The following is a list of natives, residents and former residents of Shaker Heights, Ohio.
A Adam B. Abelson, lawyer and United States federal judge Danesha Adams, soccer player Rasheen Ali, football running back Griff Allen, auto racing promoter, broadcaster, engineer Erick Anderson, football linebacker Albert Ayler, jazz saxophonist
B Jamie Babbit, director, producer, and screenwriter
Newton D. Baker, politician Bill Balas, screenwriter, director, producer Majel Barrett, actress and producer William Bayer, crime fiction writer Carter Bays, television writer, creator of How I Met Your Mother David Mark Berger, weightlifter, one of 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Arab commandos at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games Peter Bergman, member of the Firesign Theatre The Beverly Brothers (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom), wrestlers billed as hailing from Shaker Heights Leon Bibb, television anchor Keith Black, neurosurgeon John Blackburn, songwriter Sara J. Bloomfield, executive director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Roberts Blossom, actor and poet Andy Borowitz, comedian and satirist Eric Brakey, politician and Maine state senator Jim Brickman, musician Aris Brimanis, ice hockey defenseman Paul Brown, football coach and owner Dick Brubaker, football player for the Chicago Cardinals and Buffalo Bills Judith Butler, gender theorist and philosopher
C Jane L. Campbell, politician; 56th mayor of Cleveland James Card, film preservationist Martha Chase, geneticist Adrien Clarke, Virginia Destroyers offensive lineman Ward Cleaver, fictional character in Leave It to Beaver Nate Clements, Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Wat T. Cluverius, diplomat Anne Cochran, singer Gary Cohn, president and COO of Goldman Sachs, economic advisor to the Trump Administration Jim Cohn, poet Bruce Cole, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities Constance Cook, Republican Party politician Tom Corcoran, writer
D Rebecca Dallet, Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Marc Dann, former Ohio attorney general William Daroff, chief executive officer of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Arthur Carter Denison, federal judge Cheri Dennis, singer-songwriter Derf Backderf, John Backderf, cartoonist Samuel Deutsch, jeweler and sports franchise owner Maximilian Dimoff, principal bassist of the Cleveland Orchestra
E Eric Ehrmann, author and columnist Harry Eisenstat, baseball pitcher James Emery, jazz guitarist
F Michelle Federer, theatre and film actress Danny Ferry, former NBA player; former general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers Bobby Few, jazz pianist Eric Fingerhut, politician and academic administrator Craig Finn, singer and guitarist Nate Fish, American-Israeli writer, baseball player/coach Lee Fisher, former lieutenant governor of Ohio James Frey, author Devin Friedman, journalist Marcia Fudge, congresswoman
G Zelma Watson George, actress, philanthropist Jeff Gerth, journalist Nicole Gibbs, tennis player Anand Giridharadas, writer and newspaper columnistStewart, John. January 24, 2011. The Daily Show. Comedy Central. Retrieved February 24, 2011. Rick Glassman, actor and comedian Samuel Glazer, co-developer of Mr. Coffee Maurice Goldman, composer Stuart Goldman, journalist, screenwriter, musician Derrick Green, musician, singer of the band Sepultura and Maximum Hedrum Richard J. Green, chemist Tom Griswold, co-host of The Bob & Tom Show Robert Lee Grossman, computer scientist and bioinformatician Matt Guerrier, baseball player
H Jamey Haddad, percussionist Dorothy Hart, actress Jerry Heller, rap manager Caroline Hoxby, economist
I David Icove, former FBI Academy instructor
J Paul Jones, judge Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County commissioner
K Paul Kantor, violin teacher Kid Cudi, born Scott Mescudi, rapper Donald James Kirk, accountant Freddie Kitchens, NFL head coach Archibald Klumph, founder of the Rotary Foundation Andrew Kober, stage actor Ralph Kohl, football player, coach and scout Ralph and Terry Kovel, antiques writers and television hosts
