Famous Cleveland, Ohio People

• Berry, Halle

  Oscar-winning star of Monster's Ball

• Carey, Drew

  The star of TV's The Drew Carey Show

• Craven, Wes

  The creator if Nightmare on Elm Street

• Dandridge, Dorothy

  Star of the movie Carmen Jones

• Dee, Ruby

  Veteran actress and wife of Ossie Davis

• Ellison, Harlan

  The author of "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" and 'A Boy and His Dog'

• Hamilton, Margaret

  The wicked witch in The Wizard of Oz

• Holbrook, Hal

  Stage and TV actor known for playing Mark Twain

• Kucinich, Dennis

  Youthful mayor of Cleveland (1977) and presidential candidate (2004, 2008)

• Levy, Chandra

  The intern who disappeared from Washington D.C. in 2001

• Sheppard, Sam

  The Ohio doctor who inspired TV's The Fugitive

• Willard, Fred

  The bumbling announcer in the movie 'Best in Show'

See also: Born in Ohio