List of people from Mansfield, Ohio
The following is a list of people from Mansfield, Ohio. These people were born, lived, or worked in and around the city.
Architecture
- Paul Gilger, architect, set designer and playwright
- Friedrich Ferdinand Schnitzer, architect with many structures on the National Register of Historic Places. Principal architect and superintendent of construction for Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. His name is contained in documents found within the cornerstone of the structure. (https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohrichla/POP/Bus2/FFS.htm)
Astronauts
- Michael L. Gernhardt, astronaut
Athletics
- Ernie Beam, former pitcher in the National League for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1895[1]
- AJ Blubaugh, pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB} for the Houston Astros (2025—present)[2]
- Hugh Douglas, Philadelphia Eagles defensive end
- Pete Henry, professional football player
- Mary Holda, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Dick Logan, professional football player
- Terry McDaniel, professional football player for the Oakland Raiders and the Seattle Seahawks
- Ricky Minard, professional basketball player
- Don Nehlen, former head football coach
- Bill Peterson, former head football coach at Florida State, Mansfield Senior High, Rice University, and with the Houston Oilers
- Ryan Pore, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer, Kansas City Wizards
- Marc Wilkins, former MLB pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1996—2001)[3]
- Natalie Hershberger (taekwondo), six-time National Olympic-style Taekwondo Champion
- Jamie Feick, former NBA player
Authors and writers
- Jacob Brinkerhoff, jurist, congressman, and author
- Roeliff Brinkerhoff, lawyer; editor and owner of the Mansfield Herald; later a bank president
- Louis Bromfield, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
- Stacy Dittrich, true crime author and mystery novelist[4]
- Terry Hertzler, poet and writer
- Mary Bigelow Ingham, educator, writer, social reformer
- Christopher Moore, author
- Natalie Hershberger, author
Entertainment
- Lee Adams, stage lyricist
- Jenni Barber,[5] actress, The Electric Company
- John Bishop, playwright and film writer
- James Lapine, playwright and director
- Michael McConnohie, voice actor
- Sylvia McNair, operatic soprano
- Luke Perry, actor (television) Beverly Hills, 90210
- Daniel Roemer, film director, screenwriter
- Robert F. Simon, actor
Entrepreneurs
- Homer Lee, engraver, artist, entrepreneur, founder of Homer Lee Bank Note Company
Military
- Matthias W. Day, US Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Frank Purdy Lahm, first Army aviator
- Mark Matthews, veteran
Musicians and bands
- Ohio Express, rock group; Doug Grassel (rhythm guitar), Dale Powers (lead guitar), Dean Kastran (bass), Jim Pfahler (keyboards), and Tim Corwin (drums)
- Music Explosion, rock group; James "Jamie" Lyons (singer, percussion), Donald Atkins (guitar), Richard Nesta (guitar), Burton Stahl (bass), Robert Avery (drums); Top Ten hit in 1967, "Little Bit O'Soul"
- Switch, Motown R&B/soul group
Politicians
- Charlie Brown, West Virginia Attorney General
- Sherrod Brown, U.S. senator for Ohio[6]
- Jay Goyal, member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- William Johnston, U.S. representative for Ohio[7]
- Lovana Jones, member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Winfield S. Kerr, U.S. representative for Ohio[8]
- B. F. Langworthy, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Robert Byington Mitchell, Governor of the New Mexico Territory from 1866 to 1869
- William Patterson, U.S. representative for Ohio[9]
- Mark Romanchuk, member of the Ohio Senate
Scientists
- Paul Parmalee, zooarchaeologist
Other
- Rebecca Gernhardt Cox (born c. 1955), Assistant Secretary of Transportation; Public Liaison Director for President Reagan; Senior Vice President, Continental Airlines
- Shawn Grate, serial killer[10]
- Rose Knox, née Markward (1857–1950), businesswoman, (Knox Gelatin Factory)
- Roy Repp (1882–1934), stunt driver
See also
References
- ^ "Ernie Beam stats, height, weight, rookie status & more". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- ^ "AJ Blubaugh stats, height, weight, rookie status & more". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- ^ "Marc Wilkins stats, height, weight, rookie status & more". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- ^ Ashland Times-Gazette, Feb. 22, 2010 Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Henderson, Kathy (March 10, 2011). "Jenni Barber on the Fun of Playing a '60s Free Spirit in Cactus Flower". Broadway.com. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ "BROWN, Sherrod". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "JOHNSTON, William". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "KERR, Winfield Scott". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Baughman, A. J., ed. (1901). A Centennial biographical history of Richland County, Ohio. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 75.
- ^ Carr, Dillon (September 15, 2016). "Grate's ex-wife releases statement". Richland Source. Retrieved November 30, 2017.