Ohio is a great place to live - Just ask these celebrities!

Whether you live in the country, the suburbs, or the city, we can all agree on one thing: Ohio is anything BUT boring! While the rest of the country may think we're just another state in the Midwest, we know better. Ohio is known for their famous inventors, having the most U.S. Presidents, and a whole host of famous Hollywood celebrities that hail from the Buckeye State. Just take a look at the people who have called our great state home:

Wes Craven (film director) (Cleveland)

Toni Morrison  (author) (Lorain)

Steven Spielberg (film director, film producer) (Cincinnati))

Harriet Beecher Stowe (author) (Cincinnati)

James Thurber (author, cartoonist) (Columbus)

James A. Garfield (Civil War general, U.S. president)

Ulysses S. Grant (soldier, politician, U.S. president) (Point Pleasant)

Warren G. Harding (U.S. president) (Blooming Grove/Caledonia)

Rutherford B. Hayes (politician, U.S. president) (Delaware)

William McKinley (U.S. president) (Niles)

 

 William Howard Taft (politician, jurist, U.S. president, chief justice) (Cincinnati)

Maya Lin (sculptor) (Athens)

Aminah Robinson (artist) (Columbus)

Tom Wesselmann (pop artist) (Cincinnati)

Halle Berry (actor, fashion model) (Cleveland)

Drew Carey (actor, comedian) (Cleveland)

Dave Chappelle (comedian, actor) (Yellow Springs)

George Clooney (actor) (Cincinnati)

Dorothy Dandridge (actor)

Doris Day (actor) (Cincinnati)

Brooklyn Decker (model) (Kettering)

 Phyllis Diller (actor, comedian) (Lima)

Phil Donahue (talk show host) (Cleveland/Dayton)

Hugh Downs (broadcaster) (Lima, Akron)

Carmen Electra (model, actor) (Cincinnati/White Oak)

Angie Everhart (fashion model) (Akron)

Clark Gable (actor) (Cadiz)

Arsenio Hall (comedian, talk show host, actor) (Cleveland)

Margaret Hamilton (actor) (Cleveland)

Scott Hamilton (ice skater) (Bowling Green)

Patricia Heaton (actor) (Bay Village)

Anne Heche (actor) (Aurora)

Katie Holmes (actor) (Toledo)

Bob Hope (comedian, actor) (Cleveland)

Terrence Howard (actor) (Cleveland)

Allison Janney (actor) (Dayton)

John Lithgow (actor) (Yellow Springs)

Rob Lowe (actor) (Dayton)

Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth (reality television star)(Youngstown)

Dean Martin (actor) (Steubenville)

Paul Newman (actor) (Cleveland)

Annie Oakley (markswoman) (Greenville)

 Sarah Jessica Parker (actor) (Cincinnati/Nelsonville)

Roy Rogers (actor) (Cincinnati/Lucasville)

Molly Shannon (comedian) (Shaker Heights/Cleveland)

Martin Sheen (actor) (Dayton)

Jerry Springer (television talk show host/former mayor of Cincinnati) (Cincinnati)

Katt Williams (comedian, actor) (Dayton)

Jack Hanna (zoo director, animal expert) (Columbus)

Bone Thugs N Harmony (musicians) (Cleveland)

Bow Wow (rapper) (Reynoldsburg)

Kid Cudi (musician) (Cleveland)

Devo (band) (Akron)

Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters (musician) (Warren)

Chris Kirkpatrick (singer) (Dalton)

Nick Lachey (musician) (Cincinnati)

John Legend (musician) (Springfield)

Marilyn Manson (musician) (Canton)

Antonio "L.A." Reid ( record executive, songwriter, and record producer) (Cincinnati)

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails (musician) (Cleveland)

 Scott Weiland (musician) (Cleveland)

Neil Armstrong (astronaut) (Wapakoneta/Lebanon)

Thomas Edison (inventor) (Milan)

Harvey Firestone (inventor, industrialist) (Columbiana/Akron)

John Glenn (astronaut, politician) (Cambridge/New Concord)

Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (inventors) (Dayton)

B. F. Goodrich (industrialist) (Akron)

John D. Rockefeller (industrialist) (Strongsville/Cleveland)

Larry Flynt (publisher of Hustler adult magazine) (Cincinnati)

Ted Turner (founder of Turner Broadcasting, CNN) (Cincinnati)

Jack Warner (co-founder of Warner Bros. Studios) (Youngstown)

Les Wexner (chairman and CEO of Limited Brands) (Dayton)

Jeffrey Dahmer (serial killer) (lived in Bath)

Charles Manson (murderer, cult leader) (Cincinnati/Walnut Hills)

Howard Cassady (Football Player) (Columbus)

Archie Griffin (football player) (Columbus)

Cris Carter (football player) (Middletown)

Kurt Coleman (football player) (Clayton)

Mark Dantonio (Michican State head football coach) (Zanesville)

Dan Dierdorf (HOF football player/announcer) (Canton)

 Rob Dyrdek (skateboarder) (Kettering)

Ted Ginn, Jr. (football player) (Cleveland)

Ken Griffey, Jr. (baseball player) (Cincinnati)

Jim Harbaugh (football coach) (Toledo)

A.J. Hawk (football player) (Centerville)

Woody Hayes (football coach) (Clifton/Newcomerstown/Upper Arlington)

Lou Holtz (Football coach) (East Liverpool)

Desmond Howard (football player) (Cleveland)

LeBron James (basketball player) (Akron)

Don King (fight promoter) (Cleveland)

Bobby Knight (basketball coach) (Massilon/Orrville)

Bernie Kosar (football player) (Boardman)

Dick LeBeau (football coach) (London)

Nick Mangold (football player) (Centerville)

Urban Meyer (football coach) (Ashtabula)

Jack Nicklaus (golfer) (Columbus)

Paul O'Neill (baseball player) (Columbus)

Jesse Owens (runner) (Cleveland)

Bo Pelini (football coach) (Youngstown)

Brady Quinn (football player) (Columbus/Dublin)

 Ben Roethlisberger (football player) (Findlay)

Pete Rose (baseball player, manager) (Cincinnati)

Bo Schembechler (football coach) (Barberton)

Don Shula (football coach) (Painesville)

Troy Smith (football player) (Cleveland)

Jim Tressel (football coach) (Mentor)

Mike Vrabel (football player) (Akron/Cuyahoga Falls)

Cy Young (baseball player) (Gilmore/Newcomerstown)

Ron Zook (football coach) (Loudonville)