List of people from Kent, Ohio

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

Name Notability Association Category
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 Athletics
Tony Adamle Professional football player in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns Resident of Kent Athletics
Julianne Baird Teacher of voice Resident of Kent Performing arts
Deral Boykin Professional football player in the NFL Born and raised in Kent Athletics
Greg Boykin Professional football player in the NFL, 1977–1978 Raised in Kent Athletics
John Brown Radical abolitionist Resident of Kent (Franklin Mills) ca. 1835–1839 Politics
Watson Brown Radical abolitionist and son of John Brown; killed during John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry Born in Kent (Franklin Mills) Politics
Tom Campana Professional Canadian football player in the Canadian Football League, 1972–1977 Raised in Kent Athletics
Vincent J. Cardinal Playwright and director Raised in Kent Performing arts
Bob Casale Musician, guitarist and keyboardist in the band Devo Born and raised in Kent Performing arts
Gerald Casale Musician, founding member of the band Devo Raised in Kent Performing arts
Kathleen Chandler State representative for the Ohio House of Representatives 68th district, 2003–2011 Resident of Kent Politics
Kathleen Clyde State representative for the Ohio House of Representatives 68th district, 2011–2019 Resident of Kent Politics
Robert E. Cook Member of United States House of Representatives for the 11th district of Ohio, 1959–1963 Born and raised in Kent Politics
Vernon Cook State representative for the Ohio House of Representatives, 43rd district, 1973–1987 Born in Kent Politics
George Danhires Sculptor, artist and educator From Kent Arts
John Davey Pioneer in tree surgery and founder of the Davey Tree Expert Company Resident of Kent Science
Martin L. Davey U.S. Representative and Governor of Ohio Born and raised in Kent Politics
Tom DeLeone Professional football player in the NFL Raised in Kent Athletics
Joe Ebanks Professional poker player in the World Series of Poker Raised in Kent Entertainment
Halim El-Dabh Music composer, performer, educator, and ethnomusicologist Resident of Kent Performing arts
Todd Diacon President of Kent State University since 2019 Resident of Kent Academics
Cassius Fairchild Wisconsin politician and Civil War officer Born in Kent (Franklin Mills) 1829 Politics
Jairus C. Fairchild First mayor of Madison, Wisconsin and first State Treasurer of Wisconsin Resident of Kent (Franklin Mills) ca. 1827–1834 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 Politics
James Fergason Inventor of improved Liquid crystal display technology Resident of Kent Technology
Kayla Fischer Professional soccer player in the National Women's Soccer League Born and raised in Kent Athletics
Geno Ford Head coach for the Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team, 2008–2011 Resident of Kent Athletics
Michael C. Gould Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force; 18th Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy Raised in Kent Politics
Peter Gregg Guitarist and former member of Devo Born and raised in Kent Performing arts
Todd Hido Contemporary artist and photographer Born and raised in Kent Arts
Garnet Jex Artist and historian Born in Kent Arts
Angela Johnson Author and illustrator Resident of Kent Literary
Laing Kennedy Athletic director at Kent State University, 1994–2010 Resident of Kent Athletics
Marvin Kent Railroad executive and bank president Resident of Kent; namesake of city Business, politics
Lester Lefton President of Kent State University, 2006–2014 Resident of Kent Academics
David Mayfield Grammy-nominated producer, singer, and songwriter Raised in and resident of Kent Performing arts
Jessica Lea Mayfield Singer and songwriter Raised in and resident of Kent Performing arts
John McGilvrey President of Kent State Normal College, 1911–1926 Resident of Kent Academics
Gene Michael Major League Baseball player, manager, and executive Born in Kent Athletics
Joel Nielsen Athletic director at Kent State University Resident of Kent Athletics
Glenn Olds Politician, president of Kent State University, 1971–1977 Resident of Kent Academics
George Pake Physicist, founder of Xerox PARC Born and raised in Kent Business, science
Julio Cesar Pino Associate Professor of History at Kent State University Resident of Kent 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 Raised in Kent Literary
P. Craig Russell Comic book writer, artist, and illustrator Resident of Kent since 1981 Arts
Rod Reisman Original drummer for the band Devo Raised in Kent Performing arts
Brian Rogers Professional mixed martial arts athlete Born and raised in Kent Athletics
Cynthia Rylant Award-winning Children's author Lived in Kent Literary
LeRoy Satrom Mayor of Kent during the Kent State shootings in 1970 Resident of Kent Politics
Michael Schwartz President of Kent State University, 1982–1991 Resident of Kent Academics
Joshua Seth Voice actor Raised in Kent Performing arts
Lucien B. Smith Inventor of barbed wire Resident of Kent Invention
The Six Parts Seven A Post-rock band Raised in Kent Performing arts
Seth Stewart Broadway and film actor and dancer Raised in Kent Performing arts
Rohn Thomas film actor Resident of Kent Performing arts
Jim Tully Writer Resident of Kent, ca. 1907–1912 Literary
Beverly J. Warren President of Kent State University from 2014 to 2019 Resident of Kent Academics
Stan White Former professional football player Raised in Kent Athletics
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