Ohio State
- Stephanie Spielman (1967-2009) Cancer awareness advocate and wife of OSU-NFL football legend Chris Spielman. The OSU Stephanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center is named in her honor.
- W.W. "Woody" Hayes (1913-1987) legendary OSU Football coach
- Charles "Chic" Harley (1895-1974) OSU football player
- Michael A. Peppe (1898-1979) OSU swimming coach
- Lynn W. St. John (1876-1950) OSU basketball coach
- Fred Taylor (1924-2002) OSU basketball player and coach
- Esco Sarkkinen (1918-1998) OSU football player and assistant coach
- Arthur G. James (1912-2001) Physician and founder of the Arthur G James Cancer Hospital
- John P. Minton (1934-1990) OSU professor & pioneer in cancer research
- Robert J. Murphy (1923-2003) OSU team physician
- Charles W. Pavey (1906-2004) OSU clinical professor and physician
- Ruth W. Mount (1926-1997) First OSU Dean of Students
- William C. McCracken (1863-1959) OSU Superintendent of Grounds/Buildings
Business
- Carl Horton (1933-2021) Founder of Horton Emergency Vehicles
- Rand Hollenback (1899-1965) Mayor of Clintonville - Founder of "The Booster" newspaper
- William A. Pepper (1921-1983) 25 year Newscaster for WBNS TV
- Harley E. Rouda (1929 - 2012) - founder of HER Realty Company
- R. David Thomas (1932-2002) Founder of Wendy's
- Gordon Teter (1943-1999) Chairman, CEO and President of Wendy's
- James Near (1938-1996) Chief executive officer of Wendy's
- Robert A. Daniels (1913-1999) Founder of Bob Daniels Buick
- H. Roy Chope (1921-1985) Co-founder of Industrial Nucleonics
- Clayton Jones (1923-1991) Co-founder of CompuServe
- Harry K. Gard (1914-1987) Co-founder of CompuServe
- Foster Lane (1903-1995) Co-founder of Fiesta Hair Salons
- Walter S. Smith (1877-1940) inventor of the exact weight scale
- John E. Fisher (1929-1998) CEO of Nationwide Insurance
- John Galipault (1930-1993) founder of the Aviation Safety Institute
- Gary Ellson (1952-2008) Co-founder of the Actors Theatre
Government
- Russell Leach (1922-2002) City Attorney, Judge, Chairman of Franklin Co Republican Party
- Charles A. Leach (1881-1950) City Attorney and Common Pleas Judge.
- James F. Atwood (1873-1965) Ohio State Senator
- John Circle (1922-2000) Franklin County Engineer
- Melvin B. Dodge (1924-1991) Director of Columbus Parks & Rec
- Myron B. Gessaman (1894-1975) Mayor of Columbus - State Representative
- Paul M. Herbert (1889-1983) Ohio Supreme Court Justice
- Roger W. Tracy (1903-1964) State Auditor/State Treasurer
- George E. Tyack (1911-1986) Franklin County Common Pleas Judge
Sports
- Harry Gowdy (1889-1966) Baseball player for New York Giants & Boston Braves
- Bennie Kauff (1890-1961) Baseball player for New York Giants
- Paul Hornung (1915-1994) 23 year Columbus Dispatch Sports writer
Military
- Joel Parsons (1840-1919) Civil War (Union) veteran Medal of Honor recipient
- Balser Hess (1747-1806) fought alongside General George Washington
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