patrick has been an on-air sports commentator for various channels since the late 1980s. He was born in Zanesville in 1956.

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Noble County

James Madison Tuttle is best known as a General for the Union Army during the American Civil War and as a Democratic politician and candidate for Governor of Iowa in the late 1800s. But he was born in Summerfield.

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Michael Becker, Fox

Ottawa County

Crystal Bowersox, who was a runner-up on the television singing competition "American Idol" in 2010, was born in Elliston.

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Paulding County

American Consul Jesse B. Jackson served in Aleppo in the early part of the 20th Century and witnessed the Armenian genocide. Jackson's relief efforts reportedly saved thousands. He was born in Paulding.

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Perry County

James Comly worked his way up to Brigadier General in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Comly served as editor and publisher for the Ohio State Journal after the war, and started a baseball team in Columbus. He was born in New Lexington.

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Pickaway County

There is little about the career of adult film star John Holmes that can be printed here, but two documentaries were made about Holmes' life, and he served as the inspiration for the movie "Boogie Nights," making him one of the most well-known American adult film stars. He was born in Ashville.

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Jacob Harris

Pike County

Branch Rickey is best known for helping to break baseball's color barrier as an executive of the Brooklyn Dodgers by signing Jackie Robinson in the 1940s. Rickey's career in Major League Baseball also earned him a place in the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame. He was born in Stockdale.

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Portage County

Jack Lambert won four Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s and made nine Pro Bowl teams. His standout play was enough to earn him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Lambert was born in Mantua.

Runners-up: Actress Anne Heche, poet Hart Crane

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Preble County

Sherwood Anderson wrote a collection of short stories titled "Winesburg, Ohio." While Anderson published other books throughout his career, that seminal work remains his most well-known. He was born in Camden in 1876.

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Putnam County

For his role in the World War II-era classic "Twelve O'Clock High," Dean Jagger was awarded an Oscar for best supporting actor. He was born in Columbus Grove in 1903.

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Richland County

Luke Perry had roles in daytime soap operas before scoring the major part in "Beverly Hills, 90210" that made him famous. He was born in Mansfield.

Runner-up: Louis Bromfield, a Pulitzer Prize winning and nationally renowned author and conversationalist.

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Ross County

Nancy Wilson released more than 70 albums spanning genres such as blues, jazz and soul, and won three Grammies throughout her career. Wilson was also an actor. She was born in Chillicothe in 1937.

Runners-up: Cartoonist Billy Ireland and Shawnee chief Blue Jacket

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Sandusky County

Tony Little became a parody of himself in the later years of his career as a television fitness trainer, making self-deprecating appearances on MADtv and The Weird Al Show. In his earlier years he was known his for his unflappable enthusiasm and inspirational catchphrases like "You can do it!" He was raised in Fremont.

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Scioto County

Roy Rogers earned the nickname "King of the Cowboys" from over 100 film roles and an ongoing TV series that bears his name. "Under the Western Stars" is one of his more famous films and he played supporting roles behind Hollywood legends Gene Autry and John Wayne. Younger readers probably know Roy Rogers from the restaurant chain named after him. He was born in Cincinnati but grew up in Portsmouth and Lucasville.

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Seneca County

Jay Gruden left the University of Louisville's football team in the early 1990s as one of the best starting quarterbacks to ever play for the Cardinals. He bounced around the Arena League and NFL Europe before settling into a coaching career and working his way up the chain until he was named head coach of the Washington Redskins in 2014. Gruden was born in Tiffin.

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Shelby County

Paul Christian Lauterbur was a chemist whose work made magnetic resonance imaging — used to scan the inside of the body and commonly known as an "MRI" — possible. Lauterbur was awarded a Nobel Prize for his efforts. He was born in Sidney.

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Stark County

Shock rocker Brian Warner adopted the name Marilyn Manson — for famous actress Marilyn Monroe and cult leader Charles Manson — and released a series of controversial albums in the 1990s. He was born in Canton.

Runners-up: Musicians Boz Scaggs, Macy Gray and The O'Jay's; football player and sportscaster Dan Dierdorf.

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Summit County

There's little doubt that you know LeBron James — who recently secured his status as a Northeast Ohio sports legend by leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to an epic victory in the 2016 NBA Finals — was born and raised in Akron.

Runners-up: Pretenders lead singer Chrissie Hynde, baseball's Thurman Munson, astronaut Judith Resnick, Black Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach, country singer David Allen Coe, television journalist Hugh Downs and James' fellow NBA MVP Stephen Curry.

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Trumbull County

William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, was born in Niles.

Runners-up: Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, former Fox News President Roger Ailes and attorney Clarence Darrow.

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Tuscarawas County

The legendary Cy Young pitched his way to 511 wins in the major leagues, winning more than any other pitcher. The incomparable Young set several records that stood for decades and left such an imprint on baseball that an award was named after him. He was born in Gilmore.

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Union County

Norton P. Chipman is hardly a household name, but he's the reason most of you don't have to work on the last Monday of May. Chipman led the Grand Army of the Republic in 1868 and commanded the veterans that made up the fraternal order to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers on Monday, May 30 of that year. The Associated Press published his order nationwide and it became a tradition that eventually evolved into Memorial Day. Chipman was born in Milford Center in 1834.

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Van Wert County

Television journalist Jim Heath played a prominent role in covering the 2008 and 2012 Presidential elections and was widely praised for a 2008 interview with Republican Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney. He was born in Van Wert.

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Vinton County

Maude Collins worked as a jail matron and was married to the Vinton County Sheriff in the early 1920s. When her husband was killed in 1925, she was appointed to take his place, making her Ohio's first female Sheriff. Collins solved a double homicide during her tenure and became the first woman to deliver prisoners to the state penitentiary.

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Warren County

Jerry Lucas' combination of height, athleticism and skill was unprecedented in his day. Those gifts propelled him to three college All-American teams and seven NBA All-Star teams. He won a championship in college (with Ohio State in 1960) and in the NBA (with the New York Knicks in 1973), but got his start at Middletown High School.

Runner-up: Whistleblower Mark Whitacre, whose story was chronicled in a 2000 book and the 2009 film "The Informant!" starring Matt Damon.

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Washington County

Two-term Kansas Governor Alf Landon was a liberal Republican who believed in both slashing taxes and supporting some New Deal social welfare programs. But Landon is best known as the candidate who was throttled by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 Presidential election. He was born in Pennsylvania but raised in Marietta.

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Wayne County

Legendary college basketball coach Bobby Knight — known for his intense and often disparaging coaching style — is forever associated with Indiana after coaching the Indiana University Hoosiers to three NCAA championships. But he's a native Ohioan, and even played on the Ohio State's only national championship basketball team in 1960. He was born in Massillon but spent much of his childhood in Wayne County.

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Williams County

Explorer Paul Allman Siple traveled to the Antarctic and created the first formula for measuring wind temperature, coining the term "wind chill." He was born in Montpelier in 1908.

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Wood County

Scott Hamilton was one of the only figure skaters who could perform a back flip. That and other skills propelled him to four U.S. figure skating championships, a gold medal in the World Figure Skating Championships in 1981 and a gold medal in the 1984 Winter Olympics. Hamilton was born in Toledo but grew up in Bowling Green.

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Wyandot County

The late Carl Karcher opened a drive-in restaurant in Anaheim, California in 1945 which eventually expanded into the Carl's Jr. restaurant chain. The eateries go by the name "Hardee's" in Ohio. Karcher was born in Upper Sandusky in 1917.

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