List of people from Kent, Ohio

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This following people are natives of or lived in Kent, Ohio, but not exclusively as students at Kent State University.

NameNotabilityAssociationCategory
Mike Adamle Professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears, general manager for WWE Raw , host of American Gladiators Raised in Kent [1] Athletics
Tony Adamle Professional football player in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns Resident of Kent [1] Athletics
Julianne Baird Teacher of voiceResident of Kent [1] Performing arts
Deral Boykin Professional football player in the NFLBorn and raised in Kent [2] Athletics
Greg Boykin Professional football player in the NFL, 1977–1978Raised in Kent [3] Athletics
John Brown Radical abolitionist Resident of Kent (Franklin Mills) ca. 1835–1839Politics
Watson Brown Radical abolitionist and son of John Brown; killed during John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry Born in Kent (Franklin Mills) [4] Politics
Tom Campana Professional Canadian football player in the Canadian Football League, 1972–1977Raised in Kent [5] Athletics
Vincent J. Cardinal Playwright and directorRaised in Kent [1] Performing arts
Bob Casale Musician, guitarist and keyboardist in the band Devo Born and raised in Kent [6] Performing arts
Gerald Casale Musician, founding member of the band DevoRaised in Kent [7] Performing arts
Kathleen Chandler State representative for the Ohio House of Representatives 68th district, 2003–2011Resident of KentPolitics
Kathleen Clyde State representative for the Ohio House of Representatives 68th district, 2011–2019Resident of Kent [8] Politics
Robert E. Cook Member of United States House of Representatives for the 11th district of Ohio, 1959–1963Born and raised in Kent [9] Politics
Vernon Cook State representative for the Ohio House of Representatives, 43rd district, 1973–1987Born in Kent [10] Politics
George Danhires Sculptor, artist and educatorFrom Kent [11] [12] Arts
John Davey Pioneer in tree surgery and founder of the Davey Tree Expert Company Resident of KentScience
Martin L. Davey U.S. Representative and Governor of Ohio Born and raised in KentPolitics
Tom DeLeone Professional football player in the NFLRaised in Kent [1] Athletics
Joe Ebanks Professional poker player in the World Series of Poker Raised in Kent [13] Entertainment
Halim El-Dabh Music composer, performer, educator, and ethnomusicologist Resident of Kent [14] Performing arts
Todd Diacon President of Kent State University since 2019Resident of KentAcademics
Cassius Fairchild Wisconsin politician and Civil War officerBorn in Kent (Franklin Mills) 1829 [15] Politics
Jairus C. Fairchild First mayor of Madison, Wisconsin and first State Treasurer of Wisconsin Resident of Kent (Franklin Mills) ca. 1827–1834 [16] Politics
Lucius Fairchild Governor of Wisconsin and U.S. diplomat to Spain Born in Kent (Franklin Mills) 1831; Fairchild Avenue in Kent named after him [16] Politics
James Fergason Inventor of improved Liquid crystal display technologyResident of Kent [17] Technology
Kayla Fischer Professional soccer player in the National Women's Soccer League Born and raised in Kent [18] Athletics
Geno Ford Head coach for the Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team, 2008–2011Resident of Kent [19] Athletics
Ahmed Gallab Professional singer and composer known as Sinkane Resident of Kent [20] Arts
Michael C. Gould Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force; 18th Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy Raised in Kent [21] Politics
Peter Gregg Guitarist and former member of Devo Born and raised in Kent [22] Performing arts
Todd Hido Contemporary artist and photographerBorn and raised in Kent [1] Arts
Garnet Jex Artist and historianBorn in Kent [23] Arts
Angela Johnson Author and illustratorResident of Kent [24] [25] Literary
Laing Kennedy Athletic director at Kent State University, 1994–2010Resident of Kent [26] Athletics
Marvin Kent Railroad executive and bank presidentResident of Kent; namesake of cityBusiness, politics
Lester Lefton President of Kent State University, 2006–2014Resident of Kent [27] Academics
David Mayfield Grammy-nominated producer, singer, and songwriterRaised in and resident of Kent [28] Performing arts
Jessica Lea Mayfield Singer and songwriterRaised in and resident of Kent [29] Performing arts
John McGilvrey President of Kent State Normal College, 1911–1926Resident of KentAcademics
Gene Michael Major League Baseball player, manager, and executiveBorn in Kent [30] Athletics
Joel Nielsen Athletic director at Kent State University Resident of Kent [31] Athletics
Glenn Olds Politician, president of Kent State University, 1971–1977Resident of Kent [27] Academics
George Pake Physicist, founder of Xerox PARC Born and raised in Kent [32] Business, science
Julio Cesar Pino Associate Professor of History at Kent State UniversityResident of Kent [33] Education
Lucien Price Author and writer for the Boston Evening Transcript and The Atlantic Monthly ; used the pseudonym "Woolwick" for Kent in some of his stories [34] Raised in KentLiterary
P. Craig Russell Comic book writer, artist, and illustratorResident of Kent since 1981 [35] Arts
Rod Reisman Original drummer for the band Devo Raised in Kent [22] Performing arts
Brian Rogers Professional mixed martial arts athleteBorn and raised in Kent [36] Athletics
Cynthia Rylant Award-winning Children's authorLived in Kent [37] Literary
LeRoy Satrom Mayor of Kent during the Kent State shootings in 1970Resident of KentPolitics
Michael Schwartz President of Kent State University, 1982–1991Resident of KentAcademics
Joshua Seth Voice actorRaised in Kent [38] Performing arts
Lucien B. SmithInventor of barbed wire [39] [40] Resident of KentInvention
The Six Parts Seven A Post-rock band [41] Raised in KentPerforming arts
Seth Stewart Broadway and film actor and dancerRaised in Kent [42] Performing arts
Rohn Thomas film actorResident of KentPerforming arts
Jim Tully WriterResident of Kent, ca. 1907–1912 [43] Literary
Beverly J. Warren President of Kent State University from 2014 to 2019Resident of KentAcademics
Stan White Former professional football playerRaised in Kent [1] Athletics