L Jaime Laredo, violinist Courtney Ledyard, football linebacker Al Lerner, late owner of the Cleveland Browns and former chairman of MBNA Michael Lesy, writer and professor Eddie Levert, lead singer of The O'Jays Gerald Levert, musician Sean Levert, musician Mark F. Lindsay, assistant to the president of the United States for Management and Administration under Bill Clinton Tommy LiPuma, music producer Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post journalist Orlando Lowry, football linebacker Matthew Luckiesh, physicist
M Lorin Maazel, conductor Machine Gun Kelly, born Colson Richard Baker, rapper Kevin Mackey, college basketball coach Gordon Macklin, businessman Dave Malkoff, Network News Correspondent Wade Manning, NFL wide receiver Bill Mason, jewel thief Lance Mason, politician Michael McElroy, actor Marc Mencher, video game industry executive Howard Metzenbaum, U.S. senator Aaron David Miller, Middle East analyst, author, and negotiator Creighton Miller, attorney who helped organize the National Football League Players Association Max Miller, Republican politician and U.S. House of Representatives congressman Thomas Modly, former United States Secretary of the Navy Justin Morrow, MLS soccer player Ted Mosby, fictional character in How I Met Your Mother Otis Moss III, pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ Felice Mueller, rower
N Paul Newman, actor and auto racer Billy Newton-Davis, R&B, jazz and gospel singer-songwriter Celeste Ng, writer
O Susan Orlean, journalist Peter Ostrum, actor
P Paula Jai Parker, actress Harvey Pekar, comic book writer Roger Penske, race car driver, team owner, and business entrepreneur David Pogue, technology writer, journalist and commentator James Alan Polster, novelist, movie producer and journalist Dan A. Polster, judge Greg Pruitt, football running back
R Joshua Radin, singer-songwriter Bruce Ratner, philanthropist and real estate developer; on the board of directors for Forest City Enterprises Ellen Ratner, news analyst Mark Ratner, chemist Michael Ratner, attorney and human rights activist Betty Anne Rees, actor Matthew Rhodes, film producer Beth Richie, professor of African American Studies, Sociology, Gender and Women's Studies, and Criminology, Law, and Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago Laurel J. Richie, current president of the Women's National Basketball Association Geraldo Rivera, attorney and talk show host Sharon Robinson, cellist Michael Roizen, physician Chris Rose, NFL Network sportscaster Terry Rozier, basketball player Keith Rucker, football defensive tackle Michael Ruhlman, writer Campy Russell, basketball player John Morris Russell, conductor
S Marlene Sanders, journalist Scott Savol, American Idol finalist Leonard Sax, MD/PhD, physician and author Michael Scharf, law professor and director of Frederick K. Cox International Law Center Alan Schechter, film producer Kathryn Schulz, journalist and writer Molly Shannon, comedian Maria Siemionow, surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic Charlie Sifford, African American former professional golfer who helped to desegregate the PGA of America Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, rabbi, Zionist spokesman and leader Marisa Silver, author, screenplay writer, and director Ben Simon, NHL ice hockey center Jamil Smith, print and television journalist Charles E. Spahr, Sohio president and CEO David Spero, DJ, music manager Stephen Stucker, actor Bob Switzer, inventor Michael Symon, Iron Chef, restaurateur, and television host George Szell, former conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra
T Bill Taft, rock musician Kingsley A. Taft, politician Milan Tiff, Olympic triple jumper
U Loung Ung, Cambodian American human rights activist and authorAt 39, Loung Ung enters a new phase of writing and storytelling | Books - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
V William R. Van Aken, politician Van Sweringen brothers, real estate developers of Shaker Heights and railroad tycoons Ralph Vince, football player and coach Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor Daniel Vovak, political comedian and author Vronsky & Babin, duo-piano team
W David Wain, actor, filmmaker and comedian Clay Weiner, director Dr. Robert J. White, neurosurgeon Shereé Whitfield, from The Real Housewives of Atlanta Kym Whitley, comedian and actress Fred Willard, comedian Milton A. Wolf, real estate developer and U.S. ambassador Sidney M. Wolfe, drug safety activist
Z Jack Zwerner, professional poker player and entrepreneur
See also
List of people from Cleveland List of people from Ohio
References