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Neil Armstrong (1930- )
     Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He was an astronaut on Apollo 11 and was the first person to to set foot on the moon. This occurred on July 20, 1969

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)
     Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio. He was the son of former slaves and was one of the most popular American poets of the 1890s. His best known work is 'The Sport of Fools'.

Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
     Edison was born in Milan, Ohio. He was always asking questions as a child. He invented motion pictures, the phonograph and the mimeograph machine.

Harvey Samuel Firestone (1868-1938)
     Firestone was born on a farm in Ohio.He was president of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. He worked with Henry Ford and Thomas Edison on coming up with a substitute for natural rubber.

James Abram Garfield (1831-1881)
     Garfield was born in Orange, Ohio. He was the last President to be born in a log cabin. He was the 20th President. He was assassinated on July 2, 1881.

John Herschel Glenn Jr. (1921- )
     Glenn was born in Cambridge, Ohio. He was the first American to orbit the earth. We watched him go up again in 1998 as the oldest man in space.

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885)
     Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. He was called Lyss by his family. He was the 18th President. Grant Elementary School is named after him.

Mark Hanna (1837-1904)
     Hanna was born in Lisbon, Ohio. He made his money in groceries, coal and iron. He went into politics and helped William McKinley become President of the United States.

Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923)
     Harding was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio. He was a doctor, teacher and journalist. He was elected President in 1921.

Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901)
     Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio. He was 23rd President. He once worked as a court crier for $2.50 per day. His grandfather was also President of the United States.

Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893)
     Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio. He was the governor of Ohio for three terms. He was a champion speller. He was a lawyer and the 19th President of the United States.

Charles Kettering (1876-1958)
     Kettering was born in Loudonville, Ohio. He was the inventor of the automobile self starter and ethyl gasoline.

William McKinley (1843-1901)
     McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio. He taught school, served in the Civil War and was a lawyer. He was the 25th President of the United States.

Jack Nicklaus (1940-)
     Nicklaus was born in Columbus, Ohio. He was one of the world's leading golfers. He won the U.S. Open in 1962 and 1967.

Annie Oakley (1860-1926)
  World famous markswoman from Ohio. 

George Hunt Pendleton (1825-1889)
     Pendleton was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a member of the Ohio State Senate. He was also a U.S. Representative from Ohio, candidate for Vice President of the United States, U.S. Senator from Ohio and the U.S. Minister to Germany.

Pontiac (1720?-1769)
     Pontiac was chief of the Ottowa tribe.He fought alongside the French during the French and Indian War. He was probably born in northern Ohio.

Gloria Steinem (1934- )
     Steinem was born in Toledo, Ohio. She is a supporter of women's rights and founded Ms. magazine. She is also the author of three books.

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896 )
     Stowe is best remembered for her book Uncle Tom's Cabin. She spent 18 years of her life in Cincinnati.

William Howard Taft (1857-1930)
     Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was 27th President of the United States. Many people called him a failure as President. After his presidency he was a professor at Yale University.

Tecumseh (1765?-1813)
     Tecumseh was born in the Scioto River Valley. His name means "shooting star" or "meteor". He was the leader of the eastern American Indian tribes.

Victoria (Claflin) Woodhull (1838-1927)
     Woodhull was born in Homer, Ohio. She was the first woman to run for President (in 1872). She and her sister founded a newspaper.

Orville Wright (1871-1948)
     Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio. He invented and built the first successful airplane.