List of Woodward High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) people

This list contains notable people associated with Woodward High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, including alumni and current and former faculty.

Alumni

Main category: Woodward High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) alumni

Art & entertainment

• Karen Ackerman (1969) – author of children's literature
• Alice Williams Brotherton (1848-1930) – writer
• Marty Callner (1964) – music video director ^[1]
• Gustave W. Drach – architect. He also designed the 1910 iteration of the school. ^[2]
• Leo Mielziner (1887) – artist and scenic designer, father of Jo Mielziner
• Harry Shokler (1914) – artist
• Richard Stoltzman (1960) – classical clarinetist ^[3]

Athletics

• Daryl Boston (1981) – former Major League Baseball player
• Ezzard Charles (1942) – The "Cincinnati Cobra", American professional boxer and former World Heavyweight Champion
• Dante Craig – National Golden Gloves Champion Lightweight Champion 1995, Welterweight Champion 1999) and contender in boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics ^[4]
• Leon Durham (1976) – former Major League Baseball player (1980–1989)
• Ray Edwards (2003) – defensive lineman drafted by the Minnesota Vikings ^[5]
• John Jackson (1983) – offensive tackle ^[6]
• Ed Jucker (1936) – former head basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati and later coach for two seasons of the Cincinnati Royals of the NBA.
• C. J. McDiarmid (c. 1886) – executive with the St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds
• Antwan Peek (1998) – linebacker for the Cleveland Browns
• Abdul Salaam (1971) – former defensive tackle with the New York Jets' as part of the "New York Sack Exchange." Known as "Larry Faulk" while attending Woodward, he changed his name to Abdul Salaam, which means "Soldier of Peace," in 1977.
• Ed Shuttlesworth (1970) (born 1952) – leading rusher for the Michigan Wolverines football teams of 1972 and 1973; third leading rusher in the Canadian Football League in 1974
• Clem Turner (1964) – NFL running back for Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos and pro wrestler.

Government and politics

• Ted Berry (1924) – 1st African-American Valedictorian at Woodward (1924); president of the Cincinnati branch of the NAACP (1932-1946); 1947-1961 served on the NAACP Ohio Committee for Civil Rights Legislation; first black assistant prosecuting attorney for Hamilton County; first African American mayor of Cincinnati (1972)
• David H. Bailey, United States Consul in Hong Kong (1870-1878) and Consul General in Shanghai (1879-1880)
• Mark L. Mallory (1980) – Mayor of Cincinnati ^[7]
• Lafayette F. Mosher (1843) – Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon State Senator ^[8]
• O'dell Owens  – reproductive endocrinologist, Hamilton County Coroner, President of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, nonprofit executive
• William Howard Taft (1874) – 27th President of the United States ^[9] and 10th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the only person to hold both offices

Military

• Henry V. Boynton (1854) – Union Army officer during the Civil War, Medal of Honor recipient

Education

• William Strunk Jr. – Cornell University English professor and author of The Elements of Style .
• Dr. Ronald Crutcher – President Emeritus of Wheaton College (Massachusetts) and accomplished cellist (member of the Klemperer Trio). President-elect (July 1, 2015) of the University of Richmond.
• Nelson Glueck (1916) – was an American rabbi, academic and archaeologist. He served as president of Hebrew Union College from 1947 until his death, and his pioneering work in biblical archaeology resulted in the discovery of 1,500 ancient sites.

Science

• Charles Henry Turner (ca 1887) – entomologist and first African American to receive a graduate degree at the University of Cincinnati and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago
• Hannah L. Wessling (1894), chemist and food scientist, billed as "Uncle Sam's Bread Baker" during World War I

Faculty

• William Holmes McGuffey (mid-1840s), author of the McGuffey Readers, one of America's first textbooks. ^[10]
• Joseph Ray (1807-1855), ^[11] author of Ray's Arithmetic

References

1. Kiesewetter, John (August 26, 2001). "He calls the shots for Madonna". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
2. "Pendleton Mapped". ArtWorks Cincinnati. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
3. Scheidt, Alan (May 7, 1998). "Coming Home: CSO closes its season with a prodigal son". CityBeat . Retrieved October 11, 2006.
4. MacGregor, Scott (August 22, 2000). "Tristate boasts 11 Olympians". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
5. Goheen, Kevin (April 22, 2006). "Depth still needed on D-line". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company.
6. Goheen, Kevin (May 7, 2002). "Bengals removed, concerned". The Cincinnati Post . E. W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on September 12, 2004. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
7. Luckey, Tiffany (September 25, 2006). "CPS opens new $41 million school". Cincinnati Herald . Retrieved October 10, 2006.
8. Corning, Howard M (1956). Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing.
9. "The Early History of Cincinnati Public Schools". Cincinnati Public Schools. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
10. Cincinnati Board of Education (March 20, 2006). "The Early History of Cincinnati Public Schools". Archived from the original on October 9, 2006. Retrieved November 2, 2006.
11. "Joseph Ray and Ray's Arithmetic". www.wvculture.org.