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  2. ↑ "Deral Boykin". DatabaseFootball.com. 2006. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Greg Boykin". FanBase.com. 2011. Archived from the original on February 15, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Stephen J. (October 21, 2015). "A skeleton's odyssey: The forensic mystery of Watson Brown". Hoosier State Chronicles. Indiana State Library. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Hall of Fame Archives". Kent City School District. 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Robert Casale, Jr". Record-Courier . March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ Prufer, Jason (August 7, 2011). "DEVO's Seminal 1975 Night on Kent State's Front Campus". Kent Patch. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Kathleen Clyde official website". House.State.OH.US. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Cook, Robert Eugene, (1920-1988)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Vernon F. Cook (obituary)". Akron Beacon Journal . November 24, 1987. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  11. ↑ "The Artists of City of Sculpture - Hamilton OH". www.cityofsculpture.org. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  12. ↑ Nobile, Jeremy (May 13, 2013). "Local artist, veteran George Danhires to design new Veterans' Memorial". Record-Courier. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  13. ↑ Scott, Dale (July 8, 2011). "Stow poker player cashes in". Akron Beacon Journal . Retrieved July 9, 2011. Ebanks, 26, grew up in Kent
  14. ↑ St. Clair, Jeff (February 4, 2011). "Halim El-Dabh sees signs of hope in Egyptian protests". WKSU.org. WKSU-FM . Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Cassius Fairchild". History of Dane County, 1880. Secondwi.com (online). Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
  16. 1 2 Di Paolo, Roger (September 8, 2006). "Civil War hero, governor had roots in Kent". Kent: Celebrating 200 Years. Record-Courier. p. 5.
  17. ↑ DiAlesandro, Wendy (March 25, 2024). "Inventors of Portage County: Making lots of locks, drink dispensers and more". The Portager. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  18. ↑ Jenkins, Luke (July 19, 2024). "Kent native Kayla Fischer enters her second season in professional soccer at Louisville". The Portager. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Geno Ford". KentStateSports.com. Kent State University. 2010. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  20. ↑ Puleo, Loreal (October 9, 2025). "Former Kent resident Ahmed Gallab reflects on musical, music career". The Kent Stater. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  21. ↑ Nethken, Laura (June 16, 2009). "Lt. Gen. Gould earns promotion". Record-Courier . Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  22. 1 2 Dellinger, Jade & Giffels, David (2003). "The Beginning Was the End". We Are Devo. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
  23. ↑ "'Views of Harpers Ferry' on display". Public Opinion. Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. November 26, 2009. p. 44. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  24. ↑ Townsend, Angela (February 6, 2013). "Angela Johnson honored as author for young readers: Black History Month". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Angela Johnson: Official Publisher Page". SimonandSchuster.com. Simon & Schuster . Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Director of Athletics Laing Kennedy". KentStateSports.com. Kent State University. 2007. Archived from the original on July 22, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  27. 1 2 Gallick, Thomas (April 2, 2013). "Kent State eyes Lefton's house as official president's residence". Record-Courier . Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  28. ↑ Mills, Ben (December 10, 2010). "The David Mayfield Parade at Clementine" . Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  29. ↑ Bhatia, Kabir (February 11, 2011). "Jessica Lea Mayfield returns to Kent". WKSU.org. WKSU-FM . Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  30. ↑ "Gene Michael". Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com. 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  31. ↑ Jenior, Susan (September 1, 2013). "Kent Roosevelt's Nielsen sisters light up golf courses with record performances". Record-Courier . Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  32. ↑ Slichter, Charles (2009). George Edward Pake (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. p. 3. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  33. ↑ Heisig, Eric (April 23, 2018). "Feds charge controversial Kent State University professor with lying to FBI". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved April 23, 2018.
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  35. ↑ "'Night Music: The Art of P. Craig Russell' to screen at Cleveland Museum of Art Wednesday". Cleveland.com. August 23, 2009.
  36. ↑ Scott Swerbinsky (August 1, 2007). "A Sitdown With The Predator". danwismar.com.
  37. ↑ Borne, Christine (April 2005). "Cynthia Rylant, Papers, 1950s-ongoing". Kent State University Special Collections and Archives. Kent State University . Retrieved March 30, 2010. She went on to earn her M.L.S. from the Kent State University School of Library Science and lived in Kent, Ohio for many years.
  38. ↑ Kallio, Chris (March 26, 2008). "Hilarious hypnotism". KentWired.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.
  39. ↑ "The American Experience Technology Timeline: 1752 - 1990". The American Experience. Public Broadcasting Systems. 2000. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  40. ↑ "Lucien B. Smith". Ohio History Central. Ohio Historical Society. July 31, 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  41. ↑ "NPR Music: Six Parts Seven". All Things Considered . NPR. September 16, 2004. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  42. ↑ Clawson, Kerry (June 3, 2016). "Hamilton' ensemble member Seth Stewart, a Kent native, happy he took leap of faith". Akron Beacon Journal . Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  43. ↑ Wolford, Ben (April 17, 2011). "Authors focus on Jim Tully, Kent's forgotten literary light". Record-Courier . Retrieved April 17, 2011.
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